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US and Europe diverge as loan trading bands emerge on the continent
3 years ago
Europe and the US are on different courses with credit indices having drifted apart over the past month, say trading sources. Europe is expected to suffer fewer defaults to the extent that "it’s getting quite difficult for borrowers to default”, as one source put it. But the US has "higher growth potential due to its more dynamic economy" -
LP round up: horseshoe does the trick for Pimco and other distressed managers
3 years ago
Institutional investors poured $2.7 billion into credit this week through 14 managers, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux -
LP round-up: Champaign pension raises a glass (or bucket) to private credit
3 years ago
Institutional investors allocated over $600 million to 11 managers this week, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux -
LP round-up: mighty Oaks win $1 billion apiece from Calpers
3 years ago
Credit investors allocated over $3 billion to 18 credit managers this week across a wide range of strategies -
LP round up: Pimco gets the Disco started as distressed managers win allocations
3 years ago
Insitutional investors allocated just over $1 billion to credit funds last week, according to board documents seen by Creditflux, with special situation funds from Farallon, Pimco and SSG taking the bulk of these commitments -
US pension forms $100 million talf sub-committee as 'window of opportunities closing quickly'
3 years ago
Fresno County Employees Retirement System has formed an ad hoc committee authorised to commit up to $100 million to a term asset-backed securities loan facility strategy, according to an audio recording from its 5 May board meeting -
US pension approves four-year private credit plan as direct lenders report performance
3 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 -
Pimco promotes European HY head to global head of loans
4 years ago
Pimco has promoted David Forgash to head of global leveraged loans and has appointed ex-Deutsche Bank official Roman Kogan to its European commercial real estate team -
Pimco plans to outperform come rain or shine with $4.5bn all-weather fund
4 years ago
Pimco has become the latest manager to fashion a flexible, all weather credit fund that invests across public and private markets, geographies and capital structures. The Newport Beach-based manager is hoping to raise $3 billion for the strategy. With half a turn of leverage, it could have up to $4.5 billion to deploy. -
Pimco launches listed multi-sector global credit fund
4 years ago
Known as Pimco Tactical Income Fund, the fund will invest in a range of global credit strategies and will list on the New York Stock Exchange -
UK pension eyes managers as part of £1 billion-plus credit expansion
4 years ago
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership is seeking investment managers for single credit asset class mandates, -
US pension backs two private debt managers, but retreats from syndicated loans
4 years ago
San Antonio Fire & Police Pension Fund ended 2019 bullish on private debt but shying away from syndicated loans -
West coast pension looks to step up direct lending allocations
4 years ago
The City of Fresno Retirement System will commit $140-160 million to private credit for the next two years, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux. This comes amid a pause in direct lending commitments for the pension fund, which has not committed any capital to this market in 2019 -
Past returns: Bond king’s exit ends CLO refis
4 years ago
Five years ago in Creditflux, we reported on a market absorbing the consequences of ‘bond king’ Bill Gross leaving Pimco, the firm he co-founded. -
Indiana pension hires ICG as it shakes up credit portfolios
4 years ago
Indiana Public Retirement System (INPRS) has shaken up its credit and fixed income allocation, either by committing to new funds, or by restructuring its portfolios, according to documents seen by Creditflux -
US pension backs Pimco to reach private credit target
4 years ago
Ventura County Employees’ Retirement Association (VCERA) is set to commit an additional $25 million to Pimco Private Income Fund -
Pimco's evergreen private debt fund attracts another US pension
4 years ago
Seattle City Employees’ Retirement System has become the latest manager to commit to Pimco's open-ended private credit fund -
Maryland pension allocates $25 million to evergreen private debt fund
4 years ago
Anne Arundel County Retirement and Pension System has allocated $25 million to an evergreen private credit fund managed by Pimco -
Fresh ideas blow in from the west
4 years ago
As Creditflux hosted its first conference in California, the hub of US innovation, it was no surprise that new ideas such as applicable margin resets and high triple-C buckets were on the agenda -
US loan veteran MacLean to retire from Pimco
4 years ago
Pimco loan portfolio manager Beth MacLean will be retiring from the firm in March, a spokesperson for the company firms -
New generation of US CLO managers battle to join industry top ranks
4 years ago
The US CLO manager base is growing at its fastest rate for years, with new firms springing up all over the country to issue these transactions -
Pimco plans CLO management return after 12-year absence
4 years ago
Pimco is lining up a return to CLO management, over a decade after its last deal. The Newport Beach-based firm has been absent from the primary market since pricing Portola in November 2007. -
Points up front: Producing the perfect CLO
4 years ago
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s head of CLO issuance Asif Khan directed a thought-provoking question to Pimco’s Loren Sageser at Creditflux West last month. -
A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit4 years ago
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Pimco hires ex-KKR official to lead corporate special situations unit
4 years ago
Pimco has appointed a former KKR official to lead the firm’s corporate special situation unit
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