Balbec raises USD 1.7bn for global ABL fund
Alternative investment manager Balbec has closed on its 6^th flagship fund that has already called 51% of commitments

Expanding investor base and ABL will propel private credit growth says BlackRock
The private credit asset class will continue to grow in 2025 as the underlying investor base diversifies and the definition of private credit expands to include asset-backed finance held by private lenders

Brookfield Credit invests USD 1bn in 17Capital
Brookfield Asset Management’s private credit investment division, Brookfield Credit, has agreed to invest USD 1bn into 17Capital’s private credit strategies

Ninety One closes EUR 150m ABL fund
Global investment manager Ninety One has held a final close for its European asset-based private credit fund, raising EUR 150m

Doug Cruikshank, Managing Partner & Founder at Hark Capital, on opportunities in NAV Financing
In a recent Fireside Chat, Giovanni Amodeo sat down with Doug Cruikshank of Harc Capital, to explore alternative financing strategies

JP Morgan CIO PM finds his way to ABL fund
Doug Nicholson, a portfolio manager in the chief investment office at JP Morgan for over 15 years, has jumped to a buy-side private credit firm

New Mexico pension system allocates USD 200m to specialty finance
The new commitment is the latest in a string of investments in private credit from the New Mexico State Investment Council, totaling hundreds of millions of dollars

Florida-based credit specialist raises USD 130m for opportunistic credit fund
A new opportunistic credit and asset-based finance fund will back companies in the media, tech, telecommunications, intellectual property and specialty finance sectors

Private credit firms chase opportunities in asset based lending as US banks withdraw
Lending against assets is becoming the fastest growing part of private credit. The market is expected to grow from roughly USD 787bn in 2024 to more than USD 1.26trn in 2028, according to a report by Research and Markets, a data and statistics firm.

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Evolution hires new managing director from JP Morgan
Evolution Credit Partners has added a managing director on the investment team, helping grow the Boston-headquartered firm's working capital finance and leveraged finance businesses

Funds round up: private credit reaches for retail
A number of new credit funds launched last month to round out 2024's first quarter, including ones in Europe aimed at retail investors

Funds round-up: Feb-2024 - managers turn to European wealth
European private credit managers turn to the wealthy in our roundup of notable fundraising in February 2024. 

Brevet Capital names new chief commercial officer
Boutique financial advisor Brevet Capital has promoted Mei-Li da Silva Vint to chief commercial officer

DigitalBridge closes USD 1.1bn digital infra credit fund
DigitalBridge has closed a digital infrastructure fund called DigitalBridge Credit (Onshore), raising USD 1.1bn in commitments

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