Ares expands into European real estate debt with Carlyle hire
Ares has expanded its presence in European real estate debt with the appointment of former Carlyle official as partner and head of the real estate debt team

Allianz GI launches private markets impact unit
The private markets impact unit combines existing equity and debt investing specialisations with a newly created impact measurement and management capability

NEPC adds CLO specialist to research team in Boston
The ex-Gapstow official will focus on public and liquid strategies in NEPC's credit and multi-asset group

Goldman Sachs MD joins buy side in private credit role
An experienced leveraged finance banker is taking his first buy-side role at a large European direct lender 

Travel, tech and financials give market boost ahead of Fed second day
Credit and equity markets are back in tandem with a sizeable rally ahead of Wednesday's closely watched US Federal Reserve meeting, following a volatile start to the week

Credit Rendezvous: the upside of inflation
It is clear, inflation is not transitory and central banks are acting with several interest rate hikes likely in store for the US this year. That makes loans and CLO debt tranches attractive, but there could be opportunities beyond these floating rate assets

Aeon adds CLO and SRT specialist to its investment team
Aeon Investments has appointed a CLO and SRT specialist as a managing director, responsible for originating and structuring new investments, and managing existing credit portfolios in commercial real estate and SME lending

US and Euro credit diverge ahead of Fed
US and European credit are moving in different directions as investors try to rebalance their positions on Tuesday ahead of the US Federal Reserve meeting kicking off

Robeco adds Asia fixed income head and builds team ahead of strategy launch
Robeco has made a senior hire with a focus on credit and sustainability as it moves staff from Rotterdam in preparation to launch a new fixed income strategy

KKR matches CSAM senior notes in Euro CLO refi, but goes tighter with mezz
JP Morgan has arranged a refinancing of KKR's 2016 European CLO Avoca XVII, which has around 2.2 years left of reinvestment with its non-call ending next February

DBRS Morningstar appoints Moody's CLO veteran and ex-Credit Suisse official to board
A former Moody’s CLO and structured credit specialist and ex-Credit Suisse ABS supremo have taken up roles as independent, non-executive board members at DBRS Morningstar

Financials move first as bearish trading resumes ahead of Fed meeting
The bearish tone in financial markets has spilled over into another week with cautious positioning ahead of the US Federal Reserve meeting, weakness in tech stocks, financial credits underperforming and growing trepidation about the possibility of Russian intervention in Ukraine

CSAM refis European CLO with two-year triple As at 82bp
The CLO’s triple As priced at 82 basis points over Euribor, down from 95bp, in line the deal’s most recent guidance but wider than the 77-79bp original guidance

See what's next: Netflix gives whole market a chill
Financial markets look set to end the week once again on a bearish trajectory, with fears over consumer confidence and company earnings helping take credit spreads back to their widest levels since the start of December

Neuberger markets third ESG European CLO
Neuberger Berman is expected to price the deal in the week commencing 31 January

KKR and PGIM among bidders to buy Alcentra: Bloomberg
BNY Mellon is set to offload its credit investment unit Alcentra, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter

Biden remarks add extra twist to Ukraine / Russia credit volatility
The war of words around Russia's intentions regarding Ukraine is keeping both countries' credit spreads volatile, with US president Joe Biden's latest remarks leaving room for interpretation on both the perceived threat and how Ukraine's allies are prepared to respond

Gapstow expects strategic deals as credit manager M&A volume slumps to $120 billion
M&A volume involving credit asset managers dropped last year with total target value assets under management slumping to $120 billion from $149 billion in 2020 (and $254 billion in 2019), according to Gapstow Capital Partners

Credit makes comeback despite oil and treasury yields hitting new highs
The bearish mood that has gripped trading sessions over the past week appears to be easing slightly, with US and European credit indices picking up after a strong rally in Asia

Värde promotes three credit specialists to partner
Värde Partners has promoted Jim Dunbar, Aneek Mamik and Carlos Sanz Esteve to partner

Barings and BNP Paribas team up for first European CLO reset of year
BNP Paribas has reset Barings Euro CLO 2015-1 with all tranches (bar the double Bs) pricing roughly in line with December resets.

Financials lead widening push amid oil and treasury surge
The widening pressure on credit spreads has resumed in response to rising treasury yields and oil prices, as Fed hawkish signals and supply chain concerns hold sway

Investors take nuanced approach to ESG as they move on from negative screening: Elfa
European bond and loan investors have evolved their ESG investment frameworks with 86% saying that they integrate ESG factors 'systematically and explicitly' in their investment process

Ukraine and Russia volatility steps up amid political trial and conflict fears
Ukrainian and Russian spreads are among the market's biggest movers at the start of the week, as developing tensions between the two countries ramp up another notch and former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has arrived in Kyiv to face treason charges

Blackstone cements top spot in record breaking year for CLO issuance
Blackstone Credit priced 2021’s last new issue broadly syndicated CLO on 17 December when it brought Stratus 2021-3 to market via Morgan Stanley (although Centerbridge Partners priced a new issue bond-flex CLO on 21 December), and it seemed only fitting the CLO giant should cap off 2021.