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LP round up: 27 managers find the top corner with investor wins
1 year ago
Credit fund managers like to take it one fund at a time and give it 110% for their 90-minute investor fund pitches - and it's working as $3.8 billion was allocated during November and early December. The gaffer would be proud. -
Buy-out rumours send US high yield company back to January spread levels
1 year ago
Not many single name credits are ending 2022 at the same spread levels they entered the year, but one US high yield company has that profile after its rally of the past three weeks picked up speed following buy-out rumours -
Asia credit rallies sharply but rest of world holds firm ahead of Fed
1 year ago
While most of the global financial market hangs in the balance, Asian credit has undergone a second day of relief rallying having hit the year’s peak on 31 October -
Ukraine auction settles CDS below expected recovery
1 year ago
An auction to settle sovereign CDS contracts referencing Ukraine produced a final price slightly below expectations, despite net buying demand for bonds to physically settle contracts -
Energy firms underperform in credit sell off as oil prices slump
1 year ago
Investment grade credit is the underperformer on Wednesday as the market pivots wider amid negative economic signals and ahead of US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s appearance before Congress -
Credit rally gathers momentum as Fed pitches for credibility
1 year ago
European credit’s relief rally has extended on Tuesday, with US stock futures pointing in a positive direction on return from the country’s holiday and the US dollar slipping a touch against the euro -
Fed hike speculation holds sway over Europe and Asia despite US holiday
1 year ago
Credit markets have opened the week marginally tighter, with Europe and Asia cautious on Monday in the absence of a US trading session, and US Federal Reserve statements likely to drive sentiment in the rest of the week -
Europe trades heavier than US as market baulks at new hikes
1 year ago
Credit spreads have resumed their push wider, with European indices once again under more pressure than their US counterparts -
LP round up: Oak Hill wins $3bn mandate as credit allocations near $10bn in March
2 years ago
Institutional investors revealed over $9.5 billion of allocations to credit funds in March. Oak Hill Advisors walked away with the largest mandate, as US heavyweight pension Calpers allocated a whopping $3 billion across several of its funds -
Nuclear power plant seizure amps up commodity chaos
2 years ago
The high volatility driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine is taking financial markets to new extremes, with credit ending the week once again hitting new widest spreads since mid-2020 -
LP round up: Fidelity wins big, Pacific retains loan mandate, pensions eye distressed
2 years ago
The month also included one CLO fund commitment, one high yield manager search, one finalised US loans mandate and one $400 million multi-sector fixed income managed account mandate -
Credit Rendezvous: Credit spins full circle
2 years ago
The third quarter was massive in terms of volumes with CLOs, high yield, leverage loans and private equity registering record issuance. But credit spreads were up and down as inflation fears, crackdowns in China and rising coronavirus cases became catalysts for risk-off sentiment in July and September -
Publishing boost for French firm but China sours wider market
2 years ago
Lagardere is a notable positive outlier in another off day for the credit market, after China turmoil rocked stocks and sent spreads wider -
LP round up: $3.2 billion flows to 21 managers as private credit illiquidity premium holds firm
3 years ago
Investors allocated at least $3.2 billion to credit managers in April - and direct lending funds were in favour with Churchill and Ares being awarded two mandates -
EIF and Alantra commit up to €110 million for Spanish SME lending
3 years ago
The European Investment Fund and direct lender Alantra have joined forces to provide up to €110 million financing to European small and medium sized companies -
UBP holds €110 million first close on real estate debt fund
3 years ago
Union Bancaire Privée has held a €110 million first close of its latest private debt strategy, UBP Private Debt Fund III -
Wide-end names gain ground as market hits impasse
3 years ago
Financial markets appear to have a hit resistance points in several asset classes today, with credit, stocks and oil prices struggling to find traction despite encouraging signals from the UK on rolling out the Pfizer/BioNTech covid vaccine -
Single name shorters get improved entry point after conviction test
3 years ago
Returning market optimism has taken credit spreads back to ultra-tight levels. But for bears, this posits a better entry level for short trades, and the recent blow-out may have given strong pointers where to target them -
UK pension pool takes management in-house for £1.5 billion index-linked bond fund
3 years ago
The UK’s Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has launched a £1.5 billion sterling index linked bond fund -
LP round up: EIF backs four debt funds while Carlyle wins $1 billion
3 years ago
Institutional investors have allocated just over $4 billion to 27 credit managers in October board meetings -
LP round up: $5 billion flows to credit as private market allocations increase
3 years ago
Global institutional investors allocated nearly $5 billion to credit funds this week, according to documents seen by Creditflux -
Barings and PGIM win loan and structured credit mandates as pension puts £2.7bn in credit
3 years ago
The firms will manage global syndicated loans, securitised credit, emerging market debt and global high yield credit for Border to Coast Pension Partnership's £2.7 billion ($3.43 billion) multi-asset credit fund -
Tikehau launches three private debt funds and sells 54% stake in DWS
3 years ago
Tikehau Capital’s private debt group had a busy first half of 2020, with key highlights including three fund launches: its first open-ended private debt fund, a new French direct lending fund and a first close on its fifth flagship European direct lending fund -
Andera collects €500 million for sponsorless mezzanine debt fund
3 years ago
Andera Partners, has held a final close on its sponsorless mezzanine fund, ActoMezz IV, exceeding its hard cap at €500 million -
Scor introduces swing pricing on European loan fund
4 years ago
Scor Investment Partners has introduced partial ‘swing pricing’ on all classes of its Scor European Loans Fund, effective Friday “to preserve its clients' long-term interest in challenging market conditions”
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