EIF back's Irish direct lender's €335 million fund
The European Investment Fund has made its first 'diversified' debt fund investment in Ireland after allocating €70 million to DunPort Capital Management’s Oak Corporate Credit DAC

Kayne Anderson closes $1.87 billion real estate debt fund
Kayne Anderson has closed a fourth real estate debt fund at $1.875 billion, surpassing its intitial $1.5 billion target 

LP round up: Apollo and Silver Rock win over $1 billion as pensions plough into private debt
Institutional investors allocated at least $2 billion to credit funds in April, according to Creditflux data, with Apollo and Silver Rock emerging as big winners

US pension seeks private debt managers for up to $600 million allocations
Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System is seeking multi-strategy private debt managers for its 2022 allocations

Monroe collects $4.8 billion for fourth US direct lending fund
Monroe Capital has closed its latest US direct lending fund with $4.8 billion of investable capital, which includes $2.3 billion in commitments, $1.1 billion of leverage and $1.4 billion from managed accounts

Massachusetts pension seeks direct lender for $20 million allocation
Plymouth County Retirement Association is seeking proposals from direct lenders focusing on sponsor-backed senior loans to middle market North American companies

LP round up: Oak Hill wins $3bn mandate as credit allocations near $10bn in March
Institutional investors revealed over $9.5 billion of allocations to credit funds in March. Oak Hill Advisors walked away with the largest mandate, as US heavyweight pension Calpers allocated a whopping $3 billion across several of its funds

CapitalSpring rustles up $950 million food-focused direct lending fund
At closing time, CapitalSpring's direct lending fund has exceeded its target

Boston has more than a feeling for private credit as pension issues RFP
Boston Retirement System is seeking private credit managers to manage around $60 million

Chicago pension seeks private credit manager
Direct lending, structured credit, distressed/special situations, specialty finance, and multi-strategy funds will be considered

LP round up: Fidelity wins big, Pacific retains loan mandate, pensions eye distressed
The month also included one CLO fund commitment, one high yield manager search, one finalised US loans mandate and one $400 million multi-sector fixed income managed account mandate

US CLO fund wins $16 million from San Jose pension
The $5 billion pension awarded the allocation to a manager's fourth US CLO fund, having previously allocated to its second and third fund 

LP round up: two CLO funds win support as Cali pensions home in on private credit
Two investors revealed allocations to European and US CLO funds, private credit allocations increases and private credit consultant searches get underway

US pensions assign $1.5 billion to 16 credit managers in December
US public pensions rounded off 2021 by gifting credit managers around $1.5 billion in commitments, according to documents seen by Creditflux

Pennsylvania pension reveals $500 million in commitments to three private credit funds
Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement has revealed three private credit commitments as part of $1.1 billion in allocations to its alternatives bucket

Insurance capital charges may force CLOs to do the splits
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) long-awaited capital charges rejig is now in place, and it could result in life insurers changing their habits and CLO issuers splitting tranches

LP round up: CLO fund included in whopping $13 billion of credit allocations in November
Credit took centre stage in November as investors allocated over $13 billion to credit funds in the month, with one pension allocating $50 million for a European CLO risk retention fund 

BlueBay launches Article 8 multi-asset credit fund with Lloyds of London backing
The Article 8 fund will invest in high yield, bank loans, financial capital bonds, structured credit, convertible bonds, emerging markets and developed market investment grade

HPS among winners as Texas pension reveals $725 million allocation to credit
Texas County District & Retirement System has revealed over $700 million in allocations to credit funds it made in October and November - including $400 million to a HPS managed account

American Equity mandates $1 billion to Monroe for software and tech lending
American Equity Investment Life has awarded $1 billion to Monroe Capital for its technology lending platform focusing on middle market software, technology and recurring revenue

Real estate manager wins $50 million debt mandate from 'Hong Kong insurer'
Patrizia has secured a $50 million commitment from a Hong Kong insurer to invest in real estate debt

Axa IM launches multi-strat fund for pensions
Axa Investment Managers’ ‘alternatives’ business has launched an open-ended strategy for pension funds

LP round up: no Stoptober as investors allocate $5 billion to credit
US institutional investors allocated $5 billion to credit funds in October, with Oak Hill and Pimco among the biggest mandates    

New York pension favours credit as it pumps $1.1 billion into tech, loans and distressed
New York State Common Retirement Fund has splurged over $1 billion in credit, topping allocations it made in equities and real estate

UK pension readies £1.3 billion listed alternatives fund
The fund will provide liquid access to infrastructure, specialist real estate, private equity and alternative credit