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Blackstone raises $1.1 billion for mezz and $1.7 billion for direct lending
3 years ago
The New York-based manager had a strong final quarter of 2020, adding $13.1 billion in credit assets under management in the quarter -
Buy CLO equity to capitalise on reflation, says JP Morgan
3 years ago
CLO equity stands out in a tightly priced market as offering up to double digit yields, say JP Morgan structured credit strategists, who posit it as their top trade -
Credit Rendezvous: heading for homes
3 years ago
Fund managers in structured credit, real assets and distressed are bullish on the prospects for residential housing in 2021. Elsewhere, niche royalty-based strategies are in favour and although a CLO repricing wave is expected, it may not be easy to execute resets. For more, read our 13-page quarterly report on credit. -
Credit funds at a glance: several funds post double digit November returns
3 years ago
November was a strong month for credit hedge funds listed by Creditflux, with latest returns demonstrating the effect of the vaccine/US election rally on fund perfomance -
Loomis Sayles promotes official to structured credit portfolio manager
3 years ago
The Boston based official will co-manage the Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Securitised Credit strategy with Alessandro Pagani, head of the $30.4 billion mortgage and structured finance team -
Prophet ends 2020 on high with new-look structured credit platform
3 years ago
Prophet Capital has revamped the liquidity profile of its structured credit platform after restructuring its CLO and structured credit hedge fund, which it gated back in March amid the market sell-off. The fund manager managed to grow assets under management after 2020's rocky start -
Stone Point and Wilton Re invest $100 million in Nassau
3 years ago
Nassau Financial Group says Wilton Reinsurance Company and Stone Point Credit have invested $100 million in its business through a new series of non-cumulative perpetual preferred equity -
Munich Re makes senior structured credit hire
3 years ago
Munich Re has hired one of the co-heads of structured products solutions at Mizuho to join its team in London -
2020 wrap: CLO funds bloom despite rocky ground
3 years ago
2020 was a busy year for CLO fundraising, with Creditflux recording at least 30 funds that launched over the 12 months to invest across the CLO capital structure -
Spanish boutique goes for growth with CLO equity fund
3 years ago
Arcano Asset Management has plans to develop its product suite in 2021, including launching a dedicated CLO equity vehicle, its second opportunistic credit fund and second revolving credit fund, according to the firm -
Fund performance: CLOs look to continue recovery with end of the year in sight
3 years ago
CLO funds claim the majority of positions in our top 10 -
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 -
Past returns: Barclays gambles and wins on Zohar
3 years ago
Five years ago in Creditflux, we reported how Barclays had made gains from its investment in the debt of Zohar CLO I, a deal which was filed into bankruptcy by manager Patriarch Partners a few months earlier -
Zombies demand brain work from tranche traders
3 years ago
Outperformance of junior tranches and underperformance of senior was the big theme in CDS index tranches going into December. But the picture began to change as Creditflux went to press -
LP round up: pensions plan private credit pacing as strategic credit takes on "midfield" role
3 years ago
US pensions have allocated $1.4 billion across 22 credit funds including those managed by Angelo Gordon, Ares and GoldenTree, according to recent board documents seen by Creditflux. Meanwhile a pension fund draws parallels between strategic credit and Jordan Henderson -
BlueCrest settles SEC charges of favouring internal fund over client capital
3 years ago
BlueCrest Capital Management has agreed to pay $170 million to settle charges related to a fund that managed internal capital -
400 holds $430 million final close on opportunistic structured credit fund
3 years ago
400 Asset Based Term Fund II will invest across structured credit including special situations, risk-transfers, and liquidity premium opportunities in the primary and secondary markets -
CSLA raises $226 million for Asian private debt fund backed by rated debt
3 years ago
The joint venture, named Lending Ark Asia Secured Private Debt Fund, will invest across private debt in the Asia-Pacific region -
Monarch collects $3 billion for fifth distressed and opportunistic credit strategy
3 years ago
The strategy invests across corporate credit, structured credit, real estate, government debt and special situations -
Two managers beat 80 others for £660 million multi-asset credit mandate
3 years ago
The UK's Local Government Pension Scheme Central has selected two managers for its £660 million Multi-Asset Credit Fund -
Credit fundraising: November marks turning point as fund launches spike
3 years ago
November was always set to be an important month as the world awaited the US election outcome and the results of covid-19 vaccine trials. This did nothing to slow down fund managers as 14 funds launched, up from only four funds launching in September and five in October -
Certior targets smaller distressed funds as it launches fund of funds
3 years ago
Certior Special Opportunities Fund is targeting distressed debt, opportunistic strategies, special situations, non-performing loans and asset-backed securities -
BNP Paribas AM names CIOs for real estate and infra debt
3 years ago
BNP Paribas Asset Management has announced four Paris-based appointments within its private debt and real assets team, including chief investment officers for its real estate debt and infrastructure debt team -
LP round up: Monroe and Angelo Gordon beat 25 for direct lending mandate, as private credit plans brew
3 years ago
US public pension funds have disclosed $1.2 billion in commitments to credit focused strategies -
Ex-Highland officials launch Dallas credit management firm
3 years ago
Former officials at Highland Capital Management - Mark Okada, Jack Yang and Trey Parker - have launched a new credit investment firm in Dallas named Sycamore Tree Capital Partners, with plans to invest in and issue CLOs as part of a focus on traded credit, structured products and special situations
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