TCW raises new funds as managers look for juicy yields in direct lending
TCW has secured big mandates from two US state pension funds in the past few weeks for its fast-growing direct lending business

UK pension funds pile into direct lending
UK pension funds are emerging as some of the biggest recent investors in direct lending funds, according to a specialist in the sector

Alcentra pulls in $110 million from US pension fund for direct lending
Alcentra has secured a further boost to its direct lending business in Europe, after a large California pension fund agreed to put $110 million into its latest fund

Direct lending giant looks to take fund to €3 billion
A large European asset manager is looking to earn another €500 million in commitments for a giant direct lending fund

Energy investor raises $1.4 billion for new direct lending platform
A Houston-based energy specialist has held a first close on a new private debt fund and landed a $1.25 million managed account

Alcentra takes on leverage for new direct lending fund
Alcentra is understood to be in the market with a new European direct lending fund, following on from the close of its first fund late last year.

Manager targets tax credits for direct lending
Paris-based manager launches a new direct lending strategy

Babson and BlueBay win support for new credit funds
Two large credit funds have earned support from a US pension fund for distressed debt and direct lending 

US manager wins $50 million for new direct lending fund
A credit hedge fund manager known for its investments in distressed credit has won support from a pension fund for a new direct lending strategy

Dallas-based manager looks to tap UK capital for US direct lending
Ranger Capital enlists Liberum Capital for $197 million permacap launch

Manager hits $600 million in direct lending fund-raising effort
A US manager is understood to have now raised around $600 million for a new global direct lending fund

Pension funds allocate to new KKR direct lending and distressed funds
It may be late in the year but KKR Credit is making progress in its bid to launch second generation credit funds.

New manager plans to scale heights of direct lending
A group of experienced leveraged finance specialists has teamed up to launch the latest asset manager focusing on direct lending in Europe

US pension fund hunts for European direct lending managers
A US pension fund shifts its debt allocation away from Pimco and emerging markets and into direct lending and distressed debt

European Union fund seeks investor partners
The European Investment Fund joins the direct lending party

Ohio pension fund invests $100 million in direct lending fund
New York-based fund manager gets up to $100 million from mid-west pension fund

Permira plans €1 billion fund as direct lending takes off
London-based manager joins rush to raise capital for direct credit in Europe