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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
3 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
3 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 -
Credit funds at a glance (April 2021)
3 years ago
A round-up of fundraising and people moves -
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 -
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 -
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 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 -
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 -
LP round up: managers keep fundraising hopes high as GSO targets $7.5 billion for mezz offering
3 years ago
Institutional investors allocated $1.6 billion into credit this week, according to documents seen by Creditflux -
Virginia pension allocates $850 million to credit in Q1
4 years ago
Virginia Retirement System has allocated $850 million to three credit strategies in the first quarter of the year, according to an update at its 15 April investment committee meeting -
A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit
4 years ago -
Points up front: Credit picking follows on from investor picking
4 years ago
Credit picking skills will be important this year amid heightened idiosyncratic risk, so everyone seems to say. But Ares Management, one of the biggest names in direct lending, has demonstrated that asset managers can also be picky with the mandates they take on, when the firm walked away from a private debt mandate with London CIV in January. -
Credit funds at a glance
4 years ago
A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
Credit funds at a glance
4 years ago
A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
Ares credit business grows 4.4%, driven by US direct lending
4 years ago
US and European direct lending, alternative credit and syndicated loan funds dove growth for Ares Management Corporation in the second quarter, the firm said -
New kids on the block dominate awards
Two firms that have been in the market for fewer than seven years were named the top managers at the Creditflux awards last month. Manager of the year Spire only issued its first CLO in 20154 years ago -
Spire wins Creditflux Manager of the Year award
5 years ago
Spire Partners was the big winner at Creditflux's Manager Awards last night as the London-based manager scooped the award for the manager of the year. On top of this, the firm picked up awards for Best European CLO Manager and Best European CLO for Aurium CLO II -
Creditflux reveals finalists for most competitive Manager Awards ever
5 years ago
To compile the shortlist for the annual Creditflux awards, we select the best performers in credit using a combination of detailed, data-driven metrics. The winners will be announced on 8 May -
Ares grows credit 34% with direct lending boost, but high yield takes rough ride in Q4
5 years ago
Ares Management Corporation reported strong returns for its European direct lending strategies in the fourth quarter of 2018. But the firm's overall revenues slumped and its US loan funds and high yield strategies were hit by the volatile credit market
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