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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. -
BlackRock targets €2.5 billion as it completes first close on European mid-market fund
4 years ago
BlackRock European Middle Market Private Debt Fund II, having collected €1.5 billion at first close, is expected to hold a final close in the first half of next year at around €2.5 billion, according to market sources -
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 -
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 -
BlackRock's Weber: the banks saw us as competitors, now they see us as partners [video]
5 years ago
BlackRock's head of private debt in Germany, Theo Weber, spoke with Creditflux's Mike Peterson after his panel at the Creditflux European Direct Lending conference in London last week -
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 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 -
BlackRock holds €1.1 billion final close for inaugural mid market fund
5 years ago
BlackRock has held a €1.1 billion close for its inaugural middle market private debt fund – exceeding its initial €750 million target. -
BlackRock raises UK fund with large private credit allocation
6 years ago
BlackRock has announced the first close of an alternatives fund with a large allocation to private credit -
Senior debt funds are mis-pricing euro mid-market loans, conference hears
6 years ago
An influx of capital into senior debt funds is leading to mispricing in Europe’s mid-market, delegates at the Debtwire European Mid Market Forum heard yesterday -
Muzinich hires from BlackRock to bolster its direct lending team
7 years ago
Muzinich has made another hire to its offices in Frankfurt with the firm announcing that Markus Taubert will be joining from BlackRock in July
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