John Hancock launches multi-asset credit interval fund
A new fund, managed by affiliate Manulife | CQS, will invest in multi-asset credit strategies and fixed-income asset classes  

Manulife holds final close for USD 752m private credit fund
Toronto-headquartered Manulife Investment Management held the final close of its Manulife Capital Partners VII at USD 752m

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

Credit funds at a glance (April 2021)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

Manulife appoints co-heads of junior private credit from Hancock affiliate
Manulife Investment Management has named co-heads of junior credit for private markets

Private debt secondaries expected to soar in 2020
Private debt secondaries grew massively in 2019 — and more is expected this year.