California retirement system provides seed capital to BDC
The California State Teachers' Retirement System is not just allocating to private credit, but forming a new direct lending partnership

Kennedy Lewis closes USD 4.1bn opportunistic credit fund
Kennedy Lewis Investment Management has closed on its Kennedy Lewis Capital Partners Master Fund III at USD 4.1bn, exceeding its USD 3bn target

Generate's Akhter: CLO equity continues to be a very interesting place to be
At Creditflux's CLO Symposium in London this May, Rizwan Akhter, portfolio manager at Generate Advisors, a subsidiary of Kennedy Lewis Investment Management, discusses the dominant sentiment in the CLO market.

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: securitised credit mandate terminated amid $5 billion allocations and expanding relationships
Institutional investors revealed nearly $5 billion of allocations to 31 credit managers across January and February board meetings, according to materials seen by Creditflux. However, there were also two fixed income manager terminations, and one multi-strategy account placed on a watchlist

Generate prints first new CLO for six months
Generate Advisors, the CLO management arm of Kennedy Lewis Investment Management, priced its first new CLO in six months on Friday

LP round up: Magnetar and Värde among winners as $3 billion flows to credit
Institutional investors allocated at least $3 billion to credit funds in August

LP round up: private credit takes big slice of inflows as 10% portfolio share projected for 2026
Institutional investors revealed nearly $4 billion allocations to credit funds in July, with recipients including Angelo Gordon, Apollo, Ares, BlackRock, Brookfield, CarVal, Comvest, Deerpath, KKR, Schroders and Sixth Street

TCW prints second CLO since forming Jefferies and Kennedy Lewis partnership
TCW Group has brought its second CLO via Jefferies since forming a partnership with the bank and Kennedy Lewis late last year

York spins out CLO business with new equity partner
York Capital Management is spinning out its CLO business, forming a new strategic partnership with an investment firm

TCW scores tight with first CLO since Jefferies and Kennedy Lewis partnership
TCW Group has priced its first CLO since forming a strategic investment agreement with Jefferies and Kennedy Lewis

LP round up: Dutch pensions put €1.3 billion into infra debt
Institutional investors allocated over $2 billion to credit funds in January. Opportunistic credit funds were a favourite but the biggest moves came in infrastructure debt

Kennedy Lewis raises $2.1 billion opportunistic credit fund
Kennedy Lewis Investment Management has closed a second middle market opportunistic credit fund at $2.1 billion, more than doubling its initial $1 billion target

TCW enters CLO equity partnership with Jefferies and Kennedy Lewis
TCW Group has entered a strategic investment agreement with Jefferies and Kennedy Lewis to support future CLO issuance

LP round up: pension creates private credit bucket as Florida eyes 'best distressed opportunity ever'
There was no slowdown in credit allocations last week, wrapping up what has been an extremely busy July. $1.4 billion has been allocated to credit, it has emerged over the last seven days, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux.

Azimut purchases 20% stake in US private credit manager
Azimut Group has purchased a 20% equity stake in a $2.1 billion opportunistic private credit manager

Florida pension allocates $600 million to three credit managers
Florida State Board of Administration has awarded $600 million to three credit managers in the first quarter, according to a board update seen by Creditflux

Senior CLO investment officials leaves GSO for Kennedy Lewis
CLO tranche investor Dik Blewitt has parted ways with GSO Capital Partners, landing a job as partner and 'head of tactical opportunities' at Kennedy Lewis Investment Management