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Iron Park finds new parent just 10 months on from Hunter Point investment
1 year ago
General Atlantic says it has agreed to buy credit manager Iron Park Capital Partners with a view to rebranding it as General Atlantic Credit -
Chinese property industry suffers fourth credit event of year
1 year ago
Shimao Group Holdings has triggered a failure-to-pay credit event, making it the fourth Chinese property firm this year to do so -
Logan Group contracts require physical settlement, DC rules
2 years ago
Logan Group will not require an auction to settle CDS contracts despite having triggered a failure-to-pay credit event, the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee has ruled -
Chinese property co defaults stack up with second credit event trigger in two months
2 years ago
Logan Group has triggered a failure to pay credit event, the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee has ruled, in its second such decision on a Chinese property developer in as many months -
Credit Rendezvous: the upside of inflation
2 years ago
It is clear, inflation is not transitory and central banks are acting with several interest rate hikes likely in store for the US this year. That makes loans and CLO debt tranches attractive, but there could be opportunities beyond these floating rate assets -
Gapstow expects strategic deals as credit manager M&A volume slumps to $120 billion
2 years ago
M&A volume involving credit asset managers dropped last year with total target value assets under management slumping to $120 billion from $149 billion in 2020 (and $254 billion in 2019), according to Gapstow Capital Partners -
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 -
Fund performance: CLO funds outperform as two hit over 100% 12-months return
3 years ago
CLO funds swatted away the competition in April on their way to dominating our top 10 credit hedge fund return table after an upbeat month -
Lord Abbett prepares special situations interval fund
3 years ago
Lord Abbett is preparing to launch a new special situations fund in the form of an interval fund -
Fund performance: CLO funds keep up momentum as Napier Park finishes top
3 years ago
2020 ended with funds in our CLOs category taking the top few spots -
Credit Rendezvous: heading for homes
3 years ago
Fund managers in structured credit, real assets and distressed are bullish on the prospects for residential housing in 2021. Elsewhere, niche royalty-based strategies are in favour and although a CLO repricing wave is expected, it may not be easy to execute resets. For more, read our 13-page quarterly report on credit. -
Comment: Europcar auction dented short-sellers but not CDS
3 years ago
Far from showing the CDS market is not fit for purpose, last week's Europcar Mobility Group credit event auction was a lesson that speculative short selling is a dangerous ploy - especially when the trade is crowded -
Europcar auction faces challenge with tight turnaround
3 years ago
The Emea Determinations Committee has little time to settle a challenge on Europcar Mobility Group deliverable obligations if an auction to settle CDS contracts referencing the defaulted French vehicle hire firm is to take place on time this week -
Europcar triggers first credit event in Crossover series 34
3 years ago
Europcar Mobility Group has triggered a failure to pay credit event, the Emea Determinations Committee has ruled -
Compression and curves in play amid second day of vaccine rally
3 years ago
Credit spreads are converging as they edge tighter again today, following their forceful improvement to pre-covid levels yesterday due to a successful covid-19 vaccine test -
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 -
Pizza Express triggers failure-to-pay credit event
3 years ago
Pizza Express has triggered a failure-to-pay credit event, the Emea Determinations Committee has ruled -
Hema triggers failure-to-pay credit event
3 years ago
Hema, the Dutch retailer, has triggered a failure to pay credit event, the EMEA Determinations Committee has ruled - making it the second default this month to dent the iTraxx Crossover index and its tranches -
Pimco stands alone in Hertz CDS tussle as recovery hopes fall
4 years ago
The Americas Determinations Committee has resolved a challenge on Hertz Corp deliverable obligations in time for tomorrow's credit event auction. But it was not a unanimous decision, with Pimco voting against other members -
Hertz CDS widens sharply ahead of auction with DC challenge unresolved
4 years ago
The Americas Determinations Committee has extended its deadline to resolve a challenge to obligations for next week's Hertz Corp CDS auction -
DC sets tight deadline to resolve Hertz challenge
4 years ago
The Americas Determinations Committtee has set a deadline of 5pm New York time tomorrow to resolve a challenge to obligations for next week's Hertz Corp CDS auction -
Hertz Corp CDS auction faces delay amid deliverables challenge
4 years ago
The Americas Determinations Committtee has received a challenge to obligations submitted for use in an approaching auction to settle Hertz Corp CDS -
RBC gets dressed for distress as it targets credit auctions
4 years ago
Royal Bank of Canada has emerged as a new entrant in the world of credit event auction bidding, a move that chimes with the bank’s recent push into distressed credit trading and suggests it sees a strong line of CDS settlement business in the coming months -
Bankrupt Hertz runs out of gas with CLOs holding $245 million
4 years ago
CLOs hold $245 million of Hertz’ debt as the US-based car rental company drives into bankruptcy protection, with the coronavirus panedemic putting brakes on the Estero, Florida-headquartered's firm car rental operations -
JC Penney bankruptcy weighs on CLO and CDX HY baskets
4 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
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