Manager turns back to Deutsche Bank for its first CLO of 2015
Deutsche Bank has won a mandate to prepare a new CLO for a regular manager client, according to market sources

US pension fund hires Babson as it pushes into Asian credit
A US pension fund has spotted opportunities in Asia and has signed up to a new mezzanine debt fund managed by Babson

Global CLO manager hires Barclays for European deal
Sources say that Barclays is close to pricing a deal for a top-ten global CLO manager

US pension fund continues push towards direct lending
A US pension fund has agreed to put $155 million into direct lending funds in the last few months

Hedge fund manager hires Goldman for its debut 2.0 European CLO
A large credit hedge fund manager is aiming to launch its first CLO in Europe since the crisis

West coast pension backs Oaktree with $600 million for distressed debt
One of Oaktree Capital Management's most valued clients has backed the manager's upcoming distressed debt strategy

BNP Paribas wins mandate from regular US CLO issuer
BNP Paribas has been selected to arrange a CLO for a New York-based manager which issued five CLOs last year

London-based manager sets its sights on European CLO debut
A start-up credit manager could be about to launch a debut European CLO

Black Diamond raises over $300 million for new distressed debt fund
Black Diamond Capital Management has been winning commitments for its new distressed debt fund. The manager could be about to receive further capital from a US endowment fund 

LA pensions give their blessing to start-up firm's distressed debt fund
Investors based in the city of angels have given their blessing to a start-up manager's debut credit fund. 

Manager closes in on distressed fund after New Mexico road show
A credit manager has completed a successful marketing campaign in Santa Fe as part of its push to launch a new distressed debt fund.

European asset manager plans comeback CLO after eight year hiatus
Sources say that BAML is working on a new European CLO for a private debt and equity manager, which last entered the new issue market in 2007

Manager wins $50 million from endowment for new distressed fund
A New York-based manager has got off to a strong start as it begins marketing its fourth distressed debt fund

Pension funds allocate to new KKR direct lending and distressed funds
It may be late in the year but KKR Credit is making progress in its bid to launch second generation credit funds.

Managers earn support as they each aim for $4 billion credit funds
Two established credit managers are aiming to raise $2 billion each in capital for direct lending and distressed debt. A US pension fund has supported both causes with $30 million

Calpers joins US pension fund charge towards distressed debt
US pension funds continue to put money to work in distressed debt strategies with California Public Employees' Retirement System among the institutions that are allocating towards new distressed funds

Endowment fund crosses Lake Erie to invest in Canadian distressed debt
A US endowment fund has topped up its exposure to a distressed debt strategy north of the border

Pacific leads rivals in race for pension fund's $130 million loan mandate
Three managers have emerged as the leading contenders for a $130 million mandate to manage loans on behalf of a pension fund, which is embarking on a large-scale push into credit

Large credit manager pitched for Calpers euro credit account
A large credit firm recently put itself forward to run European credit for Calpers

Pension fund could take big CLO role after backing Apollo with $100 million
One of the most sophisticated CLO buyers has strengthened its ties with Apollo - and shown a willingness to increase its CLO exposure

Pension fund puts another $60 million into Asian direct lending strategy
An Asia-focused direct lending fund that has attracted interest from scores of institutional investors, has netted a repeat investment from one of its clients after delivering 10% capital appreciation

Pension fund hires west coast manager for billion-dollar credit mandate
A large credit investor has backed a manager with an initial $400 million for multi-strategy credit. This allocation could rise to beyond $1 billion

Manager's direct lending fund earns $75 million from US pension
A US manager has had a big couple of weeks after winning $75 million for direct lending having earlier announced a push into CLOs 

Leading credit investor puts $50 million into distressed debt
One of 2014's biggest credit allocators has put another $50 million into the space.