Hamilton Lane holds $760 million final close for private credit fund
Hamilton Lane has held a $760 million final close for its latest global private credit fund, collecting slightly less capital than the manager’s predecessor fund. 

Kayne Anderson targets direct lending and liquid credit mix for new fund
Kayne Anderson is looking to launch a closed-ended fund focused on direct lending, liquid credit and energy and infrastructure equity investments

Credit plays a big part as KKR increases AUM by $6.5 billion
KKR grew its assets under management by 8% over the second quarter, according to the firm’s earnings call, which took place on Thursday.

Utah fund set to invest $45 million across Beach Point and Crestline funds
The Utah School & Institutional Trust Fund Office is set to make commitments to credit funds managed by Beach Point Capital Management and Crestline Investors

Creditflux and Debtwire unveil second European Direct Lending Perspectives report
Creditflux and its Acuris stablemate Debtwire have joined forces to produce their second European Direct Lending Perspectives, a report that sheds light on the biggest trends from Q1

London pension outlines private debt commitments
Barnet Pension Fund has earmarked £30 million for commitments to Partners Group Multi Asset Credit 2019

Alcentra reaches €5.5 billion close for European direct lending fund
Alcentra says that it has raised €5.5 billion for its latest European direct lending strategy

GSO adds $10 billion to inflows with direct lending, structured credit and energy
Blackstone grew its credit assets under management to $139.3 billion, up 13% on a year ago, according to the firm's second quarter earnings release

PennantPark raises $750 million for direct lending and opportunistic credit
PennantPark Investment Advisers has raised $750 million across four vehicles, according to an announcement

Private debt boosts Partners' AUM
Partners Group has reached €17.2 billion in private debt assets for the first half of 2019, with private debt experiencing the highest net growth among all private markets, according to an AUM update from the manager today  

Muzinich targets short-maturity bonds for new global IG credit fund
Muzinich & Co has raised €352 million for an investment grade credit Ucits fund on the back of what it describes as a “response to strong client demand”

Carlyle targets upper mid-market credit for new $3.1 billion fund
Carlyle Group has raised $3.1 billion for the first fund in its credit opportunities series.

EIB and Amundi form green partnership for high yield, private debt and securitisations
Amundi and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have teamed-up to launch Green Credit Continuum (Greco) programme with the aim of raising €1 billion over the next three years for green credit initiatives

Eiffel launches private debt impact fund
Eiffel Investment Group has launched what it describes as the first private debt fund of its kind

Investors find it's healthy to diversify in private credit as they back Orbimed fund
Orbimed is targeting a $1.2 billion final close for its latest healthcare royalties fund, underlining the views of Eaton Partners’ Chrystalle Anstett, who said in an interview with Creditflux that investors are looking for assets that are uncorrelated with broader fixed income strategies

Pretium targets $500 million for structured credit fund
Pretium Structured Credit Opportunities Fund was registered with US regulators on Monday 

Beechbrook earns backing from fund-of-funds operator as it launches Irish SME strategy
Lower-mid market lender Beechbrook Capital has held a €35 million first close on its new Irish-focused private credit strategy

LGT rebrands following €1.35 billion private debt fund close
LGT European Capital has rebranded to LGT Private Debt, effective today, and at the same time announced the launch of the €1.35 billion Crown European Private Debt II

Certior holds €100 million close on European fund of direct lending funds
Certior Credit Opportunities Fund II will focus on the European direct lending space - investing both in SME direct lending funds and investing directly into loans

Rhode Island pension backs Clearlake credit fund
Rhode Island Employees Retirement Systems Pooled Trust is set to commit $30 million to Clearlake Opportunities Partners II, according to documents from an investment commission meeting seen by Creditflux  

Artemis launches short-dated high yield fund for new fixed income team
 The fund will be managed by its new fixed income team who recently joined the firm from Kames

CVC closes $1.4 bilion special situations fund
CVC Credit Partners has held a final close at $1.42 billion for its second global special situations fund, which it says took eight months to fundraise.

Ares brings in $1 billion for first credit special situations fund
The Los-Angeles based manager is now just over halfway to its $2 billion target size

Clarion targets $250 million for CLO fund
Clarion Capital is targeting $250 million for its inaugural CLO fund, according to 13 June US regulatory filings

Twin Brook closes latest direct lending fund at $2.75 billion
The fund will have $5 billion of buying power