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JC Penney bankruptcy weighs on CLO and CDX HY baskets
3 years ago
CLO managers hold nearly $250 million of the debt of JC Penney, which filed for chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas on Friday -
Ares raises $3 billion special situations fund ahead of huge European direct lending launch
4 years ago
Ares Management has witnessed “accelerated fundraising” for its special situations fund, which it has closed at around $3 billion, according to the firm’s earnings calls. The firm also launched its fifth European direct lending fund this week, which Ares expects could be “the largest private comingled fund in its history” -
Apollo earmarks $20 billion for dislocation fundraising over 12 months
4 years ago
Apollo's returns for corporate credit, structured credit and direct origination in the first quarter were down 8.3%, 14.7% and 4.8%, respectively, but the firm is looking to launch various credit strategies, including capital solutions, dislocation strategies and distressed strategies, that it “expects to accumulate $20 billion over the next year” -
Credit Rendezvous: recovery begins, but is it U, V or even W?
4 years ago
Investing in credit is not as easy as ABC. The coronavirus crisis has crushed valuations and although most assets will eventually pull to par, no one is sure how the recovery will pan out -
Solus shutters flagship distressed fund, WSJ reports
4 years ago
Solus Alternative Asset Management has shuttered its flagship distressed debt fund, Sola, as the firm faces big redemption requests and coronavirus-related liquidity issues -
S&P prescribes Akorn with triple-C rating amid possible bankruptcy
4 years ago
Akorn, a pharmaceutical company, has been downgraded to triple-C by S&P, following the announcement that Akorn has agreed plans to sell all its assets to repay debt as part of its standstill agreement extension -
Credit Rendezvous: the outlook in 2020 across a dozen segments of the credit market
4 years ago
Welcome to the Credit Rendezvous, the first instalment of a regular feature published by Creditflux that tracks credit market dynamics in a dozen segments from investment grade, liquid loans, CLOs and CSOs all the way through to distressed debt. We view this as the meeting point for credit specialists across strategies to share their perspectives -
York liquidates credit opportunities fund following redemption requests
4 years ago
York Capital Management has decided to liquidate its 2011 vintage credit opportunities fund following what it termed 'significant redemption requests' -
Ucits at a glance: Ucits continue to chart a steady course
A round-up of ucits fund performance4 years ago -
Ucits at a glance: ucits continue to chart a steady course
A round-up of ucits fund performance4 years ago -
West coast pension looks to step up direct lending allocations
4 years ago
The City of Fresno Retirement System will commit $140-160 million to private credit for the next two years, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux. This comes amid a pause in direct lending commitments for the pension fund, which has not committed any capital to this market in 2019 -
Ucits at a glance
4 years ago
A round-up of ucits fund performance -
Sound Point swaps evergreen fund for drawdown
4 years ago
Sound Point Capital Management is dropping its evergreen distressed debt fund in favour of a vehicle that will employ a drawdown structure, as is customary for distressed strategies. -
NEPC flags caution on leveraged loans and private credit
4 years ago
Private credit does not provide enough returns for the risk, according to the advisor to institutional investors -
Clover Tech cov-lite loan blots CLOs after spilling a third of its value
4 years ago
The past week’s biggest declining loan by some way, for printing cartridge maker Clover Technologies (aka 4L Technology), is a worry for CLO portfolios as some 21 managers hold the name, according to CLO-i -
Texas pension fund looks to top up credit portfolio
5 years ago
Texas County & District Retirement System (TCDRS) has decided to increase by 3% its target allocation to strategic credit -
Danish pension fund eyes niche credit opportunities
5 years ago
PensionDanmark is preparing for more volatility in 2019 by casting its eye towards niche opportunities in the special situations and distressed debt market. The Copenhagen-based pension fund last month merged its alternatives and private debt platforms -
Oaktree reports distressed gains over year despite Q4 losses
5 years ago
Oaktree was not immune from challenging fourth quarter globally. Its distressed debt strategy, for instance, returned a gross loss of 1.5% -
Performing credit tops distressed credit for Blackstone, but credit AUM declines
5 years ago
The firm is looking to boost its direct lending business to gain $10 billion of available capital over the next couple of years -
US pension fund's credit performance stumbles with 2.3% 12-month return
5 years ago
Maryland State and Retirement & Pension System, the $51.9 billion public pension fund, generated 2.31% returns from its credit portfolio for the fiscal year to June 30, down from 10% the year before -
Structured credit investors look beyond US RMBS
6 years ago
Re-remic, re-performing loans, non-performing loans and single family rental securitisations have come into favour as non-agency RMBS issuance dries up -
European Commission introduces proposals to tackle high levels of NPLs
6 years ago
In a bid to address the high levels of non-performing loans that are sitting on bank balance sheets, and to reduce future accumulation of NPLs in the banking sector, the European Commission yesterday released proposals to try and tackle the issue. -
Tetragon shuts down distressed debt fund amid claims of fundraising struggles
6 years ago
Tetragon Financial Group is shuttering one of its subsidiary’s funds amid claims of troubles with fundraising -
AUM drops but Oaktree dubs 2017 a "strong" year
6 years ago
Alternative investment specialist Oaktree Capital Management has reported a slight decrease in assets under management for the year of 2017 – but the Los Angeles-based firm’s chief executive described the year as a “strong” one for the company -
Lazard announces 2017 earnings and considers C Corporation structure
6 years ago
Bermuda-headquartered Lazard is considering a ‘C Corporation’ structure, under which the corporation would be taxed separately from its owners
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