Ares closes on USD 9.8bn for opportunistic credit
The manager, which held final close for its Ares Special Opportunities Fund III and related vehicles, is also now raising capital for its third alternative credit fund

LME court battles in focus as Selecta and Hunkemoller litigations move forward
Europe Court Spotlight: Selecta bondholder antitrust claims face dismissal bid; Hunkemoller noteholders expand New York uptiering lawsuit arguments

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

400 Capital names leaders for ABS, corporate and distressed strategies
The alternative credit manager also announced two new partners

Credit hedge funds - December 2024
Credit hedge fund performance

Fund performance - December 2024
CLO funds cap off strong 2024 with yet another good month

Carlyle raises over USD 7bn for credit opps fund
Carlyle today announced the final close of its third credit opportunities fund at USD 7.1bn in investable capital, marking the global investment firm’s largest credit fundraise to date

Restaurant failures push up consumer services bankruptcies
The consumer services sector has seen a significant uptick in chapter 11 bankruptcies in recent months, driven largely by filings from restaurant and bar companies

Fund performance
Spire, Prytania and Serone funds enter top 10 dominated by CLOs; Leading fund: Alegra ABS 2

Funds roundup: June 2024
Private credit funds keep getting larger — some reaching billion-dollar status — while demand for niche solutions, such as interval funds and special situations, continues to escalate

MidOcean Partners closes USD 765m opportunistic credit fund
MidOcean's latest direct lending strategy focuses on lending to mid-sized stressed, distressed and dislocated performing businesses.

SFERS commits another USD 75m to private credit
The San Francisco City & County Employees' Retirement System's latest commitment to private credit comes in the form of a USD 75m allocation

Indian manager raises nearly INR 25.75bn for credit opportunities fund
A Mumbai-based manager held a final close on its new special sits fund with INR 25.75bn raised

Funds round up: May 2024
The demand for SRT strategies and special situations funds are on the uptick, as is the demand for managers and funds outside of North America. 

Paul Hastings taps nine attorneys from King & Spalding team
Paul Hastings has upped the ante on its expansion plans in the world of private credit and restructuring by hiring nine seasoned attorneys from King & Spalding

Sound Point readies third special sits fund
Sound Point Capital Management plans to launch its third special situations private credit fund during the fourth quarter of this year

Avenue Capital raises billion dollar European special situations fund
New York-headquartered Avenue Capital Group held the final close of a new European special situations fund with more than USD 1bn in commitments

Funds round up: April 2024
Allocations to private credit and new fund launches continued to roll out in April, as our monthly round-up confirms

Golub raises USD 2bn for sixth credit opportunities fund
Golub Capital has held the final close of the sixth vintage of its credit opportunities fund, raising USD 2bn

New Mexico pension system approves USD 150m top-up to distressed debt fund
The New Mexico State Investment Council continued to pump money into credit alternatives on Tuesday, as the board approved its latest commitment