Banco Sabadell joins forces with Amundi
Banco Sabadell and Amundi have announced a long-term strategic partnership, in a bid to boost fund business in Spain  

Hamilton Lane shakes up European leadership
Private markets manager Hamilton Lane has promoted two of its personnel in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as the $481 billion firm is looking to boost its growth efforts through the region

TCA liquidates credit hedge fund amid SEC accounting investigation
TCA Fund Management Group is liquidating and shutting down its main credit hedge fund TCA Global Credit Master Fund, according to media reports, after an investigation initiated by Securities and Exchange Commission over the group’s accounting practices

EQT undertakes strategic review of credit business
EQT has announced a review of its credit business with the firm appointing JP Morgan to evaluate its 'strategic options', according to the firm’s Q4 2019 report

Ares wins $750 million for direct lending SMA with another $100 million in the pipeline
Two US based pension schemes have recently backed or looked to commit to direct lending products managed by Ares Management, according to documents seen by Creditflux  

DC pension set to invest in private debt assets
Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), a UK based pension scheme, is set to enable the members of its defined contribution (DC) section to get exposure to private markets assets, including private debt, from February

Morgan Stanley IM hires from Carlyle again as it makes direct lending "strategic priority"
The new hire rejoins former colleague Jeff Levin, who Morgan Stanley Investment Management added in February last year to establish a direct lending business as a "strategic priority"

TPG makes European direct lending hire from Investec
TPG Sixth Street Partners has bolstered its UK and European direct lending opportunities team with a hire from Investec 

Texas pension backs ICG credit fund
Texas County & District Retirement System (TCDRS) committed $167 million to a fund managed by Intermediate Capital Group in January, according to documents seen by Creditflux.  

Ardian raises €3 billion direct lending fund as it makes space for stretch-seniors
Ardian has collected €3 billion from ‘over 90 investors’ on its fourth European direct lending fund, surpassing its original €2.5 billion target size

Pantheon joins forces with Kermony in France
Pantheon has announced an exclusive 'introducer relationship' in France with Kermony Capital today, which is set to introduce Pantheon’s private debt capabilities to French investors  

Ares buys majority stake in Asian credit manager SSG
Ares has bought a majority, controlling interest in SSG Capital Management, an Asian alternative asset manager focused on private credit and special situations 

ResponsAbility collects $151 million for impact private debt securitsiation fund
Facebook, the European Investment Bank and the government of Luxembourg are just some of the investment sources for the $151 million clean energy impact debt fund. The fund is structured in a similar way to a CLO – with responsAbility offering investors various risk tranches 

Pimco launches listed multi-sector global credit fund
Known as Pimco Tactical Income Fund, the fund will invest in a range of global credit strategies and will list on the New York Stock Exchange

Advisory firm starts strategic review after credit specialist join M&G and Pictet
A London-based middle market advisory firm is undergoing a strategic review, according to market sources, shortly after it lost two partners to the buy side

Bfinance hires for senior private markets job
The former deputy chief investment officer and private credit director of the £14.7 billion Local Pensions Partnership joins the private markets division of investment consultant bfinance, following Niels Bodenheim's departure to NN Investment Partners in December

Pathway closes second private credit fund at $1 billion
Pathway Capital Management has held a final close on its second private credit fund at $1 billion 

Alvarez & Marsal establishes European practice with senior hire
Alvarez & Marsal has established a Europe debt advisory practice and appointed ex-Marlborough Partners official Tim Metzgen to spearhead the unit in London

Partners nears $100 billion in AUM as CLOs drive private debt growth
Swiss manager Partners Group has reached $94.1 billion in assets under management, with CLOs boosting the firm’s growth, according to its 2019 annual results  

EQ plans private credit fund launch with eye on deploying up to €100 million
EQ Asset Management has indicated that it will launch its third private credit fund later this year

BC Partners seeks $1 billion close for special opportunities fund
BC Partners Advisors is targeting a $1 billion close for its recently launched special opportunities fund, according to documents seen by Creditflux.