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Napier Park promotes two senior employees to partner
2 years ago
Napier Park Global Capital has named two members of its team as partners -
Credit rallies ahead of key inflation numbers
2 years ago
Credit markets have made a corrective turn towards tighter spreads after several successive sessions of deterioration, as investors position ahead of this week's key US inflation numbers -
RBC hires head of European loan trading from NatWest
2 years ago
RBC Capital Markets has built out its leveraged finance and financial sponsors banking business in Europe to capture “the shift of capital from the public to the private realm and win mandates on increasingly larger, marquee transactions” -
Telco provider jumps wider as market downturn extends
2 years ago
The bearishness that reasserted itself in the opening sessions of 2022 has spilled over into a second week, as investors anticipate elevated US inflation numbers that will put the focus back on central bank rate hikes and asset purchase tapering even as covid-19 cases hit new heights -
Park Square sells minority stake to Bonaccord
2 years ago
Bonaccord Capital Partners has bought a minority stake in $10 billion private credit shop Park Square Capital -
Credit awash with volatility in first week but investors load up
2 years ago
It has been a volatile opening week to the year for credit, but one in which investors have allocated bullishly to credit funds -
Tikehau raises nearly €2 billion for direct lending amid record-breaking quarterly fundraising
2 years ago
Tikehau Capital has collected nearly €2 billion for Tikehau Direct Lending V, plus a further €275 million for its secondary private debt strategy -
Caution returns to credit trading following tech sector rout
2 years ago
After a strong Tuesday session, financial markets are taking a more cautious step back on Wednesday amid returning inflation concerns and following a weak session for Chinese tech stocks -
Travel cos look sunny as credit returns with wind in sails
2 years ago
European credit is off to a positive start for the year, with a 3bp rally in iTraxx Crossover taking it to its tightest print since the 20 September roll -
Aoyuan CDS needs physical settlement as credit event fails auction liquidity rule
2 years ago
Holders of CDS referencing China Aoyuan will have to physically settle contracts, the Determinations Committee has confirmed, given a lack of depth to markets for the entity -
Pennsylvania pension reveals $500 million in commitments to three private credit funds
2 years ago
Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement has revealed three private credit commitments as part of $1.1 billion in allocations to its alternatives bucket -
BC closes $1.2 billion second special opportunities fund 12 months’ incubation
2 years ago
BCP Special Opportunities Fund II has collected $1.2 billion in capital commitments - but a year later than it originally earmarked a final close -
Hayfin raises 'more than €2 billion' for special opportunities strategy
2 years ago
Hayfin Capital Management has held a ‘more than €2 billion’ final close on its third special opportunities private credit fund, Hayfin Special Opportunities Fund III -
Credit gives up some gains after central banks’ hawk party
2 years ago
Credit markets are ending the week on a correction wider after central bank-led bullishness drove spreads to their tightest levels of the month -
Banks and loans to benefit in 2022 as safe havens dwindle
2 years ago
Safe havens and sector pitfalls are among some of the top considerations for portfolio managers this year, as a consensus forms that credit could suffer versus other asset classes -
ESG template fires up hopes of CSO issuance
2 years ago
2021 may not have been a year of big volume in the synthetic bespoke market, but primary business is back, and decisive inroads into environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused issuance bode well for 2022 -
Credit takes confidence from central banks turning hawkish
2 years ago
In a remarkable twist on the previous narrative, credit markets have reacted positively to a hawkish turn in central bank policy even as daily covid cases surge to new heights -
Fund performance: CLO funds deliver again, but third of all funds post losses
2 years ago
CLO funds took six of the top 10 spots in October in a continuation of the previous month’s strong performances. However, a consistent showing from Wasserstein in the US high yield category has claimed the top spot for the last two months -
Credit hedge funds (January 2022)
2 years ago
Credit hedge fund returns -
Ucits at a glance: Robus and Altana dip but stay at the top
2 years ago
In October, Ucits funds continued a slide that had begun the previous month with 60% of them in the red -
Credit funds at a glance (January 2022)
2 years ago
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
CLO funds shine amid the gloom with unmatched returns
2 years ago
Credit funds stumbled in October, with European high yield, emerging markets and long-short strategies the weakest performers, according to Creditflux data, as several funds in these categories suffered losses -
First Euro CRE CLO points to likely growth market
2 years ago
CRE CLOs have been identified as a likely growth market in Europe following the successful pricing of the first transaction on the continent, according to sources -
Brace yourselves for increasing ESG basis in credit
2 years ago
One of the safest bets in credit for 2022 is that ESG focus will intensify, with market participants anticipating a surge of green bond issuance as well as widening spread dispersion between climate leaders and underperformers -
Relative value traders seize on fleeting mismatches
2 years ago
The volatility that hit credit markets from mid-November has produced rare opportunities for relative value traders after a dearth for 12 months
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