Gravis Capital prepares to launch inaugural private credit fund
Gravis Capital is preparing to launch its first private credit fund with a EUR 500m-equivalent target size

Hayfin raising new direct lending fund while narrowing potential buyer list
Hayfin Capital Management is fundraising a new European direct lending fund even as the UK asset manager narrows down a list of potential acquirers to buy the firm

Shorooq Partners closes USD 100m private credit fund
Shorooq Partners, an Abu Dhabi-based alternative investment manager, announced on 23 May the first close of its USD 100m second private credit fund

Chorus Capital raises funds for SRT strategy
Chorus Capital has raised approximately USD 481.8m for the Chorus Capital Credit Fund V, according to a 3 May SEC filing

Montana Board of Investments makes USD 75m commitment to private credit
The Montana Board of Investments has allocated USD 75m to a San Francisco-based direct lending fund

Boutique London manager holds first close on direct lending fund
London-based alternative investment manager Prefequity revealed the first close of its Prefequity Credit Opportunities II fund 

Canadian hedge fund Polar closes SRT fund with USD 300m
Polar Asset Management Partners attracted USD 300m from investors as the Toronto-based hedge fund ramps up a dedicated fund for significant risk transfer, or SRT

Singapore-based Kadita Partners closes private credit fund
Singapore-based private credit manager Kadita Partners has closed the Kadita Credit Solutions Fund 1

New Mountain Capital BDC raises nearly USD 860m
New York-based alternative asset manager New Mountain Capital has held close of its New Mountain Guardian IV BDC 

Swedish manager raises EUR 1.7bn for private credit fund
A Stockholm-based private credit specialist has closed a fund targeting non-sponsored loans to mid-sized family-owned and growth businesses in Northern Europe

Avenue Capital raises billion dollar European special situations fund
New York-headquartered Avenue Capital Group held the final close of a new European special situations fund with more than USD 1bn in commitments

Benefit Street closes USD 850m special situations fund
Benefit Street Partners held the final close of an upper middle market focused special situations fund with roughly USD 850m

New York pension system makes USD 500m commitment to credit secondaries
The New York State Common Retirement Fund has revealed its latest allocations in its March monthly transaction report, and private credit was one of the big winners

British bank and Irish asset manager team up
British Business Investments and DunPort Capital Management are the latest bank and asset management duo working together

Apollo raises funds for special sits
Apollo Management has pushed ahead with its plans to raise funds for the second iteration of its credit special situations fund

Funds round up: April 2024
Allocations to private credit and new fund launches continued to roll out in April, as our monthly round-up confirms

Golub raises USD 2bn for sixth credit opportunities fund
Golub Capital has held the final close of the sixth vintage of its credit opportunities fund, raising USD 2bn

US pension fund makes fresh USD 250m allocation to private credit
A US pension system has recently disclosed hundreds of millions of commitments to alternative funds, including USD 250m for private credit

Massachusetts retirement system looks for private credit manager
A Massachusetts-based pension system is searching for a manager as it looks to join the growing list of pension systems opting into private credit investments. 

AXA wins USD 400m for SRT strategy from US pension fund
The growing global demand for SRT transactions was confirmed yesterday with an announcement from AXA IM Alts that it had been awarded a USD 400m investment mandate from a US pension fund

Australian private credit fund-of-funds launched for retail investors
Pengana Capital Group has launched a private credit fund for retail investors that will be listed on the Australian Stock Exchange

New Mexico pension system approves USD 150m top-up to distressed debt fund
The New Mexico State Investment Council continued to pump money into credit alternatives on Tuesday, as the board approved its latest commitment

MGG raises more than USD 400m in first close of lower middle market fund
MGG Investment Group has filed the first close on its MGG Structured Solutions Fund II, offering capital solutions to non-sponsor backed companies

Baltimore pension system puts USD 35m into private credit fund
The City of Baltimore's Fire & Police Employees' Retirement System recently allocated USD 35m to a private credit fund

Texas pension system commits USD 100m to direct lending
The Texas County & District Retirement System recently allocated USD 100m to a direct lending fund at its 1 April meeting