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Tikehau hires Germany head for new Frankfurt office to target region’s ‘untapped potential'
3 years ago
Tikehau Capital has expanded its European footprint by opening a new Frankfurt office, and has has hired a new head of Germany -
Credit funds at a glance: several funds post double digit November returns
3 years ago
November was a strong month for credit hedge funds listed by Creditflux, with latest returns demonstrating the effect of the vaccine/US election rally on fund perfomance -
LP round up: $2.8 billion flows to credit as Apollo concedes fundraising may slow
3 years ago
Florida Retirement System Trust Fund made the largest commitments allocating $1.6 billion. Apollo meanwhile acknowledged a potential slowdown in fundraising as investors await results on an independent review into CEO Leon Black's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein -
The structured credit industry could promote its benefits more
3 years ago
Filippo Sampietro takes our credit quiz -
Credit fundraising: Dubai manager gets in on the act as direct lending takes off
3 years ago
Shuaa launches credit fund in the Gulf as Ares, Contingency, HPS and Perceptive are among those to close billion-plus funds -
Squarepoint adds former bank credit trading head in London
3 years ago
Squarepoint Capital, a cross-asset fund manager that uses systematic and quantitative strategies, has hired a former global credit trading head at Societe Generale to lead fixed income, currencies and commodities alpha capture -
European CLO and ABS trader rejoins P&G in Milan
3 years ago
An experienced European CLO trader has switched to the buy side with market sources indicating he has returned to P&G -
Wriedt buys minority stake in direct lender Scio and joins as strategic advisor
3 years ago
Oliver Wriedt, the former chief executive officer at DFG Investment Advisers, has bought a minority stake in European credit asset manager Scio Capital -
LP round up: Oregon eyes $1.8 billion into structured credit
3 years ago
Institutional investors have earmarked over $6 billion to credit funds over the past two weeks -
LP round-up: mighty Oaks win $1 billion apiece from Calpers
3 years ago
Credit investors allocated over $3 billion to 18 credit managers this week across a wide range of strategies -
Former JP Morgan credit prop trader relaunches credit hedge fund
4 years ago
Palm Lane Partners is relaunching – two years after the credit hedge fund manager looked to spin out of JP Morgan Asset Management -
RBS makes cuts to ABS and CLO team as part of broader restructuring
4 years ago
Royal Bank of Scotland has made cuts to its ABS and CLO team as part of a broader restructuring plan, a spokesperson for the firm has confirmed -
Apollo CLO and CSO specialists earn promotion to partner
4 years ago
Apollo Global Management has promoted two members of its global structured credit team, according to market sources -
Stockholm-based firm targets CLOs, CSOs and SRTs for new fund after stellar 2019
4 years ago
A fund manager, established in 2018, is said to be launching its second corporate structured credit fund, sources say, after generating 20% returns last year via its debut strategy. The new fund will invest across CLOs, CSOs, SRTs and index tranches -
CSO arrangers look to build on $65bn of issuance in 2019
4 years ago
The synthetic bespoke tranche market this year has fallen short of expectations in terms of overall issuance volume, but ends with transformative inroads being made. -
Falling correlation reignites passion for index tranche trades
4 years ago
Dispersion in the global corporate credit market is rekindling interest in correlation trading, with dealer sources reporting that a late surge lifted 2019 index tranche volumes to $250 billion. -
Creditflux launches inaugural survey of CSO market
4 years ago
Creditflux is conducting a survey to gauge investor perceptions of the size of the synthetic bespoke tranche market so far this year, as well as the share of banks arranging deals -
ABS investors show increased interest in green securitisations to reach EU climate targets
4 years ago
Securitisation is being touted as a tool to help close the yearly investment gap of €180 billion needed to achieve the EU’s climate and energy targets by 2030, as identified in the European Commission’s sustainable finance action plan, which was published last year. -
Axiom makes big name correlation hire for credit opportunity fund
4 years ago
Axiom Alternative Investments has boosted its platform with the hire of synthetic credit veteran as a portfolio manager -
Spire brings in structured credit specialist from WyeTree
4 years ago
Spire Partners has hired a junior portfolio manager from WyeTree Asset Management with a view to expanding its structured credit investments -
Carlyle switches to corp structure as credit portfolio grows 31%
4 years ago
Carlyle Group is set to become a full C corporation, moving away from its publicly traded partnership structure, amid global credit portfolio growing 31% year-on-year, according to the investment firm’s 2019 Q2 results -
ResponsAbility closes impact securitisation at $175 million
4 years ago
ResponsAbility, a Zurich-headquartered impact assessment manager, has closed a $175 million securitisation of loans to microfinance and SME-finance providers in emerging markets -
UK transitions to post-Libor era with array of Sonia-linked deals
4 years ago
The UK’s structured finance market has moved to swiftly embrace the daily compounded benchmark Sonia (Sterling overnight index average) ahead of the 2021 phase out of Libor. -
Index tranche levels spike as investors advance into equity
5 years ago
Trading of credit index tranches is picking up, with some $61 billion worth changing hands in the space during the first quarter, according to data from the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation -
Jefferies subsidiary and Stonyrock plan mid-market alternative manager stake acquisitions
5 years ago
The new joint venture will invest in private equity, credit, hedge funds, real estate, venture, and infrastructure firms
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