US pension fund awards $825 million in credit mandates to HPS
HPS Investment Partners has registered big inflows in recent months and that trend is continuing after a pension fund agreed to back the manager with three mandates

Endowment fund seeks US direct lending manager for $50 million mandate
An endowment fund with an anti-tobacco stance is looking to deploy up to $50 million in US direct lending

US insurance company's affiliate looks to expand in structured credit
An insurance company-backed asset manager is making a push into the structured credit market

Pension fund allocates £40 million to UK direct lending fund
Strathclyde Pension Fund has emerged as one of the investors in a new UK-focused direct lending fund

Start-up hedge fund investor draws up plans in credit after $300 million mandate
Recently established hedge fund investment platform Blueprint will be looking to invest in an array of credit strategies - provided it can obtain a "substantial discount on headline hedge fund fees", according to its co-founder

California pension fund short-lists six managers for credit mandate
A California pension fund has narrowed down the search for an opportunistic credit manager to six names

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