Massachusetts pension fund awards $275 million to credit managers
Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board (PRIM) has mandated up to $275 million to private credit funds, according to board documents seen by Creditflux

Carlyle raises more than $800 million for global CLO-focused fund
Carlyle's newest fund will invest in CLOs backed by US and European senior secured corporate loans actively managed by third parties

Alcentra global credit strategy launches US feeder fund
Alcentra has launched a new US feeder fund for its Global Multi-Credit Solutions strategy, a regulatory filing indicates

CLO fund manager launches flagship credit strategy with $250 million target
A credit manager launched by a former UBS head has launched its flagship fund, with a target raise of $250 million, according to an investor letter seen by Creditflux

US pension scheme puts $100 million into top-performing CQS fund
A multi-strategy credit fund run by CQS has earned a $100 million commitment from a US pension fund

SkyBridge unveils $129 million of new investments with two firms
Two of the New York manager's fund of funds switched up their holdings in third quarter 2017, investing about $129 million collectively in two funds while apparently dropping four others between them

Australian-European credit manager unveils plans for listed fund
Australian secured credit fixed income specialist Gryphon Capital Investments has announced plans to list a trust with an objective of paying a 5% per annum coupon paid on a monthly basis

Angel Oak CMV plants seed for newly risen CLO market
Atlanta-based manager Angel Oak Capital is looking to fertilise the budding market for CLOs backed by subordinated bank debt

UK pension fund awards Loomis Sayles £485 million for multi-strategy credit
Natixis-affiliate Loomis Sayles has been awarded a £485 million ($647.3 million) mandate by the Avon Pension Fund to manage its multi-asset credit allocation

Texas manager raises $73 million for private credit fund
Highcrest Capital has the backing of 159 investors to date for its flagship private credit fund, regulatory filings indicate

Robeco launches short-duration version of its global credit fund
A Rotterdam-based asset manager has launched a short duration form of its global credits strategy

Manager looks to raise up to $500 million to invest in CLOs globally
A firm regarded as one of the biggest CLO mezzanine and equity investors in the market is launching its latest CLO strategy 

Crestline raises $1.3 billion for its latest credit strategy
Crestline Investors has closed its third credit opportunity fund, according to a press release. The firm states that Opportunity Fund III and related managed accounts secured over $1.34 billion of capital commitments

New European credit firm hires investor relations head from CQS after strong start
A recently-launched fund manager has hired from CQS after raising roughly €100 million for its debut credit opps fund

Alcentra continues hot fundraising streak with new global credit offering
BNY Mellon subsidiary Alcentra has attracted $140 million for a corporate credit fund

Apollo teams up with Palmira to launch €1 billion joint venture
A new joint venture from Palmira Capital Partners and the Apollo European Principal Finance Fund III seeks to invest more than €1 billion in pan-European modern logistics facilities

Angel Oak joins growth in credit interval funds
Angel Oak is set to become the latest credit manager to target retail investors following in the footsteps of Alcentra, GoldenTree, GSO and Octagon 

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

Atlanta boutique moves into structured credit with new fund
Boutique asset management firm Ardent has launched a new credit vehicle -- the third fund for the Atlanta-based company

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

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

Carlyle raises $1 billion for credit opps and structured credit funds
Carlyle Group’s has reiterated over the last several months that it sees huge potential in the credit market, and it is now experiencing joy on the fundraising trail

Time-saving hedge fund platforms stop opportunities evaporating
Lengthy commitment periods and drawn-out negotiations between institutional investors and fund managers could be a thing of the past thanks to a wave of multi-manager hedge fund platforms