AustralianSuper increases private credit allocation as it seeks to triple exposure to the market
AustralianSuper has increased its investment mandate with private credit specialist Churchill Asset Management to USD 1.5bn, as Australia's largest pension system looks to triple its exposure in the fast-growing international private credit market

Canadian venture capital lender secures USD 150m for tech-focused private credit fund
Vistara raised fresh capital for its strategy of lending between USD 10m and USD 30m to mid-to-later-stage software companies across North America

Oaktree raises roughly USD 3bn for third special situations fund
Oaktree upsizes third fund that primarily invests in stressed or distressed US middle-market companies

BNP Paribas launches climate impact infrastructure debt fund
BNP Paribas Asset Management has launched the BNP Paribas Climate Impact Infrastructure Debt fund as interest in impact investing and ESG-related causes continues to grow around the world

San Francisco retirement system makes new private credit investment
The San Francisco City & County Employees' Retirement System continues to pump money into alternative investment funds, having recently made two new commitments totaling USD 130m

Monroe Capital receives another commitment for flagship credit fund
Monroe Capital's Private Credit Fund V received a USD 10m allocation for its lower middle market direct lending strategy

Florida pension system allocates to three alternative funds
Three funds received commitments from the City of Hollywood Employees' Retirement Fund including an opportunistic credit fund and a direct lending fund

Cryptocurrency startup launches Bitcoin private credit fund
Meanwhile Advisors hopes to attract the attention of institutional investors, who will buy into the new bitcoin private credit fund in US dollars, which will then be converted to Bitcoin

Monroe Capital receives USD 5m commitment from Monroe County
Michigan-based pension organization Monroe County Employees' Retirement System approved a commitment to a Monroe Capital-managed private credit fund

Amundi launches impact strategy aiming at agri
European asset manager Amundi has launched an impact investing strategy dubbed Amundi Ambition Agri-Agro Direct Lending Europe, with the intent of preserving natural resources and ensuring food sovereignty.

European manager takes big step towards first US CLO
Polus Capital Management has made another notable step in its journey towards US CLO management, securing committed capital from strategic investors to support its first five US CLO

Eurazeo closes direct lending fund at EUR 2.3bn
The new direct lending fund's strategy entails investing in non-cyclical European small and medium-sized enterprises with valuations between EUR 30m and EUR 300m.  

Star Mountain closes USD 1.2bn direct lending fund
Value-Added Direct Lending Fund IV is 90% deployed with a direct lending investment strategy targeting US lower middle-market companies

DigitalBridge closes USD 1.1bn digital infra credit fund
DigitalBridge has closed a digital infrastructure fund called DigitalBridge Credit (Onshore), raising USD 1.1bn in commitments

Irradiant launches new captive equity fund
Irradiant Partners closed its latest captive equity fund today, with the third vintage of the Irradiant CLO equity strategy bringing in USD 411m in commitments

India's True North turns to private credit with USD 120m fund
New fundraise by an Indian private equity fund is another example of investors in India eager to expand into the private credit space

Seattle retirement systems commits USD 30m to distressed fund
The Seattle City Employees' Retirement System recently committed up to USD 30m to the Monarch Capital Partners VI fund

Knoxville pension system commits USD 10m to direct lending fund
The pension fund is making its first direct lending allocation as it explores the asset class 

Ares secures another USD 50m for direct lending fund
The Ares Senior Direct Lending Fund III, which had its first close in July, is expected to be larger than previous vintages

KKR receives USD 75m commitment for direct lending fund
A US pension fund has made a USD 75m allocation to KKR's evergreen strategy focuses on US upper middle-market borrowers

M&G launches first European private credit fund
M&G Investments is the latest firm looking to individual investors as an avenue for fundraising with the launch of a new ELTIF, dubbed the M&G Corporate Credit Opportunities Fund

Kennedy Lewis closes USD 4.1bn opportunistic credit fund
Kennedy Lewis Investment Management has closed on its Kennedy Lewis Capital Partners Master Fund III at USD 4.1bn, exceeding its USD 3bn target

New Mexico sovereign wealth fund commits USD 250m to distressed fund
The New Mexico State Investment Council approved a commitment of up to USD 250m to a distressed opportunities fund during its 24 October meeting.

Brookfield infra debt fund beats fundraise target
Brookfield Asset Management has held an above-target final close for its third infrastructure debt fund, in a sign of strong appetite for debt in contrast to tough fundraising conditions in infrastructure equity

Ares raises USD 6.6bn for asset-based credit fund
Ares Management Corporation revealed the final close of its asset-based private credit fund Ares Pathfinder Fund II, reaching its hard cap at USD 6.6bn in commitments