Los Angeles manager hits $2.5 billion hard cap with its second credit fund
A firm, launched in 2013, has raised its second credit fund which is more than double its predecessor fund

New York-based manager's distressed debt fund raised $4.7 billion in Q3
Blackstone's credit arm, GSO Capital Partners, raised $4.7 billion for its distressed flagship fund during third quarter 2017

New CarVal distressed credit fund reaches $2.36 billion
Alternatives manager CarVal Investors has raised $2.36 billion for its new vehicle CVI Credit Value Fund IV, according to regulatory filings

Pimco fund edges closer to $5 billion hard cap with new pension fund injection
Pimco's special situations fund, already above $3 billion, has picked up fresh inflows from a Pennsylvania pension fund

HPS wraps up fundraising for specialty loan fund with $4.5 billion of LP capital
New York-based HPS Investment Partners has completed fundraising for its HPS Specialty Loan Fund 2016 - which raised over $4.5 billion of imited partner capital with $6.5 billion of purchasing power, exceeding the initial target of $5 billion

New Jersey firm launches distressed debt and direct lending fund
New Jersey firm Chatham Asset Management has launched a distressed debt and direct lending fund and has raised at least $106.9 million for it so far, according to regulatory filings

Asian airline operator approves $30 million ticket for new CarVal credit fund
US credit strategies continue to attract capital from Asian investors with CarVal Investors the latest asset manager to distribute a fund in the continent

FS unveils new closed-end credit fund that can invests in CLOs
FS Investments has launched a new closed-end credit interval fund offering five share classes

Austin-based manager announces six hires as part of continued credit push
Austin-based Peak Rock Capital has announced six new hires, including several senior personnel who appeared to have relocated for the opportunity

Phoenix credit funds still flying high with $28 million raised over 12 months
Phoenix Investment Adviser has been hard at work attracting new investors to its credit funds --boosting its credit assets by $28 million, regulatory filings suggest

Californian manager raises $2 billion for opportunistic credit fund
Distressed debt specialist Glendon Capital Management has raised more than $2 billion for a new delayed-draw fund

Californian pension fund to invest $44 million in manager's stressed credit fund
A Californian pension fund has committed to invest up to $43.75 million in an Austin-based manager's stressed credit offering

Carlyle taps former Davidson Kempner credit specialist as managing director
Carlyle Group has hired a new managing director on its credit opportunities team

Davidson Kempner raises $1.75 billion for distressed debt fund
Davidson Kempner has raised $1.75 billion for a new fund focused on distressed investments, Creditflux has learned

Texas fund poised to invest in upcoming GSO distressed debt strategy
An El Paso pension fund is set to invest $8.5 million in a new GSO Capital Partners vehicle, documents seen by Creditflux reveal

Former Credit Suisse affiliate takes in $115 million for structured credit fund
A New York-based credit manager that spun out of Credit Suisse has raised more than $115 million in the last year for its for a structured credit strategy that now totals $677 million

CVC Credit appoints chairman as credit CIO steps down
CVC Credit Partners has today announced that Stephen Hickey will be leaving the firm for personal reasons. Joining the firm will be former JP Morgan leveraged finance head Hamish Buckland

Illinois pension fund to invest in new NXT and Riverstone credit funds
An Illinois pension fund is set to invest $125 million with NXT Capital and $100 million with Riverstone Credit Partners as it ups its income allocation target by 1%

Palisades raises $26 million for new credit fund
West coast manager Palisades Investment Partners is fundraising for a new credit fund

East coast pension plans investment in Davidson Kempner credit fund
A US state pension scheme is poised to invest up to $50 million in a Davidson Kempner distressed debt fund

Willis Towers Watson blends rare mix of assets for credit fund of funds
New commitments take fund size to $1.8 billion

Former Fortress official joins TPG-backed credit manager
Arbour Lane Capital Management has hired credit specialist Justin Klein from Fortress Investment Group, according to media reports.

New York pension gets behind CLO manager's risk retention vehicle
The New York State Common Retirement Fund invested $450m in two credit funds in July, documents seen by Creditflux reveal

Institutional investors - does Europe still provide the best opportunities in credit?
Cash or synthetics, CLOs versus CMBS, senior or junior debt? Institutional investors have a variety of ways to approach credit investing and Creditflux's biannual survey of credit allocators aims to determine which market they view as offering compelling returns

Davidson Kempner raises $670 million for upcoming distressed debt fund
New York's Davidson Kempner is 67% of the way towards its target, sources say, as it markets its latest distressed debt fund