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KKR and PGIM among bidders to buy Alcentra: Bloomberg
2 years ago
BNY Mellon is set to offload its credit investment unit Alcentra, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter -
Biden remarks add extra twist to Ukraine / Russia credit volatility
2 years ago
The war of words around Russia's intentions regarding Ukraine is keeping both countries' credit spreads volatile, with US president Joe Biden's latest remarks leaving room for interpretation on both the perceived threat and how Ukraine's allies are prepared to respond -
Gapstow expects strategic deals as credit manager M&A volume slumps to $120 billion
2 years ago
M&A volume involving credit asset managers dropped last year with total target value assets under management slumping to $120 billion from $149 billion in 2020 (and $254 billion in 2019), according to Gapstow Capital Partners -
Credit makes comeback despite oil and treasury yields hitting new highs
2 years ago
The bearish mood that has gripped trading sessions over the past week appears to be easing slightly, with US and European credit indices picking up after a strong rally in Asia -
Värde promotes three credit specialists to partner
2 years ago
Värde Partners has promoted Jim Dunbar, Aneek Mamik and Carlos Sanz Esteve to partner -
Barings and BNP Paribas team up for first European CLO reset of year
2 years ago
BNP Paribas has reset Barings Euro CLO 2015-1 with all tranches (bar the double Bs) pricing roughly in line with December resets. -
Financials lead widening push amid oil and treasury surge
2 years ago
The widening pressure on credit spreads has resumed in response to rising treasury yields and oil prices, as Fed hawkish signals and supply chain concerns hold sway -
Investors take nuanced approach to ESG as they move on from negative screening: Elfa
2 years ago
European bond and loan investors have evolved their ESG investment frameworks with 86% saying that they integrate ESG factors 'systematically and explicitly' in their investment process -
Ukraine and Russia volatility steps up amid political trial and conflict fears
2 years ago
Ukrainian and Russian spreads are among the market's biggest movers at the start of the week, as developing tensions between the two countries ramp up another notch and former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has arrived in Kyiv to face treason charges -
Blackstone cements top spot in record breaking year for CLO issuance
2 years ago
Blackstone Credit priced 2021’s last new issue broadly syndicated CLO on 17 December when it brought Stratus 2021-3 to market via Morgan Stanley (although Centerbridge Partners priced a new issue bond-flex CLO on 21 December), and it seemed only fitting the CLO giant should cap off 2021. -
GLG and Citi kick off Europe's CLO market in 2022 with partial refi
2 years ago
Man GLG has kicked off the European CLO market in 2022 with a partial refi of its 2020 short-dated deal, Man GLG Euro CLO VI -
Post-CPI relief rally gives way to bears as reality bites
2 years ago
A bearish tone has returned to financial markets in the latter part of the week, despite investors seemingly taking in stride the highest US inflation growth numbers for almost 40 years -
German real estate co makes big move on portfolio sale
2 years ago
Adler, the German real estate company, is one of the biggest movers in the European credit market on Thursday after signing an agreement to sell part of its portfolio -
Pemberton hires former BlackRock official for new Dubai office
2 years ago
Pemberton has become the latest credit manager to expand its presence in the middle east with a new Dubai office -
HPS reveals private credit-focused non-traded BDC
2 years ago
HPS Investment Partners has become the latest manager to launch a public, non-traded business development company -
Former CIFC European CIO moves on from CLOs as he joins Man
2 years ago
Man Group has hired CIFC's former European chief investment officer alongside a Swiss Re official to launch a new capital assets solution unit -
Riskiest names lead US credit rally as big number looms
2 years ago
US companies at the wider end of the high yield market have led the market's repositioning rally ahead of Wednesday's key inflation numbers, as investors brace for what could be a directional signal for Federal Reserve policy -
Ares launches new IG private credit strategy with senior hire
2 years ago
Ares Management has bolstered its credit capabilities by adding a new investment grade private credit strategy and hiring a managing director -
Napier Park promotes two senior employees to partner
2 years ago
Napier Park Global Capital has named two members of its team as partners -
Credit rallies ahead of key inflation numbers
2 years ago
Credit markets have made a corrective turn towards tighter spreads after several successive sessions of deterioration, as investors position ahead of this week's key US inflation numbers -
RBC hires head of European loan trading from NatWest
2 years ago
RBC Capital Markets has built out its leveraged finance and financial sponsors banking business in Europe to capture “the shift of capital from the public to the private realm and win mandates on increasingly larger, marquee transactions” -
CLO investor cash balances at lowest levels since 2009: JP Morgan research
2 years ago
A survey conducted by JP Morgan has suggested that CLO investors' cash balances are at their lowest levels since 2009 - but most managers want to add risk in the coming months -
Telco provider jumps wider as market downturn extends
2 years ago
The bearishness that reasserted itself in the opening sessions of 2022 has spilled over into a second week, as investors anticipate elevated US inflation numbers that will put the focus back on central bank rate hikes and asset purchase tapering even as covid-19 cases hit new heights -
Park Square sells minority stake to Bonaccord
2 years ago
Bonaccord Capital Partners has bought a minority stake in $10 billion private credit shop Park Square Capital -
Credit awash with volatility in first week but investors load up
2 years ago
It has been a volatile opening week to the year for credit, but one in which investors have allocated bullishly to credit funds
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