Churchill launches private credit fund with USD 210m
Churchill Asset Management, an affiliate of global investment manager Nuveen, has launched a new private credit fund

Texas bank launches direct lending division
Dallas-headquartered bank Texas Capital is expanding into the private credit market with the launch of a new direct lending platform 

Vector launches special situations private credit fund
A San Francisco-based private equity firm has launched a new private credit special situations fund, and is aiming to raise USD 300m

Ares closes USD 34bn senior direct lending fund
Ares has closed what could be the largest direct lending fund ever with nearly USD 34bn raised, including USD 15.3bn in equity commitments

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

Trinity Capital partners with Eagle Point to launch new credit fund
Venture debt specialist Trinity Capital and CLO equity investment firm Eagle Point Credit have launched a new credit fund intended to become a private BDC

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

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 

Canadian asset manager lays out plans for new evergreen private credit fund
New fund will launch in partnership with fintech platform iCapital and soon start accepting subscriptions from accredited investors.

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

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

Stifel and Lord Abbett form joint venture for private credit
SBLA Private Credit is the latest example of investment banks and asset managers teaming up for a slice of the USD 1.7tn private credit market.

MidOcean Partners closes USD 765m opportunistic credit fund
MidOcean's latest direct lending strategy focuses on lending to mid-sized stressed, distressed and dislocated performing businesses.

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

Guggenheim closes USD 1.2bn private credit vehicle
Guggenheim Investments has closed a USD 1.2bn levered private credit vehicle backed by Apollo

StepStone launches private credit interval fund
New evergreen fund from StepStone is available to both individual and institutional investors  

Iowa-based manager launches new direct lending interval fund
A new direct lending interval fund has been launched with a strategy that focuses on lending to lower and core middle market companies

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

GSAM raises USD 21bn for large-cap private credit
Goldman Sachs Alternatives announced on Wednesday that it had raised more than USD 20bn for large-cap private credit investments

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

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

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 

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