Credit Fundraising: Blue Owl and WhiteHorse gain from improving animal spirits
Fundraising perked up in July as managers raised $14.9 billion for credit funds - the third highest monthly amount this year

Eurazeo closes €1.5 billion European direct lending fund and readies next one
Eurazeo has closed its fifth European direct lending fund, Idinvest Private Debt V, at €1.5 billion

LP round up: EIF backs four debt funds while Carlyle wins $1 billion
Institutional investors have allocated just over $4 billion to 27 credit managers in October board meetings

Eurazeo accelerates timeline to buy remaining 20% of Idinvest shares
Eurazeo has struck an agreement to accelerate its purchase of middle market firm Idinvest Partners before the end of 2020

Idinvest holds €200 million first close on Private Debt Fund V
Idinvest has held a €200 million first close on its fifth private debt fund, according to Creditflux sister publication Unquote. The manager is targeting a €1 billion final close

Direct lenders flock to Munich as German deal flow picks up
German private debt is attracting a growing number of fund managers. Market sources say that deal flow through the first half of the year was at 65% of 2017’s total and had surpassed the number of private debt deals executed by funds in each of the previous five years

Idinvest holds €715 million final close for fourth direct lending fund
Paris-based Idinvest Partners has surpassed its initial €600 million target size, raising €715 million for its final close

Paris-based direct lender launches institutional fund with €300 million target
Paris-based direct lender Idinvest has announced the launch of new large-scale institutional fund that will lease industrial assets to SMEs