RBS managing director joins global real estate advisor in London
The firm has named London-based Paul Coates as its new executive director and head of debt and structured finance EMEA

Standard Life’s $13 billion MyFolio moves towards global corporate bonds
MyFolio, a fund-of-funds investment solution, has introduced global corporate bonds and short-dated global corporate bonds to its fund range

Canadian property manager announces fund close at $3 billion
The alternative asset management firm, Brookfield, committed $400 million to the vehicle

Chicago-based firm closes debt fund with over $1 billion raised
LaSalle Investment Management has announced the final close of its third debt strategies fund with over £800 million ($1 billion) in commitments

Santander appoints former UBS official as infrastructure debt advisory chief
Santander has appointed a new head of European infrastructure debt advisory

Amundi raises €665 million loan fund and expands in real estate debt
Paris-based Amundi reveals the final close of its third senior corporate debt fund and expansion of its real estate platform

Aberdeen Standard holds first close on secured credit fund at £350 million
Aberdeen Standard Investments is looking to invest in real estate debt, infrastructure debt and other types of private credit

Apollo teams up with Palmira to launch €1 billion joint venture
A new joint venture from Palmira Capital Partners and the Apollo European Principal Finance Fund III seeks to invest more than €1 billion in pan-European modern logistics facilities

East coast manager launches two corporate tax credit funds
First Sterling has launched two new private equity-style credit funds, according to regulatory filings

Heitman's newly launched fund raises $408 million
A fund launched by Chicago-based Heitman Value Partners this year has already raised $408 million, regulatory filings reveal

Bain takes new route to NPL acquisitions as it strikes deal with Liberbank
Bain, Oceanwood and Liberbank are taking part in an unusual NPL deal referencing €602 million of assets

AEW and Natixis AM raise another €100 million for real estate debt fund
AEW and Natixis Asset management, both affiliates of Natixis Global Asset Management, have completed a third closing of Senior European Loan Fund II (Self II) following commitments from institutional investors in France, Germany and Italy

Californian firm boosts tax-exempt real estate credit fund by $32.5 million
Mosaic Real Estate Investors has raised about $32.5 million for its tax-exempt real estate credit fund since launching about a year ago

London-based Signal raises €725 million for credit and real estate funds
London-based private asset management firm Signal Capital Partners has raised €725 million with an investment strategy targeting credit and real estate special situations

Atlanta boutique moves into structured credit with new fund
Boutique asset management firm Ardent has launched a new credit vehicle -- the third fund for the Atlanta-based company

Dallas boutique Civitas launches alternative credit strategy
Dallas-based Civitas Alternative Investments has launched a new credit vehicle in the form of two related funds – and has started fundraising for them as it announces plans for further growth

Octopus inks new UK real estate debt fund after raising £115 million
UK property lender Octopus Property today announced a first close of £115m for its Commercial Real Estate Debt Fund II

Goldman's former head of structured credit trading to move to the buy side
Goldman Sachs veteran Jerry Ouderkirk is joining Pretium Partners, according to a Bloomberg report

FS hires ex-Guggenheim CMBS chief to run new real estate debt strategy
FS Investments has appointed a real estate investment chief to help run its new reit, the company announced today

Real estate advisor hires from CBRE for new structured finance unit
Cushman & Wakefield has launched a debt and structured finance unit in Amsterdam, appointing two specialists from CBRE to the team

FS Investments partners with real estate specialist for new credit fund
FS Investments, formerly known as Franklin Square, has raised $3.9 million for its new reit

Europa hires former Barclays pair as it launches UK real estate debt fund
Europa Capital has launched a UK debt vehicle and appointed two former Barclays specialists as consultants

Axa IM puts money to work in the US as it closes global real estate debt fund
AXA’s real estate investments arm has closed its 10^th commercial real estate senior debt fund after achieving its capped target of €1.5 billion

Schroders debuts its first UK infrastructure debt fund
Schroders has announced the launch of its UK Infrastructure Debt fund, which will target investment from UK pension funds and insurance companies

Texas pension fund plans to expand into opportunistic credit
Public pension plans to introduce a 2-3% allocation to opportunistic credit as it eyes new credit classes