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Benefit Street closes USD 850m special situations fund
7 days ago
Benefit Street Partners held the final close of an upper middle market focused special situations fund with roughly USD 850m -
Submissions open for third European Direct Lending Awards
2 months ago
Following the success of the Debtwire Direct Lending Awards dinner in 2023, the European Direct Lending Awards return for a third time to celebrate the achievements of the market. -
GSAM launches private credit fund for wealthy European investors
2 months ago
Goldman Sachs Asset Management is the latest firm to launch a private credit fund aimed at wealthy European individual investors, joining managers like Blackstone in the push for alternative fundraising sources -
Full-year 2023 European Leveraged Highlights
4 months ago
Debtwire has released the full-year 2023 European Leveraged Highlights, containing key trends in the leveraged loan and high-yield bond markets -
Blackstone to close multi-strategy fund after assets fell nearly 90%
5 months ago
Blackstone plans to shut down its Blackstone Diversified Multi-strategy Fund by the end of the year after assets within the fund declined by nearly 90% in the last four years -
BlackRock raises EUR 1.25bn for venture debt fund
6 months ago
BlackRock-owned Kreos Capital held the final close on the Kreos Capital VII fund with commitments of EUR 1.25 billion -
Bridgepoint Group acquires Energy Capital
8 months ago
Bridgepoint Group adopts infrastructure strategy with acquisition of Energy Capital Partners. -
Casino failure to secure requisite default waivers, non-payment of social security charges and taxes prompt questions on CDS triggers
10 months ago
Casino Group announcements that it failed to obtain the requisite consent from its bondholders and RCF lenders to effect a payment standstill and to waive any defaults for the duration of its conciliation proceedings and that it deferred payment of its tax and social security liabilities have led market participants to submit credit event requests to the Credit Derivatives Determination Committees (DC). -
Loan Highlights 2Q23: Running aground
10 months ago
The global loan market endured a bleak first half of the year, with the overall 1H23 volume falling 28% year-on-year (YoY) to $1.9 trillion, the lowest showing since 2012. -
HSBC expects dealflow uptick and higher returns with second direct lending vintage
10 months ago
With the first vintage of its direct lending strategy almost fully deployed, HSBC Asset Management is bullish on dealflow and potential returns for its second vintage -
LP round up: HPS wins $550m mandate as Ares launches third US direct lending fund
1 year ago
US institutional investors allocated nearly $3 billion to credit funds in April. The news comes amid a BlackRock survey in the month which showed significant investor interest in private credit -
KKR plans asset-based fund
1 year ago
KKR Asset-Based Income Fund will take a 'multi-sector' approach, investing across consumer finance, mortgages, small-medium sized enterprises, hard assets, infrastructure and contractual cash flows -
HPS raises $12 billion for fifth junior capital fund
1 year ago
HPS Investment Partners has closed its fifth junior capital solutions fund, HPS Strategic Investment Partners V, at $12 billion. With leverage, the strategy has $17 billion investable capital -
Illinois pension seeks direct lending and opportunistic credit funds for $300 million allocation
1 year ago
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund is searching for direct lending, opportunistic, and distressed/special situations private credit funds with plans to allocate at least $300 million capital -
Adams Street targets $4.5 billion for third private credit strategy
1 year ago
Kentucky Public Pensions Authority is planning a re-up to the vehicle, according to a recent investor presentation -
LP round up: securitised credit mandate terminated amid $5 billion allocations and expanding relationships
1 year ago
Institutional investors revealed nearly $5 billion of allocations to 31 credit managers across January and February board meetings, according to materials seen by Creditflux. However, there were also two fixed income manager terminations, and one multi-strategy account placed on a watchlist -
Fund performance: Credit funds end difficult 2022 on a positive note
1 year ago
In December 66% of credit funds reached a positive return, following an even better November where 81% of all funds pushed into the black -
Carlyle targets $6.5 billion for credit opps fund
1 year ago
Carlyle Group is targeting $6.5 billion for its third opportunistic credit fund, according to a pitchbook seen by Creditflux -
LP round up: 27 managers find the top corner with investor wins
1 year ago
Credit fund managers like to take it one fund at a time and give it 110% for their 90-minute investor fund pitches - and it's working as $3.8 billion was allocated during November and early December. The gaffer would be proud. -
Buy-out rumours send US high yield company back to January spread levels
1 year ago
Not many single name credits are ending 2022 at the same spread levels they entered the year, but one US high yield company has that profile after its rally of the past three weeks picked up speed following buy-out rumours -
CVC secures €6.3 billion for third European direct lending strategy
1 year ago
CVC Credit has smashed past its €2 billion target and closed its third European direct lending strategy, CVC Credit Partners European Direct Lending Fund III, at €6.3 billion. That figure includes parallel investment vehicles and managed accounts. -
Manager looks to cut HY exposures in CLO-heavy credit interval fund
1 year ago
A credit fund manager has provided a performance update on is multi-strategy closed-end credit fund through regulatory filings, revealing it has beat its benchmark from 1 April to 30 September despite losing 13.66% -
Grifols basis opportunity opens as investors eye bond-CDS compression
1 year ago
The spread differential between Grifols’ CDS and its B3/B-/B+ rated €1 billion 3.2% senior unsecured 2025 bonds has opened up a positive basis-trade opportunity -
Ardian closes €5 billion European direct lending fund
1 year ago
Ardian has closed its fifth mid-market European direct lending strategy with €5 billion capital commitments, exceeding its €4 billion target -
Pimco targets up to $5 billion for flexible credit fund
1 year ago
The fund will invest across capital solutions, distressed and stressed opportunities, and idiosyncratic positions
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