Crestline debuts as a new manager with super-short, super-sized private credit CLO
Texan alternative asset management firm Crestline has priced its first CLO as a standalone manager on Friday  

Alaska Retirement Management Board commits $100 million to direct lending fund
It may be a tough environment for fundraising but the private credit market continues to pull in investments, with the Alaska Retirement Management Board agreeing to give up to $100 million to a fund

LP round up: HPS wins $550m mandate as Ares launches third US direct lending fund
US institutional investors allocated nearly $3 billion to credit funds in April. The news comes amid a BlackRock survey in the month which showed significant investor interest in private credit

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. 

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...

Credit funds at a glance (April 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit  

Crestline collects $3.6 billion across three private credit fund closes
The Fort Worth, Texas-based manager has closed its fourth opportunistic credit fund, third direct lending fund and second portfolio financing fund

Credit funds at a glance (February 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Crestline raises $1 billion for second portfolio financing fund
Crestline Investors has held a $1 billion final close on its second portfolio financing fund, Portfolio Financing Fund II

Ares refis former Crestline Denali CLO debt via Natixis for third time
Ares Management has refinanced the senior-most tranches of a 2016 CLO it bought from Crestline Denali last year

LP round-up: $2.6 billion flows into 26 credit managers
A stuck ship in the Suez Canal may have prevented others from getting through one of the world's busiest waterways in March, but allocations to credit funds were much more free flowing as investors poured over $2.6 billion into the hands of credit managers

Four managers win lucrative $700 million credit mandate
A $39 billion pension has selected four managers for an opportunistic credit mandate and identified a further four ‘bench’ managers 

Ares/Crestline CLO overlap jumps to 60% following Ares takeover, Fitch says
CLO acquirers have been busy converting purchased portfolios to their house-style, according to research by Fitch

Churchill hires CLO portfolio manager from Crestline
Churchill Asset Management has hired a CLO portfolio manager from Crestline Denali Capital

Crestline prepares third speciality lending fund
Crestline Investors is preparing to launch its third speciality credit fund, Crestline Speciality Lending Fund III

LP round up: Pimco gets the Disco started as distressed managers win allocations
Insitutional investors allocated just over $1 billion to credit funds last week, according to board documents seen by Creditflux, with special situation funds from Farallon, Pimco and SSG taking the bulk of these commitments

OC health check: another two CLOs fail senior OC tests
Two senior overcollateralisation test failures number among 26 deals joining the list this week of CLOs breaching their OC tests in April, according to the latest trustee reports on CLO-i.

Ares buys seven CLOs from Crestline Denali
Ares Management has bought management contracts for seven Crestline Denali CLOs

Arizona pension to deploy up to $700 million a year in private credit
Arizona Public Safety Employee System is looking to deploy $600-700 million in private credit strategies per year in order to meet its target allocation, according to board documents seen by Creditflux.

Crestline targets $1.75 billion for 'all weather' fund but investor questions fund size
Crestline Investors is seeking $1.5 billion capital ($1.75 billion hard cap) for its next 'all weather' global special situations fund, Crestline Opportunity Fund IV, with the Fort Worth-based firm looking to hold a final close in October 2019. But one institutional investor has raised concerns about the size of Crestline's latest fundraise.

Crestline bags $360 million for inaugural European opportunities fund
Crestline Investors has held a final close on its inaugural European special situations fund, Crestline Opportunity Fund III Europe, at $360 million, surpassing its original $300 million target size

Utah fund set to invest $45 million across Beach Point and Crestline funds
The Utah School & Institutional Trust Fund Office is set to make commitments to credit funds managed by Beach Point Capital Management and Crestline Investors

Crestline adds managing director to credit team in New York
The new hire joins from American Industrial Partners

Portfolio financiers thrive as private equity funds fret
Funds that lend to private equity vehicles showed their worth in the fourth quarter as valuations across credit and equity took a hit

Alaska pension commits $545 million to seven credit funds
Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation has earmarked $545 million to funds across the credit spectrum across Q2, according to 27 February board documentation