Alameda County approves $33 million investment in senior loan fund
Alameda County Employees’ Retirement Association has approved a $33 million commitment to a senior debt fund managed by Abry Partners

New Jersey pension fund allocates $100 million to tech-focused BDC
The State of New Jersey Department of Treasury has awarded $100 million to a direct lender's sector-focused BDC

Direct lender Star Mountain gets its latest fund off the ground
The US lower middle-market direct lender has raised at least $30 million for Star Mountain Diversified Credit Fund III

Sagard exceeds $500 million target for debut credit fund
Sagard Holdings, the investment platform of Power Corporation of Canada, has already raised more than $545 million for its inaugural credit fund

Cross Ocean sails to $1 billion finish line for two funds
Cross Ocean Partners has raised over $1 billion in capital commitments for two of its funds, the firm has announced

RiverRock prepares €1 billion European senior loan fund
Direct lender RiverRock European Capital Partners is targeting €1 billion for its latest European loan offering, Creditflux understands.

Direct lenders flock to Munich as German deal flow picks up
German private debt is attracting a growing number of fund managers. Market sources say that deal flow through the first half of the year was at 65% of 2017’s total and had surpassed the number of private debt deals executed by funds in each of the previous five years

New Energy seeks to fuel second credit fund with $400 million
New Energy Capital is looking to raise $400 million for its second infrastructure credit fund, according to US regulatory filings

Alaska pension fund puts $123 million to work following $1 billion credit platform launch
Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC) has made a $123.3 million commitment to a European direct lending fund

M&G targets £250 million for UK-listed multi-strategy credit fund
M&G is targeting £250 million (£328.6 million) for a new closed-end investment trust, which will be listed in the UK

BlackRock becomes latest manager to explore interval fund structure for credit
Several managers have hit the market with the interval fund structure, as investors look to invest in illiquid strategies through an illiquid fund structure

Oberland hits $800 million hard cap for healthcare credit opportunities fund
Healthcare investment firm Oberland Capital has hit its $800 million hard cap for its second royalty and credit opportunities fund, the firm announced yesterday

Four private credit managers score as Arizona pension fund commits $250 million
The $9.78 billion pension fund has mandated nearly $250 million to four private credit managers, alongside additional commitments for co-investment opportunities 

Nashville pension allocates to energy credit funds
Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County has approved a $20 million commitment to two energy-focused private credit strategies

Kayne Anderson holds $3 billion final close for middle market credit fund
The Los Angeles-based manager closed its third middle market credit fund with with $3 billion investable capital including separately managed accounts and leverage

Fund of funds manager holds €51 million first close for direct lending strategy
A European fund of funds manager has held a first close on a new vehicle which will back SME direct lending funds

Distressed debt outperforms as Texas pension fund's credit strategies gain 11.2%
Texas County and District Retirement System (TCDRS), the $30 billion pension fund, generated 11.2% annualised returns from its credit portfolio for the year ending 30 June. Distressed debt was a major positive, but IG credit lost value

Californian pension fund commits $25 million to new US direct lending fund
A $3.01 billion pension fund has invested $25 million to a US direct lending fund managed by Twin Brook Capital Partners 

US pension fund's new private credit portfolio delivers strong early returns
A US pension fund recently created a private credit bucket and this has generated 9.25% time-weighted returns

GSO registers new direct lending fund after going solo
After its partnership with FS Investments reached an end, GSO Capital Partners has registered a new direct lending fund with US regulators

Former European Capital team raises $725 million for new direct lending fund
LGT Capital Partners has raised at least $725 million for a private debt fund, following the acquisition of private debt manager European Capital Partners from Ares Management in March last year

Boston manager looks towards middle market for latest credit fund
Bain Capital Credit has launched its middle market credit fund, according to US regulatory filings 

KKR and Schroders back €1 billion Dutch direct lending fund
Neos, a Dutch direct lending firm, has held a €1 billion close on its Dutch and German direct lending joint venture

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 

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