Monroe Capital receives another commitment for flagship credit fund
Monroe Capital's Private Credit Fund V received a USD 10m allocation for its lower middle market direct lending strategy

Florida pension system allocates to three alternative funds
Three funds received commitments from the City of Hollywood Employees' Retirement Fund including an opportunistic credit fund and a direct lending fund

Cryptocurrency startup launches Bitcoin private credit fund
Meanwhile Advisors hopes to attract the attention of institutional investors, who will buy into the new bitcoin private credit fund in US dollars, which will then be converted to Bitcoin

Monroe Capital receives USD 5m commitment from Monroe County
Michigan-based pension organization Monroe County Employees' Retirement System approved a commitment to a Monroe Capital-managed private credit fund

Amundi launches impact strategy aiming at agri
European asset manager Amundi has launched an impact investing strategy dubbed Amundi Ambition Agri-Agro Direct Lending Europe, with the intent of preserving natural resources and ensuring food sovereignty.

Eurazeo closes direct lending fund at EUR 2.3bn
The new direct lending fund's strategy entails investing in non-cyclical European small and medium-sized enterprises with valuations between EUR 30m and EUR 300m.  

Star Mountain closes USD 1.2bn direct lending fund
Value-Added Direct Lending Fund IV is 90% deployed with a direct lending investment strategy targeting US lower middle-market companies

DigitalBridge closes USD 1.1bn digital infra credit fund
DigitalBridge has closed a digital infrastructure fund called DigitalBridge Credit (Onshore), raising USD 1.1bn in commitments

India's True North turns to private credit with USD 120m fund
New fundraise by an Indian private equity fund is another example of investors in India eager to expand into the private credit space

Knoxville pension system commits USD 10m to direct lending fund
The pension fund is making its first direct lending allocation as it explores the asset class 

Ares secures another USD 50m for direct lending fund
The Ares Senior Direct Lending Fund III, which had its first close in July, is expected to be larger than previous vintages

KKR receives USD 75m commitment for direct lending fund
A US pension fund has made a USD 75m allocation to KKR's evergreen strategy focuses on US upper middle-market borrowers

M&G launches first European private credit fund
M&G Investments is the latest firm looking to individual investors as an avenue for fundraising with the launch of a new ELTIF, dubbed the M&G Corporate Credit Opportunities Fund

Kennedy Lewis closes USD 4.1bn opportunistic credit fund
Kennedy Lewis Investment Management has closed on its Kennedy Lewis Capital Partners Master Fund III at USD 4.1bn, exceeding its USD 3bn target

Ares raises USD 6.6bn for asset-based credit fund
Ares Management Corporation revealed the final close of its asset-based private credit fund Ares Pathfinder Fund II, reaching its hard cap at USD 6.6bn in commitments

Ann Arbor retirement system approves commitment to direct lending fund
The City of Ann Arbor Employees' Retirement System approved a USD 7m commitment to the PIMCO Private Income Fund

BlackRock raises EUR 1.25bn for venture debt fund
BlackRock-owned Kreos Capital held the final close on the Kreos Capital VII fund with commitments of EUR 1.25 billion

Hamilton Lane secures USD 290m for two private credit funds
Two funds raised by Hamilton Lane will be used to provide loans to lower middle-market companies in New York State

Ares launches direct lending fund targeting retail investors in Europe and Asia
The new Ares European Strategic Income Fund is part of a growing string of credit options catered to wealthy individuals

Singapore-based private credit firm's latest fund has $205 million first close
The latest fund in the growing APAC private credit market includes investments from institutional investors in Canada, the US and Japan

Florida-based pension commits USD 20 million to direct lending fund
The Jacksonville, Fla. Police and Fire Pension Fund approved a USD 20m commitment to a diversified lending fund

Credit impact fund surpasses $100 million target close
The fund targets companies that support social and environmental causes in Africa, Asia and the Americas

Allspring doubles down on funds promoting reduced carbon emissions
Allspring Global Investments has expanded its portfolio of climate transition funds with the launch of its third climate transition fixed income fund

OMERS turns to APAC for latest private credit opportunities
Goldman Sachs Asset Management and the Ontario Municipal Employees' Retirement System have joined forces again for a new set of investments in the booming private credit market, this time targeting the Asia Pacific region

Ohio pension fund commits $50 million to credit fund
The commitments mark the second time this year the Ohio-based system has allocated funds to private credit.