Massachusetts pension fund invests $75 million with TowerBrook
Mass PRIM) has made a $75 million commitment to New-York based TowerBrook Capital Partners for its second structured opportunities fund, according to 15 May board documentation

Former Credit Suisse credit heads raise over $400 million for new fund
New York-based Arbour Lane Capital Management has raised just over $400 million for its second credit opportunities fund in less than a year, according to US SEC filings

Michigan fund commits $25 million to CLO "risk retention" vehicle
The University of Michigan's endowment has made a $25 million commitment to a CLO fund managed by Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, according to documents seen by Creditflux

Silver Rock raises $1 billion for opportunistic credit fund
Los Angeles based Silver Rock Financial has raised just over $1 billion for its opportunistic credit fund, according to US SEC filings.

Tages holds $203 million first close for hedge fund seeding strategy
The new closed-end vehicle will focus on providing seeding and acceleration capital to emerging hedge fund managers

CIFC gets in on interval fund phenomenon with new CLO-focused strategy
The new vehicle will invest at least 80% of its net assets in debt securities, with a focus on CLO equity, mezzanine tranches and warehouses, US SEC filings reveal

Investec unveils unconstrained global credit fund for UK investors
“In a world of rising interest rates, and with the accompanying increase in volatility", Investec has launched a replica of its Investec Global Total Credit Fund - this time for UK investors

Pension fund ups commitment to TPG special situations fund by $150 million
Kern County has upped its commitment to TSSP Adjacent Opportunities Contingent Fund, managed by TPG’s special situations platform TPG Sixth Street Partners, 9 May board documents reveal. 

Boston-based manager launches $1.25 billion real estate debt fund
US real estate investment firm Berkshire Group has closed its second debt fund with $1.25 billion equity commitments, which will target at least 10% returns

MidOcean floats second tactical credit fund
MidOcean Credit Partners has launched its second tactical credit fund, which will invest in "off-the-run" high yield and leveraged loans, Creditflux understands

LMCG credit fund doubles in size
Boston-based LMCG Investments has raised at least $72.69 million for its credit hedge fund – more than doubling fund assets in exactly a year, according to US regulatory filings

Louisiana pension fund commits $75 million to new Oaktree fund
The Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL) has made a $75 million commitment to distressed debt manager Oaktree, a spokesperson for the $9.5 billion pension fund confirmed

Sound Point wins $125 million mandate for strategic credit fund
Sound Point Capital Management has won a $125 million mandate for its Strategic Capital Fund, which will provide liquidity solutions to US stressed and distressed companies 

Courage braves credit market to launch new distressed debt fund
Courage Capital Management has launched its fourth credit opportunities fund, according to US SEC filings

Distressed debt specialist closes $727 million credit fund
Balbec Capital has announced the final close of InSolve Global Credit Fund III with $727 million capital commitments

Carlyle and Oppenheimer opt for interval fund structure as part of JV
The new private credit fund will invest at least 80% across loans and structured credit (Including CLOs), opportunistic credit, direct lending and liquid credit, SEC filings reveal

Real estate specialist raises $385 million for credit fund
Real estate specialist Acore Capital has raised at least $385 million for its latest credit fund - Acore Credit IV, according to US SEC filings

Private equity firm launches cannabis credit fund
Private equity firm Gotham Green Partners has become the latest fund manager to launch a strategy geared towards the cannabis sector

CarVal closes fourth distressed credit fund at $3 billion hard cap
Minneapolis-based CarVal Investors has held a final close for its fourth credit value fund – CVI Credit Value Fund IV (CVF IV), hitting its hard cap with $3 billion capital commitments

Alcentra holds $513 million close for CLO-focused fund
Alcentra has held a final close on its third structured credit opportunity fund with $513 million capital commitments - which has the ability to invest in US and European CLO equity, mezzanine tranches and warehouse capital 

New York pension fund signs up to new SVP distressed debt fund
New York State Common Retirement Fund has made a $150 million commitment to distressed debt specialist Strategic Value Partners, board documentations reveal 

Long-term lock-up funds work very well in private equity, but CLO equity has greater needs
Beware of applying to CLOs fund structures that work for other asset classes, such as private equity. The result may be lost value

SVP closes fourth global special situations fund at its $2.85 billion hard cap
Distressed and special situation specialist Strategic Value Partners has held a final close for its fourth special situations fund, hitting its hard cap with $2.85 billion capital commitments

Asset manager launches $150 million private credit fund
Commonfund Asset Management, an asset manager for non-profit organisations, has launched a new private credit fund with a $150 million target size, US SEC filings reveal

Fulcrum launches new multi-strat fund with daily liquidity
Fulcrum Asset Management has launched TM Fulcrum Diversified Liquid Alternatives Fund, which will invest across real assets, alternative credit and diversifiers