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US alternative lender launches $250m income fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
A California-based private credit firm has strengthened its Australian presence with the launch of a new income fund, targeting later-stage technology companies with strong commitments from investors exceeding $250 million. Partners for Growth has launched ...

BlackRock caps outflows on US$27bn private credit fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
BlackRock has capped redemptions on its private credit fund HPS Corporate Lending Fund (HLEND), imposing the 5% limit after investors sought to yank out US$1.2 billion. Subsidiary HPS Investments Partners, which BlackRock acquired in 2024 for US$12 ...

Pengana awards investment mandate to Antipodes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... an attempt to broaden the LIC's investment universe. It was proposed the LIC would borrow money to invest in private credit to boost performance, but the plan was rejected by shareholders. Under the new agreement, Antipodes will assist Pengana in ...

Realm opens London office

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
Realm Investment House, the contrarian fixed income and private credit manager, has opened a London office and added a new managing partner to its team Harry Choulilitsas joins as head of Europe and will oversee the firm's global structured credit ...

Super moves: Mercer, AusSuper, Future Fund, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... asset allocation and research. The $410 billion fund appears to have restructured its mid-risk business, moving private credit into fixed income and currency and establishing real assets as a standalone division. The mid-risk unit invests in infrastructure ...

Generation Life expands investment menu

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... market strategies includes the MPC Wholesale Investments Fund managed by Metrics Credit Partners, which provides private credit exposure through income-generating lending strategies. It also includes the Charter Hall Diversified Property Portfolio offering ...

Blue Owl sells US$1.4bn assets to pension funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
Blue Owl has liquidated US$1.4 billion worth of assets from several private credit strategies and sold them to four unnamed major pension funds and insurance companies. The redemption includes US$600 million of direct lending investments from Blue Owl ...

Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
Brought to you by La Trobe Financial. Despite a constantly shifting political landscape, US private credit is still an attractive option for investors looking to break into the sector, according to La Trobe Financial chief investment officer Chris Paton. ...

Aware Super overhauls investment team structure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... assets will also now report directly to Warner. The elevation of defensive assets, which includes fixed income and private credit, highlights their importance to the fund's retirement strategy, it said. Sonia Baillie has been named head of defensive ...

Super moves: Future Fund, NZ Super, Aware Super, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... finance manager. She previously spent over eight years at AustralianSuper, most recently as associate director, private credit, and began her career at the Australian Taxation Office, with a stint in institutional banking at National Australia Bank focusing ...