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Pennsylvania pension fund to commit €150 million to direct lending
6 years ago
The Public School Employees’ Retirement Board has recommended a €150 million investment in Intermediate Capital Group's ICG Europe VII fund -
Minnesota pension fund looks to commit $535 million to 'private credit'
6 years ago
Minnesota State Board of Investments has recommended investments worth $535 million to private credit, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux -
Californian pension fund approves $50 million commitment to CLO-focused fund
6 years ago
The pension fund has approved a $25 million commitment to an upcoming CLO fund, adding to $25 million previously committed -
UK pension scheme hires head of credit
6 years ago
A UK pension scheme with £29.6 billion of assets has hired a new head of credit, who will help grow the fund's investment grade capabilities -
US pension scheme puts $100 million into top-performing CQS fund
6 years ago
A multi-strategy credit fund run by CQS has earned a $100 million commitment from a US pension fund -
UK pension fund awards Loomis Sayles £485 million for multi-strategy credit
6 years ago
Natixis-affiliate Loomis Sayles has been awarded a £485 million ($647.3 million) mandate by the Avon Pension Fund to manage its multi-asset credit allocation -
Investors pledge cash after turning to direct lender Prestige
6 years ago
Just like every magic trick has three parts, every fundraising has three stages: building a track record, marketing and, the most difficult, delivering strong returns. Prestige is clearly performing well as it gains three investor mandates -
Hermes wins $400 million mandate to show investing ethically really is worth it
6 years ago
Hermes Investment Management has won a $400 million mandate to oversee a global high yield credit portfolio on behalf of Swedish pension fund giant Första AP-Fonden (AP1) -
Large insurers staff up for major expansion into direct lending
6 years ago
Large insurance companies are looking to take on the heavy-lifting of direct lending themselves -
Local Pensions Partnership looks to go direct with £1.3 billion credit fund
6 years ago
The Local Pensions Partnership (LPP), which runs the pension schemes of two separate UK local government areas, has announced the launch of a £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) credit fund -
Canadian pension giant makes big hire for new European direct lending unit
6 years ago
Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec (CDPQ) has made its move into European direct lending -
Devon pension fund hires two firms and creates £150 million private credit bucket
6 years ago
A Devon pension fund is set to introduce a 3% allocation to the private debt asset class. -
New York pension gets behind CLO manager's risk retention vehicle
6 years ago
The New York State Common Retirement Fund invested $450m in two credit funds in July, documents seen by Creditflux reveal -
Institutional investors - does Europe still provide the best opportunities in credit?
6 years ago
Cash or synthetics, CLOs versus CMBS, senior or junior debt? Institutional investors have a variety of ways to approach credit investing and Creditflux's biannual survey of credit allocators aims to determine which market they view as offering compelling returns -
New Ares strategy points to euro direct lending SMA with US pension fund
6 years ago
Ares Management has registered a vehicle known as Ares European Credit Strategies VII, in what is believed to be a separately managed account geared towards direct lending -
Structured credit specialist joins Danish pension fund as its CIO
6 years ago
A Copenhagen-based institution has brought in a structured credit pro fro Sampension to oversee its investment portfolio. Going forward, illiquid credit, including commercial real estate debt, is expected to feature more prominently in the pension fund's portfolio -
US pension fund agrees $200 million investment in new GSO distressed fund
6 years ago
GSO Capital Partners has got off to a strong start as it markets a new distressed debt fund. There are signs that the multi-billion offering is being sold in South Korea -
CDPQ joins the private credit rush with senior hire in New York
6 years ago
O Canada - you're quickly becoming home of the private credit market. We list the key people flows over the last two years as pension funds in North America become ingrained in private credit -
West coast pension fund boosts its allocation to Halcyon’s credit business
6 years ago
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 -
Direct lenders look to spread their wings and cross the Atlantic
6 years ago
Middle-market lending is becoming a global business amid talks of JVs -
BlueBay, Brightwood and Permira win private debt mandates
7 years ago
BlueBay Asset Management, Brightwood Capital Advisors and Permira Debt Management have been tasked with overseeing a London pension fund’s direct lending portfolio -
Credit supremo Redmond earns promotion at Willis Towers Watson
7 years ago
Consultancy firm Willis Towers Watson has announced several promotions within its global manager research team -
Waterfall looks to add derivatives to its credit managed account
7 years ago
A US pension fund looks set to approve a change to its account with Waterfall, which will see the manager gain the ability to use derivatives as a hedging tool -
Pension fund allocates £40 million to UK direct lending fund
7 years ago
Strathclyde Pension Fund has emerged as one of the investors in a new UK-focused direct lending fund
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