Tikehau launches inaugural $300m CFO
Tikehau Capital says it has closed its inaugural collateralised fund obligation, joining the likes of Churchill Asset Management and Nassau Corporate Credit who have launched such structures this year. 

LA pension awards $675 million to illiquid credit managed account
The strategy will invest across asset-backed credit, loans, bonds, and specialty finance

Carlyle targets $6.5 billion for credit opps fund
Carlyle Group is targeting $6.5 billion for its third opportunistic credit fund, according to a pitchbook seen by Creditflux

Credit funds at a glance (December 2023)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

VSS exceeds target to close mixed debt and equity fund at $530 million
VSS Capital Partners has announced the final close of its mixed debt and equity vehicle named VSS Structured Capital Fund IV at $530 million, exceeding its target fund size of $400 million

Bain holds final close on $650 million fund to buy own CLO equity globally
Bain Capital Credit has closed its second captive equity fund with $650 million commitments, thought to be among the largest manager-controlled CLO equity funds raised

Belstar partners with Apollo to launch global corporate and structured credit fund
Belstar Management Company has launched a credit fund to invest across global liquid and private credit - including both corporate and structured credit

LP round up: 27 managers find the top corner with investor wins
Credit fund managers like to take it one fund at a time and give it 110% for their 90-minute investor fund pitches - and it's working as $3.8 billion was allocated during November and early December. The gaffer would be proud. 

400 Capital raises $580 million for third asset backed credit fund
400 Capital Management has closed its third asset backed fund 400 Capital Asset Based Term Fund III at $580 million

Crescent eyes non-traded BDC for private credit offering
Crescent Capital is looking to expand its middle market direct lending product suite, with the firm registering a non-exchange traded business development company with US regulators

San Bernardino pension commits $50 million to CLO fund as part of multi-credit strategic partnership
San Bernardino County Employees’ Retirement Association allocated $50 million to a CLO equity fund, as part of a roughly $240 million multi-credit strategic partnership with the manager

US manager becomes latest to register triple A CLO ETF
The manager joins the likes of BlackRock, PineBridge and VanEck, Janus Henderson and AXS to use exchange traded funds to invest in CLO tranches

BlackRock launches impact bond fund
BlackRock has launched a fixed income fund focused on green, social, and sustainable bonds as well as ‘impact’ MBS and municipal investments

Texas pension allocates $75 million to CLO fund
Texas County District & Retirement System has allocated to its third CLO fund in three years 

Calpers allocates $2.75 billion to two credit managers
US pension heavyweight California Public Employees Retirement System earmarked $3 billion to credit funds in the third quarter of 2022, according to recent board materials 

Brookfield/Oaktree targets "larger" than $16 billion for next opportunistic credit fund
Brookfield Asset Management held a $2.8 billion first close on its third infrastructure debt fund and has started fundraising for its next vintage of our opportunistic credit flagship fund, alongside affiliate Oaktree, according to the firm's Q3 earnings call

Manager raises $150 million for first solo captive CLO equity fund
The US manager is on the road fundraising for its third ever captive equity CLO fund, but first under its new branding,

Angel Oak launches second structured credit ETF in a month
Angel Oak Capital has launched it second structured credit exchange traded fund in a month

HighVista holds final close of second private credit fund at $450 million
HighVista Strategies has announced the final close of a second private credit fund

Catalio raises healthcare-focused private credit fund
Catalio Capital Management has launched its first ever special situations credit fund with which intending to provide financing to healthcare companies

Castlelake secures $782 million for credit fund
Castlelake Income Opportunities II will invest in areas including European commercial real estate, transitional bridge lending in North America, specialty finance and secured aviation related lending

Nuveen raises $150 million to invest further in CLOs
Nuveen is expanding its CLO product suite with the launch of a new CLO opportunities fund, according to recent regulatory filings

Flat Rock eyes double Bs for CLO interval fund launch
Flat Rock Global is expanding its CLO fund roster and eyeing double B-rated tranches of US middle market CLOs as part of a new interval fund, according to market sources.

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

Silver Point targets $4 billion for third specialty credit fund
The Greenwich, Connecticut-headquartered manager invests across several areas of lending including secondary market loans, hung syndications, rescue finance, and hard asset lending opportunities during periods of dislocation