Pension scheme plans allocation to new Ares distressed credit fund
A west coast pension fund plans to put $50 million of capital into a new fund being marketed by Ares

Boston manager earns support for forthcoming $1.5 billion loan fund
A new senior loan fund targeting investments in just four industry segments has netted a $20 million allocation from a pension fund

Boutique pension fund picks Guggenheim for loan management
Guggenheim Investments has beaten off competition from a large credit manager to win a bank loan mandate

US fund-of-hedge fund manager wins $300 million for European credit
A leading fund-of-hedge fund manager has been awarded a $300 million mandate to focus on European credit

JP Morgan prepares another giant-sized CLO
Having arranged a $1.5 billion CLO for Apollo Global Management last month, sources say that JP Morgan is preparing another giant-sized CLO

US credit manager wins huge $707 million mandate for direct lending
A large CLO manager has won a huge $707 million allocation from a $41 billion pension fund as it bids to build a direct lending and middle-market credit business

Large US pension fund allocates to new mid-market credit vehicle
Virginia Retirement System has made a $50 million allocation to middle-market credit

New CLO-focused fund draws $100 million from pension fund
A new structured credit fund being marketed has made significant progress towards its initial $250 million target

New Ares special situation fund wins $75 million from endowment
Ares is marketing another special situations fund and one of its existing clients has signed up

Los Angeles pension fund books high yield giant for three more years
The Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions has renewed its partnership with a high yield giant

Pension fund shows no liquidity fears as it puts $195 million into loans
A west coast pension fund has hired an established loan manager to oversee $195 million, after weighing commingled funds versus seperate accounts

Together, we'll go far: manager lines up debut euro CLO with Wells Fargo
Market sources say that a credit manager with a 15 year track-record has hired Wells Fargo to launch its debut European CLO

BlackRock gathers no moss and rolls into the market with another CLO
After nearly 18 months without raising a CLO, BlackRock is about to make it two new CLOs in the space of two months say buy-side sources

New CLO is on the menu as Invesco's loan sous-chef takes the lead
Normal service will resume at Invesco, with sources reporting that the asset manager is preparing to serve up its latest US CLO – two months after loan market veteran Greg Stoeckle officially stepped down from his role at the Atlanta-based firm

Pension fund hires Apollo to preside over broad credit mandate
Apollo has won another big credit partnership deal with a pension fund, which sources say gives the manager the right to invest $500 million across several credit sectors  

Alcentra markets US deal as global managers target four 2014 CLOs
Alcentra has joined two other global CLO management giants in planning a fourth CLO of the year

Manager cultivates Credit Suisse relationship for new European CLO
Market sources say that Credit Suisse has been hired to arrange a CLO for a manager with which it maintains strong ties. 

BNP Paribas's big CLO mandate gets even bigger with up-size pending
Fresh details have emerged about the forthcoming CLO being raised by obe of the market's leading managers

Another hedge fund manager tasks JP Morgan with creating CLO
JP Morgan has recently built up business in creating CLOs for credit hedge fund managers. The bank is at it again, this time working with a repeat client.

BNP Paribas takes CLO business to the next level with big mandate
BNP Paribas has won its biggest US CLO contract to date

Kentucky pension fund allocates $40 million to credit managers
Kentucky Retirement System has been allocating to credit this year as new chief investment officer David Peden settles into his new role.

Manager readies CLO number 21 as triple As and equity line up
Boston-based Columbia is due to price a $619 million CLO today with senior investors lined up

Deutsche Bank gets to work on leading loan manager's latest CLO
Deutsche Bank's new issue CLO team has landed another major mandate