Sixth Street to invest USD 13bn for Northwestern Mutual
Sixth Street and Northwestern Mutual have struck a deal that gives Sixth Street USD 13bn of the insurer’s assets to invest across its private capital strategies

Princely Family of Liechtenstein’s LGT raises USD 2.17bn for latest credit fund
Royal family-owned LGT Capital Partners has successfully fundraised USD 2.17bn for its evergreen credit fund, according to an SEC filing  

Blue Owl delays fundraising launch of opportunistic credit fund
Blue Owl has put fundraising for its upcoming opportunistic credit fund on pause as it evaluates the market opportunity, according to sources familiar with the matter. 

Private credit managers try to get creative in lacklustre fundraising environment
Facing a less-than-ideal fundraising environment, private credit managers are having to pull various levers to secure equity commitments for their latest funds.

FoxPath readies debut credit secondaries fund
New York-based FoxPath Capital Partners is in the process of launching its debut fund, which will invest in private credit secondaries

Carlyle raises over USD 7bn for credit opps fund
Carlyle today announced the final close of its third credit opportunities fund at USD 7.1bn in investable capital, marking the global investment firm’s largest credit fundraise to date

Carlyle’s AlpInvest and Mubadala establish fund financing partnership
Carlyle Group subsidiary AlpInvest Partners and Mubadala have set up a new credit co-investment partnership to provide portfolio senior fund financing on a global basis  

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

DE Shaw closes on USD 1bn opportunistic credit fund
Alkali Fund VI is a closed-end fund targeting opportunistic investments across corporate debt, structured credit, synthetic securitization and other specialty investments

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