Strathclyde pension looks to allocate up to £1.1 billion into credit
Glasgow City Council, the administering authority for the Strathclyde Pension Fund, has launched request for proposals (RFP) seeking to appoint investment managers specialising in private corporate debt and real estate debt.

Hyundai allocates $250 million to US real estate debt
Hyundai Investments has mandated $250 million to a real estate debt fund co-managed by Related Cos and HPS Investment Partners

Swiss financial company SYZ launches private markets division
The family-owned Swiss financial group has launched a private markets division to invest and advise across private equity, private debt and real estate - as it is “too big to ignore”

Maverick draws in $200 million for distressed real estate debt fund
Maverick Real Estate Partners has held a final close for its fifth real estate distressed debt fund, hitting its $200 million hard cap

Loomis Sayles plans alternatives interval fund
Loomis Sayles is looking to launch an interval fund focused on alternative asset-based opportunities, according to 4 December US regulatory filings

Värde raises $400 million for Asia credit fund
Värde Partners has closed its inaugural Asia-focused fund at $400 million - six months after launching

M&G structured credit PM takes on bigger fixed income origination role
The structured credit portfolio manager, who is based in Europe, changes focus to sourcing investment opportunities across all areas of fixed income

NNIP unveils European sustainable infra debt fund
The fund aims to build a diversified portfolio of investment grade quality infrastructure debt across Europe 

Los Angeles pension backs Lone Star fund
Los Angeles Fire and Police Pension System has approved a commitment of up to $40 million to Lone Star Fund XI, according to a monthly report  

San Francisco pension ramps up private credit portfolio with $80 million commitments
The $24.5 billion pension fund currently has a 2.2% actual allocation to private credit, despite a 10% target allocation

Axa IM buys US commercial mortgage business from Quadrant
Axa Investment Managers' real assets group has bought one of Quadrant Real Estate Advisors’ US focused lines of business, including a dedicated investment team, in a bid to expand its global debt platform.  

Ellington partners with Trium for new credit Ucits offering
Ellington has joined the alternative Ucits party, partnering with London-based Trium Capital for Ellington Trium Alternative Credit Ucits, a long/short credit Ucits fund.

LaSalle expands into US real estate debt with Latitude acquisition
LaSalle Investment Management has bought a majority stake in the $1.2 billion debt business of Latitude Management Real Estate Investors

New Mexico allocates $175 million to credit
New Mexico State Investment Council has awarded a $75 million commitment to real estate debt and $100 million commitment to a multi-credit fund

DRC hits £750 million hard cap for UK whole loan fund
The European real estate lender has held a final close for its inaugural  UK Whole Loan Fund at its £750 million hard cap

TIG buys strategic minority interest in alternative credit manager
The New York-based manager plans to further expand and diversify into new investments by buying interests in other strategies.

Apollo draws in $2.36 billion for structured credit fund
Apollo Global Management is edging towards a final close for its fourth structured credit fund

Tunstall appoints head of debt strategies
Tunstall Real Estate Asset Management, the alternative manager and real estate lender, has hired David White to serve as head of debt strategies  

Axonic unveils plans for credit interval fund
New York-based Axonic Capital has registered its income producing offering Axonic Alternative Income Fund with US regulators

LRI teams up with Aggregate to launch €500 million real estate debt fund
LRI Group has teamed up with Aggregate Debt Advisory to launch a €500 million real estate debt fund

August: fund performance
CLO spreads jumped wider in August, but funds that invest in these assets have been able to outperform

September: credit funds at a glance
White Oak Global Advisors held a $2.1 billion final close on a new direct lending fund, while Phil Raciti's move from CVC Credit Partners to Halcyon Capital Management was one of the biggest moves in the credit industry

Kommunalkredit builds €190 million first close for infrastructure debt fund
The fund anticipates to hold a final €250million close before year end

M&G targets £250 million for UK-listed multi-strategy credit fund
M&G is targeting £250 million (£328.6 million) for a new closed-end investment trust, which will be listed in the UK

CRE CLOs poised to grow by as much as 40%
The CRE CLO market will grow in 2019 over 2018 as cross-over CLO investors get more comfortable with the simpler, shorter duration structure, said speakers at IMN’s ABS East conference in Miami