Carlyle AlpInvest backs USD 1.5bn Eldridge credit fund
Eldridge used a secondaries transaction to help establish its first private credit fund

Monroe raises USD 6.1bn for senior direct lending
The firm held a final close for its Monroe Capital Private Credit Fund V and raised additional capital from separately managed accounts

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

Seven managers make up 90% of private credit fundraising – Morningstar
Over the last five years, Apollo alone accounted for 29% of all capital raised for private credit

CPP Investments backs Varde’s subline strategy launch
The Canadian pension giant provided USD 300m of strategic equity toward the new fund finance platform

Crestline raises USD 1.7bn to lend to private asset funds
The firm held a final close on its third net-asset-value fund called Portfolio Finance Sentry Fund

Metric raises EUR 1bn for fifth flexible private capital fund
Under the strategy, the asset manager provides flexible financing that does not fit into traditional private debt or private equity

European direct lender Arcmont launches debut NAV lending fund
EXCLUSIVE: The European direct lender has tapped an AIMCo alum to head the new global strategy

Crayhill raises USD 1.31bn for opportunistic asset-based finance
The firm has already deployed 75% of its latest fund

Mezzanine funds broaden offerings as borrowers seek customisation and flexibility
Private credit managers are using mezzanine funds to pursue a wide range of deals across the capital structure as borrowers seek customised financing.
 

Sixth Street to invest USD 13bn for Northwestern Mutual
Sixth Street and Northwestern Mutual have struck a deal that gives Sixth Street USD 13bn of the insurer’s assets to invest across its private capital strategies