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

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

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

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

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

Axa IM holds €1.1 billion final close on European infrastructure debt fund
Axa Investment Managers – Real Assets (AXA IM) held a final close on its co-mingled pan-European infrastructure debt fund at over €1.1 billion, a spokesperson has confirmed

Manchester's Tosca holds £237.6 million final close for second debt fund
Tosca Debt Capital has held a final close for its second debt fund, Tosca Debt Capital Fund II, at £237.6 million ($335.6 million) 

Bluebay poised to launch third European private debt fund
London-based Bluebay Asset Management is seeking to launch its third European private debt fund, according to media reports

French direct lender closes real estate debt fund below target
French direct lending specialist Zencap Asset Management has closed its second real estate debt fund on €245 million

KKR raises $2.24 billion for second private credit opportunities fund
Global investment firm KKR has announced the final close of its second private credit opportunities fund, KKR Private Credit Opportunities II, at $2.24 billion

Direct lending leverage takes off
HPS, NXT and Crescent target mid market with leverage in Q4. By Grace Jennings-Edquist

EQT raises €1.3 billion for its latest credit opps fund
EQT has rounded out 2017 with a final close on its private credit fund at €1.3 billion

Life sciences investment firm raises $154 million from share issue
BioPharma Credit, an investment company focused on the life sciences industry, has raised approximately $154 million to fund future investment opportunities and commitments already made

London direct lender seeks more than €1 billion for strategic credit fund
According to a market source, Pemberton's latest strategc credit fund is aiming to raise at least as much as its inaugural fund, which last year raised €1.2 billion from 27 investors

GreenOak announces final close at €600 million on real estate debt fund
The manager has held a final close on its Europe Secured Lending Fund, with total capital commitments of €600 million, surpassing its original target size of €500 million 

Private debt manager makes multi-million dollar sales for third credit opps fund
Private debt manager Park Square has made significant sales for its Capital Credit Opportunities III fund over the course of a year, regulatory filings indicate

Manager poised to launch $100 million shipping debt fund
The fund will aim to provide financing for investments within shipping and maritime, according to market sources

Manager holds first close at £90 million for UK lower mid-market fund
The direct lending fund, which has a $300 million hard cap and targets UK lower mid-market companies, has held its first close at £90 million ($120 million) 

London manager closes third credit fund at €459 million
Rothschild Credit Management has announced the final close of its third credit investment fund at €459 million