Virginia pension fund cuts Oaktree high yield account
Virginia Retirement System (VRS) has terminated Oaktree as a high yield debt manager, Creditflux has learnt

KKR considers switching from partnership to corporation
Global investment firm KKR is considering a change to its legal structure, with the firm’s senior management and board of directors currently evaluating whether to convert from a partnership to a corporation, or C-corp

US credit manager passes $2.7 billion for securitised credit fund
Marathon Asset Management has now raised more than $2.7 billion for its Marathon Securitized Credit Fund, according to regulatory filings

Ex-BlackRock fixed income pair launch cryptocurrency fund
A pair of former BlackRock bond specialists are launching a London-based cryptocurrency hedge fund known as Prime Factor Capital

Carlyle group's solid Q4 results include $1.7 billion of global credit fundraising
The firm’s fourth quarter global credit fundraising of $1.7 billion included four CLOs, follow-on closes in their new private BDCs, structured credit fund, and managed accounts

New York-based manager launches high yield credit fund
An affiliate of fixed income subadvisor Cohanzick launched a new high yield credit fund on 1 February, according to a market source

Alcentra creeps closer to $300 million target with third structured credit fund
London-headquartered Alcentra, the alternative fixed income specialist for BNY Mellon Investment Management, appears to have raised more than $214 million for its third Clareant structured credit opportunities fund

Octagon looks to invest up to $500 million in CLOs with new fund
New York-based Octagon Credit Investment is raising money for its third CLO opportunity fund, according to recent SEC filings

Aberdeen Standard Investments launches global private markets fund
Aberdeen Standard Investments has launched a £138 million Global Private Markets Fund (GPMF), which will invest in a diversified mix of private credit, private equity, real estate and infrastructure

Texas pension fund commits $100 million to distressed debt fund
Texas County and District Retirement System has committed $100 million to a Connecticut-based fund manager

German bank supports South African renewable energy debt fund
KFW Development Bank and Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) have launched a South African small-scale renewables debt fund, which held its first close 

Eaton Vance launches EM debt fund to invest "beyond the benchmark"
An Eaton Vance subsidary has launched the International (Ireland) Emerging Markets Local Income Fund

BNPP AM establishes two new private debt strategies
BNP Paribas Asset Management establishes two new private debt strategies: European Infra Debt and European Real Estate Debt

Lazard announces 2017 earnings and considers C Corporation structure
Bermuda-headquartered Lazard is considering a ‘C Corporation’ structure, under which the corporation would be taxed separately from its owners

Makuria brings in over $900 million for special situations-focused credit fund
London-based Makuria Investment Management has received $918 million in capital commitment for its credit fund, according to market sources

Texas pension fund re-ups commitment to opportunistic credit fund
Texas County & District Retirement System has further allocated $50 million to Beach Point Capital Management, according to documents seen by Creditflux

Middle-market lender to debut $1.5 billion special situations credit fund
Chicago-based Monroe Capital is launching a special situations credit fund with a $1 billion target size, according to market sources

HSBC announces $550 million second close for diversified loan fund
HSBC Alternative Investments has announced the second close of its diversified loan fund, which will combine both loan investing and direct lending

New wave of CLO funds emerge as managers capitalise on tight spreads
Credit managers have raised an abundance of capital in the last few months with the aim of stocking up on their CLO investments

ICG increases fundraising goal as direct lending funds near full deployment
London-based Intermediate Capital Group has increased its fundraising target to €6 billion per year on a rolling three-year basis

CIFC moves into US high yield with unique long/short credit strategy
US high yield credit is hardly top of the agenda for fund managers at the moment, but CIFC Asset Management is taking a two-pronged approach to building out a new business line in this area

Demand for IG outweighs HY as US credit manager launches two funds
A west coast asset manager has launched a high yield strategy and an investment grade fund. The IG option has been more popular thus far

Arizona pension fund looks to commit up to $250 million to direct lending
Arizona Public Safety Retirement System (Psprs) is considering investing up to $250 million in direct lending, according to investment board documentation dated 31 January

Alcentra launches third direct lending fund
A year on from closing its second direct lending fund, Alcentra is understood to be marketing fund three in its direct lending series

Cairn works reg cap and eyes another fund launch
Cairn Capital’s regulatory capital relief business is up and running, with the firm closing its first deals late last year