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LP round up: 27 managers find the top corner with investor wins
1 year ago
Credit fund managers like to take it one fund at a time and give it 110% for their 90-minute investor fund pitches - and it's working as $3.8 billion was allocated during November and early December. The gaffer would be proud. -
Europe vs US arb hits resistance as dislocation becomes more extreme
1 year ago
Recession fears have pushed several different asset classes to key psychological levels, while leaving European and US credit markets at a high level of dislocation -
AB targets software companies after niche securitisation
2 years ago
Deutsche Bank priced an unusual securitisation for AB last month. The deal accommodates the manager’s expertise in the software and technology sector -
New York pension favours credit as it pumps $1.1 billion into tech, loans and distressed
2 years ago
New York State Common Retirement Fund has splurged over $1 billion in credit, topping allocations it made in equities and real estate -
Credit index tranche trading on the rise amid low dispersion
2 years ago
At its halfway point, 2021 is shaping up as another big year for credit index tranche trading, with new investors having entered the market and dealers projecting full-year volume could vie with 2020’s record of recent times. -
Muzinich amasses €342 million on third close for European direct lending fund
3 years ago
Muzinich Pan-European II Private Debt Fund is a lower mid-market European direct lending fund -
Manager sails to €210 million final close on fifth European credit fund
3 years ago
The fund will invest in debt and equity in Northern European small to medium sized companies -
Signs of new dawn as tranche volumes smash past $250bn
3 years ago
Last year, people formed fresh habits as they adapted to the coronavirus pandemic. Similarly, in credit, a breakthrough year for the CDS tranche market is leading participants to believe that elevated tranche volumes are here to stay -
LP round up: Arcmont, Ares and Sixth Street win European direct lending mandates
3 years ago
Investors have allocated around $2 billion to credit funds in recent weeks, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux. Among those to recieve allocations include ADM, Arcmont, Ares, Audax, Bain, Centerbridge, Clearlake, Goldman Sachs merchant banking, Invesco, Monarch, Oaktree, Raven, Sixth Street and Sound Mark -
Muzinich reaches €210 million first close for lower mid-market credit fund
3 years ago
Muzinich & Co has held a €210 million first close on a second lower middle market, pan-European private debt fund, Muzinich Pan-European II Private Debt Fund -
Apollo earmarks $20 billion for dislocation fundraising over 12 months
3 years ago
Apollo's returns for corporate credit, structured credit and direct origination in the first quarter were down 8.3%, 14.7% and 4.8%, respectively, but the firm is looking to launch various credit strategies, including capital solutions, dislocation strategies and distressed strategies, that it “expects to accumulate $20 billion over the next year” -
US pension approves four-year private credit plan as direct lenders report performance
4 years ago
Santa Barbara County Employees has approved a private credit pacing plan from investment consultant RVK to maintain a commitment schedule of $40 million per year to the asset class until 2024 to achieve its target allocation and diversification -
Muzinich subsidiary launches €417 million Italian credit fund
4 years ago
Springrowth, a subsidiary of Muzinich, has held a €417 million final close on an Italian direct lending fund in which Muzinich partners with local banks for origination. The Milan-based firm is also fundraising for a Rescue Financing fund to support companies affected by the coronavirus crisis -
NNIP launches corporate green bond fund
4 years ago
NNIP Investment Partners has launched a green bond fund focused on corporate borrowers, following dominance by this issuer group in the green bond market last year -
US pension seeks fixed income managers
4 years ago
The Weymouth Retirement Board has launched two requests for proposals, searching for core plus and unconstrained/flexible fixed income managers -
Ares' new Asian credit affiliate wins $400 million from New York pension
4 years ago
New York State Common Retirement Fund has committed $400 million to distressed and special situations investments in the Asia-Pacific region -
Portfolio managers wary of US default rates, IACPM survey reveals
4 years ago
Portfolio managers are more pessimistic about North American corporate defaults in the next 12 months than other global regions, according to the latest survey by the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers -
Rude awakening for credit as US airstrike sends global shockwaves
4 years ago
It only took a day for the positive mood greeting financial markets in 2020 to turn nervous, with credit and equities faltering in early trading today after the US killed a top Iranian military official -
Arizona pension bullish on private credit after beating benchmark
4 years ago
Credit returns have bolstered performance for Arizona State Retirement System – and the pension fund remains bullish on future allocations to private debt -
Muzinich's Italian arm launches novel direct lending fund
5 years ago
Sources say that Muzinich will build a truly diverse loan portfolio for its Italian direct lending fund -
Hamilton Lane holds $900 million final close for private credit fund
5 years ago
Pennsylvania-headquartered Hamilton Lane has doubled its initial $450 million target and held a $900 million final close for its fourth strategic opportunities fund -
SSGA reports healthy income and AUM boost in Q4 2017
6 years ago
In its earnings release yesterday, Boston-headquartered State Street Global Advisors reported a rise in net income to $687 million for fourth quarter 2017, up from $648 a year earlier – a 19.1% increase -
Michigan pension fund commits $570 million to four credit fund managers
6 years ago
The State of Michigan Retirement Systems has revealed commitments of over $570 million to credit funds over Q3 2017, according to board documents -
Recent start-up Freedom 3 sets up mid-market JV with KCap
6 years ago
New York-based mid market lender Freedom 3 has set up a joint venture with KCap Financial, the listed parent company of credit managers Trimaran Advisors and Katonah Debt Advisors -
BTIG makes yet more hires to its credit business in New York
7 years ago
Hot on the heels of Imperial Capital, BTIG announces senior credit trading and sales hires
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