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Credit funds at a glance (January 2022)
2 years ago
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
Credit Fundraising: mega funds contribute to record-breaking month as volume hits $39bn
2 years ago
The sheer size of the funds raised in November more than compensated for a drop in the number of funds raised as fundraising volume in credit reached $38.9 billion. This beat September by $2.4 billion to make it the most productive month of credit fundraising in 2021 -
LP round up: CLO fund included in whopping $13 billion of credit allocations in November
2 years ago
Credit took centre stage in November as investors allocated over $13 billion to credit funds in the month, with one pension allocating $50 million for a European CLO risk retention fund -
Credit funds at a glance (November 2021)
2 years ago
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
Hayfin creates head of ESG role in London
2 years ago
Hayfin Capital Management says it has hired a head of ESG. This is a newly-created role, but Hayfin says it has “well-established environmental, social and governance capabilities” -
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 -
Credit funds at a glance (October 2021)
2 years ago
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
Credit Fundraising: September breaks 2021 record and poses question - is it sustainable?
2 years ago
The third quarter ended with $36.5 billion being raised in credit last month, doubling July and August figures. Several of the new funds have embedded Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation or ESG criteria at the heart of their investment thesis -
Intriva adds to asset management build up with senior hire
3 years ago
Intriva Capital, a mid-market lender and alternative investment firm, has hired a senior asset manager from HIG Capital -
Credit Fundraising: Blue Owl and WhiteHorse gain from improving animal spirits
3 years ago
Fundraising perked up in July as managers raised $14.9 billion for credit funds - the third highest monthly amount this year -
Credit Rendezvous: And breathe...
3 years ago
The unanimous verdict is that credit spreads will be moving wider – they have to. But the difficulty credit fund managers face is predicting when the next sell-off comes and how sharp it will be. In the Q3 instalment of Creditflux’s Credit Rendezvous, the over-riding message from portfolio managers is that there’s little point in taking on too much risk. The report features the views of prominent credit figures including Paul Horvath (Orchard), Himani Trivedi (Nuveen), Ronnie Jaber (Onex), Graham Rainbow (Alcentra) and Michelle Russell-Dowe (Schroders). The report looks at 14 segments of the market including CLOs, direct lending, leveraged loans, distressed debt and credit derivatives. -
Fund performance: Déjà vu as April leaders dominate
3 years ago
CLO funds stayed in the top flight for another month as they took over the top 10 credit hedge fund return table in May, when 87% of all funds listed made positive returns -
Credit fundraising: Audax scores big in lighter month
3 years ago
Fundraising markedly dropped in May, but credit funds still amassed $12.8 billion and 10 credit funds reached final closes across a variety of different strategies -
Fund performance: CLO funds outperform as two hit over 100% 12-months return
3 years ago
CLO funds swatted away the competition in April on their way to dominating our top 10 credit hedge fund return table after an upbeat month -
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 -
Fund performance: Lightning strikes twice as range of credit funds deliver
What seemed like a chance occurrence in February has struck again in March, as seven categories make our top 10 best performing hedge funds -
Lord Abbett prepares special situations interval fund
3 years ago
Lord Abbett is preparing to launch a new special situations fund in the form of an interval fund -
Credit Rendezvous: ready and waiting
3 years ago
In Creditflux's quarterly review of credit, portfolio managers tell us that Inflation is likely to nudge higher but they are optimistic because dispersion will pick up and windows of volatility will emerge, rather than elongated phases of stress -
LP round-up: $2.6 billion flows into 26 credit managers
3 years ago
A stuck ship in the Suez Canal may have prevented others from getting through one of the world's busiest waterways in March, but allocations to credit funds were much more free flowing as investors poured over $2.6 billion into the hands of credit managers -
Los Angeles pension seeks global credit manager for $880 million mandate
3 years ago
Flush with cash? The Los Angeles Water & Power Employees' Retirement Plan has launched a request for proposal for its ‘active extended global credit’ mandate. But only managers with $50 billion under management need apply -
Credit funds at a glance (March 2021)
3 years ago
A round-up of fundraising and people moves -
Fund performance: CLO funds pick up where they left off
3 years ago
New year, same funds leading the way with CLO strategies the top performers in January -
Ucits at a glance: CIFC nears positive 12-month returns
3 years ago
Ucits funds have started 2021 on a quiet note as 72% of funds achieved a positive return -
Credit hedge funds (March 2021)
3 years ago
Monthly credit hedge fund tables -
AlbaCore adds distressed hire among raft of new arrivals
3 years ago
AlbaCore Capital Group has added four hires to its investment team in recent weeks, taking its total headcount to 46
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