Fund of funds manager holds €51 million first close for direct lending strategy
A European fund of funds manager has held a first close on a new vehicle which will back SME direct lending funds

Former European Capital team raises $725 million for new direct lending fund
LGT Capital Partners has raised at least $725 million for a private debt fund, following the acquisition of private debt manager European Capital Partners from Ares Management in March last year

Vanguard plans global credit bond fund launch for US investors
Vanguard’s $1.3 trillion fixed income group is looking towards a US-domiciled global credit bond fund in the fourth quarter this year, following the Ucits version it launched last year 

KKR and Schroders back €1 billion Dutch direct lending fund
Neos, a Dutch direct lending firm, has held a €1 billion close on its Dutch and German direct lending joint venture

London-based direct lender wins as San Francisco pension fund deploys into private credit
A Californian pension fund has mandated $60 million to a strategic credit fund, as part of its private debt pacing plan to deploy up to $750 million to private debt annually

BlackRock unveils ESG-focused emerging market debt suite
BlackRock has launched a series of emerging market debt funds that will have an environmental,social and governance (ESG) focus

Cheyne holds £600 million final close for opportunistic real estate debt fund
Cheyne Capital Management has held a £600 million ($800 million) final close for its fifth opportunistic real estate debt fund, the firm has announced

Spanish direct lender targets final close on debut fund
Spanish direct lender Resilience Partners is targeting a February 2019 final close for Resilience Partners Fund I, Creditflux has learnt

Fortress ABS fund surpasses $450 million
New York-headquartered Fortress Investment Group has raised just over $450 million for its asset-based credit fund

Cheyne more than doubles assets for credit fund in five months
Cheyne Capital has more than doubled assets for Cheyne Total Return Credit Fund December 2023 – in the space of just five months

Beechbrook eyes sponsorless opportunities with new UK SME credit fund
London-headquartered Beechbrook Capital is looking to launch its second UK SME credit fund, Luxembourg filings reveal

CLO Ucits funds take off despite investment limits
CLO investors are swarming over the Ucits fund market, despite the obvious regulatory headwinds and stringent liquidity requirements associated with these structures

BlueArc brings in nearly $70 million for global private credit fund
At least 100 investors have backed the BlueArc Global Private Credit Opportunity Fund, managed by Atlanta-based BlueArc Capital 

GAM launches new commercial real estate debt fund
Zurich-headquartered GAM Investments has launched of a new commercial real estate debt fund, the firm announced today

Oaktree raises new special situations fund while CIO warns of direct lending risk
Oaktree Capital Management has released its second quarter 2018 results in which the Los Angeles-based firm reported $2.4 billion of new capital commitments in the quarter

Direct lender Green Arrow adds two strings to its bow with new funds
Green Arrow Capital, which recently acquired Italian private equity house Quadrivio, is nearing a final close for two funds, sources say.

ICG reports €4.8 billion of inflows over three months after direct lending success
Intermediate Capital Group has released its quarter end results - showing strong inflows and deployment

Ares launches "largest ever" European direct lending fund with up to €10 billion to invest
Ares Management has held the final close on what it claims to be the largest European direct lending fund raise ever

BNP Paribas AM launches UK SME direct lending fund
The new direct lending fund aims to disrupt a segment of the market that is underserved by asset managers and banks  

BlackRock holds €1.1 billion final close for inaugural mid market fund
BlackRock has held a €1.1 billion close for its inaugural middle market private debt fund – exceeding its initial €750 million target.

German asset manager launches CLO-focused Ucits fund
UniInstitutional Structured Credit, managed by Frankfurt-headquartered Union Investment, will invest in a portfolio of securitisations, with a strong focus on CLOs  

BlueBay aims to capitalise on volatility with diversified alternative credit fund
The new Icav QIAIF will invest in a range of sub-strategies including global credit alpha, global long/short, event driven credit and emerging market credit alpha

Capital Dynamics registers debut direct lending fund
Zug-based Capital Dynamics is looking to launch Capital Dynamics US Middle Market Credit Fund after establishing a private credit business over the last 12 months

Hayfin looks to launch third European direct lending vehicle
European credit specialist Hayfin Capital Management is looking to launch Hayfin Direct Lending Fund III, according to regulatory filings 

LCM Partners acquires €300 million Spanish NPL portfolio
European alternative investment manager LCM Partners has acquired €300 million of Spanish non-performing SME loans from Barcelona-based Grupo Cooperativo Cajamar