Brookfield infra debt fund beats fundraise target
Brookfield Asset Management has held an above-target final close for its third infrastructure debt fund, in a sign of strong appetite for debt in contrast to tough fundraising conditions in infrastructure equity

Ares raises USD 6.6bn for asset-based credit fund
Ares Management Corporation revealed the final close of its asset-based private credit fund Ares Pathfinder Fund II, reaching its hard cap at USD 6.6bn in commitments

Ohio pension fund commits $50 million to credit fund
The commitments mark the second time this year the Ohio-based system has allocated funds to private credit. 

SCRS sinks millions in private credit funds
Nine percent of the South Carolina system is already dedicated to private debt as it commits USD 50 million extra 

Maryland pension system commits hundreds of millions to credit funds
The Baltimore-based pension system made commitments to five private debt funds between June and September of this year

Mount Street taps Dechert exec for client development role
The European-headquartered third-party loan servicer and credit asset manager is expanding Stateside. 

Credit funds at a glance (September 2023)
A round-up of people moves and fund raising  

Credit hedge fund returns (September 2023)
Credit hedge fund returns  

Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund sinks hundreds of millions into credit funds

The Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund has invested more than half a billion dollars into several credit and direct lending funds

New Mexico State Investment Council commits $150 million to infra debt fund
The New Mexico sovereign wealth fund approved a $150 million allocation to the Newmarket International Infrastructure Finance Company IV 

Ares second Pathfinder credit fund nears $5 billion target
Ares raised an additional $1.8 billion in 2Q23 for asset-backed fund

Beverage holding company launches new $100 million credit fund
Beverage holding company seeks to fuel the bourbon business with new $100 million credit fund

BlackRock eyes next infra debt fund
BlackRock Alternatives is looking to launch a second global infrastructure debt fund, shortly after the departure of its European head of debt

Blackstone closes energy transition fund at over $7.1 billion
Blackstone builds on sustainable credit platform with the final close of a new $7.1 billion green fund 

Asset manager launches credit fund focused on sustainable initiatives
Sustainably-focused asset manager Power Sustainable has launched credit fund with plans to invest in energy, transportation, social and digital and other sustainable infrastructures

Harbor Group International names new chief investment officer, credit investments
Global real estate investment and management firm Harbor Group International has named Matt Jones as the new chief investment officer for credit investments

Widening spreads settling into renewables debt pricing
Pricing for infrastructure and renewables financing has increased across the board, according to sister publication Infralogic

Stonepeak hires veteran investor to expand credit team
Stonepeak, an asset manager specializing in infrastructure, announced that Michael Leitner has joined the firm as a senior managing director.

Credit hedge fund returns (May 2023)
Credit hedge fund returns

Credit funds at a glance (May 2023)
A round-up of people moves and fund raising

March madness sees most funds give up gains made in Q1
After a positive start to the year, credit funds ended the quarter with a step backwards; just under 30% of those listed reached positive returns for the month.

KKR plans asset-based fund
KKR Asset-Based Income Fund will take a 'multi-sector' approach, investing across consumer finance, mortgages, small-medium sized enterprises, hard assets, infrastructure and contractual cash flows

Virginia pension discloses $800 million in credit allocations
Virginia Retirement System has disclosed $800 million in credit fund allocations made over the first quarter of this year

Fund performance: European CLO funds lead the way
February was a positive month for many funds, as only one quarter failed to reach the black. This builds off a stellar start to the year: 96% of funds reached a positive return in January

Credit hedge fund returns (April 2023)
Credit hedge fund returns