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French media company rallies hard on accelerated sale
2 years ago
Credit and sector specific moves in the high yield market are outpacing the overall direction of travel of indices, where there is divergent performance between Europe and the US -
Private credit wins investor as Maryland pension introduces 5% allocation
3 years ago
Howard County Retirement has introduced a new bucket to the private credit asset class, reducing its core bond and hedge fund exposure to facilitate this measure, according to board documents seen by Creditflux -
Arcmont hires former Golub official as US sales head
4 years ago
Arcmont Asset Management has appointed a head of US sales, a spokesperson for the firm has confirmed -
SEC relaxes borrowing rules for funds affected by covid-19
4 years ago
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has granted registered funds temporary relief and flexibility to borrow capital from affiliates and enter into lending arrangements as they address the impacts of covid-19 on their portfolios -
Fortress digests CraftWorks bankruptcy
4 years ago
CraftWorks Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy yesterday, with Fortress Investments holding all of the Tennessee restaurant operator's first lien debt - of which over half is in middle market CLOs. The New York-based firm has submitted a “stalking horse” bid to buy CraftWorks' assets -
Credit traders’ kickstand: weaker mood, but primary drive strengthens
4 years ago
The primary market for high yield bonds is open again, after a pause around the US holiday on Monday, with issues in Europe today from the likes of SIlgan and Catalent striking a bullish tone and setting the scene for an expected flurry of deals next week. But this comes as credit generally weakens, with concerns about the spread and reappraisal of coronavirus cases causing spreads to push back from their recent tights -
ArrowMark completes purchase of StoneCastle's asset manager
4 years ago
ArrowMark Partners has completed the acquisition of financial debt specialist StoneCastle Asset Management -
US loan trading: McDermott downgrade leads to CLO outflows as managers board rail road firm
4 years ago
US freight railroads operator Genesee & Wyoming allocated its $2.55 billion term loan in November, making it the most popular issuer in the month. And CLO managers were sceptical of the outlook for McDermott Technology - signalled by $185.9 net outflows - after Moody's downgraded its corporate family rating from B3 to Caa2 -
Golub BDC originates $271 million in bumper Q4
4 years ago
Golub Capital BDC disclosed last week that it had originated $271.1 million in middle-market investment for the quarter ending 31 December 2019 -
Renault hits bump in flat markets
4 years ago
The future of Nissan’s relationship with Renault has been in question since last year. But the likelihood of the companies parting ways has increased since Nissan’s former chairman Carlos Ghosn, who faced charges of financial crimes, fled from Japan to Lebanon in December -
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 -
Santander issues SRT referencing Spanish SME loans
4 years ago
Banco Santander has issued a significant risk transfer referencing a €3 billion portfolio of loans -
Oaktree marks down former Fifth Street loan portfolio
6 years ago
Oaktree Capital has slashed the valuation of a portfolio of loans it took over from Fifth Street last month by $142 million -
Credit market snapshot: spreads begin the year with sharp move wider
9 years ago
Credit spreads moved sharply wider yesterday in the first serious trading day of the year -
Credit market snapshot: spreads tighten on data and ECB news
9 years ago
Details of the European Central Bank's bank funding mechanism and a strong job roll figure push credit spreads tighter -
Credit market snapshot: Europe tightens ahead of ECB meeting
9 years ago
Credit spreads push tighter in Europe ahead of the European Central Bank's meeting -
Credit market snapshot: central banks push credit tighter
9 years ago
Credit indices push tighter through the week though military and political fighting keep advances in -
Credit market snapshot: Europe outperforms ahead of key Fed meeting
9 years ago
European credit indices tighten while US credit inched wider ahead of Federal open market committee meeting -
Credit market snapshot: spreads end week wider
10 years ago
A push-out on Wednesday leads credit to end the week a touch wider -
Credit market snapshot: crossover makes gains in flat market
10 years ago
Spreads inch out on major indices but European high yield posts slight tightening -
Credit market snapshot: European high yield underperforms
10 years ago
Spreads move in across the board with the exception of European crossover names -
Credit market snapshot: credit recovers after weak start
10 years ago
Credit markets end day largely unchanged with high yield continuing to outperform -
Credit market snapshot: spreads make small moves on low volumes
10 years ago
Europe outperforms the US on day of minimal trading and movement -
Credit market snapshot: credit shurgs off China woes to grind tighter
10 years ago
Small volumes but general tightening in credit markets despite continuing Chinese concern -
Credit market snapshot: European non-financials make gains
10 years ago
In a widening market, Europe's non-financial indices inch tighter
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