Sound Point readies third special sits fund
Sound Point Capital Management plans to launch its third special situations private credit fund during the fourth quarter of this year

Canadian hedge fund Polar closes SRT fund with USD 300m
Polar Asset Management Partners attracted USD 300m from investors as the Toronto-based hedge fund ramps up a dedicated fund for significant risk transfer, or SRT

Raymond James and Eldridge Industries launch private credit platform
Raymond James and Eldridge Industries are the lastest additions to the growing list of traditional banks and asset managers teaming up to expand their private credit platforms

Apollo raises funds for special sits
Apollo Management has pushed ahead with its plans to raise funds for the second iteration of its credit special situations fund

Former Capital Dynamics' employees launch Camberline Capital Management
A former Capital Dynamics managing partner has launched Camberline Capital Management in New York, a boutique investment firm, will specialize in private credit

MGG raises more than USD 400m in first close of lower middle market fund
MGG Investment Group has filed the first close on its MGG Structured Solutions Fund II, offering capital solutions to non-sponsor backed 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

Canadian investment firm launches new credit fund
Mawer Investment Management has launched a new credit fund dubbed the Mawer Global Credit Opportunities Fund, which will be managed by portfolio manager Brian Carney

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.

Muzinich launches investment-grade credit fund
Muzinich & Co. has launched the Muzinich Global Market Duration Investment Grade Fund, which will focus primarily on investing in global corporate investment grade bonds

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.

KSL closes fourth private credit fund, surpassing USD 1bn target
KSL Capital Partners held the final close for its fourth private credit fund, exceeding its USD 1bn target. The travel and leisure-focused fund, dubbed the KSL Capital Partners Credit Opportunities Fund IV, closed with total commitments of USD 1.26bn.

CIFC launches new multi-strategy credit UCITS fund
New York-based alternative asset manager CIFC has launched a new liquid UCITS strategy with an emphasis on sub-investment grade fixed income investments

Riverstone Credit Partners co-founders launch new energy credit investment company
New energy industry credit investment firm Breakwall Capital will focus on sustainable infrastructure investments, the circular economy and next-gen fuels

Canadian venture capital lender secures USD 150m for tech-focused private credit fund
Vistara raised fresh capital for its strategy of lending between USD 10m and USD 30m to mid-to-later-stage software companies across North America

Oaktree raises roughly USD 3bn for third special situations fund
Oaktree upsizes third fund that primarily invests in stressed or distressed US middle-market companies

Cryptocurrency startup launches Bitcoin private credit fund
Meanwhile Advisors hopes to attract the attention of institutional investors, who will buy into the new bitcoin private credit fund in US dollars, which will then be converted to Bitcoin