Montana Board of Investments makes USD 75m commitment to private credit
The Montana Board of Investments has allocated USD 75m to a San Francisco-based direct lending fund

Canadian hedge fund Polar closes SRT fund with USD 300m
Polar Asset Management Partners attracted USD 300m from investors as the Toronto-based hedge fund ramps up a dedicated fund for significant risk transfer, or SRT

New Mountain Capital BDC raises nearly USD 860m
New York-based alternative asset manager New Mountain Capital has held close of its New Mountain Guardian IV BDC 

New York pension system makes USD 500m commitment to credit secondaries
The New York State Common Retirement Fund has revealed its latest allocations in its March monthly transaction report, and private credit was one of the big winners

Apollo raises funds for special sits
Apollo Management has pushed ahead with its plans to raise funds for the second iteration of its credit special situations fund

Funds round up: April 2024
Allocations to private credit and new fund launches continued to roll out in April, as our monthly round-up confirms

Golub raises USD 2bn for sixth credit opportunities fund
Golub Capital has held the final close of the sixth vintage of its credit opportunities fund, raising USD 2bn

US pension fund makes fresh USD 250m allocation to private credit
A US pension system has recently disclosed hundreds of millions of commitments to alternative funds, including USD 250m for private credit

Massachusetts retirement system looks for private credit manager
A Massachusetts-based pension system is searching for a manager as it looks to join the growing list of pension systems opting into private credit investments. 

AXA wins USD 400m for SRT strategy from US pension fund
The growing global demand for SRT transactions was confirmed yesterday with an announcement from AXA IM Alts that it had been awarded a USD 400m investment mandate from a US pension fund

New Mexico pension system approves USD 150m top-up to distressed debt fund
The New Mexico State Investment Council continued to pump money into credit alternatives on Tuesday, as the board approved its latest commitment

MGG raises more than USD 400m in first close of lower middle market fund
MGG Investment Group has filed the first close on its MGG Structured Solutions Fund II, offering capital solutions to non-sponsor backed companies

Baltimore pension system puts USD 35m into private credit fund
The City of Baltimore's Fire & Police Employees' Retirement System recently allocated USD 35m to a private credit fund

Texas pension system commits USD 100m to direct lending
The Texas County & District Retirement System recently allocated USD 100m to a direct lending fund at its 1 April meeting

Blue Torch closes USD 2.3bn private credit fund
New York-based middle market lender Blue Torch Capital has closed its Blue Torch Credit Opportunities Fund III

San Francisco pension system continues to invest in private credit
The board of the San Francisco City & County Employees' Retirement System has allocated USD 75m to a credit special situations fund  

Louisiana pension system allocates to private credit
The Louisiana Teachers’ Retirement System has recently made a fresh round of commitments to alternative funds, including to private credit.

Chicago pension system allocates USD 40m to private credit
The Policemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago approved two commitments to private credit totaling USD 40m at its 24 January meeting

Funds round up: private credit reaches for retail
A number of new credit funds launched last month to round out 2024's first quarter, including ones in Europe aimed at retail investors

Washington State pension system allocates USD 60m to direct lending
The Tacoma Employees’ Retirement System approved two commitments totaling USD 60m to direct lending funds during its March meeting

South Carolina pension system commits USD 100m to asset backed fund
The South Carolina Retirement System recently revealed a commitment made on 27 February of up to USD 100m

New Mexico sovereign wealth fund pumps an additional USD 450m into private credit
The New Mexico State Investment Council latest commitments to private credit total up to USD 450m, spread across three managers

Apollo launches new BDC backed by Mubadala
Apollo has created a new private BDC that will invest money from Abu Dhabi-based sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Company, in addition to other institutional investors.

Cincinnati Retirement System allocates USD 90m to private credit
The Cincinnati Retirement System committed a total of USD 90m to three separate private credit funds at its 1 February meeting

Goldentree closes on USD 1.4bn private credit fund
GoldenTree Asset Management announced the closing of its Private Credit Fund today, with secured commitments of USD 1.35bn