Muzinich & Co readies second Asia-focused private credit fund
EXCLUSIVE: The direct lending sophmore fund could be as large as USD 1bn

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

Palmer Square launches Europe’s first passive CLO ETF
The new CLO ETF, launched today, is designed to give European institutional investors exposure to triple A and double A-rated CLO debt

India's Vivriti explores issuing country’s first CLO
EXCLUSIVE: Indian asset manager in early stages of planning country’s first middle market CLO

PAG raises USD 1.25bn for significant risk transfers
The Hong Kong-based alternative asset manager is expecting the SRT market to grow at a 30% to 40% rate annually over the next few years

Indonesian sovereign wealth fund and Ares collaborate to provide financing in nation
Ares plans to use its Asia Credit Funds to invest up to USD 500m annually in hybrid capital and securitization deals

Singapore plans USD 1bn private credit growth fund
The fund will be used to fund local enterprises, the prime minister and minister of finance said

King Street launches special situation fund open to individual investors
The asset manager plans for the fund to have around USD 1bn in assets under management.  

SC Lowy winds down liquid credit fund in private credit pivot
SC Lowy plans to wind down its open-ended liquid credit fund and launch a new interval fund for private credit investments

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  

Private debt capital amplified in Middle Eastern fund launch
A new USD 100m middle eastern growth debt fund has been launched by a partnership of Ajeej Capital and Nuwa Capital

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

Australian brokerage launches private credit division and first debt fund
A new firm, spun-off of a commercial finance brokerage, has launched a direct lending fund to invest in property-backed Australian SMEs

Indian alternative asset manager seeking USD 240m for private credit fund
Indian alternative asset manager Vivriti Asset Management recently revealed plans to raise USD 240m (INR 20bn) for a new Indian private credit fund 

Pengana launches private credit platform aimed at retail investors
Sydney-headquartered money manager Pengana Capital Group has launched a new private credit platform

Indian manager raises nearly INR 25.75bn for credit opportunities fund
A Mumbai-based manager held a final close on its new special sits fund with INR 25.75bn raised

Australian money manager plans to launch AUD 1bn IG fund
An Australian alternative asset manager is planning to launch a new AUD 1bn investment grade debt fund, drawing on the country's pension system as a major source of fundraising

Shorooq Partners closes USD 100m private credit fund
Shorooq Partners, an Abu Dhabi-based alternative investment manager, announced on 23 May the first close of its USD 100m second private credit fund

Singapore-based Kadita Partners closes private credit fund
Singapore-based private credit manager Kadita Partners has closed the Kadita Credit Solutions Fund 1

Australian private credit fund-of-funds launched for retail investors
Pengana Capital Group has launched a private credit fund for retail investors that will be listed on the Australian Stock Exchange

Ares raises AUD 2.6bn for private credit fund focused on Australia and New Zealand
New fund marks the first strategy launched by Ares Asia and the largest pool of capital dedicated to the fast-growing Australian and New Zealand private credit markets.

India's True North turns to private credit with USD 120m fund
New fundraise by an Indian private equity fund is another example of investors in India eager to expand into the private credit space

Boutique asset management firm partners with Australian credit fund manager
A new global credit fund will focus on long-only credit opportunities with the intent of capitalizing on inefficiencies in the credit cycle

Singapore-based private credit firm's latest fund has $205 million first close
The latest fund in the growing APAC private credit market includes investments from institutional investors in Canada, the US and Japan

Private credit takes off in Asia Pacific
Asia is finally joining the global rush for private credit lending with a stream of fund launches