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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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Points up front: Talking his book (which is available on Amazon)
4 years ago
For listed asset managers, an earnings call is generally not the right forum to market or advertise upcoming funds. But it might be exactly the right place to try and sell your book. -
CBOs aren’t fixated on interest rate moves
4 years ago
The loan sell off at the start of this year highlighted that CBOs are not a play on interest rates or bond prices — they’re taking advantage of the flexibility to rotate between loans and bonds -
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. -
Last of GSO's co-founders departs
4 years ago
It's the end of an era as GSO Capital Partners co-founder Bennett Goodman (the 'G' in GSO) will step down from the firm at the end of the year -
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 -
GSO generates $4.5 billion capital for energy-focused credit fund
4 years ago
GSO Capital Partners has closed its second energy-focused credit fund with $4.5 billion of capital commitments, the firm has announced. Creditflux understands that the fund originally targeted a $5 billion final close -
Blackstone follows in footsteps of KKR and Ares by converting to corporation
5 years ago
The conversion is anticipated to be effective from 1 July -
Isda tables plans to rid CDS market of narrowly tailored credit events
5 years ago
After lengthy deliberation, a working group of major firms is today set to publish proposals aimed at ridding the market of ‘narrowly tailored credit events’, whereby borrowers are persuaded to default on debt payments in order to trigger pay-outs for CDS holders -
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 -
On cloud nine: GSO prices $616 million Cirrus deal in debut CBO
5 years ago
The world’s largest CLO manager entered the collateralized bond obligation market on Friday -
Blackstone's credit AUM up 48% YoY as firm announces "exceptional" results
6 years ago
The firm's credit business enjoyed composite gross returns of 11.2% for performing credit and 7.7% for distressed strategies in 2017 -
CEO of Blackstone's hedge fund solution platform steps aside
6 years ago
Blackstone has announced that J Tomilson Hill, president and chief executive officer of Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM), will be transitioning to a new role as chairman of BAAM -
BDC reports $25.3 million increase in AUM
6 years ago
FS Investment Corporation (FSIC) has cited the “very competitive” nature of the credit market during its third quarter 2017 earnings release -
Energy credit head takes on bigger role at GSO in New York
6 years ago
Dwight Scott has been promoted to president of GSO Capital Partners in New York, according to Bloomberg -
Senior distressed specialist leaves GSO after fund closure
7 years ago
Shortly after shutting down its distressed debt fund, GSO Capital Partners is understood to have parted company with a senior managing director and key figure in its distressed business -
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 -
GSO gains approvals to push long-short fund further into long territory
7 years ago
A GSO long-short credit fund - with no short exposure as of the end of June - has been granted a license to permit more long exposure -
GSO poaches CLO specialist from Anchorage in New York
8 years ago
David Flannery, a key figure in Anchorage Capital’s CLO team, has joined GSO Capital Partners in New York. -
Former GSO CLO portfolio manager resurfaces at US credit manager
8 years ago
A former GSO official has reunited with a former colleague at a firm which has established a CLO platform in the last few years -
Angelo Gordon hires Blackstone's Baumgarten as head of credit
8 years ago
Angelo Gordon has hired Blackstone's Joshua Baumgarten as its head of credit in New York -
GSO's Zable steps up to replace senior credit official Shaiman
8 years ago
GSO Capital has announced that senior credit official Lee Shaiman is to retire at the end of September. In light of this, the company has named Rob Zable as lead portfolio manager on its range of listed credit funds -
GSO names CLO management replacements following key person event
8 years ago
GSO Capital Partners is seeking investor approval for amendments to Harbourmaster CLO 9 after a key person event was triggered last month, according to an investor notice
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