Liberty Mutual strikes private credit partnership with Square Nine Capital
Square Nine Capital was founded last year by Morgan Stanley private credit alum Peter Ma and former CalPERS CIO Nicole Musicco

New York Life Investment Management and Candriam increase Kartesia stake to 80%
The two firms previously held 33% of the ownership of the private debt company, which is expected to enter the European CLO market soon

Janus launches higher risk-return CLO ETF for institutional investors
The new CLO ETF will focus on investing in AA to A CLO tranches and will offer a slightly higher target return than the firm’s flagship AAA CLO ETF product

CalPERS, other large investors embrace a strategy that may send more cash to private markets
ANALYSIS: Institutional investors that switch to the Total Portfolio Approach will have more flexibility to commit to private market asset strategies like private debt and private equity

Private credit secondaries poised for insurer activity – Coller
ANALYSIS: Credit secondaries are the natural buyer universe for structured notes, which have become a popular way for insurers to gain private credit exposure

CPP Investments open to buying another asset manager
The Canadian institutional investor, which acquired Antares a decade ago, would be open to another deal, head of capital solutions David Colla said at a media roundtable

Banner Ridge hits USD 4.2bn hard cap for credit secondaries fund
The oversubscribed fund, Banner Ridge Secondary Fund VI, will acquire stakes in opportunistic credit and special situations funds

Pathlight secures USD 1.9bn for asset-based lending
The firm held a final close for its fourth fund and raised capital via its parallel evergreen fund

OHA raises USD 17.7bn for large-cap, senior direct lending
The firm held a final close for its OHA Senior Private Lending Fund (OLEND), which raised USD 8bn in equity commitments

Park Square strikes US direct lending alliance with Nomura
The new agreement will help Park Square source US senior direct lending deals for its new US Loan Partners fund

Neuberger Berman raises USD 7.3bn for US direct lending
The firm held a final close for NB Private Debt V, which will be used to invest in senior secured, first-lien and unitranche direct loans

BDT & MSD launches senior direct lending fund
The new fund comes after the firm hired Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s former global head of private credit earlier this year

US life insurers increase commitments to CLOs and private credit – Fitch

Alt IM-backed life insurers in the US are increasing their allocations to CLOs and private credit in the search for higher yield

Oaktree raises USD 2.35bn for insurer-friendly evergreen direct lending fund
The fund, designed for institutional investors, will follow a senior direct lending strategy and focus on the middle market

LPs seek cyclical private credit play amid US economic uncertainty
Many LPs pivoted to all-weather private credit strategies in recent years, but interest in more opportunistic and special-sits strategies reliant on a credit downturn are picking up once more

Third Point adds three MDs from Apogem
The new private credit team members will help source middle market direct lending deals

OHA closes in on USD 6bn for large cap senior direct lending fund
The open-ended fund is targeting sponsor-backed corporate borrowers with an EBTIDA greater than USD 75m, the firm previously told institutional investors

Insurer CNO takes minority stake in Janus Henderson’s Victory Park
CNO Financial Group also agreed to commit a minimum of USD 600m to new and existing investment strategies by the private asset-backed credit firm

Samsung Life becomes latest institution to take minority stake in Hayfin
Insurer Samsung Life joins Mubadala and AXA IM Prime as minority stakeholders in Hayfin

MetLife IM appoints global head of private fixed income
The role was left open after Brian Funk was promoted to president earlier this summer

Anchorage exceeds hard cap on credit opportunities fund
The firm held a final close for Anchorage Credit Opportunities Fund IX, which will invest across stressed, distressed, structured and special situations credits

SCERS combines public and private credit; Ups target
The overall credit asset class, which includes both liquid and illiquid investments, will now have a target allocation of 9%

Crescent hires two MDs, launches GP financing strategy
The new GP financing solutions strategy will see the firm provide flexible, nondilutive financing options to middle-market private equity managers

HIG WhiteHorse corrals USD 5.9bn for US direct lending
The latest fund will be used to originate senior-secured loans for both sponsored and non-sponsored corporate borrowers

Apollo looks elsewhere, saying CLOs suffer from commoditization
The alternative asset manager said CLOs have tightened to levels that are unsustainable