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BlackRock raises EUR 1.25bn for venture debt fund
6 months ago
BlackRock-owned Kreos Capital held the final close on the Kreos Capital VII fund with commitments of EUR 1.25 billion -
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
7 months ago
BlackRock Alternatives is looking to launch a second global infrastructure debt fund, shortly after the departure of its European head of debt -
BlackRock buys European direct lender
10 months ago
BlackRock has announced that it will acquire full control of Kreos Capital, a European direct lender specializing in the technology and healthcare sectors. -
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 -
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 -
Pemberton hires former BlackRock official for new Dubai office
2 years ago
Pemberton has become the latest credit manager to expand its presence in the middle east with a new Dubai office -
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 -
BlackRock wins €400 million ESG private debt mandate
3 years ago
BlackRock has won a mandate to manage an ESG focused European private debt fund from a Munich-based firm -
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 -
CVC brings in BlackRock and Park Square private credit pair as partners
3 years ago
CVC has made two senior appointments to its private credit team, including a co-head of private credit -
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 -
A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit
4 years ago -
BlackRock hires former KKR official to head European private capital markets
4 years ago
A leveraged finance veteran has joined BlackRock as European head of the firm’s private capital markets business in London, according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux
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