Real estate debt managers receive funding injections from Nebraska pension
Real estate debt specialist Torchlight Investors is among three firms to receive commitments from the Nebraska Investment Council on Friday

Nordea turns its focus to Latin America with new corporate bond fund
Nordea Investment Funds has launched a new Latin American corporate bond fund, in collaboration with Chilean group Bice Inversiones

UBS AM debuts second infra debt fund with €448 million raised to date
UBS Asset Management has launched its second infrastructure debt fund, having raised €448.4 million in seed commitments from initial investors for the vehicle

BlackRock adds new ETF to $1.8 trillion iShares platform
BlackRock has unveiled a new addition to its suite of target maturity fixed income ETFs, with the iShares iBonds Dec 2024 Term Muni Bond ETF (IBMM) rolling out this week

Hermes to debut ESG unconstrained credit fund
Hermes Investment Management is set to launch an unconstrained credit fund this year

Private equity firm hits target size with $170 million for its first credit fund
Technology-focused private equity firm Accel-KKR has raised $170 million – and hit the total offering amount – for its series 1 Credit Partners fund, which appears to be a direct lending strategy

UK and German firms team up to launch global ESG fixed income fund
London-based manager J8 Capital Management and Frankfurt-based investment company Universal-Investment are to launch a new fixed income fund, the companies announced on Wednesday.

Manager prices $90 million securitisation backed by "fix-and-flip" loans
An Atlanta-based asset manager has launched a $90 million mortgage securitisation, believed to be the first to be backed by "fix-and-flip" loans

Torchlight shines brightly, raising $660 million for real estate debt fund
New York-based real estate debt manager Torchlight Investors has launched its sixth debt opportunity fund, according to 13 March US SEC filings.

Willis Towers Watson raises $620 million for two credit funds
Willis Towers Watson has launched a Group Trust with two credit funds, a spokesperson for the firm has confirmed.

Anchorage wins $75 million ticket for global credit fund
A US pension fund has approved an investment in the upcoming Anchorage credit fund

Octagon-managed structured credit fund invests heavily in CLO equity
A new structured credit interval fund subadvised by Octagon Credit Investors has invested almost half of its portfolio in CLOs

Share issue brings in £20 million for European direct lender
Hadrian’s Wall, which invests in SME businesses in the UK, has raised £20.1 ($28) million from investors through a C-share issue

BlackRock's latest global credit fund rakes in $388 million
BlackRock has raised $388 million for its new Global Credit Opportunities Fund in what appears to be a first close

CIFC raises $139 million for second CLO investment fund
CIFC Asset Management has raised $139 million from a total of 37 investors for its second CLO focused fund, according to US SEC filings

Pennsylvania pension fund to commit €150 million to direct lending
The Public School Employees’ Retirement Board has recommended a €150 million investment in Intermediate Capital Group's ICG Europe VII fund

Seer holds first close on new credit fund
A structured credit boutique founded by former Deutsche Bank manager Philip Weingord has recently raised $42.5 million for its latest fund in what appears to be a first closing, regulatory filings show

Capital Four credit fund reaches capacity after investors pile in
Danish credit manager Capital Four has hard closed its Credit Opportunities Fund at €500 million, just weeks after announcing the soft closing of that same fund at €350 million

Owl Rock BDC assets swell by $1.26 billion in 12 months
Owl Rock’s first business development company has increased its total assets by $1.26 billion and its net assets by $790 million in over just one year, filings indicate

New York boutique raises $85 million for real estate credit fund
Innovatus Capital Partners has raised $85 million for its real estate credit fund, according to recent regulatory filings

AB emerging markets debt fund raises $240 million for a single investor
Regulatory filings indicate that New York-based AB, previously known as AllianceBernstein, has raised $240 million for the fund

Californian pension fund commits $54 million to real estate debt
Stanislaus County Employees’ Retirement Association (StanCERA) has committed $54 million to PGIM Real Estate US Debt Fund, according to documents seen by Creditflux

UK pension mega-fund to increase credit allocation following equity reduction
One of the UK's largest pension funds looks set to increase its allocation to credit after reducing its equity allocation by 15%

Pension service provider launches £320 million fixed income fund
The Local Pensions Partnership (LPP) in the UK has launched its inaugural fixed income fund at £320 million, according to a 6 March statement

US pension fund commits to ICG's latest European mid-market fund
London-based Intermediate Capital Group has started fundraising for its ICG Europe Fund VII fund – and recently received commitments of $75 million from a pension fund, according to filings seen by Creditflux