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Managers dispel myth that lenders can’t influence ESG
4 years ago
There’s a growing belief among credit fund managers that they can influence borrowers to take on ESG-friendly practices, contrary to the widely-accepted notion that the business practices of companies are dictated by their private equity owners. -
Proskauer promotes eight to partner in credit
4 years ago
Law firm Proskauer has promoted 15 lawyers to partners in its London, New York and Boston offices – including eight who work in credit -
Mayer Brown adds leveraged finance partner in Frankfurt
4 years ago
Mayer Brown has appointed Bernina Butt to its banking and finance practice as partner -
NNIP's private debt head moves to private equity job
4 years ago
The team leader for direct lending, loan portfolio financing and non-performing loan securitisations at NN Investment Partners has moved to a senior private equity job at AnaCap Financial Partners -
Ucits at a glance
4 years ago
A round-up of ucits fund performance -
Purdue Pharma bankruptcy highlights value of ESG analysis
4 years ago
Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy this week, and the sector wide concern over the US opioid epidemic, has highlighted the utility of environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards in credit analyses -
Muzinich seeks Nordic expansion with hire from Legg Mason
4 years ago
The firm has added a newly created role of head of Nordics to develop the firm’s presence in the region across both institutional and wholesale private and public credit products -
THL updates credit investment framework to include ESG
4 years ago
THL Credit Advisors has announced that it has developed an investment framework for assessing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in analysing credit quality and risk factors -
Guidelines fail to assuage fears over loose reporting standards
4 years ago
The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute’s new hedge fund reporting guidelines come into play next year, but some say they fall short of a much-needed overhaul. -
EQT looks to raise €500 million via IPO
4 years ago
The initial public offering is anticipated to increase EQT's flexbility to “pursue growth opportunities” and expand its private market investing business -
Europe and US diverge on covenant lite structures
4 years ago
Direct lending is syphoning away traditional loan supply -
Ares credit business grows 4.4%, driven by US direct lending
4 years ago
US and European direct lending, alternative credit and syndicated loan funds dove growth for Ares Management Corporation in the second quarter, the firm said -
Direct lenders accused of exaggerating terms in lender education
4 years ago
Sources say that some direct lenders in Europe are submitting standard indicative lender terms with limited or no internal discussions with their respective credit committees. -
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 -
Investor requirements rather than performance is driving ESG push: Creditflux survey
4 years ago
Only 14% of respondents to Creditflux's global credit ESG survey said performance was the main reason they were adopting envoronmental, social and governance-themed strategies -
Direct lenders pin hopes on ESG as risk management tool
4 years ago
Strategies geared towards environmental, social and governance (ESG) may have originally been popularised at the behest of pension funds seeking responsible investments, but there are growing hopes that incorporating ESG will help fund managers outperform in a downturn. -
Senior figure rejoins Credit Suisse to head European capital markets
4 years ago
The bank is looking to build out its key European platforms - and has hired an official who left just last summer -
US pension replaces Cliffwater with Meketa
4 years ago
Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds has selected Meketa as a consultant to oversee its opportunistic investments, which consists of direct lending and opportunistic credit investments, along with investments in hedge funds and real assets. -
Cairn teams with Mediobanca for European credit Ucits fund
5 years ago
The strategy will focus on four credit asset classes - financials, corporates, asset-backed securities and special opportunities -
The Last Tranche: awards season is upon us [podcast]
5 years ago
A look at 2018 award offerings and finalist, plus some insight on direct lending and b-wics -
Jefferies subsidiary and Stonyrock plan mid-market alternative manager stake acquisitions
5 years ago
The new joint venture will invest in private equity, credit, hedge funds, real estate, venture, and infrastructure firms -
BlackRock names global alternatives head amid senior leadership shake-up
5 years ago
BlackRock has reshuffled its leadership and made several senior changes across various parts of its business, according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux -
Muzinich launches multi-strategy credit fund with Italian wealth manager
5 years ago
Available for retail investors, the fund will invest in syndicated loans, private debt and high yield. It will be structured as a European Long-Term Investment Fund -
Fitch’s Eyerman: unitranche facilities could face lower recoveries versus club deals [video]
5 years ago
Fitch Ratings’ Ed Eyerman spoke with Creditflux’ Michelle D’souza after his panel at the Creditflux European Direct Lending conference last week -
Italian pension fund seeks loan exposure through direct lending and large cap loan funds
5 years ago
Intesa Sanpaolo’s defined contribution pension scheme has issued a tender notice seeking senior secured loans and direct lending funds to invest in.
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