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Distressed loans get IHS Markit workover as tech service aims to cut settlement times
4 years ago
IHS Markit is unveiling an electronic solution through its ClearPar platform aimed at simplifying trade settlement for distressed leveraged loans, an area that has greatly lagged efficiency in the par loans market -
CarVal’s independence backed by five-year Cargill loan
4 years ago
CarVal Investors’ management buy-out from parent company Cargill will be financed with a five-year term loan from Cargill alongside equity contributions by management, documents seen by Creditflux reveal. -
Ucits at a glance
4 years ago
A round-up of ucits fund performance -
Franklin Templeton reorganises long-short credit fund team
4 years ago
Asset manager Franklin Templeton Investments will make changes to the portfolio managers for the Franklin K2 Long Short Credit funds, effective from October -
MacKay Shields integrates CVP's loan team while spinning out distressed debt
4 years ago
MacKay Shields has spun out the distressed debt business of Credit Value Partners and focus resources on CVP’s leveraged loan platform -
BlackRock launches $2 billion coporate credit fund with special situations remit
4 years ago
BlackRock has closed its flagship opportunistic credit fund, Global Credit Opportunities, with $2 billion capital commitments -
Investor requirements rather than performance is driving ESG push: Creditflux survey
4 years ago
Only 14% of respondents to Creditflux's global credit ESG survey said performance was the main reason they were adopting envoronmental, social and governance-themed strategies -
Clover Tech cov-lite loan blots CLOs after spilling a third of its value
4 years ago
The past week’s biggest declining loan by some way, for printing cartridge maker Clover Technologies (aka 4L Technology), is a worry for CLO portfolios as some 21 managers hold the name, according to CLO-i -
Welshcake: Sirius has made a strong move in CDS - if it hits the right targets
4 years ago
The most tragic of human traits is the proclivity for our inventions to come back and bite us -
Credit Suisse adds special situations trading head among raft of hires
5 years ago
Credit Suisse has continued to build momentum in its credit business with the hire of a managing director to head special situations and loan trading with its Europe, Middle East and Africa credit products business, following on from nine others across its London and New York credit business -
Jefferies subsidiary and Stonyrock plan mid-market alternative manager stake acquisitions
5 years ago
The new joint venture will invest in private equity, credit, hedge funds, real estate, venture, and infrastructure firms -
Shenkman targets $500 million for opportunistic credit fund
5 years ago
Shenkman’s opportunistic fund will aim to take advantage of the volatility in the market -
Brookfield strikes deal to buy 62% stake in Oaktree
5 years ago
Brookfield Asset Management has agreed to buy a 62% stake in Oaktree Capital Management in a move which will lead to the creation of one of the largest asset managers in the business. -
Windstream set for high CDS pay-out as DC picks initial deliverable obligations
5 years ago
Windstream Holdings CDS protection holders look set for a high pay-out, as the cheapest deliverable obligations into the defaulted company’s credit event auction are quoted in the mid-20s -
Arnold & Porter adds restructuring partner in New York
5 years ago
Arnold & Porter has bolstered its restructuring and bankruptcy practice in New York with the appointment of a former Morrison & Foerster partner -
Performing credit tops distressed credit for Blackstone, but credit AUM declines
5 years ago
The firm is looking to boost its direct lending business to gain $10 billion of available capital over the next couple of years -
Sears CDS battle heats up as DC challenged to change auction rules
5 years ago
A high profile battle over Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp credit default swaps has taken a new turn, with one market participant challenging the Americas Determinations Committee to change its rules to avert price manipulation by another market participant in the bankrupt retailer's credit event auction -
GSO co-founder plans new credit business
5 years ago
GSO Capital Partners co-founder Tripp Smith is launching his own credit management firm, according to a report by Bloomberg -
Sears CDS external review panel named to solve Determinations Committee impasse
5 years ago
The North America Determinations Committee has selected an external review panel to decide whether two Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp debt obligations can be delivered into an auction to settle the US retailer’s credit default swaps, having failed to achieve a strong enough quorum among its own 15 members -
Blackstone builds on multi-asset approach with fifth fund
5 years ago
The new vehicle will invest directly into Blackstone deals across its alternatives platform -
Recent CLO debutant Vista brings in GSO official to lead credit team
5 years ago
Vista Credit Partners has hired a former GSO official to lead its credit team -
Napier Park receives $50 million add-on from Texas pension fund
5 years ago
The $30.1 billion pension fund has topped up its separately managed account with Napier Park -
Akin Gump bolsters financial restructuring debt team with four partners
5 years ago
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has bolstered its financial restructuring and global debt finance team with a new Connecticut office and the addition of four partners -
American Beacon teams up with Apollo for credit interval fund
5 years ago
Regulatory filings reveal that Apollo will allocate assets across four main areas: US corporate credit, global corporate credit, structured credit and real estate credit -
Texas pension awards $175 million to distressed debt and strategic credit
5 years ago
The $30.1 billion Texas pension fund has mandated $175 million to Arbour Lane and Marblegate
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