BlackRock launches first evergreen private markets fund for Europe’s wealthy
BlackRock has announced the launch of an innovative evergreen private markets platform for wealthy investors in Europe

MUFG, DWS financing venture starts with project, infrastructure investments
MUFG and DWS Group announced a “private financing strategic venture” this week to enhance both firms’ ability to underwrite and distribute infrastructure and alternative credit investments

Blue Earth launches evergreen impact private credit fund
Swiss-headquartered Blue Earth Capital has announced the first close of its first evergreen, semi-liquid impact private credit strategy fund

PGIM to bring mezz fund back to market in 2025
PGIM Private Capital, the middle market private debt business of global investment manager PGIM, plans to launch its latest private credit mezzanine fund next year

Arcano Partners launches European CLO platform with EUR 150m of captive equity
Spanish firm Arcano has announced it is launching a new CLO platform and has raised captive equity to back issuance 

Aviva Investors seeds private debt fund targeting UK DC pensions with EUR 750m of capital
Aviva's Multi-Sector Private Debt Fund will invest across the private debt spectrum including real estate debt, infrastructure debt, structured finance and private corporate debt

Janus Henderson highlights agency mortgages in new fixed-income ETF
John Kerschner views agency mortgages as the cheapest thing in fixed-income and has a high allocation for the new JIII ETF   

Ninety One raises USD 260m for African private debt
Ninety One, a global asset manager affiliated with Investec, has held a USD 260m first close for its latest African and emerging markets private debt fund

TCW unveils new CLO ETF as it expands its offerings for investors
TCW has joined the increasingly crowded lineup of CLO AAA ETFs with the launch of ACLO, one of a range of new fixed income ETFs from the West Coast-based manager 

Janus Henderson launches new fixed income ETF
Janus Henderson announced the launch of a new fixed income ETF today. Janus Henderson Income ETF (JIII) has a broad remit to invest across fixed income globally.

Bain Capital fundraising for third captive CLO equity vehicle
Bain Capital Credit has become the latest CLO manager to start fundraising for a new captive equity fund

Beach Point ramps up fundraise for captive CLO equity fund
Santa Monica, California-based Beach Point Capital Management is looking to raise a captive equity fund to support its CLO issuance

Beechbrook raises GBP 151m for SME credit fund
Beechbrook has announced the first close of its latest SME credit fund, UK SME Credit IV, with GBP 151m raised out of a target of GBP 250m

Accunia launches new investment-grade US CLO fund
The Danish asset manager Accunia has launched an IG CLO fund and is currently looking for investors 

Differing approaches on display as Fortress and CIC Private Debt debut as CLO managers in Europe
CIC Private Debt and Fortress have priced their debut CLOs within hours of each other this week to mark the first set of manager debuts the market has seen in six months

Allianz and AlTi launch new private debt program for UHNWs
Allianz X has struck a joint venture with global wealth management firm AlTi Global to create a private debt investment program for ultra-high-net-worth investors

Onex launches new CLO fund
Onex Corporation has launched a new third-party CLO fund, according to an SEC filing, called Onex Structured Credit Opportunities II 

French firm CIC markets inaugural deal as a new European CLO manager
CIC Private Debt is marketing its first European CLO, as the French firm seeks to establish itself as a CLO manager as soon as next week

Pantheon raises USD 1.19bn for latest private credit secondaries fund
Pantheon has raised USD 1.19bn in its latest fundraising for Pantheon Senior Debt Secondaries III, to invest in the private debt secondaries space

TPG Angelo Gordon raises nearly USD 2bn for private credit strategy
TPG Angelo Gordon has raised USD 1.82bn so far for its private credit fund called TPG AG Credit Solutions Fund III which is targeting USD 4.5bn in commitments
   

Corinthia eyes EUR 1bn first close for maiden European direct lending strategy
Corinthia is on the cusp of holding a EUR 1bn first close for its inaugural European direct-lending strategy, four sources familiar with the situation said. 

Nuveen and AGL among those plotting debut as European CLO managers
US-based firms Nuveen, AGL Credit Management and LCM Asset Management are among those planning to kick-start CLO deals in Europe

CVC Credit starts fundraising for new captive CLO equity fund
CVC Credit has kickstarted fundraising for a new captive equity fund to support its CLO issuance in the US and Europe

Crescent targets USD 3bn raise for direct lending fund IV
Crescent Capital is expected to launch its latest lower middle market and middle market direct lending fund, Crescent Direct Lending Fund IV, this quarter

Axiom breaks from tradition with the debut of an emerging debt fund
Axiom Alternative Investments has launched a fund focused on EM corporate debt, a departure for the company which has traditionally focused on European bonds and equities