Chenavari takes three-pronged approach with new specialty finance fund
Chenavari has raised capital for a specialty finance fund, officials at the company have confimed to Creditflux. The fund, the firm’s latest vintage private credit strategy, launched in February

Beach Point launches $1.5 billion US direct lending joint venture with KeyBank
KeyBank Beach Point Direct Lending Program will combine sourcing, underwriting and structuring capabilities for middle market borrowers

StepStone keeps up private credit growth with $600 million credit opps fund
StepStone Group has raised “over $600 million” for a fund that will invest in stressed, distressed dislocated credit assets

La Banque Postale launches first infra debt fund "of its kind" with Article 9 offering
La Banque Postale Asset Management has raised €270 million as part of the first close of  LBPAM Infrastructure Debt Climate Impact Fund, which is an Article 9-aligned fund under the Sustainable Finance Development Regulations

Kayne Anderson closes $1.87 billion real estate debt fund
Kayne Anderson has closed a fourth real estate debt fund at $1.875 billion, surpassing its intitial $1.5 billion target 

Monroe closes first opportunistic private credit fund with 'over 75 investors'
Monroe Capital has won commitments from ‘over 75’ investors, closing its inaugural opportunistic credit fund, Monroe Capital Opportunistic Private Credit Fund I, at $286 million

LP round up: Apollo and Silver Rock win over $1 billion as pensions plough into private debt
Institutional investors allocated at least $2 billion to credit funds in April, according to Creditflux data, with Apollo and Silver Rock emerging as big winners

Onex surpasses $500 million target for CLO investment strategy
Onex Corporation has finished fundraising for its latest CLO investment vehicle named Onex Structured Credit Opportunities Fund, surpassing its $500 million fundraising target

Muzinich targets high income with new flexible credit fund
Muzinich & Co has launched Muzinich Dynamic Credit Income Fund, which it says is “designed for investors seeking outperformance in rising credit markets without taking excessive risks”

Credit funds at a glance (May 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit
   

Top macro credit PM will fly solo with fund launch
A new credit investment firm could soon be in the offing, following the departure of Alberto Gallo from Algebris Investments in April, suggest market sources

Kayne Anderson closes fourth middle market direct lending fund
The firm says it has collected $4.5 billion of investable capital across Kayne Senior Credit Fund IV & IV-B, two private business development companies, managed accounts and other vehicles investing alongside the fund

Monroe collects $4.8 billion for fourth US direct lending fund
Monroe Capital has closed its latest US direct lending fund with $4.8 billion of investable capital, which includes $2.3 billion in commitments, $1.1 billion of leverage and $1.4 billion from managed accounts

CIFC partners with Israeli firm on inaugural CLO investment fund
IBI Investment House has partnered with CIFC Asset Management to launch an inaugural CLO fund named IBI CLO Strategies Fund

17Capital raises '‘largest debut private credit fund' since 2009
17Capital has closed what it claims is the ‘largest debut private credit fund raised globally since 2009’ as its inaugural NAV lending private credit fund hit its €2.6 billion hard cap. The fund's carried interest is also tied to a charity pledge

Accunia seeks diversification with Euro CLO equity fund
Accunia Credit Management’s first fund geared predominantly to secondary European CLO equity has been launched with a view to ensuring better diversification across managers and vintages, according to portfolio manager Christian Grane

CLO ETF crowd grows as Janus Henderson ETF passes $1bn
CLO exchange traded funds are flourishing as investors flock to floating rate assets, and New York-based managers AXS and VanEck are taking advantage by registering CLO ETFs with US regulators

Pipeline planning drives rise in captive CLO equity funds
There’s never been a better time to raise CLO captive funds. That’s according to Credit Suisse’s head of CLO new issues Brad Larson, who spoke about the benefits of such funds at Creditflux’s CLO Investors Summit in New York last month

Credit funds at a glance (April 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit  

Past returns: Highland’s Brazilian ‘CLO’
In Creditflux 10 years ago, we reported that Highland Capital Management was launching a regulated fund backed by Brazilian credit in a tranched structure consisting of senior debt and equity

StepStone sets out new path with Mexican securitisation
StepStone Group says its securitisation of private credit opportunities for Mexican investors has left a template for other managers to follow.

LP round up: Oak Hill wins $3bn mandate as credit allocations near $10bn in March
Institutional investors revealed over $9.5 billion of allocations to credit funds in March. Oak Hill Advisors walked away with the largest mandate, as US heavyweight pension Calpers allocated a whopping $3 billion across several of its funds

CapitalSpring rustles up $950 million food-focused direct lending fund
At closing time, CapitalSpring's direct lending fund has exceeded its target

Pretium collects $1.7 billion for second residential mortgage credit fund
Pretium has closed second residential credit fund at $1.7 billion

Carlyle hits $4.6 billion hard cap on second global credit opps fund
With leverage, Carlyle Credit Opportunities Fund II has around $6 billion of capital to deploy