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Astaldi CDS auction sets 30.875 final price as physical settlement boosts recovery
5 years ago
An auction today to settle credit default swaps referencing Astaldi has determined the final price to be 30.875 cents on the euro, meaning a 69.125 cents pay-out per euro for protection buyers -
CLO managers on alert as five credits drive Crossover index rout
5 years ago
Five constituents of iTraxx Crossover have hit big bumps this week, fuelling a noticeable underperformance of the European credit default swap index against its US counterpart yesterday in a reversal of the recent trend -
10 bidders line up for Astaldi CDS auction as Morgan Stanley swaps in for Mizuho
5 years ago
There will be 10 participating bidders to an auction to settle Astaldi credit default swaps, with the Determinations Committee unanimously approving Morgan Stanley’s involvement as Mizuho dropped out -
Astaldi credit event auction deadline looms for participating bidders
5 years ago
Firms wishing to take part next week in a credit event auction to settle Astaldi credit default swaps have until 5pm London time today (23 November) to submit participating bidder letters to the Determinations Committee -
Astaldi CDS holders face Thursday deadline on auction deliverables
5 years ago
Market participants with exposure to Astaldi have until 5pm London time tomorrow (8 November) to submit any other potential deliverable obligations into the auction to settle the company’s credit default swaps -
DRC hits £750 million hard cap for UK whole loan fund
5 years ago
The European real estate lender has held a final close for its inaugural UK Whole Loan Fund at its £750 million hard cap -
US pension commits $100 million to Apollo's hybrid private credit/private equity fund
5 years ago
Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System has mandated $100 million to a multi-strategy fund managed by New York-based Apollo Global Management -
Derivatives margin threshold should be €100 billion notional not €8 billion, says Isda
5 years ago
A regulatory threshold that requires counterparties to post initial margin (IM) on derivatives trades if they hold €8 billion notional or more exposure should be raised to €100 billion, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association has argued -
Astaldi credit event auction will have two deliverables, says DC
5 years ago
Only two Astaldi bonds are deliverable into an auction to determine the final price of its credit default swaps, the Determinations Committee has indicated -
Isda and Linklaters roll out test version of initial margin docs service
5 years ago
Five and a half months of partnership between the International Swaps and Derivatives Association and Linklaters has borne fruit, with the launch of a test version of an online tool that will allow firms to electronically negotiate and execute initial margin (IM) documentation -
Laxfield increases size of UK debt fund to £750 million
5 years ago
Laxfield Capital, a UK-based real estate debt firm, has upsized the size of its real estate debt fund Laxfield LLP to £750 million ($986 million) -
London-based direct lender wins as San Francisco pension fund deploys into private credit
5 years ago
A Californian pension fund has mandated $60 million to a strategic credit fund, as part of its private debt pacing plan to deploy up to $750 million to private debt annually -
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. -
KKR eyes second European direct lending fund
5 years ago
New York headquartered KKR is looking to raise its second European direct lending fund - KKR Direct Lending Europe II, European regulatory filings reveal. -
Rothschild holds €655 million close for European mid-market loan fund
6 years ago
Rothschild Merchant Banking has closed its European mid-market direct lending fund, Five Arrows Direct Lending, with €655 million capital commitments -
Dutch managers team up to launch $250 million EM impact fund
6 years ago
NN Investment Partners and FMO Investment Management have launched an emerging markets loan fund – which has just held a first close $250 million capital commitments, 25% over its original target -
Wells Fargo AM looks to build out European private debt arm
6 years ago
Wells Fargo Asset Management is seeking to build out its global presence in the private debt industry by strengthening its European private debt business with a new senior hire, Creditflux has learned -
That's a first: Oxford University prices 100-year bond
6 years ago
The debt, which has a Aaa rating by Moody’s, will not reach maturity until 8 December 2117 – giving it the longest duration of any UK higher education bond in history -
Chicago-based firm closes debt fund with over $1 billion raised
6 years ago
LaSalle Investment Management has announced the final close of its third debt strategies fund with over £800 million ($1 billion) in commitments -
Manager raises $120 million for European credit opps fund to launch in Q4
6 years ago
A London-based alternative asset manager is set to launch a credit fund with a specialty finance focus and a target size of $750 milion -
Pension-backed manager launches debut credit fund at €855 million
6 years ago
A London-based boutique has raised €855 million for a credit fund, Creditflux has learned -
AEW and Natixis AM raise another €100 million for real estate debt fund
6 years ago
AEW and Natixis Asset management, both affiliates of Natixis Global Asset Management, have completed a third closing of Senior European Loan Fund II (Self II) following commitments from institutional investors in France, Germany and Italy -
Fund platform AMX eyeballs credit funds
6 years ago
Willis Towers Watson’s hedge fund platform has grown to $1.5 billion – and there is space for credit managers -
Sound Point targets Italian mid market for special situations fund
7 years ago
Sound Point Capital Management is understood to be targeting between $200 million and $300 million for a new European credit hedge fund
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