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BlackRock creates ESG-focused credit fund
6 months ago
BlackRock launches new strategy as interest in private credit and sustainable investments continues to grow -
BlackRock eyes next infra debt fund
8 months ago
BlackRock Alternatives is looking to launch a second global infrastructure debt fund, shortly after the departure of its European head of debt -
LP round up: HPS wins $550m mandate as Ares launches third US direct lending fund
11 months ago
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 -
Credit funds at a glance (December 2023)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
BlackRock launches impact bond fund
1 year ago
BlackRock has launched a fixed income fund focused on green, social, and sustainable bonds as well as ‘impact’ MBS and municipal investments -
LP round up: private credit takes big slice of inflows as 10% portfolio share projected for 2026
1 year ago
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 -
Credit funds at a glance (August 2022)
1 year ago
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit
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BlackRock closes £1.7 billion private debt fund with wide mandate for UK pensions
1 year ago
The firm has deployed around 60% of the fund, which invests across US and European direct lending, US and European real estate debt and the firm’s global opportunistic strategy -
Five credit managers win nearly $1 billion from UK pension pool
1 year ago
Five private credit funds emerged as winners after UK pension pool Border to Coast revealed $1 billion in a wide variety of private credit commitments -
LP round up: Apollo and Silver Rock win over $1 billion as pensions plough into private debt
1 year ago
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 -
Fund performance: Wasserstein's early 2021 performance drives it to the top
2 years ago
The final top 10 of 2021 featured a variety of funds as five different strategies were ranked among the best. US high yield was the most highly represented with two BlackRock funds and an Angel Oak in the top 10 -
Credit funds at a glance (July 2021)
2 years ago
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
Credit fundraising: managers take care of infrastructure with new partnerships
2 years ago
Credit managers were busy launching new partnerships to support growth in infrastructure and CLOs. There were 13 announcements in the month paving the way for upcoming funds, platforms, and joint ventures -
BlackRock holds $940 million first close on global private debt fund designed for UK pensions
2 years ago
BlackRock has collected $940 million on a first close of its new private debt fund BlackRock Diversified Private Debt Fund -
LP round up: $3.2 billion flows to 21 managers as private credit illiquidity premium holds firm
2 years ago
Investors allocated at least $3.2 billion to credit managers in April - and direct lending funds were in favour with Churchill and Ares being awarded two mandates -
Credit fundraising: three massive European direct lending funds notch up €17.6 bn
2 years ago
Fundraising figures continued upwards in April as just over $24 billion was raised for credit funds, alongside $3.2 worth of allocations to credit managers. Nine funds held final closes including the largest European direct lending fund raised to date -
LP round-up: $2.6 billion flows into 26 credit managers
3 years ago
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 -
WTW to tackle lack of diversity across investment industry
3 years ago
Progress on diversity across the investment industry is “disappointingly slow”, according to research from Willis Towers Watson -
LP round up: $5 billion flows to credit as private market allocations increase
3 years ago
Global institutional investors allocated nearly $5 billion to credit funds this week, according to documents seen by Creditflux -
Fund performance: Almost a third of credit funds reach positive YTD returns
3 years ago
July has been a successful month for many credit funds, despite the recovery peaking in May and June -
LP round up: horseshoe does the trick for Pimco and other distressed managers
3 years ago
Institutional investors poured $2.7 billion into credit this week through 14 managers, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux -
Real assets are now the top picks in private credit
4 years ago
Direct lending is no longer the darling of the private credit market, with pension funds increasingly making space for credit strategies backed by real assets. -
UK pension hires BNP Paribas AM for starring role in core-satellite private credit fund
4 years ago
UK pension fund Nest has appointed BNP Paribas Asset Management to run the core of a private credit fund, sources say, in an arrangement which sees Amundi and BlackRock manage certain satellite investments -
BlackRock names global alternatives head amid senior leadership shake-up
5 years ago
BlackRock has reshuffled its leadership and made several senior changes across various parts of its business, according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux -
UK pension looks to take investment grade strategy global
5 years ago
UK pension fund National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) has issued a search for a global investment grade corporate bond manager
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