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Alcentra appoints DeSimone as CEO
3 years ago
Alcentra has appointed Johnathan DeSimone as chief executive officer following David Forbes-Nixon’s decision to step down and take an investment role at the firm -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: secondary CLOs rally but dispersion persists
3 years ago
The US CLO secondary market rallied, and spreads compressed last week, but there are still several outliers -
Credit Rendezvous: record fiscal stimulus provides pick-me-up
3 years ago
Credit markets had a mini bounce-back in the second quarter as central banks poured cash into the economy. But there is great uncertainty about the effects of a second wave of coronavirus. As part of our quarterly report on credit - the Credit Rendezvous - Creditflux spoke to experts across 12 segments of the credit market -
Two large managers prepare CLO funds
3 years ago
Another two managers have joined the plethora of firms launching CLO-focused funds of late including CIFC, Capital Four, DFG, Eagle Point, Neuberger Berman, Octagon, and Tetragon -
OC health check: CLOs heal up with no new breaches among US BSL deals
3 years ago
53 CLOs reported an over-collateralisation (OC) test breach last week, but only two CLOs breached an OC test for the first time, neither of which were US broadly syndicated loan CLOs -
OC health check: second European 2.0 CLO reports junior OC breach
3 years ago
33 deals reported overcollateralisation (OC) breaches last week in a relatively quiet reporting period. 314 deals are now reporting OC breaches as of the latest report, according to CLO-i. -
OC health check: some CLOs cure failures, but quarter of US deals still in breach
3 years ago
117 deals failed over-collateralisation tests in the last week, although only 46 of these were deals reporting breaches for the first time, according to the latest reports available on CLO-i -
We’ve survived before, we can do so again
$7.8 billion of CLO collateral, split evenly between the US and Europe, is in the loans that have fallen fastest in the past month. But short term CLO pain will bring opportunities for building par4 years ago -
We’ve survived before, we can do so again
4 years ago
$7.8 billion of CLO collateral, split evenly between the US and Europe, is in the loans that have fallen fastest in the past month. But short term CLO pain will bring opportunities for building par -
Alcentra prepares listed credit fund
4 years ago
BNY Mellon Investment Advisor has teamed up with affiliate Alcentra to launch a listed fund that can invest across a range of credit strategies -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: triple A volumes hit nine-year highs, but equity valuations could be "single digits"
4 years ago
Over $2.5 billion of US CLO paper listed in b-wics in last week's manic trading, with a further €435 million of European CLO bonds also on sale. CLO buyers and sellers turned to the safest part of the capital structure – the triple A rated notes – and away from its most illiquid asset class, with no equity bonds listed in either market -
Credit funds at a glance
4 years ago
A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
CLO pipeline: a refi of nine cuts time (and margins)
4 years ago
Nine US CLO managers are preparing to refinance one of their CLOs to lower financing costs -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: equity, equity everywhere, but trading volumes sink
4 years ago
For the second week in a row, over $230 million of US CLO equity went on sale and multiple control equity positions were listed in the CLO secondary market -
Beyond blacklists: the next step in ESG
4 years ago
Credit managers are integrating ESG into their investment processes, but that does not mean they are unable to invest in unethical credits — they can, if they are paid adequately for the risk. -
New kids on the block dominate awards
Two firms that have been in the market for fewer than seven years were named the top managers at the Creditflux awards last month. Manager of the year Spire only issued its first CLO in 20154 years ago -
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 -
A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit
5 years ago -
Creditflux reveals finalists for most competitive Manager Awards ever
5 years ago
To compile the shortlist for the annual Creditflux awards, we select the best performers in credit using a combination of detailed, data-driven metrics. The winners will be announced on 8 May -
The financial crisis was the making of 'em
5 years ago
Some of the largest and best performing CLO managers before the crisis were fairly nimble by today's standards - but these 1.0 outperformers are now among the biggest names in the industry. -
CLO b-wic line-up: soon to be static Euro triple As go up for sale
6 years ago
Fresh off the UK bank holiday yesterday, there is one CLO aution scheduled today for CLO investors interested in European triple A-rated tranches -
Alcentra holds $513 million close for CLO-focused fund
6 years ago
Alcentra has held a final close on its third structured credit opportunity fund with $513 million capital commitments - which has the ability to invest in US and European CLO equity, mezzanine tranches and warehouse capital -
US firms to continue CLO charge in Europe despite risk retention still applying
6 years ago
Europe is expected to welcome an influx of new CLO managers this year, despite the continent being subjected to CLO risk retention -
Alcentra creeps closer to $300 million target with third structured credit fund
6 years ago
London-headquartered Alcentra, the alternative fixed income specialist for BNY Mellon Investment Management, appears to have raised more than $214 million for its third Clareant structured credit opportunities fund
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