Bain special situations, SMBC launch European lending joint venture
The two will provide up to EUR 1.5bn in senior secured debt to borrowers across the UK and Europe in a flexible strategy

Carlyle AlpInvest backs Investec’s debut European senior direct lending fund
AlpInvest led a secondaries transaction that helped launch the EUR 400m fund

Morgan Stanley launches private market fund for European individual investors
The new product from Morgan Stanley Investment Management will invest across private equity, private credit, real assets and some public assets

HSBC AM launches evergreen fund targeting trade, working capital assets
The new private credit strategy will invest in assets such as receivables and payables finance, trade loans and other instruments around the world

Apollo to launch three evergreen funds in Europe to tap individual investors
Apollo has secured regulatory approval in Luxembourg for three semi-liquid evergreen private markets funds including two credit ones

FS Investments rebrands to Future Standard, plans private credit product for wealthy in Europe
EXCLUSIVE: The alts manager integrates private equity subsidiary Portfolio Advisors under the new brand and plans to introduce a credit product for wealthy investors in Europe

Goldman launches private credit fund for retirement portfolios
The product will be used in a retirement product backed by Great Gray, BlackRock and Wilshire Advisors to give individual investors access to public and private assets

Ares launches direct lending fund for European wealth investors
The firm’s first ELTIF product will give individual investors access to its existing European direct lending strategy

Tikehau launches semi-liquid private debt fund for broader investor base
The new fund is the first semi-liquid private credit vehicle available to investors other than French life insurance companies

Aegon AM launches fund for subscription line financing
The new fund will raise capital from institutional investors in Europe and the UK

TwentyFour Asset Management launches private asset-backed fund
It’s the first major move into private credit by the firm or its parent Vontobel Asset Management  

Generali Investments, Partners team up on private credit secondaries fund
Generali Investments’ debut private credit secondaries fund will invest globally and is available to professional investors

Scottish Widows plans private markets push through LTAF launch
EXCLUSIVE: the pension fund plans to invest in both private credit and private eqity with separate managers for each  

Capital Four raises EUR 3bn for first lien, senior debt in Europe
The manager's latest fund, called Private Debt V—Senior, closed at the hard cap

King Street, Generali Investments launch opportunistic credit fund for affluent Europeans
The fund will offer investments beyond traditional direct lending, offering investors access to corporate and asset-based lending, dislocated public credit, and some distressed situations

AlbaCore launches debut senior direct lending fund with backing from ADIA, MUFG
EXCLUSIVE: The new fund, which already had a first close of USD 1.8bn, will fundraise throughout this year with final close planned for 2026

AXA IM Alts launches diversified private credit fund for individual investors
The new strategy will invest across the entire private credit spectrum, covering not just direct lending but also asset-backed finance

UK regulators approve Aegon's new private credit fund for retirees
Aegon Asset Management plans to include the new private credit fund in a GBP 13bn diversified portfolio product

ELTIF 2.0 funds take off with 80 launches in just over a year

M&G plans private credit fund for UK defined contribution plans
UK regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, recently approved the private credit feeder fund  

Morgan Stanley launches European direct lending fund open to Europe's wealthy
The investment management arm of Morgan Stanley hopes to leverage its US wealth experience to distribute the new product to European clients  

Muzinich launches senior direct lending fund for retail investors
Structured as an ELTIF, the new fund does not require a minimum holding period for investors. 

StepStone to launch private debt vehicle for European wealth investors
The ELTIF will invest in private credit asset classes across the European Union

Candriam, Kartesia will open new ELTIF private credit fund to institutional investors
ELTIF products are usually marketed toward individual investors but this new fund will also be open to institutions  

Candriam partners with Kartesia on private debt fund for European retail investors
European private debt firms Candriam and Kartesia are launching a private debt fund for individual investors via European Long-Term Investment Fund