AshGrove raises EUR 650m for European direct lending fund
AshGrove Capital recently announced the final close of its most recent fund, AshGrove Specialty Lending Fund II

CLO fundraising round-up - November 2024
CLO funds have had a stand-out year, and both fundraising and fund returns have soared, with managers out in the market with both third-party and captive CLO funds

Beach Point ramps up fundraise for captive CLO equity fund
Santa Monica, California-based Beach Point Capital Management is looking to raise a captive equity fund to support its CLO issuance

Beechbrook raises GBP 151m for SME credit fund
Beechbrook has announced the first close of its latest SME credit fund, UK SME Credit IV, with GBP 151m raised out of a target of GBP 250m

Accunia launches new investment-grade US CLO fund
The Danish asset manager Accunia has launched an IG CLO fund and is currently looking for investors 

PennantPark closes middle market opportunities fund
PennantPark Credit Opportunities Fund IV has raised USD 610 million in investable capital to invest in middle market private credit investments

Blackstone raises USD 22bn for senior direct lending
Blackstone has raised USD 22bn, inclusive of leverage, for its institutional US direct lending fund and related vehicles

Oaktree raises EUR 84m to invest in European CLOs
Alternative asset manager Oaktree has raised EUR 84m for its second fund that will invest in European CLOs

Goldman alums raise USD 1.6bn for new direct lender
An alternative investment management firm founded by two Goldman Sachs alumni last year has corralled USD 1.6bn to put towards a new senior direct lending strategy

Onex launches new CLO fund
Onex Corporation has launched a new third-party CLO fund, according to an SEC filing, called Onex Structured Credit Opportunities II 

Pantheon raises USD 1.19bn for latest private credit secondaries fund
Pantheon has raised USD 1.19bn in its latest fundraising for Pantheon Senior Debt Secondaries III, to invest in the private debt secondaries space

TPG Angelo Gordon raises nearly USD 2bn for private credit strategy
TPG Angelo Gordon has raised USD 1.82bn so far for its private credit fund called TPG AG Credit Solutions Fund III which is targeting USD 4.5bn in commitments
   

Corinthia eyes EUR 1bn first close for maiden European direct lending strategy
Corinthia is on the cusp of holding a EUR 1bn first close for its inaugural European direct-lending strategy, four sources familiar with the situation said. 

CVC Credit starts fundraising for new captive CLO equity fund
CVC Credit has kickstarted fundraising for a new captive equity fund to support its CLO issuance in the US and Europe

Partners’ evergreen private credit fund raises another USD 466m
Partners Group has raised another USD 466m for the Partners Group Private Credit Strategy, according to filings from the SEC

Apollo raises USD 4.8bn for large cap direct lending
Apollo Global Management has closed its Apollo Origination Partnership Fund II, raising approximately USD 4.8bn of investable capital

Crescent targets USD 3bn raise for direct lending fund IV
Crescent Capital is expected to launch its latest lower middle market and middle market direct lending fund, Crescent Direct Lending Fund IV, this quarter

Special situations funds shift from distressed debt to flexible, all-weather capital strategies
As struggling companies turn to liability management techniques to gain the upper hand against lenders, a new bankruptcy-lite environment is forcing funds to play across the capital stack 

European direct lending firms raise record funds in third quarter
European direct lending fundraising jumped up a notch last month, as year-to-date figures almost doubled in a few final closes

Credit funds at a glance
Emerging markets, structured finance and US high yield outperform, plus our tables of recent credit hires and recent fundraising

Diversification is driving direct lending allocations in Italy and Canada
In recent visits to Milan and Toronto, we heard how private capital is becoming accepted as a core allocation in institutional investment portfolios

Siguler Guff raises USD 900m for small business lending
Siguler Guff Small Business Credit Opportunities Fund III lends to sponsor-backed US businesses in the small and lower middle market

Adams Street raises additional USD 289m for evergreen fund
Adams Street Partners has corralled an additional USD 289m for an evergreen direct lending fund that launched in 2020

Ex-Accunia PM seeks to launch new CLO fund
The former head of multi credit strategies at the Danish credit specialist is seeking to launch a CLO fund that invests in equity and mezzanine tranches

Apollo prioritizes origination as dry powder pressures mount in private debt industry
Apollo's Rowan says sourcing deals will be the limiter of growth for his industry rather than finding capital, and will prompt more tie-ups with banks