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Credit funds at a glance (September 2021)
2 years ago
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
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 -
LP round up: big name managers win direct lending mandates amid $1.5 billion allocations
2 years ago
Apollo, Ares, Barings and CVC were among the beneficiaries of the direct lending rush in May -
Credit funds at a glance (June 2021)
2 years ago
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
Canadian pension Imco allocates $500 million to Ares
2 years ago
Investment Management Corporation of Ontario has revealed a $500 million allocation to a large credit manager that includes $400 million to a fund-of-one -
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 -
Ares flush with cash after raising €15 billion for European direct lending
2 years ago
Ares Management has raised one of the largest European direct lending funds on record and, with leverage, the fund expects to have a whopping €15 billion to deploy -
Credit funds at a glance (April 2021)
3 years ago
A round-up of fundraising and people moves -
Four managers win lucrative $700 million credit mandate
3 years ago
A $39 billion pension has selected four managers for an opportunistic credit mandate and identified a further four ‘bench’ managers -
Ares affiliate re-emerges in mid market with first primary CLO for three years
3 years ago
Ivy Hill Asset Management, the direct lending affiliate of Ares Management, has priced its first CLO primary market transaction in almost three years, completing a $499.3 million new issue backed by loans to middle market companies -
Ares pledges charitable donations based on success of new $3.7 billion fund
3 years ago
Ares Management Corporation has held a final close on Ares Pathfinder Fund at its $3.7 billion hard cap - and portfolio managers will commit at least 10% of the fund’s caried interest profits to global health and education charities -
Credit fundraising: ESG centre stage as capital pours into new strategies
3 years ago
Sustainability was the watchword for fundraising in February, amid a flurry of fund launches as well as first closes for impact funds and sustainable bond funds -
Ares holds first close of junior direct lending fund as it eyes 'dozens more' $1 billion-plus funds
3 years ago
Ares outlined several credit fundraising initiatives in its fourth quarter earnings call - among which were a first close of its latest junior direct lending fund, upping the target for its credit special situations fund by over $1 billion, as well as new product launches including an evergreen alternative credit fund -
LP round up: Dutch pensions put €1.3 billion into infra debt
3 years ago
Institutional investors allocated over $2 billion to credit funds in January. Opportunistic credit funds were a favourite but the biggest moves came in infrastructure debt -
Goldman Sachs collects $4 billion for large cap direct lending
3 years ago
Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division has raised at least $4 billion for its fourth large cap-scale direct lending fund, Broad Street Loan Partners IV -
LP round up: pensions plan private credit pacing as strategic credit takes on "midfield" role
3 years ago
US pensions have allocated $1.4 billion across 22 credit funds including those managed by Angelo Gordon, Ares and GoldenTree, according to recent board documents seen by Creditflux. Meanwhile a pension fund draws parallels between strategic credit and Jordan Henderson -
HPS managing director joins Ares direct lending team in New York
3 years ago
Ares Management has added to its direct lending team in New York -
LP round up: Arcmont, Ares and Sixth Street win European direct lending mandates
3 years ago
Investors have allocated around $2 billion to credit funds in recent weeks, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux. Among those to recieve allocations include ADM, Arcmont, Ares, Audax, Bain, Centerbridge, Clearlake, Goldman Sachs merchant banking, Invesco, Monarch, Oaktree, Raven, Sixth Street and Sound Mark -
Ares targets $4 billion for junior private credit fund
3 years ago
Ares Management is targeting $4 billion for its latest junior private credit fund, Ares Private Credit Solutions II -
Ares holds €6.97 billion first close on European direct lending fund
3 years ago
Ares Management Group has collected $12 billion in gross credit commitments over the third quarter of the year, according to the firm’s earnings presentation, including $8.2 billion for the first closing of its fifth European direct lending fund -
LP round up: EIF backs four debt funds while Carlyle wins $1 billion
3 years ago
Institutional investors have allocated just over $4 billion to 27 credit managers in October board meetings -
Credit fundraising: managers build homes for real estate credit funds
3 years ago
The “largest ever real estate credit fund” was one of the fundraising highlights last month as Blackstone’s Real Estate Debt Strategies IV fund reached $8 billion on its final close -
Hayfin partner lands at Ares in London
3 years ago
Ares Management has appointed a former Hayfin official as managing director in the firm’s credit group, focused on alternative credit investments
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