Fund performance – July 2025
CLO funds dominate in early summer with clean sweep of top 10

Credit funds at a glance – July 2025
Our roundup of top performers, fundraising and moves in credit

Credit hedge funds – July 2025
Credit hedge fund performance

Samsung Life becomes latest institution to take minority stake in Hayfin
Insurer Samsung Life joins Mubadala and AXA IM Prime as minority stakeholders in Hayfin

Beach Point hires president and CIO, product and sales leader
The two new hires arrive after stints at TPG Angelo Gordon and Oak Hill Advisors, respectively

Fund performance – June 2025
Emerging markets lead as CLOs and credit multi- strategy returns dip

Credit funds at a glance – June 2025
Our roundup of top performers, fundraising and moves in credit

Credit hedge funds – June 2025
Credit hedge fund performance

CVC raises USD 700m for CLO equity fund, plans new products
The European private credit manager also expects to hold a final close for its European Direct Lending Fund IV in late 3Q

Proskauer adds leveraged finance partner in London
The law firm has recruited Peter Mason from White & Case to join its global finance practice, the latest in a series of recruitments

Private credit inflows face uphill battle even as 401(k) doors open
Although US President Trump’s executive order opens defined contribution retirement plans like 401(k)s to private credit investments, a sudden and meaningful rise in inflows is unlikely 

Ares diversifies away from institutional, commingled private funds
During the second quarter, 55% of capital came from the institutional channel and just 30% of this was for its traditional funds

NYS Common Retirement Fund to invest USD 100m in Pearl Diver's distressed CLO fund
Public Pensions, Private Pursuits: New York State, Ohio pensions reveal recent private credit investments 

Carlyle promotes credit head to co-president amid senior reshuffle
Mark Jenkins joins John Redett and Jeff Nedelman as new co-presidents of Carlyle

Capital Four raises around USD 120m for first global captive CLO equity fund
EXCLUSIVE: The firm has held a first close for its latest CLO equity fund, which will fund the firm’s future CLOs in both the US and Europe

Private credit managers find “white space” even as capital concentrates among the few – Mercer
Institutional investors commit most of their capital to established private credit firms of scale, but they’re often more willing to take a chance on newcomers in strategies outside of direct lending

Dechert adds two partners for private funds, rated note capabilities
The two will bring expertise to help credit managers navigate the formation of private funds, rated funds, CLO equity funds and derivatives

AFME calls for investor-friendly adjustments to EC securitisation reforms
AFME while welcoming the new European regulatory reform proposals has called for further changes

Man Group to acquire CLO and private credit manager Bardin Hill
The USD 3bn credit manager, now named Bardin Hill, is a private credit and US CLO shop based in New York

Monroe launches client solutions group to build blended portfolios
EXCLUSIVE: The private credit firm is forming a team to build products that mix investments across strategies such as direct lending, CLOs, structured credit, venture and more

BNP Paribas taps alts head for combined BNP, AXA IM group
Isabelle Scemama will oversee more than EUR 300bn in assets as the two groups merge

Credit hedge funds – May 2025
Credit hedge fund performance

Credit funds at a glance – May 2025
Our roundup of top performers, fundraising and moves in credit

Polus holds EUR 425m initial close for third CLO equity fund
It marks one of Europe’s largest CLO equity capital raises to date

Turning Rock hires head of credit
The new head of credit joins from Z Capital Group, where he oversaw both funds and CLOs