Nikko launches emerging market fund for ex-BlackRock official
Nikko Asset Management has announced the launch of a Ucits-compliant emerging market bond fund

Eaton Partners forms fundraising team for private credit
Capital raiser Eaton Partners creates a dedicated team for private credit funds 

Axa IM launches Asian high yield bond fund
Axa Investment Managers launches new fund for head of Asian fixed income 

Global banks launch high yield funds for Europeans
BNY Mellon and UBP both target US high yield credit for new fund launches 

Schroders launches unconstrained credit fund
Schroders has launched what it describes as its first credit income fund

TPG launches European direct lending fund
US asset manager’s debt arm announces first close of European specialty lending fund 

Axa IM launches fixed maturity US high yield fund
Axa IM Maturity 2022 fund to target US high yield bonds for head of US fixed income 

Fund management heavyweights launch plethora of credit funds
Allianz GI and Fidelity are launching multiple funds to end 2016 in style

Gramercy nets $1 billion for new distressed strategy
Emerging markets manager raises nearly $1 billion for emerging markets distressed fund

Highland business development specialist lands at Firstavenue
Firstavenue, a firm which specialises in capital raising across strategies including private debt, has hired Jess Larsen as head of the Americas

Carlyle exceeds target as it closes $2.8 billion energy credit fund
Carlyle Group has announced that it has closed its second energy credit fund with $2.8 billion of commitments.

GSO raises $6.5 billion for new global mezz fund
GSO Capital Partners has announced the final closing on its third mezzanine fund at $6.5 billion

Healthcare lender raises new private credit fund
New York-based healthcare lending specialist Perceptive Advisors has announced that its latest fund raise has exceeded its $300 million target

Oak Hill launches $2.7 billion distressed credit fund
Oak Hill Advisors has raised $2.7 billion for a new distressed credit fund, according to an article published by Pensions & Investments 

Audax raises new leveraged mid-market credit fund
Audax Group has announced the final close of a senior loan fund with $1.6 billion of investable capital

Correction and update: Chenavari markets second close of its Deleveraging Opportunities fund
In the October issue of the Creditflux newsletter we incorrectly reported that Chenavari’s credit hedge fund, Chenavari – Corporate Credit Strategy, is amortising. This is not the case.

Paris-based manager launches Ucits bond fund
Paris-based asset manager Anaxis Asset Management has launched an unconstrained global corporate bond fund, the company has announced