OHA raises USD 17.7bn for large-cap, senior direct lending
The firm held a final close for its OHA Senior Private Lending Fund (OLEND), which raised USD 8bn in equity commitments

New Mexico, Illinois systems lead recent investments in credit strategies
Oak Hill Advisors nears the close of OLEND fundraising, while Sixth Street lands commitments from New Mexico and Michigan, and Pathlight secures investments from Boston and Ventura County

New York State Common Retirement Fund commits USD 200m to Oak Hill's CLO fund
The pension fund has committed the funds to OHA CLO Equity Fund III, which will target investments in North America and Europe

“People overvalue liquidity” – Oak Hill Advisors
Individual investors end up taking on riskier investments like public equities rather than alternatives like private credit because of the liquidity profile, founder and CEO Glenn August said on a panel

OHA closes in on USD 6bn for large cap senior direct lending fund
The open-ended fund is targeting sponsor-backed corporate borrowers with an EBTIDA greater than USD 75m, the firm previously told institutional investors

A Texas pension discloses investment in CLO equity fund
Texas Municipal Retirement System commits USD 775m in Q2 2025, including investment in OHA's CLO equity fund

Play quality as stress builds in corporate credit – Oak Hill Advisors’ Alan Schrager
Corporate credit stress is beginning to show, creating more opportunities for credit managers to show some differentiation after years of relatively smooth sailing, says Alan Schrager, senior partner at Oak Hill Advisors, in the latest episode of Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee

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

Oak Hill Advisors raises USD 3.3bn for senior direct lending
The fund has yet to hold a final close but has already exceeded the fund’s initial target

JPMorgan enters private credit big leagues with USD 4bn Boeing unit financing
EXCLUSIVE: The bank takes down the third-largest piece of the giant unitranche, lending shoulder-to-shoulder with direct-lending giants

Oak Hill Advisors fundraising multi-strategy private credit fund for wealthy investors
EXCLUSIVE: the new fund is currently only accepting accredited investors but intends to eventually open the product to the wider wealth channel.

Go upmarket when investing in credit, says Oak Hill's Schrager
Senior managing partner at Oak Hill Advisors, Alan Schrager, discusses private credit volumes, cross-currents in credit markets, and issues including tariffs and defaults in Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee podcast

Louisiana pension system allocates to private credit
The Louisiana Teachers’ Retirement System has recently made a fresh round of commitments to alternative funds, including to private credit.

Oak Hill raises USD 2.3bn for distressed fund
Oak Hill Advisors secured USD 2.3bn in equity commitments during the final close of its distressed investment fund, the OHA Strategic Credit Fund III

T. Rowe and Oak Hill launch new BDC
The BDC is another indication of the growing demand for access to private credit funds from individual investors

LP round up: securitised credit mandate terminated amid $5 billion allocations and expanding relationships
Institutional investors revealed nearly $5 billion of allocations to 31 credit managers across January and February board meetings, according to materials seen by Creditflux. However, there were also two fixed income manager terminations, and one multi-strategy account placed on a watchlist

CLO managers to jump into action as Covanta loan proposal omits spread adjustment
Covanta Holdings is the latest example of a US loan issuer looking to switch benchmark from Libor to Sofr, but without an accompanying credit spread adjustment

LP round up: Oak Hill wins $3bn mandate as credit allocations near $10bn in March
Institutional investors revealed over $9.5 billion of allocations to credit funds in March. Oak Hill Advisors walked away with the largest mandate, as US heavyweight pension Calpers allocated a whopping $3 billion across several of its funds

LP round up: Fidelity wins big, Pacific retains loan mandate, pensions eye distressed
The month also included one CLO fund commitment, one high yield manager search, one finalised US loans mandate and one $400 million multi-sector fixed income managed account mandate

Credit funds at a glance (March 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Oak Hill hires head of ESG in New York
Oak Hill Advisors has hired its first head of ESG and sustainability 

Gapstow expects strategic deals as credit manager M&A volume slumps to $120 billion
M&A volume involving credit asset managers dropped last year with total target value assets under management slumping to $120 billion from $149 billion in 2020 (and $254 billion in 2019), according to Gapstow Capital Partners

LP round up: no Stoptober as investors allocate $5 billion to credit
US institutional investors allocated $5 billion to credit funds in October, with Oak Hill and Pimco among the biggest mandates    

T Rowe Price to buy Oak Hill for up to $4.2 billion
Oak Hill is set to become T Rowe Price’s private markets platform, led by Oak Hill’s chief executive officer Glenn August

2020 wrap: CLO funds bloom despite rocky ground
2020 was a busy year for CLO fundraising, with Creditflux recording at least 30 funds that launched over the 12 months to invest across the CLO capital structure