Blue Owl launches alternative credit fund for individual investors
The new product is structured as an interval fund and launched with USD 850m

Asset-based lending increasingly acts as private debt diversifier
Direct lender Bow River is the latest manager to acquire a lower middle market asset-based financing firm as investors seek to diversify existing private debt portfolios

Blue Owl raises USD 850m from wealth channel for asset-backed debt fund
Following the close of this private offering, the alternative credit manager will be able to offer this fund to a broader investor base in a typical interval fund format  

Blue Owl, Voya partner to bring private assets to US retirement accounts
The new private market products will be offered on Voya’s retirement platform, which oversees USD 630bn in defined contribution assets for more than 9m plan participants

Seven managers make up 90% of private credit fundraising – Morningstar
Over the last five years, Apollo alone accounted for 29% of all capital raised for private credit

Banks vie to finance Blue Owl’s Italian data centre
At least eight banks in the running to lend EUR 500m-EUR 600m for Milan property; Blue Owl owns data centre operator IPI Partners  

Clearlake seals largest new direct lending deal for Dun & Bradstreet
Ares leads deal, taking USD 1.5bn; Morgan Stanley, Clearlake Capital Markets, Golub and Blue Owl also helped arrange the largest new unitranche ever

Kayne Anderson to debut private BDC to tap affluent investors
EXCLUSIVE: Private BDCs, pioneered by some of the largest direct lenders in the market, are becoming a common vehicle across the private credit manager industry

JPMorgan enters private credit big leagues with USD 4bn Boeing unit financing
EXCLUSIVE: The bank takes down the third-largest piece of the giant unitranche, lending shoulder-to-shoulder with direct-lending giants

Blue Owl plans debut asset-backed fund for wealthy individuals
The direct lending firm filed for what would be its first interval fund with the SEC

Blue Owl raises more than USD 2bn for evergreen direct lending strategy
Blue Owl has raised more than USD 2bn for its sophomore direct lending fund that focuses on senior, first-lien loans

Blue Owl delays fundraising launch of opportunistic credit fund
Blue Owl has put fundraising for its upcoming opportunistic credit fund on pause as it evaluates the market opportunity, according to sources familiar with the matter. 

Blue Owl and other managers seek organic private credit growth in Europe
Memo to US investment firms seeking to attract European capital: you may want to set up shop here

Blue Owl moves to launch direct lending business in Europe
US-based asset manager Blue Owl is looking to launch a direct lending business in Europe and is interviewing deal-markers in the regions

Blue Owl raises USD 400m in 12 months for direct lending fund
New York-based Blue Owl Capital has now raised approximately USD 1.9bn to date for a diversified lending fund, including USD 400m in the last 12 months

Blue Owl scoops up Atalaya Capital for USD 450m
Private credit manager Blue Owl Capital is raising the stakes on its place in the USD 1.7trn global market with the purchase of asset-based credit specialist Atalaya Capital

Blue Owl brings sovereign wealth fund deputy CIO onboard
Private credit specialist Blue Owl Capital has become the latest direct lender to expand in Australia with a major hire

Texas-based pension system commits USD 90m to direct lending fund
The City of Austin City Employees' Retirement System, or COAERS, has committed USD 90m to the Blue Owl Diversified Lending Fund

Florida-based pension commits USD 20 million to direct lending fund
The Jacksonville, Fla. Police and Fire Pension Fund approved a USD 20m commitment to a diversified lending fund

Direct lending firm hires partner from Blue Owl
The newest addition to the team will focus on product and business development

Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investors put $1 billion into tech-focused credit platform
Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor forms strategic partnership with US asset manager as it focuses on technology lending strategy

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 

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

   

LP round up: $2.7bn flows to 20 credit managers as investors battle PE overallocation
Investors faced huge headwinds in September with inflation, rising interest rates, and geopolitical turmoil, alongside the UK gilts sell-off at month end

Michigan pension pledges over $1 billion to three US credit managers
Michigan Retirement System has pledged just over $1 billion to three credit managers