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BlackRock scores biggest mid market CLO since 2018
3 years ago
BlackRock has teamed up with Barclays to print a second CLO backed by loans to middle market companies following its buyout of Tennenbaum Capital Partners in 2018 -
Points up front: (Direct) lending a helping hand in an emergency
3 years ago
Global lockdowns this year may have forced us to confine ourselves to our homes, but for BlackRock’s co-head of US direct lending they opened a window of opportunity -
BlackRock prices first middle market CLO following Tennenbaum buyout
3 years ago
BlackRock has priced its first CLO backed by loans to middle market companies since acquiring private credit manager Tennenbaum Capital Partners in 2018 -
BlackRock co-head of direct lending set to depart
3 years ago
The co-head of direct lending at BlackRock and Tennenbaum Capital Partner’s special situations unit is set to leave the firm by the end of the year -
LP round up: $5 billion flows to credit as private market allocations increase
3 years ago
Global institutional investors allocated nearly $5 billion to credit funds this week, according to documents seen by Creditflux -
Fund performance: Almost a third of credit funds reach positive YTD returns
3 years ago
July has been a successful month for many credit funds, despite the recovery peaking in May and June -
LP round up: horseshoe does the trick for Pimco and other distressed managers
3 years ago
Institutional investors poured $2.7 billion into credit this week through 14 managers, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux -
Fitch places five BDCs on negative outlook
4 years ago
Fitch Ratings has changed the outlooks of five business development companies from stable to negative folllowing a review of its rated BDCs -
A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit
4 years ago -
Dispersion tests hedge fund managers
Credit hedge funds with the ability to go long and short the market were the top performers last year. But dispersion made it possible for fund managers to eke out value across many sectors4 years ago -
Real assets are now the top picks in private credit
4 years ago
Direct lending is no longer the darling of the private credit market, with pension funds increasingly making space for credit strategies backed by real assets. -
Apollo Global Management ends year with a bang
4 years ago
CLOs returned 8% while direct origination continues to be "rocket fuel", the company said -
BlackRock’s first mid-market CLO to be managed by experienced team acquired from Tennenbaum in 2018
4 years ago
BlackRock is on track to become the latest manager to start issuing CLOs backed by loans to middle market companies. -
BlackRock joins BDCs with increased leverage approval
4 years ago
BlackRock Capital has become the latest business development company to adopt the higher leverage after the Small Business Credit Availability Act was amended last year -
UK pension hires BNP Paribas AM for starring role in core-satellite private credit fund
4 years ago
UK pension fund Nest has appointed BNP Paribas Asset Management to run the core of a private credit fund, sources say, in an arrangement which sees Amundi and BlackRock manage certain satellite investments -
San Mateo pension backs BlackRock direct lending fund
4 years ago
San Mateo County Employees' Retirement Association is set to make a commitment of $35 million to BlackRock Direct Lending Fund IX, according to an agenda item document seen by Creditflux. -
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
4 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 -
BlackRock names global alternatives head amid senior leadership shake-up
5 years ago
BlackRock has reshuffled its leadership and made several senior changes across various parts of its business, according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux -
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 -
New York pension ups commitment to HarbourVest by $400 million
5 years ago
New York State Teachers' Retirement System has topped up commitments to Maple Fund, having already approved $600 million in 2017 -
Majority of investors seek to increase private credit allocations, BlackRock survey reveals
5 years ago
Over half of investors plan to increase their allocation to private credit in 2019, according to an institutional client rebalancing report published by BlackRock -
BlackRock BDC seeks shareholder approval to fast-track leverage increase
5 years ago
BlackRock TCP Capital Corp has become the latest business development company to seek shareholders’ approval to double its use of leverage -
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 -
Private credit specialist rejoins Ares in Los Angeles
5 years ago
Ares Capital Management has appointed managing director Michael Zugay to its private credit team in Los Angeles
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