Calpers supports two managers with $350 million for new strategies
One of the largest pension funds globally has hired two managers that are developing new credit-themed strategies

Deutsche Bank wins mandate for manager's debut European CLO
Deutsche Bank has won a mandate to arranged a Copenhagen-based credi manager's inaugural CLO, according to market sources.

Pension fund freshens up in high yield by hiring Columbia and Eaton Vance
Columbia and Eaton Vance have emerged as big winners as a large US pension fund diversifies its high yield portfolio

Texas pension fund hires four managers in $950 million direct lending push
A large US pension fund has awared contracts to four of the most experienced mid-market firms for a direct lending expansion

Investor hires Park Square for direct lending after inspecting fee structures
Park Square wins direct lending mandate - and two other direct lenders could also be granted contracts subject to negotiations over fees

Pension fund puts $125 million into BlackRock credit hedge fund strategy
A US pension fund has hired BalckRock to run a diversified credit strategy

Mitsubishi UFJ markets $409 million CLO after securing a new client
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities has won a new client for its CLO arranging business, according to market sources

Pension fund may give Partners Group green light to buy private credit
US pension fund plans to expand Zug-based asset manager's separate account

US pension firm backs Alcentra with €25 million for upcoming credit fund
A US pension fund has once again given its backing to Alcentra for a new distressed fund which has the ability to buy structured credit

Credit Suisse wins mandate to arrange euro CLO for fixed income giant
The bank has scheduled meetings this week to look for potential investors, according to market sources

US pension takes a run at CLO equity fund with $60 million investment
A US pension fund has allocated to 2.0 CLO equity after picking up strong returns from an earlier investment

West coast manager wins $1 billion structured credit mandate
Structured credit has proved to be a strong source of growth this year for a large credit manager

San Jose pension fund hires manager for structured credit push
The San Jose Police and Fire Department Retirement Plan has agreed to invest $60 million into securitised credit after one manager impressed with the depth and experience of its team

Hedge fund run by ex-Goldman structured credit head wins new mandate
A hedge fund run by the former co-head of the structured products group at Goldman Sachs has earned a $100 million commitment for a long/short structured credit strategy

Morgan Stanley wins mandate for manager's first CLO of the year
Morgan Stanley has been selected to arrange a CLO for a regular issuer of US CLOs, according to market sources

Manager turns back to Deutsche Bank for its first CLO of 2015
Deutsche Bank has won a mandate to prepare a new CLO for a regular manager client, according to market sources

Global CLO manager hires Barclays for European deal
Sources say that Barclays is close to pricing a deal for a top-ten global CLO manager

Hedge fund manager hires Goldman for its debut 2.0 European CLO
A large credit hedge fund manager is aiming to launch its first CLO in Europe since the crisis

BNP Paribas wins mandate from regular US CLO issuer
BNP Paribas has been selected to arrange a CLO for a New York-based manager which issued five CLOs last year

London-based manager sets its sights on European CLO debut
A start-up credit manager could be about to launch a debut European CLO

Manager closes in on distressed fund after New Mexico road show
A credit manager has completed a successful marketing campaign in Santa Fe as part of its push to launch a new distressed debt fund.

European asset manager plans comeback CLO after eight year hiatus
Sources say that BAML is working on a new European CLO for a private debt and equity manager, which last entered the new issue market in 2007

Pension funds allocate to new KKR direct lending and distressed funds
It may be late in the year but KKR Credit is making progress in its bid to launch second generation credit funds.

Pacific leads rivals in race for pension fund's $130 million loan mandate
Three managers have emerged as the leading contenders for a $130 million mandate to manage loans on behalf of a pension fund, which is embarking on a large-scale push into credit