Cheyne holds £600 million final close for opportunistic real estate debt fund
Cheyne Capital Management has held a £600 million ($800 million) final close for its fifth opportunistic real estate debt fund, the firm has announced

Spanish direct lender targets final close on debut fund
Spanish direct lender Resilience Partners is targeting a February 2019 final close for Resilience Partners Fund I, Creditflux has learnt

Fortress ABS fund surpasses $450 million
New York-headquartered Fortress Investment Group has raised just over $450 million for its asset-based credit fund

Cheyne more than doubles assets for credit fund in five months
Cheyne Capital has more than doubled assets for Cheyne Total Return Credit Fund December 2023 – in the space of just five months

Beechbrook eyes sponsorless opportunities with new UK SME credit fund
London-headquartered Beechbrook Capital is looking to launch its second UK SME credit fund, Luxembourg filings reveal

PGIM picks up $765 million for US real estate debt fund
PGIM has edged closer towards its $2 billion target size with inflows from at least 19 investors

CLO Ucits funds take off despite investment limits
CLO investors are swarming over the Ucits fund market, despite the obvious regulatory headwinds and stringent liquidity requirements associated with these structures

THL Credit looks to raise new US direct lending fund
Boston-headquartered THL Credit is looking to raise capital for its fourth direct lending fund – THL Credit Direct Lending Fund IV, according to SEC filings.

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo brings in $500 million for first private credit fund
Technology-focused private equity specialist Thoma Bravo has raised $500 million for its inagural private credit fund, which is targeting $750 million

BlueArc brings in nearly $70 million for global private credit fund
At least 100 investors have backed the BlueArc Global Private Credit Opportunity Fund, managed by Atlanta-based BlueArc Capital 

GAM launches new commercial real estate debt fund
Zurich-headquartered GAM Investments has launched of a new commercial real estate debt fund, the firm announced today

Oaktree raises new special situations fund while CIO warns of direct lending risk
Oaktree Capital Management has released its second quarter 2018 results in which the Los Angeles-based firm reported $2.4 billion of new capital commitments in the quarter

Twin Brook holds $2 billion first close for third direct lending fund
Twin Brook Capital Partners, an Angelo Gordon subsidiary, has held a first close for its third direct lending fund with approximately $2 billion capital commitments

Direct lender Green Arrow adds two strings to its bow with new funds
Green Arrow Capital, which recently acquired Italian private equity house Quadrivio, is nearing a final close for two funds, sources say.

Texas pension fund puts $150 million into credit
A $29.7 billion pension fund has approved commitments to two credit fund managers

ICG reports €4.8 billion of inflows over three months after direct lending success
Intermediate Capital Group has released its quarter end results - showing strong inflows and deployment

Audax wins $100 million direct lending mandate from US pension fund
The $3.5 billion Pennsylvania State Employees Retirement System has awarded $100 million to a US direct lending fund managed by Audax Group

Viva la vida: fund manager Vida launches $800 million insurance credit fund
Texas-based Vida Capital Management has raised at least $800 million for its second credit opportunities fund

Ares launches "largest ever" European direct lending fund with up to €10 billion to invest
Ares Management has held the final close on what it claims to be the largest European direct lending fund raise ever

Californian pension fund assigns $25 million to Monroe direct lending strategy
As part of its private credit pacing plan, the $5.4 billion pension fund will make a $75 million commitment to direct lending funds each year for the next three years

BNP Paribas AM launches UK SME direct lending fund
The new direct lending fund aims to disrupt a segment of the market that is underserved by asset managers and banks  

Schroders launches new Argentine bond fund
The new Argentine bond fund – Schroder Alternative Solutions (Schorder AS) Argentine Bond Fund – which will invest solely in Argentinian credit

Pearl Diver launches new CLO funds and expands into US with New York office
CLO equity investor Pearl Diver Capital is in full-on expansion mode with the launch of new funds and the opening of its US office in New York

BlackRock holds €1.1 billion final close for inaugural mid market fund
BlackRock has held a €1.1 billion close for its inaugural middle market private debt fund – exceeding its initial €750 million target.

German asset manager launches CLO-focused Ucits fund
UniInstitutional Structured Credit, managed by Frankfurt-headquartered Union Investment, will invest in a portfolio of securitisations, with a strong focus on CLOs