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

US manager looks to raise $300 million for new CLO equity fund
Regulatory filings indicate that a US fund manager is targeting a new fund which will purchase CLO equity tranches

US boutique to launch fund of funds investing in CLOs and alternatives
The asset and wealth management RIA firm is establishing an alternatives fund of funds to be launched in 2018, according to market sources

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 

Eagle Point raises $100 million for new CLO-focused fund
Greenwich-based Eagle Point has raised $100.2 million for a new private fund that will invest in CLO equity, regulatory filings reveal

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 

Chicago-based manager unveils ambitious plans for listed CLO equity fund
US CLO manager aims to become the latest to add a CLO investment fund

Octagon’s debut retail credit fund goes live
XA Investments has raised up to $83.4 million for the closed-end credit fund it has set up with Octagon Credit

Danish manager lists two new CLO-focused funds with assets of €74 million
Danish asset manager Accunia has listed two new alternative investment funds on the Copenhagen stock exchange

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

Oaktree finds space for structured credit in new global credit fund
Oaktree Capital Management has shed some light on its eagerly-awaited push into the structured credit market

Octagon plans its first 40 Act credit fund with 50% bucket for CLOs
Octagon Credit Investors is working on what could become one of the first closed-end fund listings by an alternative credit manager in recent years

GSO goes in-house for its latest credit interval fund
GSO is planning a novel onshore fund to invest in loans and CLOs, according to a prospectus recently filed with the SEC

GoldenTree squares up for huge credit interval fund launch
GoldenTree Asset Management has partnered with a retail distribution giant on the latest example of a credit interval fund, according to SEC filings

Ares wins $1.1 billion in global direct lending SMAs in strong start to 2017
Direct lending proved to be Ares Management’s most successful strategy in fundraising terms with the firm registering $1.1 billion of inflows for European and US private debt in the first quarter

New York-based Mill Hill ramps up its debut structured credit fund
Mill Hill Capital, a company which was established by ex-UBS structured credit trader David Meneret in 2015, has ramped up its debut fund. Meneret tells Creditflux that the fund will follow a market-neutral strategy, but that he believes double-digit returns are in reach