Maine pension bolsters private credit allocation with $100 million mandate
The pension fund mandated $100 million to a US direct lending firm, after it was underweight its 5% target allocation to alternative credit 

New York pension fund earmarks $200 million for real estate debt
New York State Teacher’s Retirement System (NYSTRS) has awarded a $200 million commitment to real estate debt provider Raith Capital Partners

London-based direct lender wins as San Francisco pension fund deploys into private credit
A Californian pension fund has mandated $60 million to a strategic credit fund, as part of its private debt pacing plan to deploy up to $750 million to private debt annually

CPPIB moves into Australian real estate debt fund
The $272.6 billion Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has partnered with Sydney-based Challenger Investment Partners to provide middle market real estate loans in Australia and New Zealand 

Heitman gains $1.3 billion for US real estate debt fund
Illinois-based Heitman Capital Management has raised at least $1.3 billion for its open-ended real estate debt fund, exceeding its $1 billion target size

Barrow Hanley gets started with $25 million seed investment for debut loan fund
Barrow Hanley MeWhinney & Strauss's new loan investment business has got off to a strong start with a $25 million seed investment

BlackRock unveils ESG-focused emerging market debt suite
BlackRock has launched a series of emerging market debt funds that will have an environmental,social and governance (ESG) focus

New York pension fund earmarks $200 million to two private debt managers
The $115.5 billion pension fund has made $100 million commitments to two private debt managers in Q2 

Cheyne holds £600 million final close for opportunistic real estate debt fund
Cheyne Capital Management has held a £600 million ($800 million) final close for its fifth opportunistic real estate debt fund, the firm has announced

Spanish direct lender targets final close on debut fund
Spanish direct lender Resilience Partners is targeting a February 2019 final close for Resilience Partners Fund I, Creditflux has learnt

Fortress ABS fund surpasses $450 million
New York-headquartered Fortress Investment Group has raised just over $450 million for its asset-based credit fund

Cheyne more than doubles assets for credit fund in five months
Cheyne Capital has more than doubled assets for Cheyne Total Return Credit Fund December 2023 – in the space of just five months

Beechbrook eyes sponsorless opportunities with new UK SME credit fund
London-headquartered Beechbrook Capital is looking to launch its second UK SME credit fund, Luxembourg filings reveal

PGIM picks up $765 million for US real estate debt fund
PGIM has edged closer towards its $2 billion target size with inflows from at least 19 investors

CLO Ucits funds take off despite investment limits
CLO investors are swarming over the Ucits fund market, despite the obvious regulatory headwinds and stringent liquidity requirements associated with these structures

THL Credit looks to raise new US direct lending fund
Boston-headquartered THL Credit is looking to raise capital for its fourth direct lending fund – THL Credit Direct Lending Fund IV, according to SEC filings.

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo brings in $500 million for first private credit fund
Technology-focused private equity specialist Thoma Bravo has raised $500 million for its inagural private credit fund, which is targeting $750 million

BlueArc brings in nearly $70 million for global private credit fund
At least 100 investors have backed the BlueArc Global Private Credit Opportunity Fund, managed by Atlanta-based BlueArc Capital 

GAM launches new commercial real estate debt fund
Zurich-headquartered GAM Investments has launched of a new commercial real estate debt fund, the firm announced today

Oaktree raises new special situations fund while CIO warns of direct lending risk
Oaktree Capital Management has released its second quarter 2018 results in which the Los Angeles-based firm reported $2.4 billion of new capital commitments in the quarter

Twin Brook holds $2 billion first close for third direct lending fund
Twin Brook Capital Partners, an Angelo Gordon subsidiary, has held a first close for its third direct lending fund with approximately $2 billion capital commitments

Direct lender Green Arrow adds two strings to its bow with new funds
Green Arrow Capital, which recently acquired Italian private equity house Quadrivio, is nearing a final close for two funds, sources say.

Texas pension fund puts $150 million into credit
A $29.7 billion pension fund has approved commitments to two credit fund managers

ICG reports €4.8 billion of inflows over three months after direct lending success
Intermediate Capital Group has released its quarter end results - showing strong inflows and deployment

Audax wins $100 million direct lending mandate from US pension fund
The $3.5 billion Pennsylvania State Employees Retirement System has awarded $100 million to a US direct lending fund managed by Audax Group