Callan hires Cliffwater senior MD as head of alternatives
Callan, an institutional investment consultant, has appointed Pete Keliuotis as head of alternatives and executive vice president.  

Majority of investors seek to increase private credit allocations, BlackRock survey reveals
Over half of investors plan to increase their allocation to private credit in 2019, according to an institutional client rebalancing report published by BlackRock

San Francisco pension assigns $75 million to evergreen private credit fund
A New York-based direct lender has won a $75 million mandate from San Francisco Employees' Retirement System, who are looking to deploy  $4.5 billion and partner with up to 25 private debt managers over the next six years

Strathclyde pension looks to allocate up to £1.1 billion into credit
Glasgow City Council, the administering authority for the Strathclyde Pension Fund, has launched request for proposals (RFP) seeking to appoint investment managers specialising in private corporate debt and real estate debt.

New York pension fund allocates €250 million to European credit manager
A $207.4 billion pension fund has awarded the mandate to a multi-strategy credit fund managed by EQT Partners 

Minnesota pension slates $200 million to private credit after strong returns over Q3 2018
Minnesota State Board of Investments has awarded a $200 million commitment to two private credit managers

Iowa pension to commit $200 million to private credit in 2019 as it addresses shortfalls
Iowa Public Employees Retirement System (IPERS) plans to make $200 million in private credit commitments during 2019, according to documents seen by Creditflux, comprising of $100 million each to Monroe Capital and Tennenbaum Capital Partners

Texas pension awards $500 million to European direct lending managed account
This is the largest investment to credit that the $30 billion pension fund has made

Sweden eases investment law for pension funds
The Swedish parliament has approved investment guidelines giving the country’s four state pension plans greater freedom to invest in illiquid markets    

Monroe launches $1.33 billion US direct lending fund
With leverage, Monroe Capital will have more than $2.5 billion of capital available for investments

Tikehau fund edges towards €1.6 billion close with €75 million EIB commitment
The European Investment Bank has approved a €75 million commitment to Tikehau Investment Management

Missouri pension plan seeks alternatives consultant
The $8.2 billion Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System (MOSERS) is seeking an alternative investment consultants

Finnish foundation seeks alternatives manager
Turku 2029 foundation, a recently created Finnish foundation based in the city of Turku, has issued a notice seeking a manager for its €8m alternatives investments, in a bid to diversify its portfolio.  

ICG hits €4 billion target for European private debt fund
Intermediate Capital Group has hit its €4 billion fundraising target for its seventh European private debt fund, according to the firm’s semi-annual results

California pension fund seeks opportunistic credit manager
Merced County Employees’ Retirement Association is on the search for an opportunistic credit manager, according to board minutes seen by Creditflux

San Francisco pension ramps up private credit portfolio with $80 million commitments
The $24.5 billion pension fund currently has a 2.2% actual allocation to private credit, despite a 10% target allocation

Orange County pension fund commits to Monroe direct lending strategy
Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS), has committed $75 million to Monroe Capital Private Credit Fund III, but it's also reducing its overall allocation to credit    

US pension commits $100 million to Apollo's hybrid private credit/private equity fund
Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System has mandated $100 million to a multi-strategy fund managed by New York-based Apollo Global Management

New Mexico pension fund supplies $100 million to private energy credit
A new energy credit fund will primarily underwrite direct loans to small and middle market conventional energy companies

TSSP launches capital solutions fund
TPG Sixth Street Partners (TSSP), the credit platform of private equity giant TPG, has launched a fund to target late stage growth companies

Alameda County approves $33 million investment in senior loan fund
Alameda County Employees’ Retirement Association has approved a $33 million commitment to a senior debt fund managed by Abry Partners

New Jersey pension fund allocates $100 million to tech-focused BDC
The State of New Jersey Department of Treasury has awarded $100 million to a direct lender's sector-focused BDC

Dallas pension fund set to cut private debt
The Dallas Police and Fire Pension Fund, at an 11 October meeting, approved a new long-term asset allocation plan that will gradually wind-down its private debt portfolio

Los Angeles pension fund looks for direct lender to take on $670 million mandate
The $16.9 billion pension fund approved a new asset allocation in April this year and is now issuing a private credit mandate for 3.75% its total fund assets 

BT pension fund appoints CEO
BT Pension Scheme Management, which has exposure to credit strategies run by Apollo, Ares and Hermes, has now appointed a CEO