Brown Brothers Harriman expands fixed income capabilities with new mutual fund
New-York headquartered Brown Brothers Harriman & Co (BBH) has expanded its fixed income capabilities with the launch of its new debt fund - BBH Income Fund

Prairie looks to raise $100 million for credit opportunities fund
Prairie Capital Management is on the fundraising trail

Michigan pension fund looks to commit $80 million to debt funds
The $114 billion Michigan pension fund is looking to commit to two private debt funds managed by London-based Kreos Capital and New-York headquartered MidOcean Credit Partners

THL Credit increases loan fund assets by $179 million in one year
Boston-headquartered THL Credit has raised at least $300 million for its bank loan fund, according to US regulatory filings

London pension funds pick CQS as first manager for new credit fund of fund
London Collective Investment Vehicle (London CIV), a fund for London pension funds, has announced the launch of its first fixed income offering – LCIV MAC fund

Brazil development bank launches $1.5 billion infrastructure credit fund
Brazil’s National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) is launching a new Brazilian infrastructure credit fund with support from the Inter-American Development Bank

Flat Rock prepares $100 million CLO equity-focused fund after big hire
Flat Rock will launch the new interval fund to primarily invest in CLO equity, with newly hired anchor CLO investor Shiloh Bates acting as one of the portfolio managers

Spire moves into CLO investing with new credit fund
European corporate credit specialist Spire Partners has raised roughly €100 million for a multi-strategy fund that will have the ability to invest in CLOs

Credit interval funds thrive as investors value liquidity profile
“The interval fund structure’s time has come," says BlueBay's Blair Reid

Highland merges funds to create new loan/CLO strategy
Highland Capital Management has merged certain funds to create a new strategy that will invest across corporate loans and CLOs, according to market sources

HSBC asset management unit raises $800 million for global multi-manager loan fund
As a multi-manager fund,  the new vehicle aims to offer the benefits of fund-of-funds - diversification - but with a management fee comparable to a single manager 

Tages holds $203 million first close for hedge fund seeding strategy
The new closed-end vehicle will focus on providing seeding and acceleration capital to emerging hedge fund managers

CIFC gets in on interval fund phenomenon with new CLO-focused strategy
The new vehicle will invest at least 80% of its net assets in debt securities, with a focus on CLO equity, mezzanine tranches and warehouses, US SEC filings reveal

MidOcean floats second tactical credit fund
MidOcean Credit Partners has launched its second tactical credit fund, which will invest in "off-the-run" high yield and leveraged loans, Creditflux understands

Carlyle and Oppenheimer opt for interval fund structure as part of JV
The new private credit fund will invest at least 80% across loans and structured credit (Including CLOs), opportunistic credit, direct lending and liquid credit, SEC filings reveal

Fulcrum launches new multi-strat fund with daily liquidity
Fulcrum Asset Management has launched TM Fulcrum Diversified Liquid Alternatives Fund, which will invest across real assets, alternative credit and diversifiers

Oaktree's multi-strategy credit platform reaches $2.9 billion
Los Angeles based Oaktree Capital Management's multi-strategy credit platform – which includes Oaktree Global Credit Fund – has hit $2.89 billion as at 31 March 2018  

Zencap looks to raise €200 million for its third infra debt fund
French alternative investment boutique Zencap Asset Management is launching its third senior infra debt fund with a €200 million first close target, the firm announced on Friday.

Amundi begins marketing European loan fund
Paris-headquartered Amundi has launched a loan fund targeting LBO-related opportunities

GoldenTree, KKR and StepStone earn sub-advisor roles for new interval fund
FS Investments is launching a multi-strategy interval fund and has chosen GoldenTree Asset Management, KKR Credit and StepStone Group to act as sub-advisors

Hong Kong's Tor raises $150 million for latest credit fund
A Hong Kong-based firm’s recently launched credit fund has raised sales of $150 million, hitting the halfway mark of its anticipated fundraising, according to a market source

Texas pension fund approves two new CLO manager mandates
The Texas Municipal Retirement System has approved the appointment of GSO Capital Partners LP and Octagon Credit Investors as CLO managers on its non-core fixed income strategy

Hermes to debut ESG unconstrained credit fund
Hermes Investment Management is set to launch an unconstrained credit fund this year

Willis Towers Watson raises $620 million for two credit funds
Willis Towers Watson has launched a Group Trust with two credit funds, a spokesperson for the firm has confirmed.

Chorus launches third credit fund for reg cap strategy
Reg cap specialistChorus Capital has launched its third credit fund, according to SEC filings seen by Creditflux