Owl Rock BDC assets swell by $1.26 billion in 12 months
Owl Rock’s first business development company has increased its total assets by $1.26 billion and its net assets by $790 million in over just one year, filings indicate

UK pension mega-fund to increase credit allocation following equity reduction
One of the UK's largest pension funds looks set to increase its allocation to credit after reducing its equity allocation by 15%

Pension service provider launches £320 million fixed income fund
The Local Pensions Partnership (LPP) in the UK has launched its inaugural fixed income fund at £320 million, according to a 6 March statement

US pension fund commits to ICG's latest European mid-market fund
London-based Intermediate Capital Group has started fundraising for its ICG Europe Fund VII fund – and recently received commitments of $75 million from a pension fund, according to filings seen by Creditflux

Manchester pension fund awards Stone Harbor £1 billion multi-credit mandate
A £21 billion UK pension fund has appointed global fixed income specialists Stone Harbor Investment Partners to manage a £1 billion multi-asset credit mandate

Private credit drives strong AUM growth for Tikehau
Tikehau Capital grew its AUM by close to 10% in the fourth quarter of 2017 – and private debt had the largest inflows of any of the firm’s asset groups last year

Spanish direct lender launches second credit fund
Madrid-based direct lender Trea Asset Management has launched its second Spanish direct lending fund, market sources say

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

Franklin Templeton launches emerging markets bond fund
London-based Franklin Templeton Investments yesterday announced the launch of its Templeton Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond Fund

Real estate lending gains €700 million in six months for Paris-based direct lender
French alternative investments manager Acofi Gestion has raised €700 million of AUM for commercial real estate lending since July 2017

Three Swiss banks team up to launch new private market fund platform
New investment boutique Hermance Capital Partners will focus on private equity, private debt and private real estate

Allianz's asset management business drives strong group results for 2017
Third-party net inflows for the group's asset management business hit a record €150 billion for the year as customers were drawn to top-performing funds, the company said on Friday

Minnesota pension fund looks to commit $535 million to 'private credit'
Minnesota State Board of Investments has recommended investments worth $535 million to private credit, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux

European direct lender seeks €2.5 billion for new Luxembourg-based debt fund
London-based direct lender Pemberton is launching a new debt fund that will invest in mid-market European companies, Creditflux has learned

Blackstone's GSO launches second credit alpha fund
GSO Capital Partners has launched its second Credit Alpha Fund, US SEC filings indicate

Manager launches eighth European leveraged loan fund with €300 million target
SCOR Investment Partners and private equity firm LBO France have partnered to launch a European leveraged loan fund seeking €300 million in capital commitments

Marble Point lists CLO equity fund on London Stock Exchange
Marble Point Capital Managment has completed an IPO for its new listed fund named Marble Point Loan Financing

Ex-BlackRock fixed income pair launch cryptocurrency fund
A pair of former BlackRock bond specialists are launching a London-based cryptocurrency hedge fund known as Prime Factor Capital

Aberdeen Standard Investments launches global private markets fund
Aberdeen Standard Investments has launched a £138 million Global Private Markets Fund (GPMF), which will invest in a diversified mix of private credit, private equity, real estate and infrastructure

Eaton Vance launches EM debt fund to invest "beyond the benchmark"
An Eaton Vance subsidary has launched the International (Ireland) Emerging Markets Local Income Fund

BNPP AM establishes two new private debt strategies
BNP Paribas Asset Management establishes two new private debt strategies: European Infra Debt and European Real Estate Debt

Makuria brings in over $900 million for special situations-focused credit fund
London-based Makuria Investment Management has received $918 million in capital commitment for its credit fund, according to market sources

HSBC announces $550 million second close for diversified loan fund
HSBC Alternative Investments has announced the second close of its diversified loan fund, which will combine both loan investing and direct lending

ICG increases fundraising goal as direct lending funds near full deployment
London-based Intermediate Capital Group has increased its fundraising target to €6 billion per year on a rolling three-year basis

Alcentra launches third direct lending fund
A year on from closing its second direct lending fund, Alcentra is understood to be marketing fund three in its direct lending series