Finnish firm to launch €300 million European direct lending fund of funds
Finnish firm Certior Capital is set to raise a new fund of funds with a hard cap of €300 million, company officials confirm

Hermes wins $400 million mandate to show investing ethically really is worth it
Hermes Investment Management has won a $400 million mandate to oversee a global high yield credit portfolio on behalf of Swedish pension fund giant Första AP-Fonden (AP1)

AEW and Natixis AM raise another €100 million for real estate debt fund
AEW and Natixis Asset management, both affiliates of Natixis Global Asset Management, have completed a third closing of Senior European Loan Fund II (Self II) following commitments from institutional investors in France, Germany and Italy

Principal and Finisterre team up to launch emerging market Ucits fund
Multi-boutique asset management firm Principal Global Investors has launched an unconstrained emerging markets fixed income Ucits that will be managed by its subsidiary, Finisterre Capital

KKR's private credit fund fund targets Hong Kong and now South Korea
KKR has raised $301.1 million for its KKR Private Credit Opportunities Partners II (EEA) LP fund, which appears to be targeting Asia-based investors

Paris-based direct lender launches institutional fund with €300 million target
Paris-based direct lender Idinvest has announced the launch of new large-scale institutional fund that will lease industrial assets to SMEs

Credit fundraising hits $11.1bn in September
$11.1 billion was raised for credit-orientated strategies in September, according to Creditflux’s fundraising tracker. Just over half of this ($5.6 billion) comes from direct lending funds

EIB unveils €300 million lending programme for Irish business
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced a new €300 million long-term lending programme aimed at supporting mid-cap companies in Ireland

Local Pensions Partnership looks to go direct with £1.3 billion credit fund
The Local Pensions Partnership (LPP), which runs the pension schemes of two separate UK local government areas, has announced the launch of a £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) credit fund

London-based Signal raises €725 million for credit and real estate funds
London-based private asset management firm Signal Capital Partners has raised €725 million with an investment strategy targeting credit and real estate special situations

Alcentra raises €690 million for closed-end credit fund
BNY Mellon subsidiary Alcentra has closed its Clareant Strategic Credit Fund with sales of €690 million. The vehicle, which originally had a target size of €500 million, is dedicated to opportunistic investing in the loans, bonds and structured credit of European companies

Neuberger keeps up private credit momentum as it markets new fund
Neuberger Berman is marketing its latest private credit strategy, with the firm launching Neuerger Berman Private Debt Fund III

Danish manager lists two new CLO-focused funds with assets of €74 million
Danish asset manager Accunia has listed two new alternative investment funds on the Copenhagen stock exchange

Oak Hill launches new CLO-focused hedge fund
Oak Hill Advisors has so far raised $77.4 million for an offshore fund that invests in CLOs, filings suggest

Candriam launches €107 million global bond fund
European asset manager Candriam has launched a €107 million total return bond fund that invests in sovereign bonds, corporate credit and currencies across both developed and emerging markets

Davidson Kempner raises $1.75 billion for distressed debt fund
Davidson Kempner has raised $1.75 billion for a new fund focused on distressed investments, Creditflux has learned

Europa hires former Barclays pair as it launches UK real estate debt fund
Europa Capital has launched a UK debt vehicle and appointed two former Barclays specialists as consultants

Axa IM puts money to work in the US as it closes global real estate debt fund
AXA’s real estate investments arm has closed its 10^th commercial real estate senior debt fund after achieving its capped target of €1.5 billion

Schroders debuts its first UK infrastructure debt fund
Schroders has announced the launch of its UK Infrastructure Debt fund, which will target investment from UK pension funds and insurance companies

Goldman Sachs and KKR private credit funds win Korean investors
Korea Post has decided to commit $200 million to a new mezzanine debt fund from Goldman Sachs and $100 million to KKR Credit’s global mezzanine fund, according to local media reports

British Business Bank launches fund to boost lending in the midlands
The British Business Bank's newly announced £120 million fund ($155 million) represents the first part of a wider £250 million commitment

Swedish pension fund Alecta invests $100 million in ESG-friendly credit fund
Alecta will invest $100 million in the NN-FMO Emerging Markets Loan fund

Permira seeks to grow its direct lending AUM with new managed account
Permira Debt Managers (PDM) has launched a new managed account, which is understood to be geared towards direct lending

US pension fund agrees $200 million investment in new GSO distressed fund
GSO Capital Partners has got off to a strong start as it markets a new distressed debt fund. There are signs that the multi-billion offering is being sold in South Korea

Direct lending growth spurs Ares's AUM above $100 billion
Yet again credit and, more specifically, direct lending is proving to be the driving force behind Ares Management’s growth