Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund sinks hundreds of millions into credit funds

The Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund has invested more than half a billion dollars into several credit and direct lending funds

New Mexico State Investment Council commits $150 million to infra debt fund
The New Mexico sovereign wealth fund approved a $150 million allocation to the Newmarket International Infrastructure Finance Company IV 

Ares second Pathfinder credit fund nears $5 billion target
Ares raised an additional $1.8 billion in 2Q23 for asset-backed fund

Beverage holding company launches new $100 million credit fund
Beverage holding company seeks to fuel the bourbon business with new $100 million credit fund

BlackRock eyes next infra debt fund
BlackRock Alternatives is looking to launch a second global infrastructure debt fund, shortly after the departure of its European head of debt

Columbia Advisory Partners launches new private credit fund
Washington state-based investment firm Columbia Advisory Partners creates new credit fund

Hayfin secures its largest private credit fundraise to date with €6 billion in commitments
Hayfin's latest private credit fundraise exceeds target goals, securing more than €6 billion in capital commitments

San Francisco retirement system sets aside $55 million for private credit
San Francisco Employees' Retirement System reserves hundreds of millions of dollars for alternative funds, including private credit

Blackstone closes energy transition fund at over $7.1 billion
Blackstone builds on sustainable credit platform with the final close of a new $7.1 billion green fund 

Brazilian distressed fund gains investor attention internationally
International investors continue to take note as Brazil's Jive Investments raises roughly half a billion dollars for fourth vintage of distressed and special situations fund. 

Neuberger Berman secures £2 billion mandate for credit fund
One of the UK's largest pension funds has awarded Neuberger Berman a £2 billion mandate for credit

Australia's largest super fund beefs up international team
Australia's largest pension fund is is growing its team across other geographies in an effort to increase its international presence

Ventura County commits another $45 million to private credit funds
Ventura County Employees' Retirement Association has approved another round of direct lending fund commitments, this time totaling $45 million across two funds

NB raises $2.5 billion for structured equity fund
Neuberger Berman has announced the close of its NB Credit Opportunities Fund II. The fund raised approximately $2.5 billion of limited partner commitments.

Comvest raises $2 billion for new private credit fund
Comvest Partners has announced that Comvest Credit Partners, its direct lending platform, has completed the final close of its latest flagship fund, Comvest Credit Partners VI.

Food and beverage specialist launches second private credit fund
Proterra Investment Partners has announced the close of its second private credit fund, Proterra Credit Fund 2, with the new fund closing above its initial $500 million hard cap.

European direct lender launches third fund
European asset manager Bridgepoint has closed its third direct lending fund, BDL III, with investable capital of over €3.4 billion according to a company announcement. 

Global investment firm closes fund with $3 billion in capital commitments

Global investment firm closes fund with $3 billion in capital commitments, focusing on opportunistic investing. 

Angelo Gordon raises more than $1 billion for credit fund
New York-based alternative investment firm closes asset-based credit fund with more than $1 billion. 

San Francisco Employees' Retirement System approves multi-million dollar private credit commitments
Retirement system approves several multi-million dollar private credit commitments. 

Vertical Capital Income fund changes name as Carlyle takes over and shifts focus to CLOs
Vertical Capital Income Fund is set to rebrand as Carlyle Credit Income Fund after a transaction appointing Carlyle Group as the fund's investment manager and shift the fund's investment mandate to CLOs closed on Friday

Private credit fundraising continues as two new funds launch
Private credit funds continue to see growth with two new US funds launching this week.

Massachusetts Water Authority narrows proposals for opportunistic credit search
Massachusetts Water Resource Authority Retirement System narrows opportunistic credit fund recipients down to three candidates. 

Antares closes second senior loan fund with $6 billion
Private credit manager closes second round of senior loan fund with roughly $6 billions in commitments. 

ABL lending fund completes final close with $1.7 billion in commitments
Asset-based lending fund accepts $1.7 billion in capital commitments from a global set of institutional and retail investors.