PGIM to bring mezz fund back to market in 2025
PGIM Private Capital, the middle market private debt business of global investment manager PGIM, plans to launch its latest private credit mezzanine fund next year

Public Pensions, Private Pursuits: 18th November
CalPERS reveals USD 2.9bn private credit commitments as Sacramento, East Bay, San Francisco refine debt strategy

Brookfield Credit invests USD 1bn in 17Capital
Brookfield Asset Management’s private credit investment division, Brookfield Credit, has agreed to invest USD 1bn into 17Capital’s private credit strategies

Bain raises nearly USD 6bn to invest in hybrid capital, special situations
Bain Capital has held a final close for its latest global special situations fund, raising USD 5.7bn to provide private debt and equity financing for companies across sectors and at various points in the market cycle

Silver Point closes on USD 8.5bn for direct lending fund, exceeding target
Silver Point Capital has held a final close for Silver Point Specialty Credit Fund III, raising USD 8.5bn for direct lending to middle-market companies, according to a press release. 

Crayhill nears USD 1bn target for an asset-based credit fund
Crayhill Capital Management has raised more than USD 830m, approaching its USD 1bn target, for a asset-based credit fund called Principal Strategies Fund III, according to a SEC filing 

CalPERS commits nearly USD 3bn to private debt investments
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System approved nearly USD 3bn in private debt commitments to external managers during the second quarter of 2024

Investors seeking long exposure to direct lending turn to evergreen funds
The huge pool of capital fuelling the growth of private credit is increasingly drawn to evergreen funds, as institutional investors seek longer-term exposure to the market

PennantPark closes middle market opportunities fund
PennantPark Credit Opportunities Fund IV has raised USD 610 million in investable capital to invest in middle market private credit investments

Blackstone raises USD 22bn for senior direct lending
Blackstone has raised USD 22bn, inclusive of leverage, for its institutional US direct lending fund and related vehicles

Goldman alums raise USD 1.6bn for new direct lender
An alternative investment management firm founded by two Goldman Sachs alumni last year has corralled USD 1.6bn to put towards a new senior direct lending strategy

Pantheon raises USD 1.19bn for latest private credit secondaries fund
Pantheon has raised USD 1.19bn in its latest fundraising for Pantheon Senior Debt Secondaries III, to invest in the private debt secondaries space

TPG Angelo Gordon raises nearly USD 2bn for private credit strategy
TPG Angelo Gordon has raised USD 1.82bn so far for its private credit fund called TPG AG Credit Solutions Fund III which is targeting USD 4.5bn in commitments
   

Corinthia eyes EUR 1bn first close for maiden European direct lending strategy
Corinthia is on the cusp of holding a EUR 1bn first close for its inaugural European direct-lending strategy, four sources familiar with the situation said. 

Partners’ evergreen private credit fund raises another USD 466m
Partners Group has raised another USD 466m for the Partners Group Private Credit Strategy, according to filings from the SEC

Apollo raises USD 4.8bn for large cap direct lending
Apollo Global Management has closed its Apollo Origination Partnership Fund II, raising approximately USD 4.8bn of investable capital

Crescent targets USD 3bn raise for direct lending fund IV
Crescent Capital is expected to launch its latest lower middle market and middle market direct lending fund, Crescent Direct Lending Fund IV, this quarter

Siguler Guff raises USD 900m for small business lending
Siguler Guff Small Business Credit Opportunities Fund III lends to sponsor-backed US businesses in the small and lower middle market

Adams Street raises additional USD 289m for evergreen fund
Adams Street Partners has corralled an additional USD 289m for an evergreen direct lending fund that launched in 2020

Apollo prioritizes origination as dry powder pressures mount in private debt industry
Apollo's Rowan says sourcing deals will be the limiter of growth for his industry rather than finding capital, and will prompt more tie-ups with banks

GoldenTree to launch Private Credit Fund II
The second closed end fund in the GoldenTree Private Credit strategy should launch in the fourth quarter of 2024

Ninety One closes EUR 150m ABL fund
Global investment manager Ninety One has held a final close for its European asset-based private credit fund, raising EUR 150m

ICG raises almost USD 2bn for North American direct lending
London-based ICG has closed on USD 1.9bn for its third North American direct lending fund, North American Credit Partners Fund III

Silver Point raises USD 4.6bn for opportunistic credit fund
It isn't just direct lending raising big checks. Silver Point blew past its target to bring in USD 4.6bn for a new distressed fund.

Sound Point breaks USD 1bn level on third direct lending fund
Sound Point Capital held a final close for its third US direct lending fund, raising USD 1.2bn of equity and debt