CLO manager strikes gold with giant captive equity fund raise
Veteran CLO manager and investor closes USD 1.3bn in commitments for its third captive CLO equity fund

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

Lakemore raises more than USD 500m for latest CLO equity fund
CLO equity specialist Lakemore Partners has raised USD 560m for the fifth edition of its flagship fund. The final close for Aquatine V Fund is 40% higher than the USD 400m that Aquatine IV Fund raised.

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

DigitalBridge closes USD 1.1bn digital infra credit fund
DigitalBridge has closed a digital infrastructure fund called DigitalBridge Credit (Onshore), raising USD 1.1bn in commitments

Irradiant launches new captive equity fund
Irradiant Partners closed its latest captive equity fund today, with the third vintage of the Irradiant CLO equity strategy bringing in USD 411m in commitments

BlackRock launches securitised asset fund
BlackRock has launched a new securitised asset fund dubbed the BlackRock Senior Securitised Fund with at least 65% exposure to ABS and no more than 35% to CLOs

Janus Henderson expands ETF lineup
The new Janus Henderson Securitized Income ETF will invest in ABS, commercial mortgage-backed securities, CLOs, mortgage credit and agency mortgage-backed securities

Ares raises USD 6.6bn for asset-based credit fund
Ares Management Corporation revealed the final close of its asset-based private credit fund Ares Pathfinder Fund II, reaching its hard cap at USD 6.6bn in commitments

Oak Hill raises USD 2.3bn for distressed fund
Oak Hill Advisors secured USD 2.3bn in equity commitments during the final close of its distressed investment fund, the OHA Strategic Credit Fund III

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