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Cheyne puts focus on ESG-linked loans for new €1 billion strategic credit fund
2 years ago
The London-based manager held a €1 billion final close on its second strategic credit fund in the series, Cheyne European Strategic Value Credit Fund II, which it says took less than six months following its first close -
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 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 -
CarVal exceeds target with $3.6 billion distressed credit fund
2 years ago
CarVal will invest in distressed credit including acquiring loan portfolios, investing in corporate securities, structured credit and hard assets -
Fund performance: CLO funds outperform as two hit over 100% 12-months return
2 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 -
LP round up: $3.2 billion flows to 21 managers as private credit illiquidity premium holds firm
3 years ago
Investors allocated at least $3.2 billion to credit managers in April - and direct lending funds were in favour with Churchill and Ares being awarded two mandates -
Credit fundraising: three massive European direct lending funds notch up €17.6 bn
3 years ago
Fundraising figures continued upwards in April as just over $24 billion was raised for credit funds, alongside $3.2 worth of allocations to credit managers. Nine funds held final closes including the largest European direct lending fund raised to date -
Apollo establishes $1 billion credit secondaries platform
3 years ago
Apollo says it formed the platform to capitalise on the explosive growth of private credit, as well as addressing related liquidity or portfolio needs from underlying investors -
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 -
DE Shaw amasses $1 billion for stressed and distressed assets
3 years ago
The fund will invest in stressed and distressed assets, financings, and special situations opportunities -
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 fundraising: January proves anything but dry for manager inflows
3 years ago
After a tough and unpredictable year, January may have been seen by many as an opportunity for a fresh start. But for seven managers it meant holding final closes on funds, while three undertook first closes and one a fund launch -
LP round up: Dutch pensions put €1.3 billion into infra debt
3 years ago
Institutional investors allocated over $2 billion to credit funds in January. Opportunistic credit funds were a favourite but the biggest moves came in infrastructure debt -
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 -
LP round up: pensions plan private credit pacing as strategic credit takes on "midfield" role
3 years ago
US pensions have allocated $1.4 billion across 22 credit funds including those managed by Angelo Gordon, Ares and GoldenTree, according to recent board documents seen by Creditflux. Meanwhile a pension fund draws parallels between strategic credit and Jordan Henderson -
Two senior CQS officials launch European distressed debt firm
3 years ago
Two senior CQS officials have launched their own boutique distressed debt firm, named Broadstone Credit Partners -
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 -
LP round up: Arcmont, Ares and Sixth Street win European direct lending mandates
3 years ago
Investors have allocated around $2 billion to credit funds in recent weeks, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux. Among those to recieve allocations include ADM, Arcmont, Ares, Audax, Bain, Centerbridge, Clearlake, Goldman Sachs merchant banking, Invesco, Monarch, Oaktree, Raven, Sixth Street and Sound Mark -
KKR promotes three in credit team to managing director
3 years ago
KKR has unveiled 26 promotions globally to managing director, including three in credit -
LP round up: Monroe and Angelo Gordon beat 25 for direct lending mandate, as private credit plans brew
3 years ago
US public pension funds have disclosed $1.2 billion in commitments to credit focused strategies -
Brigade and former partner clash over spac plans
3 years ago
Brigade Capital Management is locked in a dispute with a former partner over his ambition to launch a special purpose acquisition company (spac) -
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 -
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
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