Blackstone raises $8 billion for 'largest real estate debt fund ever'
Blackstone is flush with cash to deploy into commercial real estate properties after finalising fundraising on its latest real estate debt fund, Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies IV

Ex Apollo veteran launches mid market firm with $350 million seed capital
A credit veteran, perhaps best known for co-founding Apollo's CLO platforn, has set up a new middle market credit firm named FrontWell Capital Partners. The Toronto-headquartered firm starts operations with seed capital of $350 million

Ares pulls in at least €6 billion for European direct lending
Ares Management is well on track for raising its largest European direct lending fund

Pantheon collects $800 million for private credit strategy
The $50.7 billion manager has raised $800 million for a private debt fund, according to US regulatory filings

Pimco appoints Sculptor veteran as head of private credit in Europe
Pimco has hired an experienced figure in the European credit markets as it seeks to grow its special situations business

LP round up: private credit drive gains momentum as Calpers backs Pimco
Private credit continues to be viewed as an attractive investment strategy for institutional investors, with four global allocators outlining new buckets, or increases to the asset class

Tikehau to launch private debt secondaries and impact fund before year-end
Tikehau Capital is close to launching an inaugural private debt secondaries fund and a debut impact fund, with the Paris-headquartered firm outlining plans in its first half 2020 results to unveil both vehicles in the second half of the year

Antares collects $3 billion for direct lending fund
Antares Capital wrapped up fundraising for an inaugural senior loan fund on Monday

Manager holds first close on debut control US CLO equity fund
A $3.1 billion manager is on the fundraising trail for its debut CLO equity fund, after holding a first close from internal capital earlier this year

Equita's second Italian private debt fund reaches €100 million first close
Italy’s Equita Capital has reached halfway to its target size on its second Italian private debt fund, after holding a €100 million first close on the vehicle

Pictet launches unconstrained global credit fund
Pictet Asset Management has launched a new global credit Ucits fund, Pictet-Strategic Credit fund

Palm Lane launches credit relative value fund with $200 million after PM hires
Palm Lane Capital has raised about $200 million for a global credit relative value hedge fund, which went live on 1 September

Perceptive nears $1 billion hard cap for healthcare credit fund
Perceptive Advisors is nearing its $1 billion hard cap for its third healthcare-focused direct lending fund, Perceptive Credit Opportunities Fund III

Onex prepares structured credit fund after making big CLO hire
Onex Credit Partners has launched a new structured credit offering, Onex Structured Credit Opportunities Fund, four months after hiring structured credit veteran Ronnie Jaber

Would-be CLO managers change tack to distressed
Institutional investors are allocating to distressed debt at a record rate, leading some first-time CLO managers to adjust their business plans

Credit funds at a glance (September 2020)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

Private credit manager wins mandate to invest in Australia and New Zealand
Revolution Asset Management has won a co-investment mandate from QIC, an asset manager owned by the Queensland Government, to invest in credit assets originated in Australia and New Zealand

Muzinich reaches €210 million first close for lower mid-market credit fund
Muzinich & Co has held a €210 million first close on a second lower middle market, pan-European private debt fund, Muzinich Pan-European II Private Debt Fund

Brunswick launches third real estate debt fund with Folksam and KLP backing
Brunswick Real Estate has launched a third senior commercial real estate debt fund Brunswick Real Estate Capital III

Credit fundraising: distressed keeps in favour but CLO ETFs emerge
Five months into global lockdown and distressed debt funds are still proving popular, but several managers have found success pitching other types of credit strategies

GSO prepares inaugural non-traded BDC
GSO Capital Partners, the credit-focused business of the Blackstone Group, is preparing to launch an inaugural non-traded business development company named Blackstone Private Credit Fund

Symphony raises $77 million for CLO fund
Symphony Asset Management has collected $77 million on a first close for a CLO equity fund dubbed Nuveen CLO Issuance Fund

Eagle Point targets $100 million with CLO fund launch
Eagle Point is set to launch another CLO-focused fund this summer, with the Greenwich-based manager on the fundraising trail for EP CLO Opportunities Fund II

ETF firm touts low warf stratregy to help cut CLO financing costs
Retail investors will soon have access to CLO investments with two managers launching CLO exchange traded funds this month. Peter Coppa, managing partner at Alternative Access Funds, believes the CLO market will benefit

Capital Four holds first close on senior European direct lending fund
Capital Four has held a nearly €500 million first close on its European direct lending fund, Private Debt III