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Carlyle and Oppenheimer opt for interval fund structure as part of JV
6 years ago
The new private credit fund will invest at least 80% across loans and structured credit (Including CLOs), opportunistic credit, direct lending and liquid credit, SEC filings reveal -
Alcentra holds $513 million close for CLO-focused fund
6 years ago
Alcentra has held a final close on its third structured credit opportunity fund with $513 million capital commitments - which has the ability to invest in US and European CLO equity, mezzanine tranches and warehouse capital -
Tracking down the credit industry’s original winners
6 years ago
All winning managers at the first Creditflux awards survived the crisis, under their own names – like BlackRock – or under new owners. But what happened to the people who collected the trophies?
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Structured credit specialists seek future-proofing in direct lending
6 years ago
At the turn of the last credit cycle, structured credit recovered spectacularly – but credit managers today seem to be gravitating towards private credit as the area to pick up excess returns in a downturn -
Join the debate: most memorable moment in credit
6 years ago
At Creditflux we’ve now produced 200 monthly magazines since Fishknife first came up with the idea of tracking the global credit markets in 2001). We asked several key credit industry officials about their most memorable moment in credit -
Past returns: Europe's own risk retention rewrite
6 years ago
Five years ago we reported that European CLO managers were hunting for partners to retain risk retention on their behalf. Shortly after, regulators performed a U-turn (nothing new here) and decided to prohibit third parties from acting as risk retainers -
Deadline looms for Creditflux's annual Manager Awards
6 years ago
The deadline for this year’s Creditflux Manager Awards is fast approaching as managers across the CLO, credit hedge fund and direct lending industries compete for the eighth consecutive year -
Alcentra creeps closer to $300 million target with third structured credit fund
6 years ago
London-headquartered Alcentra, the alternative fixed income specialist for BNY Mellon Investment Management, appears to have raised more than $214 million for its third Clareant structured credit opportunities fund -
Managers predict skill will win out
6 years ago
We asked managers to predict the year ahead across a range of credit strategies. Overall, they had a positive outlook. By Grace Jennings-Edquist -
Who predicted $145 billion of issuance?
6 years ago
That went better than expected: US risk retention came in, and $145 billion of global new issuance later, it’s clear that CLOs aren’t disappearing. By Tanvi Gupta and Sam Robinson -
Countdown begins to Creditflux Manager Awards 2018
6 years ago
The highlight of the awards season - Creditflux's Manager Awards ceremony - will take place on 9 May and submissions process is now open -
Oak Hill appoints sole head of European credit as ex-partner takes on new role
6 years ago
One of Oak Hill Advisors’ most senior staffers has stepped into a senior advisory role -
Up-and-coming fund manager Revolution makes big structured credit hire
6 years ago
Sydney’s Revolution Asset Management has made a big hire, signalling its intent in the global structured credit markets -
Carlyle raises more than $800 million for global CLO-focused fund
6 years ago
Carlyle's newest fund will invest in CLOs backed by US and European senior secured corporate loans actively managed by third parties -
Citi promotes European CLO head and co-head of credit correlation trading
6 years ago
Citi – a market leader in CLO origination and bespokes – has promoted officials responsible for these businesses. -
CLO manager looks to raise up to $2 billion to invest in CLOs globally
6 years ago
A US CLO manager is planning to invest in CLO tranches for the first time. It is understood that the firm is putting together a structured credit fund that will also have the ability to invest in index tranches -
Hayfin acquires US CLO manager
6 years ago
European credit platform Hayfin Capital Management has signed an agreement to acquire a US CLO specialist -
US pension scheme puts $100 million into top-performing CQS fund
6 years ago
A multi-strategy credit fund run by CQS has earned a $100 million commitment from a US pension fund -
Managers argue over whether structured credit trade is played out
6 years ago
Some US and European hedge funds are trimming their exposure to structured credit as investors back away from this asset class, according to some industry experts -
Nearwater aims to put $500 million to work in global risk retention financing
6 years ago
Start-up company Nearwater Capital has closed on a $500 million capital commitment which will fast-track its move into risk retention financing, sources say. The firm has already deployed capital into CLO risk retention -
Manager looks to raise up to $500 million to invest in CLOs globally
6 years ago
A firm regarded as one of the biggest CLO mezzanine and equity investors in the market is launching its latest CLO strategy -
White & Case promotes three credit lawyers to partners in US and Europe
6 years ago
White & Case has announced the promotion of three lawyers with credit expertise to its partnership in offices across the US and Europe -
Institutional investors - does Europe still provide the best opportunities in credit?
6 years ago
Cash or synthetics, CLOs versus CMBS, senior or junior debt? Institutional investors have a variety of ways to approach credit investing and Creditflux's biannual survey of credit allocators aims to determine which market they view as offering compelling returns -
Time-saving hedge fund platforms stop opportunities evaporating
6 years ago
Lengthy commitment periods and drawn-out negotiations between institutional investors and fund managers could be a thing of the past thanks to a wave of multi-manager hedge fund platforms -
Creditflux parent rebrands as Acuris
6 years ago
Creditflux’s parent company gained a new name last month, with Mergermarket Group relaunching as Acuris
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