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Silver Point raises $2 billion for direct lending
2 years ago
Silver Point Capital has raised $2 billion through its direct lending business for Silver Point Specialty Credit Fund II. The firm says this is its hard cap and that $1 billion was its target -
BlackRock issues low levered, mid-market CLO with two arrangers
2 years ago
BlackRock has priced its second CLO of the year backed by loans to middle market companies -
Creditflux awards: A landmark for credit
2 years ago
The Creditflux Awards will be returning to their usual home this year — the awards dinner will be held at the Landmark Hotel, London, on 8 September, following the Creditflux CLO Symposium -
SLR targets $1 billion deployable capital for healthcare direct lending fund
2 years ago
SLR Capital Partners has surpassed the halfway mark on its first dedicated healthcare-focused direct lending fund, making a $480 million initial close -
Blue Owl closes $2 billion debut opportunistic credit fund
2 years ago
Blue Owl has closed its inaugural credit opportunities fund, Owl Rock Opportunistic Fund at its $2 billion target -
Former Barings co-head of North American private finance lands at US direct lender
2 years ago
The ex-Barings co-head of North American private finance has landed at lower middle market US direct lender -
HIG closes $1.65 billion US direct lending fund focused on non-sponsored deals
2 years ago
HIG WhiteHorse has closed a US direct lending strategy focused on sponsorless companies, HIG WhiteHorse Direct Lending Fund - 2020 -
Credit Rendezvous: And breathe...
2 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. -
Northleaf closes global private credit fund with $1.2 billion deployable capital
2 years ago
Northleaf Capital Partners has raised more than $900 million for its second private credit strategy, Northleaf Private Credit II -
Golub deal volume hits record $9 billion in Q2
2 years ago
Golub Capital says the second quarter was its most productive ever in terms of deal origination -
Golub issues 2021's third-largest middle market CLO
2 years ago
Golub Capital Partners has issued the third-largest middle market CLO of 2021 to date -
Antares hires experienced investor relations official from Barings
2 years ago
Antares Capital has hired a head of investor coverage in asset management -
"I’ve been doing ESG for 27 years; I just didn’t know it"
2 years ago
Apollo's Joe Mornoey takes our credit quiz -
Diversity database shines light on credit firms not stepping up
2 years ago
Private credit managers are significantly lagging behind their industry counterparts when it comes to hiring under-represented groups, including front office, distribution and investment committee roles, according to data from DiversityMetrics, a new data-driven platform launched by executive search firm Jensen Partners -
Past returns: Mid market CLOs move into light
2 years ago
Ten years ago in Creditflux, we reported that S&P was reducing shadow ratings after it notified CLO managers it would not assign such ratings to companies with more than $499 million of outstanding debt -
Fund performance: Déjà vu as April leaders dominate
2 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 funds at a glance (July 2021)
2 years ago
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
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 -
PennantPark closes levered sleeve of private credit fund at $460 million
2 years ago
PennantPark Investment Advisers has closed the levered sleeve of its fifth comingled fund, PennantPark Senior Credit Fund Levered. Its unlevered sleeve, PennantPark Senior Credit Fund, is due to hold a final close in December -
KSL amasses $753 million for fourth travel and leisure credit fund
2 years ago
KSL Capital Partners Credit Opportunities Fund III had an initial $675 million target and fundraising took ‘less than a year’ -
KKR adds two senior private credit hires as it eyes new receivables and inventory financing strategy
2 years ago
KKR has added a former Credit Suisse and Sound Point Capital official to its private asset-based finance team -
Barings completes first middle market CLO since 2019
2 years ago
Barings has issued its first CLO backed by middle market loans since October 2019 -
Sound Point looks to amplify mid-market offerings with BDC and CLOs
2 years ago
Sound Point Capital Management expanded into mid-market lending earlier this month with the acquisition of CVC Credit Partners’ US direct lending arm, and the firm has big ambitions to expand the business -
HarbourVest nears $600 million final close on US direct lending fund
2 years ago
HarbourVest Direct Lending Fund will invest in US private equity-sponsored mid-market companies with ebitda between $10 million and $150 million -
Siguler Guff retains nearly 90% for second $450 million opportunistic credit fund
2 years ago
Siguler Guff has closed its second credit fund, Small Business Credit Opportunity Fund II, at $450 million
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