JPMorgan’s asset management arm seeks to raise direct lending fund
EXCLUSIVE: The asset management unit is raising capital from institutional investors for direct lending as the bank steps up lending from its balance sheet.

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

Lincoln Financial partners with Bain, Partners Group on private credit products for US wealth channel
Lincoln aims to launch the two new private credit products in late 2025

State Street, Apollo to rename private credit ETF, responding to SEC concerns
The US regulatory agency said the previous name, SPDR SSGA Apollo IG Public & Private Credit ETF, may be misleading to investors

Octagon launches debut direct lending fund seeded by Generali Investments
EXCLUSIVE: Generali Investments has agreed to provide seed capital for Fund I, which will pursue sponsor-backed direct lending deals in the middle and upper middle market    

Antares launches private credit fund for wealthy individuals
The new vehicle, started with USD 1.4bn in investable capital, will target the private wealth channel, a growing investor base to the private credit asset class

Blue Owl raises more than USD 2bn for evergreen direct lending strategy
Blue Owl has raised more than USD 2bn for its sophomore direct lending fund that focuses on senior, first-lien loans

Carlyle’s AlpInvest and Mubadala establish fund financing partnership
Carlyle Group subsidiary AlpInvest Partners and Mubadala have set up a new credit co-investment partnership to provide portfolio senior fund financing on a global basis  

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

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. 

Blue Owl moves to launch direct lending business in Europe
US-based asset manager Blue Owl is looking to launch a direct lending business in Europe and is interviewing deal-markers in the regions

Sagard targets North American middle market opportunities with new senior lending fund - partner
Sagard, a Power Corporation of Canada alternative asset investment platform, will provide first-lien financing to lower middle market and middle market US and Canadian companies

Blue Torch closes USD 2.3bn private credit fund
New York-based middle market lender Blue Torch Capital has closed its Blue Torch Credit Opportunities Fund III

Ares launches third vintage of senior direct lending fund
Ares Management recently filed regulatory documents with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for the Ares Sr Direct Lending III Access Parallel

AGL and Barclays launch new credit platform
AGL Credit Management and Barclays have teamed up to launch AGL Private Credit, a new private credit investment platform backed by the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority 

Apollo launches new BDC backed by Mubadala
Apollo has created a new private BDC that will invest money from Abu Dhabi-based sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Company, in addition to other institutional investors.

Goldentree closes on USD 1.4bn private credit fund
GoldenTree Asset Management announced the closing of its Private Credit Fund today, with secured commitments of USD 1.35bn

Hamilton Lane closes eighth vintage of flagship private credit fund
Hamilton Lane revealed the final close of its Hamilton Lane Strategic Opportunities Fund VIII today, a private credit strategy that invests across the capital structure

Canadian manager raises CAD 350m for new private credit fund
Canadian money manager Fiera Private Debt raised CAD 350m in the first close of its Fiera Private Debt Fund VII. The private credit strategy focused on senior-secured term debt of middle market Canadian companies.

PineBridge raises USD 1.7bn for third vintage of direct lending fund
PineBridge Investments has raised USD 1.7bn for the third vintage of its private credit fund, exceeding the firm's USD 1bn target

Charlesbank raises USD 1.5bn for third private credit fund
Charlesbank Capital Partners held the final close of its Charlesbank Credit Opportunities Fund III earlier this month with USD 1.5bn raided, exceeding its USD 1.25bn target.

Benefit Street Partners raises USD 4.7bn for latest flagship direct lending fund
Benefit Street Partners held the final close of its fifth flagship direct lending fund — dubbed BSP Debt Fund V — with USD 4.7bn of investable capital

Bain closes fourth middle market credit fund with more than USD 1bn in commitments
Bain Capital held the final close of the Bain Capital Middle Market Credit 2022 fund with more than USD 1bn in commitments, the company revealed on Friday. The commitments to the fund, the fourth vintage of its kind, included parallel funds and certain related vehicles.