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Cairn buys $2.5 billion European distressed debt manager
3 years ago
Cairn Capital has bought a $2.5 billion European distressed debt hedge fund manager, boosting the firm's assets under management to $8 billion -
LP round up: Dutch pensions put €1.3 billion into infra debt
3 years ago
Institutional investors allocated over $2 billion to credit funds in January. Opportunistic credit funds were a favourite but the biggest moves came in infrastructure debt -
BofA restructures special situations and distressed debt trading desks
3 years ago
Bank of America has restructured its regional special situations and distressed debt trading teams -
Hayfin hires senior BofA figure as private credit portfolio manager
3 years ago
Hayfin Capital Management has hired a Bank of America official as a London-based portfolio manager in the firm’s private credit team -
US looks for stronger open after sell off
3 years ago
US credit is opening slightly stronger on Thursday, after its sharp Wednesday rout, prompted by Federal Reserve messaging, carried over forcefully into Asian and European markets -
Credit touches November levels as nerves fray on France and Fed
3 years ago
Fears of a third national lockdown in France and the risk of disappointment from Wednesday's US Federal Reserve meeting have pushed credit wider along with a sell off in stocks -
SC Lowy hires illiquid credit trader from Morgan Stanley
3 years ago
SC Lowy has appointed a Morgan Stanley official to its European credit trading team based in London -
Credit lags in market recovery after borders panic
3 years ago
Financial markets are recovering after Tuesday's sell-off, but credit is lagging stocks despite having taken more of a hit in the initial rout -
SME lender LCM raises €3.4 billion for European credit fund
3 years ago
LCM Credit Opportunities 4 is nearing a €4 billion target and expects to hold a final close in April -
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 beats fast retreat as Biden boost dissolves in sea of troubles
3 years ago
The improvement of financial markets following the inauguration of Joe Biden as US president on Wednesday is looking short-lived as the week comes to an end, with CDS indices once again among the poorer performers -
Kennedy Lewis raises $2.1 billion opportunistic credit fund
3 years ago
Kennedy Lewis Investment Management has closed a second middle market opportunistic credit fund at $2.1 billion, more than doubling its initial $1 billion target -
Comment: Europcar auction dented short-sellers but not CDS
3 years ago
Far from showing the CDS market is not fit for purpose, last week's Europcar Mobility Group credit event auction was a lesson that speculative short selling is a dangerous ploy - especially when the trade is crowded -
TIG delves into Asian credit following minority investment in Arkkan
3 years ago
New York-based asset manager TIG Advisors has bought a minority equity stake in Hong Kong-based alternative asset manager Arkkan Capital -
Europcar CDS auction shocks protection buyers with zero pay-out
3 years ago
Wednesay's auction to settle Europcar Mobility Group CDS has left protection buyers on the company with nothing to show for their investments and hedges, after dealers produced an unexpected 100% recovery on contracts due to a technical mismatch in bids and orders -
Europcar sets course for high recovery in 2021's first credit event auction
3 years ago
An auction to settle CDS referencing Europcar Mobility Group has generated an initial market midpoint of 73.5 cents, implying the pay-out to protection buyers could be only 26.5 cents - much lower than five-year CDS contracts had implied -
Brazilian asset manager launches third distressed debt fund
3 years ago
Jive Investments has become the latest manager to gear up fundraising for a distressed debt fund, with the Brazilian manager raising at least $250 million -
Europcar auction faces challenge with tight turnaround
3 years ago
The Emea Determinations Committee has little time to settle a challenge on Europcar Mobility Group deliverable obligations if an auction to settle CDS contracts referencing the defaulted French vehicle hire firm is to take place on time this week -
Marathon holds $2.5 billion final close on distressed debt fund
3 years ago
The fund will invest in a wide range of capital solutions aimed at allowing companies to grow or reposition their businesses, including stressed and distressed companies in transition -
Marathon's distressed debt fund reaches $1.2 billion AUM
3 years ago
Marathon Asset Management has increased assets under management in its distressed debt fund, Marathon Distressed Credit Fund, to at least $1.2 billion -
Disconnect as credit sells off as stocks and oil strengthen
3 years ago
Credit is a big underperformer today versus stocks, with the sell off that began yesterday afternoon starkly at odds with the positive tone with which the week began -
Guggenheim expands credit trading with senior hire in New York
3 years ago
Guggenheim Securities has hired a managing director to expand its fixed income credit trading capabilities -
Financials lead as credit opens 2021 with optimism
3 years ago
Financial credits, and particularly banks, are among the big movers today with the market having opened 2021 in buoyant mood following agreements on a Brexit deal and US stimulus package -
Sharp reversal for banks, travel and commodity firms as EU shuts borders
3 years ago
About a month's worth of improvement in high yield credit spreads - and nearly two months in investment grade - has been wiped out today, with European countries banning flights from the UK and Brexit talks missing a key deadline -
Perhaps 2021 will be the first year of the next expansion
3 years ago
For 2021, our columnist is focused on Libor transitions, CLO flexibility and loan managers fighting among themselves
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