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Europe resumes rally in US absence with Italian spreads hitting new records
3 years ago
Caution about a possible Draghi bubble looks to be a rare commodity, as Italy sovereign and bank spreads are once again among the biggest improvers in a buoyant start to the week -
BlueBay adds to PM roster with promotion in London
3 years ago
BlueBay Asset Management has promoted a member of its investment grade credit team to portfolio manager -
It's all relative: CLO spreads explore record tights as credit indices hit impasse
3 years ago
CLO spreads are grinding to ever tighter levels, despite a flattish week for credit in which corporate credit indices have ended up more or less unchanged -
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 -
Draghi support keeps Italy in driving seat as markets slow
3 years ago
A cautious tone has re-entered the credit market ahead of the long US weekend, with spreads edging wider along with softening stocks and oil prices. But some Italian credits are bucking the trend -
UK pension seeks head of ABS as it makes first foray into asset class
3 years ago
The investment management arm of the UK’s largest private pension fund is planning its first foray into public ABS investing -
Compression trades grind into gear as spreads narrow
3 years ago
Compression between high yield and investment grade credit looks to be finally gaining traction in February, having been identified by some strategists at the start of the year as a key 2021 theme -
Bain and Pantheon form $320 million private credit JV to invest in Europe and Australia
3 years ago
Bain Capital Specialty Finance, a publicly traded business development managed by Bain, has formed a joint venture with Pantheon’s private credit business to invest across Europe and Australia -
Redhedge launches European relative value fund with an eye on pair trades
3 years ago
Redhedge Asset Management has launched a Ucits version of its relative value credit strategy -
Tikehau launches ESG private debt fund with interest rate ratchets
3 years ago
The European Investment Fund has backed Tikehau's private debt fund, Tikehau Impact Lending, which provides lower interest rates to companies that meet their sustainability goals -
UK fund manager launches £125 million global sustainable credit fund
3 years ago
The manager says it aims to allow investors to gain exposure to global fixed income markets in a more sustainable way -
Curve steepeners gain ground with inflation in focus
3 years ago
Credit performance this week has done little for market-directional trading strategies, but one area gaining traction beneath headline numbers is the steepening of curves -
Bain preps follow-up to 2015 global direct lending fund
3 years ago
Bain Capital has launched its latest direct lending strategy, Bain Capital Global Direct Lending 2021 -
ESG was factor when firing managers for 42% of investors, survey reveals
3 years ago
The latest survey from investment consultant Bfinance shows the coronavirus pandemic increased focus on ESG issues for over a third of investors - and ESG is important when selecting external asset managers -
Carlyle holds first close on opportunistic credit fund amid 2020 'record fundraising'
3 years ago
Carlyle Group has held an initial closing on its second opportunistic credit fund amid a record credit fundraising year for the firm -
Apollo credit assets rocket 50% with anticipated fundraising hike after Black investigation
3 years ago
Apollo Global Management's credit assets rocketed 52% over 2020 to $329 billion - and the firm predicts third-party fundraising to “build significantly” in the first quarter, following the conclusion of Dechert's investigation into chief executive officer Leon Black -
Credit returns to year-opening levels as bulls score five out five
3 years ago
Credit markets are on course for their fifth straight day of improvement, with CDS index spreads not only undoing last week's volatile move wider but regaining the tight levels at which they began the year -
It's all relative: CLOs are lagging no more, as Carlyle deal drags market tighter
3 years ago
“CLOs are lagging” has been a much repeated refrain over the last nine months. But Carlyle Group has this week produced a US CLO that has dragged spreads to their tightest point in three years so that, rather than comparing CLOs to pre-covid levels, they should be assessed against early 2018 -
Credit trends wider as it makes bad first compression in 2021
3 years ago
With credit spreads starting the year close to the absolute tights they reached in early 2020, investor emphasis is heavily on relative value. But so far the most signposted of these trading strategies are failing to perform, while market-neutral opportunities have greatly diminished -
High yield credits play catch up as central banks put brakes on bull run
3 years ago
High yield single names gained attention on Thursday, as financial markets took a breather after three days of improvement to digest UK and China central bank policy signals -
M&G lays out ESG focus with £5 billion pledge to 'sustainable private assets'
3 years ago
M&G is allocating £5 billion ($6.8 billion) from its £136 billion with-profits fund into businesses using a model which places emphasis on ESG, sustainability and impact investing -
Senior Pimco distressed portfolio manager joins ICG
3 years ago
Intermediate Capital Group says that it has hired a senior Pimco official as managing director and co-head of special situations in London -
Direct lenders say coronavirus storm enables them to show benefits of bespoke lending
3 years ago
European credit managers are bracing themselves for setbacks after a new set of lockdown and curfew measures kicked off 2021 on the continent -
Brexit trade deal bolsters private debt deal-making
3 years ago
The long-awaited Brexit UK-EU trade deal struck on 24 December has provided private equity sponsors with a level of certainty, say market participants, even though a financial services deal is still to come -
Biden buzz highlight's credit's growing pains
3 years ago
Stimulus and a “reflationary window” are the dominant themes of early 2021, particularly in the US, and they will favour growth assets over credit in the near term, say investors.
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