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

AXA IM Alts launches IG ABS Fund
The latest fund launch by AXA is looking to raise at least EUR 1bn for a broad portfolio of investment-grade ABS assets 

HSBC AM launches European direct lending and infra debt strategies
HSBC is expanding its USD 6.5bn global credit platform with an expansion of its UK direct lending platform and a new infrastructure debt strategy

Channel Capital launches fund that taps into Goldman Sach’s European private credit

German manager launches two new private credit fund-of-funds
YIELCO Investments, a German alternative asset manager, is planning a 2024 first close for two newly launched private debt fund-of-funds

Japanese bank SMBC launches first private credit fund
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation has launched its first private credit fund with EUR 450m in investable capital

Oak Hill teams up with One Investment for European private credit
US-based Oak Hill and One Investment ink JV with USD 5bn to invest in upper middle market and large European companies 

French asset manager launches impact credit fund for European SMEs
 A Paris-headquartered alternative asset manager held the first close of its SME-focused direct lending fund at EUR 200m

First private credit LTAF is approved
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority greenlighted a joint venture this week, representing the first long-term asset fund offered by a private debt specialist

European credit specialist Sona raises USD 800m, exceeds expectations
European credit specialist Sona Asset Management held a final close of its Capital Solutions II fund

French investment firm closes sixth private debt fund with EUR 2.5bn in commitments
French private investment firm Capza held a final close of its sixth private debt fund, with commitments 50% greater than the size of the previous vintage

Ture receives EUR 30m commitment for Nordic private credit fund
Swedish direct lender Ture Invest Partners continues to raise funds for the third vintage of its private credit fund — called Ture Credit Fund III

PGIM Private Capital launches ELTIF
PGIM Private Capital rolled out its first European long-term investment fund as managers continue to adopt the new fund structure

Gravis Capital prepares to launch inaugural private credit fund
Gravis Capital is preparing to launch its first private credit fund with a EUR 500m-equivalent target size

Boutique London manager holds first close on direct lending fund
London-based alternative investment manager Prefequity revealed the first close of its Prefequity Credit Opportunities II fund 

Swedish manager raises EUR 1.7bn for private credit fund
A Stockholm-based private credit specialist has closed a fund targeting non-sponsored loans to mid-sized family-owned and growth businesses in Northern Europe

Avenue Capital raises billion dollar European special situations fund
New York-headquartered Avenue Capital Group held the final close of a new European special situations fund with more than USD 1bn in commitments

Benefit Street closes USD 850m special situations fund
Benefit Street Partners held the final close of an upper middle market focused special situations fund with roughly USD 850m

British bank and Irish asset manager team up
British Business Investments and DunPort Capital Management are the latest bank and asset management duo working together

Allianz gears up to launch European credit impact investing fund
Allianz Global Investors filed regulatory documents in Luxembourg this week for a new impact investing fund, the latest in a string of similar strategies

LGIM launches alternative investment fund
European asset manager Legal & General has launched a new private credit fund which will sit on a newly-created Reserved Alternative Investment Fund, or RAIF platform

Swedish credit specialist closes European lending fund with EUR 1.7bn
A Swedish credit specialist has closed its fifth non-sponsored direct lending fund with more than EUR 1.7bn raised

Pemberton raises EUR 2.3bn for opportunistic direct lending fund
Pemberton Asset Management recently held the final close of its Strategic Credit Fund III with EUR 2.3bn raised

ThinCats unveils GBP 300m fund for UK SMEs
UK-based alternative lender ThinCats has launched a new fund aimed at supporting SMEs in England's Northwest, Midlands, London and the Southeast

Blackstone partners with Finland's S-Bank for European private credit fund
Blackstone has partnered with Finnish S-Bank, making it possible for individual investors in Finland to tap into the European private credit market