Axa IM and InPact close €395m global revolving credit facility fund
AXA Investment Managers and InPact Partners have closed their second vintage revolving credit facilities fund, RCF II, with over €395 million in capital commitments

Credit funds at a glance (October 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit
 

   

LP round up: $2.7bn flows to 20 credit managers as investors battle PE overallocation
Investors faced huge headwinds in September with inflation, rising interest rates, and geopolitical turmoil, alongside the UK gilts sell-off at month end

GoldenTree hits $3bn hard cap on distressed debt fund
GoldenTree Asset Management says it has closed its latest distressed debt fund, Distressed Fund IV, at its $3 billion hard cap

Nomura readies multi-strat credit interval fund launch
Nomura Private Capital is readying the launch of a new, closed-ended interval fund which will invest across the credit spectrum - including bonds, loans, CLOs, distressed debt emerging market debt

LP round up: Magnetar and Värde among winners as $3 billion flows to credit
Institutional investors allocated at least $3 billion to credit funds in August

LP round up: private credit takes big slice of inflows as 10% portfolio share projected for 2026
Institutional investors revealed nearly $4 billion allocations to credit funds in July, with recipients including Angelo Gordon, Apollo, Ares, BlackRock, Brookfield, CarVal, Comvest, Deerpath, KKR, Schroders and Sixth Street

HPS launches sixth direct lending fund
The firm's previous fund in the series closed in September with over $15 billion of investable capital

Credit funds at a glance (August 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit
   

Ares plans four credit fund launches amid strong deployment
Ares Management benefitted from strong private credit deployment in the quarted and unveiled plans to raise its sixth European direct lending fund, second flagship closed-end alternative credit fund and third US junior capital direct lending fund

Invesco holds final closed for distressed fund at $644 million
Invesco has made a final close of its global distressed credit and special sitiations fund known as Invesco Credit Partners Fund II

BlackRock closes £1.7 billion private debt fund with wide mandate for UK pensions
The firm has deployed around 60% of the fund, which invests across US and European direct lending, US and European real estate debt and the firm’s global opportunistic strategy

Credit PM pair seek galaxy of opportunities with long/short fund manager launch
Two experienced portfolio managers have set up a new venture to take advantage of volatile markets

Five credit managers win nearly $1 billion from UK pension pool
Five private credit funds emerged as winners after UK pension pool Border to Coast revealed $1 billion in a wide variety of private credit commitments

Monroe goes on fundraising trail for second opportunistic private credit fund
Monroe Capital has incorporated vehicles for its second opportunistic private credit fund, just two months after closing its inaugural fund, according to regulatory filings

CSAM closes inaugural global direct lending fund with $3bn deployable capital
Credit Suisse Asset Management has held a final close of its inaugural private credit opportunities fund at $1.67 billion. With leverage, the fund will have ‘in excess of $3 billion’ to deploy

Algebris adds second PM in two months to credit opportunities team
Algebris Investments has hired a co-portfolio manager for its Global Credit Opportunities strategies

Calamos and Aksia eye CLOs as part of new multi-credit interval fund
Calamos Advisors and Aksia have teamed up to launch a closed-ended interval fund that can invest across several areas of credit

Credit funds at a glance (June 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit  

LP round up: 28 credit managers win $6.6 billion as San Diego carves private credit allocation
Pensions allocated over $6.6 billion to credit managers in June including Angelo Gordon, Antares, Apollo, Ares, Beach Point, BioPharma, Brookfield, CarVal, Cerberus...

JP Morgan AM targets global special situations after $2.4 billion raise
JP Morgan Asset Management says it has raised $2.4 billion for Lynstone Special Situations Fund II to invest in stressed, distressed and event driven situations

Credit funds at a glance (June 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit
 
   

Pantheon exceeds $500 million target for second private debt secondaries fund
Pantheon has held a final close of its second private debt secondaries fund, Pantheon Senior Debt II, at $834 million

LP round up: Apollo and Silver Rock win over $1 billion as pensions plough into private debt
Institutional investors allocated at least $2 billion to credit funds in April, according to Creditflux data, with Apollo and Silver Rock emerging as big winners

Muzinich targets high income with new flexible credit fund
Muzinich & Co has launched Muzinich Dynamic Credit Income Fund, which it says is “designed for investors seeking outperformance in rising credit markets without taking excessive risks”