Healthcare credit fund wins $40 million from US endowment
Energy and health are two things that institutional investors value greatly in 2015

Dallas-based manager looks to tap UK capital for US direct lending
Ranger Capital enlists Liberum Capital for $197 million permacap launch

Start-ups give fee structures the boot with kicker rates
Newly-launched credit managers are taking radical action on fees by introducing kicker rates for early investors in a bid to attract capital

Oak Hill credit fund smashes past $1.5 billion
Market sources say that a multi-strategy credit fund managed by Oak Hill Advisors has surpassed $1.5 billion in AUM

Manager hits $600 million in direct lending fund-raising effort
A US manager is understood to have now raised around $600 million for a new global direct lending fund

Orange County scheme hires credit hedge funds for energy dislocation play
A west coast pension fund has awarded significant mandates to two credit hedge fund managers as it seeks to take advantage of beaten up prices for energy bonds and loans

Mid-market manager launches new credit opportunities fund
New York-based manager has attracted around $40 million for follow-up credit fund, filings show

West coast pension backs Oaktree with $600 million for distressed debt
One of Oaktree Capital Management's most valued clients has backed the manager's upcoming distressed debt strategy

Black Diamond raises over $300 million for new distressed debt fund
Black Diamond Capital Management has been winning commitments for its new distressed debt fund. The manager could be about to receive further capital from a US endowment fund 

Manager wins $50 million from endowment for new distressed fund
A New York-based manager has got off to a strong start as it begins marketing its fourth distressed debt fund

Pension funds allocate to new KKR direct lending and distressed funds
It may be late in the year but KKR Credit is making progress in its bid to launch second generation credit funds.

Alcentra unveils plans for new 40 Act credit fund
Alcentra has unveiled plans for a new retail fund which will have the ability to allocate capital freely across a range of credit strategies

Octagon launches its first fund to target distressed and structured credit
Long-time CLO manager Octagon Credit Investors has this month diversified its business by launching a new commingled credit fund.

Credit hedge fund manager pulls in $100 million for new fund
A recently launched fund focused on distressed and deleveraging opportunities has grown to $1.1 billion in size

Northstar raises $275 million for mezzanine fund
Minnesota-based manager raises over $100 million in 10 days for mezz fund 

Oaktree plans "unprecedented" $20 billion credit fund-raising initiative
The firm touted as the biggest credit investor is planning a mass expansion in credit

Manager receives $2 billion of inflows for new credit opps fund
A manager now has $2.5 billion at its disposal to target credit opportunties, thanks to successful fund raising during the third quarter

Credit funds tempt buyers with 20% returns on new ramp-up strategy
Managers plan to raise funds to invest in CLO warehouse first loss positions