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KKR receives USD 75m commitment for direct lending fund
5 months ago
A US pension fund has made a USD 75m allocation to KKR's evergreen strategy focuses on US upper middle-market borrowers -
US-led sell off shifts index roll technicals with key rates decisions looming
1 year ago
Further deterioration in global economic outlook is causing credit spreads to move back to the midpoint or wide end of their recent range, after a week of reversal from the previously more optimistic September trading run -
US tech earnings fuel relief rally even as Europe's gas supply drops
1 year ago
Stronger than anticipated earnings at US tech giants have boosted financial market sentiment and brought a relief rally to credit following yesterday’s sell-off -
Credit off to stronger start as dollar longs get squeezed
1 year ago
Financial markets are off to a better start this week, with risk assets repairing some of their recent damage as the US dollar eases back from the highs it has hit against other currencies -
US leads charge in strong relief rally
2 years ago
Credit markets have entered a relief rally on rising optimism the omicron covid variant will not prove as severe as had been feared -
Nu variant panic sends credit spreads to the year's wides
2 years ago
The discovery of a new covid-19 variant has routed financial markets at the end of what had already been a dour week, sending credit spreads to their widest of the year -
Shipping firm adds buoyancy amid few signs of choppiness in credit
2 years ago
CMA CGM, the French container shipping company, is a big mover today amid very calm waters elsewhere in credit. -
LP round-up: $2.6 billion flows into 26 credit managers
3 years ago
A stuck ship in the Suez Canal may have prevented others from getting through one of the world's busiest waterways in March, but allocations to credit funds were much more free flowing as investors poured over $2.6 billion into the hands of credit managers -
Single name shorters get improved entry point after conviction test
3 years ago
Returning market optimism has taken credit spreads back to ultra-tight levels. But for bears, this posits a better entry level for short trades, and the recent blow-out may have given strong pointers where to target them -
Noble and Hema produce disparate pay outs for CDS
3 years ago
This week has brought the high and lows of CDS settlement, with Noble Corporation bestowing an ultra low high pay-out for protection buyers after Hema protection sellers suffered less of a hit than was modelled by assumed recoveries -
Small businesses dominate sixth round of talf funding requests
3 years ago
Borrowers requested $282.7 million loans in the sixth round of the US Federal Reserve’s term asset loan programme, which began yesterday -
Credit fundraising: distressed keeps in favour but CLO ETFs emerge
3 years ago
Five months into global lockdown and distressed debt funds are still proving popular, but several managers have found success pitching other types of credit strategies -
Ouch it Hertz! CDS auction result hits index and protection sellers
3 years ago
Hertz Corporation CDS has been settled at auction at 26.375 cents, much lower than protection sellers might have hoped for only last week. But the final price was slightly better than initial bidding signalled -
Investcorp targets most liquid loans for new European credit fund
3 years ago
Investcorp Credit Management is targeting “the largest and most liquid European issues” after raising €318 million for a levered credit fund that invests in European loans -
Minnesota pension's 2020 credit allocations hit $1 billion
3 years ago
Minnesota State Board of Investments has earmarked $400 million across to two credit managers in a private market update. The commitments mark $1 billion allocated to credit in 2020 by the pension -
Park Square nears €1.5 billion final close for European junior debt fund
4 years ago
Park Square Capital is nearing the final close on a fourth European mezzanine debt fund, with the London-based manager collecting nearly €1.3 billion -
Activist nominates directors to Alcentra BDC's board amid "shareholder value" dispute
5 years ago
Activist group Stilwell is seeking board representation for the $248.6 million BDC, as Alcentra "fails to maximise shareholder value" -
Neuberger Berman nears final close for private credit fund at $1.5 billion
5 years ago
The New York-based manager has raised at least $1.57 billion for its third direct lending fund -
First Eagle lands $100 million for first direct lending fund since NewStar purchase
5 years ago
The New York-based manager has raised $100 million for the new vehicle, following the sale of NewStar’s $2.4 billion loan portfolio to Blackstone’s credit arm GSO Capital Partners -
Managers change on $4 billion worth of Fidelity funds ahead of PM's retirement
6 years ago
Veteran Fidelity portfolio manager Matthew Conti is expected to retire in December. In anticipation, several Fidelity credit funds worth a combined $4 billion are shaking up their management mix -
Canadian real estate specialist reveals a year-on-year drop in assets
6 years ago
Terra Firma Capital Corporation has released its 2017 end-of-year financial statements, which reveal an overall drop in assets from CAD$146.7 ($114) million to $143.5 ($111.5) million at the end of 2016 and 2017, respectively -
UK pension mega-fund to increase credit allocation following equity reduction
6 years ago
One of the UK's largest pension funds looks set to increase its allocation to credit after reducing its equity allocation by 15% -
Candriam hires executive officer for Switzerland
6 years ago
Pan-European multi-specialist asset manager Candriam Investors Group, owned by New York Life Management, has appointed Jog Allenspach as executive officer Switzerland -
Candriam endorses socially responsible investing with new high yield fund
6 years ago
New York Life Investment Management-owned Candriam Investors Group has announced the launch of a global socially responsible investment (SRI) high yield bond -
First Trust launches muni high income ETF
6 years ago
An Illinois-based firm has launched a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) that invests primarily in municipal debt securities
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