Energy demand creates opportunities in EM private credit – Ninety One
The credit specialist remains “highly committed” to emerging market private credit as demand for energy grows

Venezuela is open for business, is Cuba next? – FII Conference Coverage
EXCLUSIVE: Rodriguez promotes Venezuela as investment hub, highlighting mineral wealth; Cuba may fall under pressure of oil embargo

AI blockbuster deals surge as Middle East conflict test dealmaker confidence
Mergermarkets M&A Highlights 1Q26: Global M&A volume jumped 22% to the second highest start ever

Oaktree expands UCITS offerings for EMEA, APAC, and LATAM investors
The Oaktree Global Credit Select Fund is intended to address demand across the regions for regulated, daily-liquidity investment offerings

Patria takes majority stake in Brazilian CLO manager Solis Investimentos
The deal allows Patria Investments to access the fast-growing Brazilian CLO market and adds USD 3.5bn to the asset manager’s fee-paying AUM

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

Apollo launches sports lending strategy with new hires
The sports and live entertainment-focused strategy will invest in private credit and hybrid capital solutions opportunities

Palmer Square launches Europe’s first passive CLO ETF
The new CLO ETF, launched today, is designed to give European institutional investors exposure to triple A and double A-rated CLO debt

Private credit funds, partner banks present risks as global growth slows—IMF
Private credit funds and their partner banks can face losses as a slowing economy will challenge borrowers’ ability to repay loans

Tariffs will increase defaults – Blackstone
The alternative asset management giant also said the private credit market is providing financing that previously would not have been available in times of dislocation like this

L&G launches private debt impact investing strategy for UK retirement investors
The insurer has now committed more than USD 1.1bn for private debt investments that will support nature conservation and sustainable development in emerging markets

2025 starts strongly as managers eye mid-120s for US new issues, resets
The new year has kicked off with US CLO managers looking to price new issue and reset triple-A paper in the mid-120s, with the possibility of further tightening to come

Gramercy raises USD 760m for EM loan fund
Gramercy Funds Management, an emerging markets investment specialist, has raised USD 760m for a capital solutions strategy

Fund performance - Emerging markets index takes top spot in solid month for credit overall
September was another positive month for credit funds. In almost every category our indices were positive, and four strategies showed solid average returns of 1% or more. 

Patria launches new infrastructure credit fund

BlackRock eyes next infra debt fund
BlackRock Alternatives is looking to launch a second global infrastructure debt fund, shortly after the departure of its European head of debt

CIFI launches Latam debt fund for sustainable infrastructure
CIFI Asset Management has launched, in collaboration with development institutions, institutional investors and private banks, a debt fund for sustainable infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean

Brazilian distressed fund gains investor attention internationally
International investors continue to take note as Brazil's Jive Investments raises roughly half a billion dollars for fourth vintage of distressed and special situations fund. 

We pulled back because yields didn’t seem to match the risk. Now it’s better
During visits to Melbourne and Sydney last month, conversations with clients and friends about private debt revealed important contexts to understanding how investors there think about the asset class.

Fund performance: Light at the end of the tunnel for credit funds after difficult year
Following a tough September, credit funds bounced back in October as 59% of funds made positive returns.

Credit hedge fund returns (December 2023)
Credit hedge fund returns

Credit funds at a glance (December 2023)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

"Forget the World Cup, the macro-economic catastrophe cup has more well-matched contenders"
Government bonds are rallying in some quarters, but the odds are on more stress feeding into credit  

Fund performance: Wake us up when September ends
After a resurgent August, credit markets hit a rough patch in September, with every Creditflux index posting negative returns, and only 12.9% of funds in our listings showing a positive return.

Credit hedge fund returns (November 2022)
Credit hedge fund returns