AllianceBernstein, Brookfield, and Carlyle to offer private markets products for retirement plans
The three firms will offer a turnkey private markets product for retirement savers

Temasek taps Pinegrove for venture debt partnership
The Singaporean state investment firm intends to lend directly to growth stage technology and life sciences companies

Brookfield-backed Primary Wave raises USD 2.2bn for music royalties fund
Brookfield Asset Management, which holds a minority stake in the firm, contributed to the latest fundraising effort, a source familiar told Creditflux

Virginia, Arkansas among systems expanding into alternative credit strategies
Recent Ares funds gain momentum with allocations from VRS, TCDRS; Arkansas Teachers plan multi-strategy credit SMAs with KKR, Brookfield

Oaktree’s semi-liquid private credit fund covers all exit requests totaling 8.5%
The fund, which leaned on parent company Brookfield to cover the surge in redemption requests, also cut dividends

Oaktree collaborates with parent Brookfield on ABF product for US individuals
The new product launched with USD 400m in committed capital and will give wealthy US individual investors access to Oaktree’s asset-backed finance expertise

Brookfield to buy remaining Oaktree stake, becoming full owner
The USD 3bn transaction will give Brookfield full ownership of the top-40-ranked CLO manager

Brookfield raises USD 16bn for credit, plans asset-based finance strategy
The firm is also planning to hold a first close for its infrastructure mezzanine debt fund

Seven managers make up 90% of private credit fundraising – Morningstar
Over the last five years, Apollo alone accounted for 29% of all capital raised for private credit

CLO manager M&A driven by search for talent and scale
Irradiant’s star investor Maji set to depart as firm is acquired

CLO banker Rachel Russell leaves Morgan Stanley for Brookfield
The bank’s head of global new CLO issuance departs after two decades at Morgan Stanley  

Brookfield Credit invests USD 1bn in 17Capital
Brookfield Asset Management’s private credit investment division, Brookfield Credit, has agreed to invest USD 1bn into 17Capital’s private credit strategies

Bain Capital hires North American head of special situations from Brookfield
Boston-headquartered Bain Capital has hired a partner and head of special situations in North America, as well as head of corporate special situations in Europe

Brookfield infra debt fund beats fundraise target
Brookfield Asset Management has held an above-target final close for its third infrastructure debt fund, in a sign of strong appetite for debt in contrast to tough fundraising conditions in infrastructure equity

Arrow Global names new senior-level hires
London-based asset manager announces new CIO of credit and direct lending

Opale selects three funds for tactical credit investment strategy
Digital platform for French investors launches first private debt investment strategy

Societe Generale teams up with Brookfield for €10 billion private debt fund
New fund launched with €2.5 billion of seed funding and plans to reach their target over the next four years

LP round up: 27 managers find the top corner with investor wins
Credit fund managers like to take it one fund at a time and give it 110% for their 90-minute investor fund pitches - and it's working as $3.8 billion was allocated during November and early December. The gaffer would be proud. 

Brookfield/Oaktree targets "larger" than $16 billion for next opportunistic credit fund
Brookfield Asset Management held a $2.8 billion first close on its third infrastructure debt fund and has started fundraising for its next vintage of our opportunistic credit flagship fund, alongside affiliate Oaktree, according to the firm's Q3 earnings call

LP round up: two managers terminated as 20 win $2.5 billion
US institutional investors allocated over $2.5 billion to 20 credit managers in October, according to documents seen by Creditflux. Two credit fund managers however were terminated in the month

LP round up: private credit takes big slice of inflows as 10% portfolio share projected for 2026
Institutional investors revealed nearly $4 billion allocations to credit funds in July, with recipients including Angelo Gordon, Apollo, Ares, BlackRock, Brookfield, CarVal, Comvest, Deerpath, KKR, Schroders and Sixth Street

Five credit managers win nearly $1 billion from UK pension pool
Five private credit funds emerged as winners after UK pension pool Border to Coast revealed $1 billion in a wide variety of private credit commitments

LP round up: 28 credit managers win $6.6 billion as San Diego carves private credit allocation
Pensions allocated over $6.6 billion to credit managers in June including Angelo Gordon, Antares, Apollo, Ares, Beach Point, BioPharma, Brookfield, CarVal, Cerberus...

Brookfield hires industry veteran as public securities CIO
Brookfield Asset Management has hired a long-serving credit and equity market professional as chief investment officer for its public securities group

Brookfield holds $2.7 billion final close on second infrastructure debt fund
Brookfield Asset Management has held a $2.7 billion final close on its second infrastructure debt fund, Brookfield Infrastructure Debt Fund II, exceeding its $1.7 billion initial target