Impact investor selects CDO structure for solar debt fund
Social Investment Managers & Advisors (Sima) has taken the unusual route of choosing a CDO structure for its latest debt fund.

European manager launches global credit fund
London-headquartered Mirabaud Asset Management yesterday launched a new Global Diversified Credit Fund, further committing to its fixed income strategy.

Axa IM holds €1.1 billion final close on European infrastructure debt fund
Axa Investment Managers – Real Assets (AXA IM) held a final close on its co-mingled pan-European infrastructure debt fund at over €1.1 billion, a spokesperson has confirmed

Florida pension fund commits $200 million to Doubleline's MBS strategy
Florida State Board of Administration approved a $200 million commitment to Los-Angeles based Doubleline for its opportunities credit fund in Q4 2017, according to board documentation

San Diego pension fund approves $100 million for real estate credit fund
San Diego County Employee’s Retirement Association has approved a $100 million commitment to a new real estate credit fund

Manchester's Tosca holds £237.6 million final close for second debt fund
Tosca Debt Capital has held a final close for its second debt fund, Tosca Debt Capital Fund II, at £237.6 million ($335.6 million) 

Comvest raises $836 million for leveraged direct lending fund
Following its rebrand in November, middle-market lender Comvest Credit Partners has exceeded the $650 million target size for it fourth direct lending fund 

MidOcean nets $87.6 million in 12 months for credit opps fund
MidOcean Partners has raised more than $87 million in a year for its first Credit Opportunity IDF fund, regulatory filings indicate

New York pension fund invests $200 million in real estate debt
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS) has approved a $200 million commitment to real estate debt, according to board documentation

London real estate manager launches £500 million debt fund
Specialist real estate debt manager Laxfield Group has launched its latest real estate debt fund, securing £500 million of institutional capital commitments

Caryle's debut credit opportunities fund nets more than $1 billion
Carlyle Group has held a first close for its first credit opportunities fund at more than $1 billion, according to media reports – not bad for a vehicle formed last year

JP Morgan AM launches three fixed income ETFs
JP Morgan Asset Management has launched its first three European fixed income ETFs, all based in Ireland

Bluebay poised to launch third European private debt fund
London-based Bluebay Asset Management is seeking to launch its third European private debt fund, according to media reports

JP Morgan AM launches new multi-asset investment trust
A manager's best mate is its fund: JP Morgan AM launches Multi-Asset Trust (Mate)

Fidelity launches investment grade bond fund
Toronto-based Fidelity Investments Canada ULC has launched an investment grade total bond fund in a bid to provide investors with a "fixed income solution that is flexible and can target multiple sources of income"

West coast manager closes $1.9 billion direct lending fund
Alternative investment manager Tennenbaum Capital Partners has held a final close of its eighth direct lending fund, TCP Direct Lending Fund VIII, with more than $1.9 billion of capital commitments

Canadian firm holds high hopes for cannabis-focused infrastructure fund
Direct lending firm Bridging Finance hopes its new fund – which will be focused on private debt loans related to the cannabis sector – doesn't go up in smoke

Chenavari raises $120 million in a year for multi-strategy credit vehicle
Chenavari Investment Managers has raised almost $120 million in a year for its Cayman Islands-incorporated Chenavari Multi-Strategy Credit Fund, regulatory filings suggest

Foresight takes the road to Rome as it raises €70 million for infrastructure fund
The infrastructure and private equity manager has announced the first close of its inaugural infrastructure debt vehicle, the Italian Green Bond Fund

Crestline targets up to $500 million for new portfolio financing fund
Credit specialist Crestline Investors is launching a new fund to provide financing solutions to mature private equity funds, according to documents seen by Creditflux

Muzinich debuts European total return credit strategy
Muzinich & Co has launched a new European-focused total return credit strategy that will have the ability to express both long and short views on credit

Bitcoin-focused Denver manager markets two blockchain funds
Denver-based Salt Blockchain Asset Partners, which focuses on the digital asset sector, appears to be marketing two funds

Goldman closes third real estate credit fund with $6.7 billion in total capital
Goldman Sachs has completed its final close for its latest real estate credit investment vehicle, which has $6.7 billion in total capital available to invest including leverage

Toronto manager raises $260 million for debut direct lending fund
The investment arm of Power Corp, Toronto-headquartered Sagard Holdings, has raised about CAD325 million ($260 million) in the first close of a debut direct lending fund

US manager looks to build concentrated portfolio with for $400 million fund
As Sound Point Capital prepares for the launch of its Strategic Capital Fund, the New York debt shop has revealed it has over $200 million soft circled out of a total targeted fundraise of $400 million