Debut US CLO manager targets $300 million for captive equity and mezz fund
A US manager with plans to launch its first CLO this year is in the market with a capitve equity fund to invest in its own CLOs

Banks battle back with their own direct lending fund launches
Through their own direct lending arms, large banks are leveraging their long-standing expertise and offering private debt to reclaim market share. Though small, these hybrid bank funds are certain to grow

Manager targets $450 million for global CLO fund
A New York pension has backed the fund, which will invest in CLO debt and equity tranches and is said to have held a first close in Q1

Apollo pledges $500 million to Victory Park's growth ABL e-commerce strategy
Apollo Global Management says it has committed up to $500 million to Victory Park Capital’s growth lending strategy, which will focus on asset-backed lending to Amazon and e-commerce aggregators

AlbaCore swims to €1.5 billion first close on European private debt fund
AlbaCore Capital Group has held a first close on its third European direct lending fund, which has a €2 billion target

Mezz fund is meat and drink to Cerea as it holds €215 million first close
Cerea Partners is targeting companies in the food and beverage value chain as it launches a new mezz fund   

Credit fundraising: Audax scores big in lighter month
Fundraising markedly dropped in May, but credit funds still amassed $12.8 billion and 10 credit funds reached final closes across a variety of different strategies

Novicap tech platform targets credit investors with fundraising drive
Novicap, a fintech company offering working capital optimisation solutions to SMEs and mid-market corporates, is looking to debt capital markets participants such as credit and structured credit funds, asset managers, pension companies and insurers as it seeks to raise third-party funding for its credit platform

Tech firm tempts credit investors with supply chain finance offer
Novicap, a fintech company focused on invoice financing, is looking to debt capital market participants — such as credit and structured credit funds, asset managers, pension companies and insurers — as it seeks to raise third-party funding for its credit platform

Managers offer solutions for underfunded pensions
Credit managers are tapping UK defined benefit pensions that are battling negative cashflows

Credit funds at a glance (June 2021)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

HarbourVest closes $833 million credit opportunities fund
HarbourVest Credit Opportunities Fund II will target a 13-16% net internal rate of return with a portfolio of around 70% credit and 30% equity

Alcentra's global CLO fund closes at $484 million and over 50% deployed
Alcentra has closed its fourth global CLO fund, Alcentra Structured Credit Opportunities Fund IV, at $484 million

CPPIB reveals $600 million in credit investments across France, India and US
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has revealed $600 million in credit allocations to three managers

Kartesia closes €1.5 billion credit opportunities fund
Kartesia has closed its fifth credit opportunities fund, Kartesia Credit Opportunities V, at €1.5 billion

Evli launches global private debt fund of funds
Evli Private Debt Fund I will invest in European and North American private debt funds 

PE firm HG targets up to $1 billion for credit fund to invest in its portfolio companies
Documents show HG's Titan 1 will allow investors to capture the returns that have historically gone to third-party credit investors 

Canadian pension Imco allocates $500 million to Ares
Investment Management Corporation of Ontario has revealed a $500 million allocation to a large credit manager that includes $400 million to a fund-of-one

Deerpath closes $1.1 billion US lower mid-market direct lending fund
With leverage, the firm expects Deerpath Capital V will have over $2 billion of deployable capital

Schroders and Oaktree launch global credit ucits fund
Schroders has partnered with Oaktree Capital Management to launch a global multi-strategy credit fund, Schroder GAIA Oaktree Credit fund, which will sit within Schroders' alternatives ucits platform

BC joins forces with ex-Investec official for private equity financing strategy
The new offering will provide flexible capital to private equity funds and managers

DWS and Tikehau target UK pensions with multi-strategy credit fund
The new fund will invest in CLOs, ABS, private debt, leveraged loans, infrastructure debt and real estate debt

Orion crosses $1 billion mark with third energy credit fund
Orion Energy Credit Opportunities Fund III will invest in middle market infrastructure credit 

BlackRock holds $940 million first close on global private debt fund designed for UK pensions
BlackRock has collected $940 million on a first close of its new private debt fund BlackRock Diversified Private Debt Fund 

Audax closes fifth junior debt fund at $1.9 billion
Audax Mezzanine Fund V will provide junior capital investments in private equity-backed middle market companies