Maryland pension poised to invest $150 million with Minnesota manager
The Maryland State Retirement and Pension System has committed to invest $150 million with the Castlelake V fund, a market source confirms

BlueBay joins credit interval fund rush
London-based manager could be first to launch interval fund based on mainly non-US credit

Manager raises $120 million for European credit opps fund to launch in Q4
A London-based alternative asset manager is set to launch a credit fund with a specialty finance focus and a target size of $750 milion

Z Capital passes $100 million fundraising mark for credit fund
Z Capital has raised $106 million for its Credit Tactical Fund, according to a market source

Pennsylvania pension fund to invest $150 million in TPG credit strategy
The Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System has confirmed it will invest $150 million in TSSP Adjacent Opportunities Partners, a business of Fort Worth and San Fracisco-based TPG Sixth Street Partners

Fund of fund specialist raises $60 million for distressed debt
A large Asset manager has put together a new distressed strategy, filings suggest

Crestline raises $1.3 billion for its latest credit strategy
Crestline Investors has closed its third credit opportunity fund, according to a press release. The firm states that Opportunity Fund III and related managed accounts secured over $1.34 billion of capital commitments

Los Angeles manager hits $2.5 billion hard cap with its second credit fund
A firm, launched in 2013, has raised its second credit fund which is more than double its predecessor fund

New York-based manager's distressed debt fund raised $4.7 billion in Q3
Blackstone's credit arm, GSO Capital Partners, raised $4.7 billion for its distressed flagship fund during third quarter 2017

New CarVal distressed credit fund reaches $2.36 billion
Alternatives manager CarVal Investors has raised $2.36 billion for its new vehicle CVI Credit Value Fund IV, according to regulatory filings

Pimco fund edges closer to $5 billion hard cap with new pension fund injection
Pimco's special situations fund, already above $3 billion, has picked up fresh inflows from a Pennsylvania pension fund

HPS wraps up fundraising for specialty loan fund with $4.5 billion of LP capital
New York-based HPS Investment Partners has completed fundraising for its HPS Specialty Loan Fund 2016 - which raised over $4.5 billion of imited partner capital with $6.5 billion of purchasing power, exceeding the initial target of $5 billion

New Jersey firm launches distressed debt and direct lending fund
New Jersey firm Chatham Asset Management has launched a distressed debt and direct lending fund and has raised at least $106.9 million for it so far, according to regulatory filings

Asian airline operator approves $30 million ticket for new CarVal credit fund
US credit strategies continue to attract capital from Asian investors with CarVal Investors the latest asset manager to distribute a fund in the continent

Californian manager raises $2 billion for opportunistic credit fund
Distressed debt specialist Glendon Capital Management has raised more than $2 billion for a new delayed-draw fund

Californian pension fund to invest $44 million in manager's stressed credit fund
A Californian pension fund has committed to invest up to $43.75 million in an Austin-based manager's stressed credit offering

Davidson Kempner raises $1.75 billion for distressed debt fund
Davidson Kempner has raised $1.75 billion for a new fund focused on distressed investments, Creditflux has learned

Texas fund poised to invest in upcoming GSO distressed debt strategy
An El Paso pension fund is set to invest $8.5 million in a new GSO Capital Partners vehicle, documents seen by Creditflux reveal

Former Credit Suisse affiliate takes in $115 million for structured credit fund
A New York-based credit manager that spun out of Credit Suisse has raised more than $115 million in the last year for its for a structured credit strategy that now totals $677 million

Illinois pension fund to invest in new NXT and Riverstone credit funds
An Illinois pension fund is set to invest $125 million with NXT Capital and $100 million with Riverstone Credit Partners as it ups its income allocation target by 1%

Palisades raises $26 million for new credit fund
West coast manager Palisades Investment Partners is fundraising for a new credit fund

Davidson Kempner raises $670 million for upcoming distressed debt fund
New York's Davidson Kempner is 67% of the way towards its target, sources say, as it markets its latest distressed debt fund

US pension fund agrees $200 million investment in new GSO distressed fund
GSO Capital Partners has got off to a strong start as it markets a new distressed debt fund. There are signs that the multi-billion offering is being sold in South Korea

Monroe moves into special situations credit after hiring from Melody
US middle-market lender Monroe Capital is expanding into special situations credit

Time-saving hedge fund platforms stop opportunities evaporating
Lengthy commitment periods and drawn-out negotiations between institutional investors and fund managers could be a thing of the past thanks to a wave of multi-manager hedge fund platforms