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Fund performance: CLO tranches move up
4 years ago
April returns managed a partial bounce back after a tumultuous March. 82% of funds listed in the Creditflux database made positive returns, showing at least small signs of recovery after 90% of all funds listed posted negative returns in March -
Ellington holds first close on structured credit dislocation fund
4 years ago
Ellington Management has launched a mortgage recovery fund -
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 -
CLOs hold $189.3 million of J Crew as coronavirus pushes firm into bankruptcy
4 years ago
12 CLO managers hold $189.3 million debt of US retailer and household name J Crew (parent company Chino Holdings), which filed for Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Monday -
Lebanon CDS auction pays out 86 cents to protection buyers
4 years ago
Holders of protection on Lebanon sovereign debt have received an 86 cent pay-out on every dollar, after today's credit event auction produced a final price of just 14 cents -
Eight bidders line up for Lebanon CDS auction as Morgan Stanley joins
4 years ago
Tomorrow's auction to settle Lebanon sovereign CDS will have eight participating bidders, after the Determinations Committee voted to add Morgan Stanley to the list -
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” -
CLOs nurse $172 million of Quorum's debt following bankruptcy - but recovery prospects look good
4 years ago
CLOs hold $172.9 million of the debt of US hospital operator Qurum Health Corporation, which filed for Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware last week -
Matalan default risk jumps as market mood dampens
4 years ago
UK retailer Matalan is a big decliner today in bonds and CDS, as positive sentiment ebbs from the credit market after the recent strong rally -
SEC temporarily relaxes regulations for BDCs
4 years ago
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has provided business development companies with temporary relief in light of covid-19 - including the ability of BDCs, who are unable to satisfy asset coverage ratios, to use an alternative form of calculating leverage -
US credit leads surge tighter on Fed package to close gap with Europe
4 years ago
What was already a much more positive week for credit has ended with a massive jump-start, as the US Federal Reserve unveiled a $2.3 trillion relief package targeting small businesses and municipalities but with additional support for bigger companies, including 'fallen angel' household names -
Crescent closes second European direct lending fund at €1.6 billion
4 years ago
Crescent Capital has raised €1.6 billion for its second European direct lending fund, exceeding the original €1 billion target size, according to an announcement -
Bardin Hill pulls in $300 million for first close of opportunistic credit fund
4 years ago
Bardin Hill has held a first close on an opportunistic credit fund at around $300 million, according to sources familiar with the matter -
Fair Oaks suspends dividends from listed CLO fund citing covid-19 uncertainty
4 years ago
Fair Oaks Capital has suspended dividends on its listed CLO fund “in light of the ongoing uncertainty in economies and markets caused by covid-19 pandemic”, according to an update to investors in the $315 million fund -
Credit traders' kickstand: market whipsaw throws tranche trades and index rolls into focus
4 years ago
Credit's relief rally was unlikely to last long, but hopes of reaching the weekend are dashed on today's sharp reversal, right as CDX HY and CDX EM roll into new series -
CLOs show coronavirus resistance even as bonds and loans suffer
4 years ago
CLO managers are - so far - looking defensively positioned in relation to the coronavirus outbreak, with only two of the five largest portfolio sectors listed as very negative in latest Wells Fargo research. But investor fears have all but closed the loan and bond primary pipeline, while lower rates signalled by the US Federal Reserve could spell a fall in leveraged loan and CLO demand -
Whitehelm holds €500 million first close on infrastructure debt strategy
4 years ago
Whitehelm Capital has held a €500 million first close on its infrastructure debt strategy, according to an announcement. Creditflux's sister publication Inframation reports that this is split between Whitehelm Capital Infrastructure Debt Partners I and managed accounts -
US pension backs special opportunities fund
4 years ago
Virginia Retirement System (VRS) has committed $150 million to a special opportunities fund, managed by Ares Management Corporation -
Dean Foods CDS to have one deliverable, with 80 cent pay-out indicated
4 years ago
There will be only one bond deliverable into an auction to settle CDS referencing Dean Foods, the Americas Determinations Committee has confirmed -
US pension drops BlueBay from credit programme
4 years ago
Virginia Retirement System (VRS) has terminated BlueBay Asset Management from its credit strategies programme, according to a document seen by Creditflux -
US pension injects $300 million into mezzanine debt and high yield
4 years ago
Virginia Retirement System has earmarked $300 million for investments in high yield and mezzanine debt, according to a document seen by Creditflux. -
IFM grows debt European debt team
5 years ago
IFM Investors, the AUD 117.1bn institutional investor, has expanded its debt EMEA team with the appointments of Lucie Mixeras and Rachel Fleming. -
Axa IM looks to buy stake in mezzanine lender Capzanine
5 years ago
Axa Investment Managers (Axa IM), the multi-asset investor, and Axa France, the Paris-based insurance company, have entered exclusive talks to buy a minority stake in French private equity house and debt provider Capzanine, from Eurazeo -
Sky Harbor unveils ESG short maturity high yield fund
5 years ago
Sky Harbor Capital Management has launched an environmental, social and governance-focused (ESG) short maturity US high yield fund -
Neuberger Berman nears final close for private credit fund at $1.5 billion
5 years ago
The New York-based manager has raised at least $1.57 billion for its third direct lending fund
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