Anchorage exceeds hard cap on credit opportunities fund
The firm held a final close for Anchorage Credit Opportunities Fund IX, which will invest across stressed, distressed, structured and special situations credits

BC Partners LPs roll into third unitranche-focused private debt fund
The latest Great Lakes III fund kicked off its investment period and began deploying capital on 1 August, the company said.

Credit funds at a glance – June 2025
Our roundup of top performers, fundraising and moves in credit

CVC raises USD 700m for CLO equity fund, plans new products
The European private credit manager also expects to hold a final close for its European Direct Lending Fund IV in late 3Q

HIG WhiteHorse corrals USD 5.9bn for US direct lending
The latest fund will be used to originate senior-secured loans for both sponsored and non-sponsored corporate borrowers

Sound Point scores USD 1.1bn first close for asset-based lending fund
The fund, which expects a final close by the end of the year, has already blown past its USD 1bn total target

Oak Hill Advisors raises USD 3.3bn for senior direct lending
The fund has yet to hold a final close but has already exceeded the fund’s initial target

Brookfield raises USD 16bn for credit, plans asset-based finance strategy
The firm is also planning to hold a first close for its infrastructure mezzanine debt fund

Generali Investments backs new asset-based finance strategy
Generali-affiliated Aperture Investors also hired a new global head of asset-based finance

OrbiMed raises USD 1.86bn for healthcare, royalty financing
The firm will target growing healthcare companies and provide non-dilutive credit options

Ares diversifies away from institutional, commingled private funds
During the second quarter, 55% of capital came from the institutional channel and just 30% of this was for its traditional funds

PGIM closes sophomore senior debt fund with USD 4.2bn
The commingled, private fund will be used to lend to middle-market companies across North America, Europe and Australia

US private credit firm Brinley secures USD 4bn commitment from US insurer; USD 1bn to fund inaugural CLO
The CLO will be the first in a planned series of rolling vintages, and looks to meet the specific needs of the insurance sector 

NYS Common Retirement Fund to invest USD 100m in Pearl Diver's distressed CLO fund
Public Pensions, Private Pursuits: New York State, Ohio pensions reveal recent private credit investments 

KKR raises USD 6.5bn, doubling the size of prior asset-backed finance fund
The sophomore fund in the series will invest in private credit investments backed by large, diversified pools of financial and hard assets

Capital Four raises around USD 120m for first global captive CLO equity fund
EXCLUSIVE: The firm has held a first close for its latest CLO equity fund, which will fund the firm’s future CLOs in both the US and Europe

HarbourVest launches dedicated private credit secondaries strategy
This builds on the alternative asset manager’s existing secondaries strategy and private credit strategy

Third Point’s private credit fund for insurers secures USD 400m
The firm’s first dedicated private credit fund for insurance clients held a first close

17Capital raises USD 5.5bn for NAV lending to private funds
The alternative credit firm claims its 17Capital Strategic Lending Fund 6 is the largest NAV lending fund seen in the market to date

Swedish CLO investor YMER prepares equity-tilted fund launch for Q3
The investor is targeting EUR 400m to EUR 500m and expanding to a more global investor base

Partners Group raises more than EUR 1bn for European direct lending
The senior direct lending strategy raised capital across a traditional closed-end fund and customized mandates

Fidelity doubles fundraise for sophomore opportunistic credit fund
The fund also revamped its name from Fidelity Distressed Opportunities Fund I

Blue Owl raises USD 850m from wealth channel for asset-backed debt fund
Following the close of this private offering, the alternative credit manager will be able to offer this fund to a broader investor base in a typical interval fund format  

Pantheon closes oversubscribed private credit secondaries fund
The secondaries specialist raised USD 2.2bn for its Pantheon Credit Opportunities III fund and related vehicles

Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds plans to commit additional USD 300m to Crescent Capital
Connecticut, Maine among pensions with recent expansions in private credit; Maine, Texas, Los Angeles pensions also disclose recent private credit investments