London pension fund thinks global in search for direct lending managers
A London-based pension fund is looking to allocate £110 million ($138 million) to a direct lending strategy which can produce returns of Libor plus 4-5%

Private equity firms win mandates to invest $150 million in credit
A US pension fund has tasked two firms, better known for their expertise in the private equity sector, to invest in opportunistic and distressed credit

Montana pension fund allocates to new Asia direct lending fund
Montana Board of Investments has allocated $30 million to an Asia-focused direct lending fund, according to documents seen by Creditflux

UK pension fund picks leading managers for £750 million credit push
Strathclyde Pension Fund has elected to increase its exposure to credit by 3% and has dished out lucrative mandates to some of the leading names in credit management

Structured credit hedge funds earn approval from Texas pension plan
Two "emerging managers" with prowess in the structured credit market have been given backing by a Texas pension fund

US pension fund allocates $75 million to Oak Hill
An employees' pension fund based in the pelican state has hired Oak Hill for a new credit strategy

US pension fund hunts for global manager to run multi-strategy credit
A US pension fund which typically awards single-strategy mandates has taken a break from this policy as it seeks a credit manager to run a $400 million mixed-asset portfolio

Energy investor wins pension fund support for $600 million credit strategy
A large investor in the energy markets is ramping up a new credit fund which looks likely to hit $600 million next month

US pension fund picks GoldenTree for credit strategy
A US state pension fund has decided to invest with GoldenTree over another large credit hedge fund manager

Ex-CQS supremo wins $150 million structured credit mandate for new firm
A large US pension fund has given its backing to a relatively new hedge fund manager launched by the former chief investment officer for CQS's ABS business.

Emerging markets specialist Gramercy launches new private debt fund
Gramercy Funds Management has launched a new debt fund, according to regulatory filings

US pension fund prepares search for opportunistic credit manager
A west coast pension fund has roughly $70 million of capital to put to work in credit, and it's looking for a manager to invest with

Dallas pension fund picks Neuberger Berman for opportunistic credit
Neuberger Berman has beaten off competition from a rival fixed income giant to win an opportunistic credit mandate

UK pension fund looks for direct lending manager
Northern England county looks to give $175 million SME lending mandate 

Pension fund joins mid-market boom with $350 million allocation to LBC
A US pension fund has hired LBC to invest in the thriving direct lending sector

Prudential pips BlueBay to win $115 million emerging market credit deal
Prudential has impressed with its ability to formulate diverse credit portfolios and has been awarded a four year contract to manage emerging market credit for a US pension fund

Pension fund hires two managers for $100 million direct lending push
Middle-market credit managers Crestline Investors and White Oak Global Advisors have each earned $50 million for upcoming credit funds.

Calpers puts $250 million into credit manager's energy fund
The California Public Employees' Retirement System has committed $250 million to an energy credit strategy run by one of the largest credit managers globally

Large pension fund eyes $400 million allocation to US mid-market debt
After swotting up on the direct lending market, a US pension fund has released a request for proposal on a US middle market debt mandate worth up to $400 million.

LibreMax and DoubleLine pitch for structured credit mandate
LibreMax Capital and DoubleLine are in the running for a structured credit account to be managed for a $3.3 billion pension fund

Madison Realty wins $50 million for real estate debt fund
A US pension fund has approved a $50 million allocation to a real estate debt fund

Texas pension fund hires three managers in $200 million credit allocation
A large pension fund has hired three large credit firms in its quest to increase the size of its non-core fixed income book