Asset management giant emerges as bidder for European CLO businesses
A large asset manager came close to adding European CLOs and direct lending to its product range with the firm emerging as a bidder on two asset management businesses

SME lender LCM raises €3.4 billion for European credit fund
LCM Credit Opportunities 4 is nearing a €4 billion target and expects to hold a final close in April

LP round up: pensions plan private credit pacing as strategic credit takes on "midfield" role
US pensions have allocated $1.4 billion across 22 credit funds including those managed by Angelo Gordon, Ares and GoldenTree, according to recent board documents seen by Creditflux. Meanwhile a pension fund draws parallels between strategic credit and Jordan Henderson

LP round up: Monroe and Angelo Gordon beat 25 for direct lending mandate, as private credit plans brew
US public pension funds have disclosed $1.2 billion in commitments to credit focused strategies

Manager shrinks in distressed and explores US direct lending sale: Debtwire
A global asset manager has a fresh set of priorities for its global credit platform with distressed debt and US direct lending moving down the pecking order

Direct lending green shoots flourish despite fundraising plunge
Despite the headline figures, sources say European direct lending fundraising remains healthy and newcomers have a place to enter

Credit fundraising: managers build homes for real estate credit funds
The “largest ever real estate credit fund” was one of the fundraising highlights last month as Blackstone’s Real Estate Debt Strategies IV fund reached $8 billion on its final close

LP round up: $5 billion flows to credit as private market allocations increase
Global institutional investors allocated nearly $5 billion to credit funds this week, according to documents seen by Creditflux

LP round up: private credit drive gains momentum as Calpers backs Pimco
Private credit continues to be viewed as an attractive investment strategy for institutional investors, with four global allocators outlining new buckets, or increases to the asset class

Equita's second Italian private debt fund reaches €100 million first close
Italy’s Equita Capital has reached halfway to its target size on its second Italian private debt fund, after holding a €100 million first close on the vehicle

Amundi names head of €55 billion real and alternative asset unit following departure
Amundi has named a successor to lead its €55 billion real and alternative assets unit which includes real estate, private debt, private equity and infrastructure

Capza's hybrid debt equity fund reaches €450 million for first close
Capza has held a €450 million first close on its hybrid debt and equity fund, Capza 5 Flex Equity fund

Fiera rolls out private credit strategy with recent hires leading charge
Fiera Comox, an affiliate of Fiera Capital Corporation, has launched a new global mid-market private credit strategy

HIG hires ex-Alcentra official to lead European direct lending following departure
 A former managing director at Alcentra has landed at HIG Capital to head its European direct lending platform

LP round up: managers keep fundraising hopes high as GSO targets $7.5 billion for mezz offering
Institutional investors allocated $1.6 billion into credit this week, according to documents seen by Creditflux

Creditflux announces finalists for Manager of the Year award
Ahead of the virtual awards ceremony on 15 July Creditflux is thrilled to announce the four finalists for the prestigious Manager of the Year category.

Golding holds first close for private debt vehicle
Munich-headquartered fund-of-funds manager Golding Capital Partners has held a first close on almost €200 million for its private debt fund Golding Private Debt 2020

Direct lender Apera bolsters Munich office with UniCredit hire
Direct lender Apera Asset Management has appointed a principal in the firm’s Munich office focused on Dach (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) investments

LP round up: horseshoe does the trick for Pimco and other distressed managers
Institutional investors poured $2.7 billion into credit this week through 14 managers, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux

BNP Paribas AM collects €576.5 million for second European debt fund
BNP Paribas Asset Management has held a final close on its second European debt fund, BNP Paribas Euro SME Debt Fund II, which provides senior debt to small and medium-sized companies primarily in France, Italy and Belgium

Libor fall weighs heavily on loan and CLO portfolios
Libor floors are set to return to prominence after three-month rates tumbled to 0.38% by 18 May, returning the loan market’s base rate to its lowest level since the oil and gas crisis of 2014-16

EnTrust aims to onboard $1 billion for maritime direct lending fund by June
EnTrust Global is targeting $1 billion for a maritime direct lending fund, Blue Ocean Onshore Fund, and anticipates a final close in June

HIG bolsters European direct lending presence with Amsterdam hire
HIG WhiteHorse has appointed a former NIBC official to its direct lending team in Amsterdam, according to market sources

Park Square nears €1.5 billion final close for European junior debt fund
Park Square Capital is nearing the final close on a fourth European mezzanine debt fund, with the London-based manager collecting nearly €1.3 billion

The opportunities to build par and spread within a CLO haven’t been this plentiful since 2009
Last year’s CLOs could become the benchmark for manager performance