Texas, Wisconsin systems make real estate, distressed debt commitments
SWIB invests USD 200m in private credit in 2Q26; Minnesota SBI, CalSTRS, Indiana PRS bet on European credit

US private credit CLO rankings – August 2026
A USD 1.2bn new issue from Ares helped it into second place in Creditflux's latest private credit CLO manager issuance rankings for the year-to-date, behind market leaders Golub and ahead of Blackstone

North Carolina, CalPERS disclose billions in recent debt SMA allocations
NCIA commits USD 3.3bn to private credit across three managers; CalPERS discloses USD 2.3bn in 1Q26, including Blue Owl investment

Ares co-head of US direct lending says there is real dispersion for the first time in years
PODCAST: Speaking with Lisa Lee on the latest episode of Credit Exchange, Kort Schnabel notes that dispersion among direct lenders is manifesting in a few different ways

Ares prices USD 1.2bn static private credit CLO
Ares Direct Lending CLO 9 printed via BNP Paribas with its senior triple As clearing at SOFR plus 134bps

Latest Ares private credit CLO sees AAAs clear at 145bps
Ivy Hill Middle Market Credit Fund XXV issued with a value of USD 403.2m and a 2Y/5Y schedule

Texas, San Francisco among systems disclosing tactical, specialty credit investments
TCDRS commits USD 400m to Silver Point, Gallatin Point funds; Ohio pensions commit to GoldenTree, TPG funds

European private credit CLO market sparks back to life
ANALYSIS: After a brisk start, the European private credit CLO market has stalled somewhat over the past year, but a new issue in the space and the expectation of incoming hybrid issues has breathed new life into the sector

Ares leads USD 1.7bn direct lending deal backing private country club operator LBO
The large-cap direct lending deal comes at a time when both sponsors and direct lenders are showing more caution amid the uncertainty posed by fast artificial intelligence adoption and the Iran conflict

Non-US investors, family offices drove redemption requests at Ares private credit fund
The firm’s perpetual nontraded BDC once again offered to repurchase 5% of shares outstanding in the second quarter to facilitate exits but was met with excess demand

Virginia, North Dakota among systems pursuing opportunistic, real estate credit
Ares Pathfinder III's fundraising from US public funds tops USD 1bn; North Dakota, Los Angeles commit to real estate debt funds

Bank of England outlines details of latest private market stress test
The central bank is exploring how private markets would respond during a severe global downturn

Ares's latest Pathfinder fundraise exceeds cap by USD 1bn as demand shifts to ABF
EXCLUSIVE: The latest USD 8.5bn Pathfinder III fund, which closed in just six months, originally had a hard cap of USD 7.5bn, Ares told Creditflux

Illinois, Sacramento County among systems targeting asset-backed, real estate debt
Illinois commits USD 250m to direct lending, USD 35m to real estate debt; Sacramento, Louisiana pensions commit to USD 8.5bn Ares Pathfinder III

Direct lenders trade USD 5bn Dun & Bradstreet private credit loan at 95 cents on dollar
EXCLUSIVE: The giant USD 5bn unitranche, which brought together more than 20 direct lenders to back Clearlake’s acquisition of Dun & Bradstreet last year, is now being shown to private credit managers at a discount

Ares raises USD 8.5bn for alternative credit in under six months
Pathfinder III, which held a final close, was oversubscribed and will focus on asset-based finance investments

North Carolina, Wyoming among systems pursuing alternative credit strategies
North Carolina commits USD 500m, plans another USD 2.8bn; Wyoming, Texas, Illinois target ABL, tactical, opportunistic strategies

Ares’ semi-liquid BDC boosts borrowing capacity
Ares Strategic Income Fund, a semi-liquid private credit fund designed for individual investors, increased the amount of liquidity available on hand after an uptick in investor exit requests

New York, Connecticut among systems pursuing alternative credit strategies
NYSCRF allocates USD 450m to net-lease, GP stakes funds; San Diego, San Mateo pensions commit to asset-based finance funds

Virginia, Arkansas among systems expanding into alternative credit strategies
Recent Ares funds gain momentum with allocations from VRS, TCDRS; Arkansas Teachers plan multi-strategy credit SMAs with KKR, Brookfield

Ares to launch new private credit fund with USD 10bn-15bn equity target
The fund has the same equity target as its record-breaking predecessor, Ares Senior Direct Lending Fund III

Ares backs Arcmont’s USD 2.5bn private credit continuation vehicle
The vehicle acquires senior direct lending assets from Arcmont’s 2019-vintage fund and marks the largest credit secondaries transaction in Europe, according to Ares

Michigan, New Mexico make large bets on asset-based credit strategies
Michigan SIB commits USD 800m to Apollo, LGT credit funds; New Mexico SIC allocates USD 400m for Ares, Pemberton funds

Exit requests for Apollo, Ares private debt funds top double digits
Both of the semi-liquid, perpetual nontraded BDCs chose to cap share repurchases at the originally offered 5% limit, forcing many investors to wait another quarter for a full exit

Montana, North Carolina systems aim large allocations for real estate debt
Montana commits USD 250m to Walton Street, GoldenTree funds; North Carolina plans USD 1.7bn in commitments, with USD 1bn for real estate debt