Apollo teams up with Palmira to launch €1 billion joint venture
A new joint venture from Palmira Capital Partners and the Apollo European Principal Finance Fund III seeks to invest more than €1 billion in pan-European modern logistics facilities

East coast manager launches two corporate tax credit funds
First Sterling has launched two new private equity-style credit funds, according to regulatory filings

Riverstone debuts new credit strategy
Riverstone Credit Partners has launched a new credit strategy but has yet to make sales, regulatory filings reveal

Marathon fund doubles assets in six months
Marathon's Emerging Markets Bond Fund substantially increased its assets between March and September – more than doubling its AUM, according to estimated figures

Heitman's newly launched fund raises $408 million
A fund launched by Chicago-based Heitman Value Partners this year has already raised $408 million, regulatory filings reveal

Anchorage raises $43.5 million for short credit strategy in 12 months
New York-based Anchorage Capital Group has raised a total of almost $45 million for its short credit strategy in a year, according to US SEC filings

New York-based manager's distressed debt fund raised $4.7 billion in Q3
Blackstone's credit arm, GSO Capital Partners, raised $4.7 billion for its distressed flagship fund during third quarter 2017

Bain takes new route to NPL acquisitions as it strikes deal with Liberbank
Bain, Oceanwood and Liberbank are taking part in an unusual NPL deal referencing €602 million of assets

BNP Paribas vehicle raises €110 million in one month
The BNP Paribas Short-Term European Securitisation Fund has raised €110 million in just one month after picking up a triple A rating

Kartesia closes fourth credit opportunities fund at €870 million hard cap
European direct lender Kartesia has announced the final closing of its fourth fund at €870 million

Finnish firm to launch €300 million European direct lending fund of funds
Finnish firm Certior Capital is set to raise a new fund of funds with a hard cap of €300 million, company officials confirm

Greywolf launches CLO risk retention vehicle
Greywolf Capital Management expanded its credit business today by announcing the formation of Greywolf Loan Management

Hermes wins $400 million mandate to show investing ethically really is worth it
Hermes Investment Management has won a $400 million mandate to oversee a global high yield credit portfolio on behalf of Swedish pension fund giant Första AP-Fonden (AP1)

AEW and Natixis AM raise another €100 million for real estate debt fund
AEW and Natixis Asset management, both affiliates of Natixis Global Asset Management, have completed a third closing of Senior European Loan Fund II (Self II) following commitments from institutional investors in France, Germany and Italy

New York firm raises $100 million for new direct lending vehicle
A US mezzanine specialist looks like it is dabbling in senior loans having launched a new direct lending fund with $100 million of commitments

Taconic raises $600 million for European credit strategy
New York-based institutional investment firm Taconic Capital Advisors has raised $600 million in commitments for a European credit dislocation strategy, according to market sources

New CarVal distressed credit fund reaches $2.36 billion
Alternatives manager CarVal Investors has raised $2.36 billion for its new vehicle CVI Credit Value Fund IV, according to regulatory filings

Principal and Finisterre team up to launch emerging market Ucits fund
Multi-boutique asset management firm Principal Global Investors has launched an unconstrained emerging markets fixed income Ucits that will be managed by its subsidiary, Finisterre Capital

Californian firm boosts tax-exempt real estate credit fund by $32.5 million
Mosaic Real Estate Investors has raised about $32.5 million for its tax-exempt real estate credit fund since launching about a year ago

Eagle Point raises $100 million for new CLO-focused fund
Greenwich-based Eagle Point has raised $100.2 million for a new private fund that will invest in CLO equity, regulatory filings reveal

KKR's private credit fund fund targets Hong Kong and now South Korea
KKR has raised $301.1 million for its KKR Private Credit Opportunities Partners II (EEA) LP fund, which appears to be targeting Asia-based investors

Pimco fund edges closer to $5 billion hard cap with new pension fund injection
Pimco's special situations fund, already above $3 billion, has picked up fresh inflows from a Pennsylvania pension fund

Paris-based direct lender launches institutional fund with €300 million target
Paris-based direct lender Idinvest has announced the launch of new large-scale institutional fund that will lease industrial assets to SMEs

HPS wraps up fundraising for specialty loan fund with $4.5 billion of LP capital
New York-based HPS Investment Partners has completed fundraising for its HPS Specialty Loan Fund 2016 - which raised over $4.5 billion of imited partner capital with $6.5 billion of purchasing power, exceeding the initial target of $5 billion

Monroe holds $300 million first close for private credit fund
Chicago-based Monroe Capital has held its first close on its 2017 Monroe Capital Private Credit Fund in the amount of $300 million, a source close to the situation confirms