GP-led deals to reach 50% of credit secondaries volume in 2025: Jefferies
Private credit secondaries volume will be increasingly driven by GP-led transactions this year, said Jefferies in a report

AXA IM Alts launches first evergreen private credit fund under ELTIF 2.0
AXA IM Alts has launched its first evergreen private credit fund that conforms to ELTIF 2.0

Global Private Credit AUM to reach USD 3trn by 2028 - Moody’s
Global private credit AUM is poised to hit USD 3trn by 2028, Moody's predicts, with momentum expected to grow over the next three years

Corinthia Global Management secures USD 5bn in capital commitments
Corinthia Global Management has raised about USD 5bn for its first direct-lending fund and expects to fund deals by March at the latest

Mega direct lenders break records despite sluggish fundraising cycle
The new year kicked off with Ares Management showcasing the largest ever fundraise for a European direct lending strategy, suggesting that investors are preferring to pile into the largest private credit managers

Ares raises EUR 30bn for European direct lending, hits hard cap
Ares Management has raised EUR 30bn for its latest European direct lending strategy and held a close for the latest fund

SC Lowy winds down liquid credit fund in private credit pivot
SC Lowy plans to wind down its open-ended liquid credit fund and launch a new interval fund for private credit investments

Princely Family of Liechtenstein’s LGT raises USD 2.17bn for latest credit fund
Royal family-owned LGT Capital Partners has successfully fundraised USD 2.17bn for its evergreen credit fund, according to an SEC filing  

BlackRock launches first evergreen private markets fund for Europe’s wealthy
BlackRock has announced the launch of an innovative evergreen private markets platform for wealthy investors in Europe

Aviva Investors seeds private debt fund targeting UK DC pensions with EUR 750m of capital
Aviva's Multi-Sector Private Debt Fund will invest across the private debt spectrum including real estate debt, infrastructure debt, structured finance and private corporate debt

AshGrove raises EUR 650m for European direct lending fund
AshGrove Capital recently announced the final close of its most recent fund, AshGrove Specialty Lending Fund II

Beechbrook raises GBP 151m for SME credit fund
Beechbrook has announced the first close of its latest SME credit fund, UK SME Credit IV, with GBP 151m raised out of a target of GBP 250m

Corinthia eyes EUR 1bn first close for maiden European direct lending strategy
Corinthia is on the cusp of holding a EUR 1bn first close for its inaugural European direct-lending strategy, four sources familiar with the situation said. 

Apollo raises USD 4.8bn for large cap direct lending
Apollo Global Management has closed its Apollo Origination Partnership Fund II, raising approximately USD 4.8bn of investable capital

Diversification is driving direct lending allocations in Italy and Canada
In recent visits to Milan and Toronto, we heard how private capital is becoming accepted as a core allocation in institutional investment portfolios

Adams Street raises additional USD 289m for evergreen fund
Adams Street Partners has corralled an additional USD 289m for an evergreen direct lending fund that launched in 2020

BNP Paribas AM raises EUR 90m for private debt fund of funds
A new fund of funds from BNP Paribas AM will target European special situations by investing in 6 to 8 private debt funds 

LBP AM raises EUR 300m for French private credit strategy
Paris-based manager LBP AM held a successful close raising EUR 300m for its small and mid-cap focused senior secured debt fund

ICG holds largest ever European direct lending fundraise
ICG Senior Debt Partners V broke records with a final close at USD 17bn (approximately EUR 15.2bn), the largest European direct lending fundraise to date

BNP Paribas raises EUR 741m for direct lending strategy
BNP Paribas Asset Management has completed the close of its third European senior private credit fund 

Park Square raises EUR 3.4bn for direct lending strategy
Park Square continued its long standing partnership with SMBC as the cornerstone of a Eureopan direct lending fundraise

New Mexico pension system allocates USD 150m to private credit
The New Mexico State Investment Council is diversifying its European exposure with a new private credit fund commitment

Access Pool plans to allocate GBP 350m to direct lending
UK-based pension system Access Pool is looking to allocate to direct lending strategies in Europe and the US 

German manager launches two new private credit fund-of-funds
YIELCO Investments, a German alternative asset manager, is planning a 2024 first close for two newly launched private debt fund-of-funds

Connecticut pension allocates USD 300m to Oaktree’s distressed credit fundraising
Connecticut pension system commits to Oaktree latest flagship distressed credit fund