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Fund performance
8 months ago
Positive August for credit sees CLO funds on top again -
CLO funds are hot in summer as they take nine spots in top 10 (Fund performance)
9 months ago
CLO funds took the lead through summer as the returns of the category index reached 1.88% and 3.18% in June and July, respectively. Both months saw a CLO fund as the top performer — Sound Point Meridian in June, and Oxford Gate Master Fund in July. -
ICG hires new global head of credit
11 months ago
Asset management firm ICG has hired ScION Tech Growth Chief Executive Officer Mathew Cestar as the firm's global head of credit -
Uni of Michigan reveals $50 million CLO fund allocation
1 year ago
The Regents of the University of Michigan has revealed a $50 million allocation to a captive CLO equity fund -
SME CLO manager Be-Spoke rebrands to Aptimus
1 year ago
Be-Spoke Capital, manager of Europe’s first 2.0 SME CLO, has rebranded to Aptimus Capital Partners -
The rise and rise of CLO ETFs
1 year ago
A couple of years ago, the prospect of billions of dollars being invested in CLOs through exchange-traded funds would have seemed far-fetched. But a crop of CLO ETFs have popped up, demonstrating that liquidity is no longer an issue -
Carlyle strikes agreement to manage $112m listed fund and shift strategy to CLOs
1 year ago
Vertical Capital Income Fund has struck an agreement for Carlyle Group to take over as investment advisor in a move which will result in the New York Stock Exchange-listed fund shifting focus towards CLO debt and equity investments. -
Sculptor and Och reconcile as sale process kicks off
1 year ago
Sculptor Capital Management is looking for a buyer after forming a special committee and building bridges with its founder Daniel Och -
Structured credit gains focus from 75% of UK pensions: Aeon
1 year ago
Three quarters of UK pension schemes say they are increasingly focused on structured credit products -
Apollo invests $1 billion in IG CLOs, launches secondary solutions platform and cuts BDC fees
1 year ago
In its earnings call, Apollo highlighted the resilience of the CLO asset class, strong deployment in direct lending, upcoming reduction in management fees for its publicly traded BDC and the launch of a new secondaries and sponsor solutions platforn, seeded by Abu Dhabi Investment Authority -
Italian €1bn SRT underlines advantage over CLOs and CSOs
1 year ago
The European CLO market has ground to a halt for the last three weeks, but a €1 billion SRT signed this week underlines there is appetite for some securitisations -
Franklin Templeton buys Alcentra in $700 million deal
2 years ago
Franklin Templeton has agreed to buy BNY Mellon’s $38 billion credit unit Alcentra, which will see Alcentra combined with Franklin Templeton’s US credit manager Benefit Street Partners -
Fund performance: Credit bounces back from February blues
2 years ago
March performance figures were a slight improvement from the market turn in February; 47% of funds made positive returns, an increase on 17% the previous month -
LP round up: two CLO funds win support as Cali pensions home in on private credit
2 years ago
Two investors revealed allocations to European and US CLO funds, private credit allocations increases and private credit consultant searches get underway -
Fund performance: Wasserstein's early 2021 performance drives it to the top
2 years ago
The final top 10 of 2021 featured a variety of funds as five different strategies were ranked among the best. US high yield was the most highly represented with two BlackRock funds and an Angel Oak in the top 10 -
Two CLO funds launch following at least 20 in 2021
2 years ago
Two US credit managers have kicked off the year by launching funds geared towards investing in CLO tranches -
Investcorp hires senior official to lead new Los Angeles office
2 years ago
The firm has expanded its US presence in the west coast and has hired a senior official responsible for growing investor relationships in the region -
Credit Fundraising: Private credit and CLO captive equity feature strongly as closes mount up
2 years ago
Credit funds have made a fair start to the fourth quarter, although the $21 billion raised during October is down substantially on September’s impressive record for 2021 -
CSAM regains best manager throne
2 years ago
Upstart CLO managers overtook more experienced rivals at last year’s Creditflux Manager Awards, but CSAM and other large firms, such as PGIM, emerged victorious in London this time around -
Credit Fundraising: Blue Owl and WhiteHorse gain from improving animal spirits
2 years ago
Fundraising perked up in July as managers raised $14.9 billion for credit funds - the third highest monthly amount this year -
"China can act how it wants and when it wants in curbing the ambitions of tech firms… but sell offs tend to be opportunities for new buyer
2 years ago
China's latest moves to rein in private enterprise with new rules for education providers have certainly intensified the regulation risk landscape - but Welshcake asks whether this forthrightness could be instructive -
It's all relative: IG index drifts wide of 50bp as European CLO triple Bs outperform
2 years ago
US investment grade credit has been an underperformer in the last few weeks with CDX IG trading north of 50 basis points again. But European CLO triple Bs are looking strong while there is a stronger bid for two- to three-year paper in the US -
Credit fundraising: managers take care of infrastructure with new partnerships
2 years ago
Credit managers were busy launching new partnerships to support growth in infrastructure and CLOs. There were 13 announcements in the month paving the way for upcoming funds, platforms, and joint ventures -
Fair Oaks scoops up two control CLO equity positions
2 years ago
Fair Oaks Capital has been picking up primary CLO equity paper, with the firm announcing a further two control US CLO equity investments in its publicly listed fund, Fair Oaks Income Fund -
It's all relative: CDX HY touches record tights but junior US CLO tranches leak wider
2 years ago
Credit spreads are marching tighter, but someone forgot to tell the CLO market. European and US CDS spreads have moved in step with each other for the most part with investment grade and high yield tightening 4-6% in the last week, whereas CLOs have been losing ground
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