HIG raises new fund as head reveals secret sauce in direct loan origination
HIG WhiteHorse has announced that it has closed its debut direct lending fund, the HIG WhiteHorse Direct Lending Fund, after making a big push into the strategy last year

CVC Credit raises $600 million for global CLO risk retention programme
CVC Credit Partners has announced the final close of its $600 million CLO risk retention vehicle, CVC Credit Partners Global CLO Management. 

Up-and-coming distressed debt manager plans its second fund
A west coast manager led by a group of former Barclays officials is launching its second global distressed debt fund

Credit manager HPS pulls in capital for new loan fund
HPS Investment Partners, the former Highbridge Capital Management, has begun to raise a new loan fund

GoldenTree squares up for huge credit interval fund launch
GoldenTree Asset Management has partnered with a retail distribution giant on the latest example of a credit interval fund, according to SEC filings

Fund of fund manager allocates to Rose Grove Capital credit funds
One of the most active fund-of-fund managers in credit has recently invested with Rose Grove Capital, according to regulatory filings

THL closes third direct lending fund at $511 million
THL Credit has announced that it has closed its third direct lending fund, after bringing in $511 million of capital commitments

Onex raises capital for new direct lending strategy
Onex Credit is making rapid progress in raising its inaugural direct lending fund, after hiring Goldman Sachs's Walt Jackson to set up this business in 2016

Alcentra teams with Steadfast for $3 billion global mid-market strategy
Steadfast Capital Markets Group and Alcentra have announced the launch of a new credit fund, which will lend to companies in the US and western Europe

Texas pension fund stocks up on direct lending with $675 million allocation
A US pension fund is clearly a big fan of direct lending strategies having hired two managers. It has now committed $1.2 billion to direct lenders this year

PGIM plans CLO senior fund for European investors
PGIM is looking to break new ground in the coming weeks by launching the first Ucits fund to target triple-A CLO securities

Pearl Diver ramps new fund and looks to mezz
Pearl Diver’s AUM has swelled to $1.3 billion as it finishes investing a new fund and looks towards its next vehicle

Alcentra and reit specialist Steadfast team up for fund
Alcentra has launched a new retail fund in the US to invest in mid-market credit

T Rowe Price launches US high yield fund after taking on Henderson team
T Rowe Price Group has raised a US high yield fund, which will follow a total return investment strategy.

Columbus-based pension fund supports upcoming LBC credit offering
A US pension scheme has agreed to invest in a fund, which is targeting 15% returns

Ivy wraps around PineBridge for new high yield credit fund
Fund operator Ivy Investment Management Company has announced that it has partnered with PineBridge Investments to produce Ivy PineBridge High Yield Fund

West coast pension fund boosts its allocation to Halcyon’s credit business
A major west coast pension allocator to credit has moved to increase its allocation to Halcyon Capital Management after separate account generated 35% return in 2016

Eaton Vance targets global credit with new Ucits fund
Eaton Vance Management has announced the launch of Global High Yield Bond Fund

Texas mid-market lender pulls in $180 million for second fund
A Houston-based mid-market specialist has raised just under $180 million in the first close of its second private equity-style fund, according to regulatory filings

Ares wins $1.1 billion in global direct lending SMAs in strong start to 2017
Direct lending proved to be Ares Management’s most successful strategy in fundraising terms with the firm registering $1.1 billion of inflows for European and US private debt in the first quarter

West coast pension plans $300 million Carlyle mid-market allocation
Pension fund puts money into commingled fund and separate account with Carlyle Group

Fund manager sees global appeal for new $2 billion energy lending fund
EIG welcomes commitments from non-US based investors for its new direct lending fund

Former private bank officials flock to buy side and launch CLO fund
A newly-formed hedge fund manager is looking away from tier one managers as it invests in junior CLOs

Highland shelves plans for format switch as interval funds gather pace
Instead of converting a mutual fund into an interval fund, Highland is looking to launch an interval fund - viewed as a investor-friendly alternative to BDCs - from scratch 

Investing ethically is worth it
Managers could see less volatile returns as a result of their increasing adoption of ESG-friendly portfolios; meanwhile direct lending is spreading across Europe