FS Investments partners with real estate specialist for new credit fund
FS Investments, formerly known as Franklin Square, has raised $3.9 million for its new reit

Former Credit Suisse affiliate takes in $115 million for structured credit fund
A New York-based credit manager that spun out of Credit Suisse has raised more than $115 million in the last year for its for a structured credit strategy that now totals $677 million

CIFC teams up with pension fund for $375 million CLO risk retention partnership
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) is partnering with CIFC Asset Management on the CLO manager’s new capitalised majority-owned affiliate

Former head of Milken family office raises $118 million for credit fund
A firm run by the former head of Michael Milken’s family office has raised $118.3 million for an opportunistic credit fund

Mexico-based manager's credit fund reaches $55 million
Mexico-based Clarum has raised $54.6 million for its AlphaCredit Debt Fund

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

Wealth manager SCS raises $45 million for offshore credit fund
SCS Capital Management has raised $44.8 million for its Multi-Sector Credit and is backed by 30 investors to date

Illinois pension fund to invest in new NXT and Riverstone credit funds
An Illinois pension fund is set to invest $125 million with NXT Capital and $100 million with Riverstone Credit Partners as it ups its income allocation target by 1%

Fundraising's a hoot for Owl Rock as its BDC reaches $4.6 billion
New York-based Owl Rock has raised $4.6 billion since March 2016 for its mid-market debt fund, a regulatory filing reveals.

TCA global credit fund benefits from inflows
TCA's Global Credit Fund has grown by $37.5 million in 12 months, bringing its total to $131.1 million

Palisades raises $26 million for new credit fund
West coast manager Palisades Investment Partners is fundraising for a new credit fund

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

Bain Capital raises $557 million for Asia credit fund
Bain Capital has held the first close of its Asia credit fund, known as Bain Capital Special Situations Asia – and has already raised $557 million for the fund

Former Anchorage pair seek investment in two new Diameter funds
Credit start-up Diameter Capital Partners, founded in February by two credit professionals from Anchorage, has opened two new funds to investment

BC Partners makes rapid progress as it closes in on new credit fund and SMA
Market sources say that BC Partners is making a swift entry into the credit markets with the private equity firm close to raising $700 million

Dakota pension fund awards $300 million to asset management giant
Dakota pension fund cuts MBS exposure to make space for an investment in a coporate bond fund

Arizona retirement trust ups its private debt allocation by $75 million
The Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) is set to up its private debt allocation, committing up to $75 million to a New York-based manager.

GS Mezzanine Partners raises $725 million in three weeks  
GS Mezzanine Partners, the lending arm of Goldman Sachs, has collected at least $725 million for its new fund, GS Mezzanine Partners VII

Prospect’s CLO fund reaches $300 million fundraising milestone
Prospect Capital Management’s closed-end CLO fund, the Priority Income Fund, has raised $300 million in capital

Vanguard unveils plans to launch ETF of ETFs
The investment management giant filed a preliminary registration statement for the fund, which is expected to launch in the fourth quarter

CIFC looks to replicate CMOA template after pricing four 2017 CLOs
New details have emerged regarding CIFC Asset Management’s CLO risk retention strategy after a regulatory filing revealed that the firm had raised $117.3 million for a vehicle known as CIFC CLO Strategic Partners

New England pension to invest $100 million in new Tennenbaum fund
The Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS) plans to invest up to $100 million in the upcoming Tennenbaum direct lending fund

Steadfast-Alcentra fund commences operations and plans new share offerings
A new Steadfast credit fund managed by Alcentra has admitted its first shareholders and is seeking to expand its share class offerings, filings show.

Apollo's total return credit platform makes huge strides with $1.8 billion of inflows
Apollo's credit business increased by $10.3 billion in Q2 and total return credit is quickly becoming a key component of this credit platform

Davidson Kempner raises $670 million for upcoming distressed debt fund
New York's Davidson Kempner is 67% of the way towards its target, sources say, as it markets its latest distressed debt fund