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Covid could trigger 'mega trend' into private debt, says Blackstone's Gray
3 years ago
The coronavirus pandemic could spark a 'mega trend' of investors into alternatives in private credit, Blackstone's president and chief operating officer said on the firm's second quarter earnings call on Thursday -
LP round up: managers keep fundraising hopes high as GSO targets $7.5 billion for mezz offering
3 years ago
Institutional investors allocated $1.6 billion into credit this week, according to documents seen by Creditflux -
Beneath the triple C: downgrade rate slows as $8 billion of CLO loans tumble
3 years ago
May offered some respite to CLO portfolios as corporate downgrades to triple C were reduced heavily - affecting just $6.67 billion of US CLO paper and €1.09 billion of European CLO portfolios -
Europe’s newcomers find ways to stand out
3 years ago
Last year’s new European CLO managers needed to provide something different for investors. In general, they’ve succeeded, with Capital Four having one of the smallest overlap figures in our data -
Europe’s newcomers find ways to stand out
3 years ago
Last year’s new European CLO managers needed to provide something different for investors. In general, they’ve succeeded, with Capital Four having one of the smallest overlap figures in our data -
On-site due diligence rules pose fundraising challenge
4 years ago
Stipulations in some fund limited partner bylaws dictating strict due diligence could pose a challenge for asset managers, sources say -
Credit pickers need luck to avoid OC trap
We know what you’re thinking: is my CLO failing its OC test? The truth is, in all this volatility, it can be hard to keep track, unless your deal has high quality liquid loans4 years ago -
We’ve survived before, we can do so again
$7.8 billion of CLO collateral, split evenly between the US and Europe, is in the loans that have fallen fastest in the past month. But short term CLO pain will bring opportunities for building par4 years ago -
We’ve survived before, we can do so again
4 years ago
$7.8 billion of CLO collateral, split evenly between the US and Europe, is in the loans that have fallen fastest in the past month. But short term CLO pain will bring opportunities for building par -
Beneath the triple C: mighty CLO buckets from Akorns grow
4 years ago
Rating agencies went on a downgrading spree in February, with Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s cutting 20 corporate names to triple C or below – affecting $2.78 billion of paper in US CLOs and €316.6 million in European CLOs. -
European corporate loans can fit into various fund types and this year there has been an increase in managed accounts targeting these assets. But CLOs are still the best structures to house loans4 years ago
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Beyond blacklists: the next step in ESG
4 years ago
Credit managers are integrating ESG into their investment processes, but that does not mean they are unable to invest in unethical credits — they can, if they are paid adequately for the risk. -
GSO adds $10 billion to inflows with direct lending, structured credit and energy
4 years ago
Blackstone grew its credit assets under management to $139.3 billion, up 13% on a year ago, according to the firm's second quarter earnings release -
New kids on the block dominate awards
Two firms that have been in the market for fewer than seven years were named the top managers at the Creditflux awards last month. Manager of the year Spire only issued its first CLO in 20154 years ago -
Budge up, more new managers are coming
Room for 10 more? The average loan overlap among recent European CLOs is 48.7% – so the expected influx of new managers will have to work hard to distinguish themselves from the pack4 years ago -
Tail wags dog as European CLOs' 108bp benchmark drags loans
5 years ago
European CLOs usually price on the back of where underlying loans are printing, but this year the reverse looks to be true -
Performing credit tops distressed credit for Blackstone, but credit AUM declines
5 years ago
The firm is looking to boost its direct lending business to gain $10 billion of available capital over the next couple of years -
GSO co-founder plans new credit business
5 years ago
GSO Capital Partners co-founder Tripp Smith is launching his own credit management firm, according to a report by Bloomberg -
Blackstone builds on multi-asset approach with fifth fund
5 years ago
The new vehicle will invest directly into Blackstone deals across its alternatives platform -
It pays to eat your own cooking
6 years ago
CLO managers affiliated with PE firms buy extra debt from companies owned by those firms – and it seems to give them an advantage -
Past returns: early risk retainers
7 years ago
Five years ago in Creditflux we reported on JP Morgan shutting down its special situations prop trading desk in London -
GSO's head of European CLOs set to leave the firm
7 years ago
A well-known figure in the European CLO market is stepping down from his role at the largest CLO management firm in the industry
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