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Fund performance
4 months ago
Q4 has kicked off with structured finance funds leading the way in the Creditflux league tables, as the category index reached 0.61%, and all but one fund made positive returns. -
Massachusetts Water Authority narrows proposals for opportunistic credit search
9 months ago
Massachusetts Water Resource Authority Retirement System narrows opportunistic credit fund recipients down to three candidates. -
LP round up: Magnetar and Värde among winners as $3 billion flows to credit
1 year ago
Institutional investors allocated at least $3 billion to credit funds in August -
LP round up: private credit takes big slice of inflows as 10% portfolio share projected for 2026
1 year ago
Institutional investors revealed nearly $4 billion allocations to credit funds in July, with recipients including Angelo Gordon, Apollo, Ares, BlackRock, Brookfield, CarVal, Comvest, Deerpath, KKR, Schroders and Sixth Street -
Apollo invests $1 billion in IG CLOs, launches secondary solutions platform and cuts BDC fees
1 year ago
In its earnings call, Apollo highlighted the resilience of the CLO asset class, strong deployment in direct lending, upcoming reduction in management fees for its publicly traded BDC and the launch of a new secondaries and sponsor solutions platforn, seeded by Abu Dhabi Investment Authority -
Castlelake climbs to $1.6 billion final close on fourth aviation fund
2 years ago
The Minneapolis-based firm says it has deployed just over half of the $1.6 billion fund, which invests in “high quality, younger mid-life aircraft and related aviation assets” -
Credit Fundraising: September breaks 2021 record and poses question - is it sustainable?
2 years ago
The third quarter ended with $36.5 billion being raised in credit last month, doubling July and August figures. Several of the new funds have embedded Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation or ESG criteria at the heart of their investment thesis -
Amundi focuses on ESG-linked margin ratchets in €1 billion private debt fund
2 years ago
Amundi has become the latest manager to place a focus on ESG-linked margin ratchets on its fourth private debt fund, which has a €1 billion target -
Incus targets €500 million for fourth SME credit fund
2 years ago
The Madrid-headquartered firm has launched its fourth asset-backed European credit fund, Incus European Credit Fund IV, with a €500 million target and €650 million hard cap -
2020 wrap: CLO funds bloom despite rocky ground
3 years ago
2020 was a busy year for CLO fundraising, with Creditflux recording at least 30 funds that launched over the 12 months to invest across the CLO capital structure -
Sagard holds $650 million first close on second non-sponsored private credit fund
3 years ago
Sagard Credit Partners has held a $650 million first close on its second vintage credit fund, Sagard Credit Partners II. The vehicle has a $1.3 billion hard cap -
Mallinckrodt takes chapter 11 prescription as CLOs hold $650 million
3 years ago
CLO managers hold around $657.8 million debt of Mallinckrodt, a Dublin-headquartered biopharmaceutical company that has filed for chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware -
High yield traders take stock amid Crossover/HY compression
3 years ago
A convergence trade is underway this week in the high yield credit market, with US index CDX HY reaching its nearest level versus European counterpart iTraxx Crossover since the start of June -
Bankrupt Hertz runs out of gas with CLOs holding $245 million
3 years ago
CLOs hold $245 million of Hertz’ debt as the US-based car rental company drives into bankruptcy protection, with the coronavirus panedemic putting brakes on the Estero, Florida-headquartered's firm car rental operations -
New Hampshire pension invests $50 million in US direct lending
4 years ago
New Hampshire Retirement System has allocated $50 million to a US direct lending manage with which it has a relationship, having committed $40 million and $50 million to predecessor funds -
Fair Oaks issues shares to buy more CLO debt after 50% equity tranche hit
4 years ago
Fair Oaks Capital has issued new shares on its CLO fund at a premium to its net asset value to capitalise on CLO debt, which it says “offers attractive risk-adjusted returns over the medium term” -
Lebanon triggers failure-to-pay credit event with CDS priced at 89 points up front
4 years ago
Lebanon has triggered a failure-to-pay credit event on CDS referencing its sovereign bonds, the Determinations Committee for Europe, Middle East and Africa has ruled -
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 -
Credit traders' kickstand: European financials outperform as Trump-Xi meeting looms
4 years ago
Credit markets are finely poised going into the weekend, when US president Donald Trump’s crunch G20 meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping likely could set the direction of trade from Monday -
US pension funds on hunt for investment grade managers
4 years ago
Two US based pension funds have launched requests for proposals (RFPs), searching for investment grade fixed income managers. -
Senior CVC official lands at direct lender Graycliff
4 years ago
He co-founded the firm's US mid-market lending platform -
Apera closes inaugural private debt fund at €750 million
5 years ago
The fund surpasses its original €650 million target size -
Oaktree reports distressed gains over year despite Q4 losses
5 years ago
Oaktree was not immune from challenging fourth quarter globally. Its distressed debt strategy, for instance, returned a gross loss of 1.5% -
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 -
Värde raises $400 million for Asia credit fund
5 years ago
Värde Partners has closed its inaugural Asia-focused fund at $400 million - six months after launching
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