Adams Street targets $4.5 billion for third private credit strategy
Kentucky Public Pensions Authority is planning a re-up to the vehicle, according to a recent investor presentation

Angelo Gordon wraps up fundraising for $1.3 billion credit dislocation fund
AG CSF2A (Annex) Dislocation Fund is an extension of the AG Credit Solutions Fund II, which held a $3.1 billion final close in April last year.

LP round up: securitised credit mandate terminated amid $5 billion allocations and expanding relationships
Institutional investors revealed nearly $5 billion of allocations to 31 credit managers across January and February board meetings, according to materials seen by Creditflux. However, there were also two fixed income manager terminations, and one multi-strategy account placed on a watchlist

Oaktree targets $10 billion for LBO financing strategy
The launch of the firm's large-cap sponsor-backed private credit strategy follows banks retreating from the LBO space and a more compelling risk-adjusted return than other sectors in the market

Crescent amasses $8 billion investable capital for eighth credit solutions fund
The fund had an original $4 billion target, according to Debtwire Funds Data

Bain launches non-traded BDC
Bain Capital Credit says it has launched a non-traded business development company known as Bain Capital Private Credit, or BCPC

Pemberton raises $1bn for rare working capital finance strategy
Pemberton says it has raised $1 billion for its working capital finance strategy, in what it believes makes Pemberton one of the first asset managers to offer such a short-term credit strategy to institutional investors

Nuveen and Churchill launch private BDC with initial $350 million portfolio
The Nuveen Churchill Private Capital Income Fund will primarily invest in middle market senior loans and junior capital. The BDC can also allocate to private equity co-investments

Credit funds at a glance (February 2023)
A round up of people moves and fundraising

All Seas closes inaugural mid-market fund at $400 million
All Seas Capital, the European mid-market lender founded by ex-KKR executives Marc Ciancimino and Cristobal Cuart,  has held a $400 million final close on its inaugural fund

BC Credit targets $1.25 billion for third opportunistic credit fund
BC Partners Credit plans to deploy half the fund in private lending and structured equity opportunities and the other half in specialty lending and dislocated liquid credit deals

ICG holds first close on US private credit fund
In total, ICG says it brought it $2.8 billion for its private credit strategies in the quarter

Audax raises $3 billion for unitranche direct lending fund
With leverage, the fund has around $4.5 billion total investable capital

GSAM raises $15.2 billion mezzanine debt fund
With leverage, West Street Mezzanine Partners VIII will have a whopping $15.2 billion capital available to deploy into the junior strategy.

Wealth manager launches evergreen private debt fund
Cresset Partners has unveiled what it describes as an evergreen fund in Cresset Partners Private Debt Fund, a US middle-market credit strategy that lends to companies with $10-100 million ebitda

Muzinich holds final close on €800 million European private debt fund
Muzinich & Co says it has held a final close of Muzinich Pan-European Private Debt Fund II at €800 million

Alpha Dhabi taps Apollo Mubadala partnership with $2.5 billion private credit JV
The group will leverage Mubadala's relationship with Apollo Global Management to access "high quality private credit investment opportunities" 

Churchill closes $737 million junior debt fund with small rated note
Churchill Asset Management closed its second junior debt fund, Churchill Junior Capital Opportunities Fund II, which includes a $65 million rated note to meet the needs of insurance company investors

Tikehau launches inaugural $300m CFO
Tikehau Capital says it has closed its inaugural collateralised fund obligation, joining the likes of Churchill Asset Management and Nassau Corporate Credit who have launched such structures this year. 

Carlyle targets $6.5 billion for credit opps fund
Carlyle Group is targeting $6.5 billion for its third opportunistic credit fund, according to a pitchbook seen by Creditflux

Credit funds at a glance (December 2023)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

PAG closes 'largest' Asia-Pacific direct lending fund
PAG has closed its fifth pan-Asian direct lending fund, PAG Loan Fund V, at its $2.6 billion hard cap

Novicap raises €200m for credit platform and passes €1bn volume
Novicap, a fintech company offering working capital optimisation solutions to SMEs and mid-market corporations, has raised €200 million for its credit platform and hit a €1 billion trade milestone

Belstar partners with Apollo to launch global corporate and structured credit fund
Belstar Management Company has launched a credit fund to invest across global liquid and private credit - including both corporate and structured credit

LP round up: 27 managers find the top corner with investor wins
Credit fund managers like to take it one fund at a time and give it 110% for their 90-minute investor fund pitches - and it's working as $3.8 billion was allocated during November and early December. The gaffer would be proud.