Benefit Street closes USD 850m special situations fund
Benefit Street Partners held the final close of an upper middle market focused special situations fund with roughly USD 850m

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

British bank and Irish asset manager team up
British Business Investments and DunPort Capital Management are the latest bank and asset management duo working together

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

Australian private credit fund-of-funds launched for retail investors
Pengana Capital Group has launched a private credit fund for retail investors that will be listed on the Australian Stock Exchange

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.

LGIM launches alternative investment fund
European asset manager Legal & General has launched a new private credit fund which will sit on a newly-created Reserved Alternative Investment Fund, or RAIF platform

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

Swedish credit specialist closes European lending fund with EUR 1.7bn
A Swedish credit specialist has closed its fifth non-sponsored direct lending fund with more than EUR 1.7bn raised

Pemberton raises EUR 2.3bn for opportunistic direct lending fund
Pemberton Asset Management recently held the final close of its Strategic Credit Fund III with EUR 2.3bn raised

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