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New infrastructure CLO prices with support from two DFIs
8 months ago
Bayfront Infrastructure Management priced a new APAC infrastructure CLO yesterday, drawing support from a number of government-funded investment programs -
Bain reveals $4bn of direct lending investments in 2023
1 year ago
Bain Capital Credit says it invested $4 billion in private equity-sponsored, middle-market companies last year. -
UK nerves rattle Europe/US relative value trades, as Hunt seeks to reassure investors
1 year ago
A palpable mood of trepidation on Thursday around the UK’s autumn budget has brought widening of credit spreads, with European indices giving back gains they have made in recent sessions versus their US counterparts -
Market rides out China-US fray with oil, rates and jobs back in focus
1 year ago
US and European credit markets are exhibiting a firmer tone on Wednesday, with investor focus having shifted from Taiwan concerns to Opec+ oil supply. But a looming Bank of England rate hike and US jobs data mean caution remains the watchword -
LP round up: 28 credit managers win $6.6 billion as San Diego carves private credit allocation
1 year ago
Pensions allocated over $6.6 billion to credit managers in June including Angelo Gordon, Antares, Apollo, Ares, Beach Point, BioPharma, Brookfield, CarVal, Cerberus... -
LP round up: Oak Hill wins $3bn mandate as credit allocations near $10bn in March
2 years ago
Institutional investors revealed over $9.5 billion of allocations to credit funds in March. Oak Hill Advisors walked away with the largest mandate, as US heavyweight pension Calpers allocated a whopping $3 billion across several of its funds -
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 -
Aoyuan credit event does not require auction settlement: DC
2 years ago
No auction is required to settle CDS contracts referencing China Aoyuan, the Determinations Committee has decided – despite the property developer having triggered a credit event -
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 -
Determinations Committee agrees to rule on first credit event question in 10 months
2 years ago
Credit event triggers are back on the market's list of discussion points for the first time since February, with the Determinations Committee having agreed to rule on an Asian failure to pay question -
Ares rounds out bumper year for direct lending with $14 billion US fund
2 years ago
Ares Management is ending 2021 with yet another massive direct lending fund-raise -
Credit fundraising: ESG centre stage as capital pours into new strategies
3 years ago
Sustainability was the watchword for fundraising in February, amid a flurry of fund launches as well as first closes for impact funds and sustainable bond funds -
LP round up: pensions plan private credit pacing as strategic credit takes on "midfield" role
3 years ago
US pensions have allocated $1.4 billion across 22 credit funds including those managed by Angelo Gordon, Ares and GoldenTree, according to recent board documents seen by Creditflux. Meanwhile a pension fund draws parallels between strategic credit and Jordan Henderson -
Credit fundraising: November marks turning point as fund launches spike
3 years ago
November was always set to be an important month as the world awaited the US election outcome and the results of covid-19 vaccine trials. This did nothing to slow down fund managers as 14 funds launched, up from only four funds launching in September and five in October -
Florida pension allocates $600 million to three credit managers
4 years ago
Florida State Board of Administration has awarded $600 million to three credit managers in the first quarter, according to a board update seen by Creditflux -
Europe/US credit gap extends as coronavirus curves part ways
4 years ago
The gap between European and US credit performance is widening as hopes rise in Europe the spread of the coronavirus could be slowing even as its impact extends in the US -
Credit market hits new wides as government outbreak measures intensify
4 years ago
Credit market are making another push wider at the start of the week, after governments tightened restrictions on movement to deal with the escalating coronavirus outbreak -
ResponsAbility collects $151 million for impact private debt securitisation fund
4 years ago
Facebook, the European Investment Bank and the government of Luxembourg are just some of the investment sources for the $151 million clean energy impact debt fund. The fund is structured in a similar way to a CLO – with responsAbility offering investors various risk tranches -
Portfolio Advisors hits first close as it targets $1.5 billion for secondaries fund
4 years ago
Private markets specialist Portfolio Advisors has completed a first close on its latest secondaries fund at the end of December 2019, having raised between $600m to $700m, a source told Creditflux -
SSG collects $2.7 billion for Asian special situations fund
4 years ago
SSG Capital Management has raised $2.7 billion for its fifth Asia Pacific-focused credit and special situations strategy, SSG Capital Partners V, surpassing the strategy's original $1.5 billion target size -
GSO plans follow-up European direct lending fund
5 years ago
GSO Capital Partners is putting together a senior debt fund and has the backing of Taiwan Life -
Virginia pension fund commits to Asian private credit
5 years ago
Virginia Retirement System (VRS) approved a $150 million commitment to the SSG Capital Partners V fund at a January board trustees meeting, a spokesperson has confirmed. -
Four private credit managers score as Arizona pension fund commits $250 million
5 years ago
The $9.78 billion pension fund has mandated nearly $250 million to four private credit managers, alongside additional commitments for co-investment opportunities -
Texas pension fund earmarks $650 million to four private debt funds
5 years ago
Angelo Gordon, HIG Whitehorse and Värde have secured commitments from the Texas pension fund for their direct lending funds -
Hong Kong's Tor raises $150 million for latest credit fund
6 years ago
A Hong Kong-based firm’s recently launched credit fund has raised sales of $150 million, hitting the halfway mark of its anticipated fundraising, according to a market source
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