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EQT looks to raise €500 million via IPO
4 years ago
The initial public offering is anticipated to increase EQT's flexbility to “pursue growth opportunities” and expand its private market investing business -
Alcentra reaches €5.5 billion close for European direct lending fund
4 years ago
Alcentra says that it has raised €5.5 billion for its latest European direct lending strategy -
Direct lender hires head of credit as it closes in on European mid market CLO
5 years ago
BeSpoke Capital has made a big hire as part of a reorganisation of the direct lender’s business -
DWS backs away from planned ESG-style European CLO
5 years ago
DWS has dropped plans to launch a European CLO, sources say. It is unclear why DWS, the asset management arm of Deutsche Bank, has turned its attention elsewhere, but one source says that the capital-intensive nature of putting together risk retention-compliant deals likely weighed on the firm. -
Spire wins Creditflux Manager of the Year award
5 years ago
Spire Partners was the big winner at Creditflux's Manager Awards last night as the London-based manager scooped the award for the manager of the year. On top of this, the firm picked up awards for Best European CLO Manager and Best European CLO for Aurium CLO II -
Prospect's $500 million CLO fund merges with Stira Alcentra global credit fund
5 years ago
Prospect Capital Management’s $500 million closed-end CLO fund has officially merged with a global credit fund managed by Alcentra and Stira -
The Last Tranche: awards season is upon us [podcast]
5 years ago
A look at 2018 award offerings and finalist, plus some insight on direct lending and b-wics -
Submissions open for Creditflux's 11th annual awards
5 years ago
Global CLO managers, arrangers and direct lenders will be honoured at the annual awards evening at the Landmark Hotel on 8 May -
Creditflux readies starting gun for 11th CLO awards
5 years ago
Submissions for the annual Creditflux awards are due to open shortly for the eleventh year in a row. -
Partners Group private debt assets hit €15.36 billion
5 years ago
Partners Group, the Swiss alternatives manager, secured €5 billion of new private debt commitments in 2018, propelling the firm’s private debt assets under management to €15.36bn -
Head of European private debt Bone earns promotion at Partners
5 years ago
Partners Group’s head of private debt in Europe, Christopher Bone, has been promoted to partner as one of 10 senior-level promotions announced by the firm -
Tikehau’s private debt AUM hits €7.5 billion
5 years ago
Tikehau Capital, the Paris-based asset management and investment firm, has reached €7.5 billion in private debt assets under management (AUM) as of September 2018. This represents an increase of 17% for the third quarter, amounting to €1.1 billion -
First European SME CLO 2.0 edges closer after warehouse tweaks
5 years ago
Be-Spoke Capital’s European SME CLO is nearing the finishing line, with sources indicating NatWest Markets aims to price the deal, Alhambra SME Funding 2018-1, in early December. The development comes after the CLO exceeded the warehouse’s 12-month ramp-up period -
Ares ups its target for US senior direct lending growth to $4.7 billion
5 years ago
Following $5 billion of inflows into global direct lending in the third quarter, Ares has upped the target for its US direct lending strategy -
Blackstone grows credit assets by 31% over year
5 years ago
The firm achieved strong fundraising in credit, taking credit-related assets under managment to $130.6 billion in the third quarter, a 31% increase year-on-year -
BlackRock becomes latest manager to explore interval fund structure for credit
5 years ago
Several managers have hit the market with the interval fund structure, as investors look to invest in illiquid strategies through an illiquid fund structure -
Credit drives strong returns for five of the largest asset managers in the business
5 years ago
Carlyle is close to hitting its ambitious fundraising target; direct lending has been kind to Ares; and Och-Ziff has decided to shed its US CLO risk retention stakes after exiting its financing agreements -
Star names join Barclays as it pushes into CLOs
John Clements’ move to Barclays has been voted one of the biggest moves this year. On the buy side, Carlyle’s private credit growth and Alcentra’s US expansion have been boosted with big hires -
Oaktree raises new special situations fund while CIO warns of direct lending risk
5 years ago
Oaktree Capital Management has released its second quarter 2018 results in which the Los Angeles-based firm reported $2.4 billion of new capital commitments in the quarter -
Sovereign investors' allocation to alternative credit increase rapidly, finds survey
5 years ago
Sovereign investors are increasing their exposure to CLOs, direct lending and bank loans, according to a 2018 Global Sovereign Asset Management Study published by Invesco this week -
Neuberger's Dyal acquires minority stake in HPS
5 years ago
Dyal Partners, a division of Neuberger Berman, has acquired a minority equity stake in global credit manager HPS Investment Partners -
Experienced CSAM holds off boutiques to win biggest prize
6 years ago
Credit Suisse Asset Management became a two-time winner of the Creditflux Manager of the Year award last month after picking up the 2018 trophy in front of a packed house at London’s Landmark Hotel on 9 May -
Carlyle and Oppenheimer opt for interval fund structure as part of JV
6 years ago
The new private credit fund will invest at least 80% across loans and structured credit (Including CLOs), opportunistic credit, direct lending and liquid credit, SEC filings reveal -
Managers predict skill will win out
6 years ago
We asked managers to predict the year ahead across a range of credit strategies. Overall, they had a positive outlook. By Grace Jennings-Edquist -
Countdown begins to Creditflux Manager Awards 2018
6 years ago
The highlight of the awards season - Creditflux's Manager Awards ceremony - will take place on 9 May and submissions process is now open
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