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Blue Owl prices first private credit CLO of the year
4 months ago
Blue Owl yesterday pulled the trigger on its CLO primary market activity in 2024, pricing the first private credit deal of the year, and its own 25th private credit CLO since inception -
Pensions pivot from vanilla private credit to focus on niche sectors
6 months ago
Retirement and pension funds continue to pump money into private credit, enticed by the prospect of higher returns. But as the market grows, more are turning their attention to niche sectors, such as ESG-oriented investments and specialised credit. -
BlackRock creates ESG-focused credit fund
7 months ago
BlackRock launches new strategy as interest in private credit and sustainable investments continues to grow -
Direct lenders grab larger share of loan market despite fundraising slowdown
1 year ago
With Debtwire’s European direct lending conference in London next Thursday, we speak to market participants about the dynamic between European syndicated loan market and direct lending -
Fidelity Investments raises over $100 million for BDC
1 year ago
Fidelity Investments says that its business development company, Fidelity Private Credit BDC, is up and running with “in excess of $100 million”. -
Recurring revenue ABS: meet the latest CLO variant
1 year ago
A new asset class is being added to Creditflux’s middle market CLO league tables with an increasing number of firms moving into recurring revenue ABS -
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 -
"Extreme volatility can push BSL yields close to mid market levels, although that trade never lasts"
1 year ago
The two segments of the loan market are on different paths as mid-market volumes rise -
AB upsizes 2019 mid market CLO by $48 million with reset
2 years ago
AB has reset its 2019 middle market CLO named ABPCI Direct Lending Fund CLO VI, upsizing the deal by $47.4 million including $7.72 million new equity -
SME CLO supremo leaves Be-Spoke for expanding Spanish firm
2 years ago
One of the pioneers behind SME CLOs has left Be-Spoke Capital to join another Spanish lender. He leaves behind the only SME CLO in Europe since the 2008 financial crisis -
CLO refi and reset volumes surge with $2.3 billion priced on Friday
2 years ago
CLO refi and reset volumes surged on Friday with $2.3 billion priced across the US market, according to market sources. Brigade Capital Management, MidOcean Credit Partners and New Mountain Capital reset regular-way CLOs, Blackstone Credit scored a regular CLO refi, Sculptor Capital Management refinanced a bond-heavy CLO, and Ivy Hill Asset Management reset a middle market CLO -
Mid market CLO league tables: No change up top but KKR and Silver Point enter race
2 years ago
The mid market CLO space welcomed two new faces to its ranks last month as Silver Point Capital and KKR priced a new issue CLO each -
"It’s not unusual for investors to toggle between the US and Europe depending on pricing and terms"
2 years ago
The accents may be different, but US and European direct lending markets have a lot in common -
Mid market CLO league tables: stalwarts Golub and Natixis reign supreme again
2 years ago
It may have taken seven months, but the mid market CLO league tables have familiar faces at the top with Golub Capital and Natixis leading the way in manager and arranger issuance, respectively -
Owl Rock downsizes equity tranche in reset of 2020 CLO
2 years ago
Owl Rock Capital Advisors has reset a middle market CLO from May 2020, downsizing the deal's equity tranche in the process -
KKR, Oak Hill and Madison print combined $1.3 billion CLO resets
2 years ago
KKR Credit, Oak Hill Advisors and Madison Capital each priced a CLO reset on Wednesday, with the three deals amounting to $1.27 billion -
Cerberus ends 10-month CLO absence with tight triple-As
3 years ago
Cerberus Business Finance ends a 10-month absence from middle market CLO new issues by partnering with Natixis to price Cerberus Loan Funding XXVIII -
CVC listed credit fund 'pre-emptively' sheds covid-19 related positions
4 years ago
CVC Credit has taken a conservative approach to addressing covid-19 volatility in its listed opportunistic credit fund, with the fund divesting several credit positions to manage risk -
Global mid market CLO league tables: Golub and Natixis lead by a distance
4 years ago
Golub Capital and Natixis dominated the mid market CLO space in 2019 in the manager and arranger league tables, respectively -
45% of insurers look to increase private debt allocations, finds Natixis IM survey
4 years ago
Private debt allocations are expected to grow for 45% of insurers over the next three years, according to a recent survey by Natixis Investment Management. But regulation and internal restrictions are the biggest challenges to greater adoption of private markets allocation -
SME CLOs arrive in Europe as Be-Spoke prices Spanish loan securitisation
4 years ago
Middle market CLOs have arrived in Europe after Be-Spoke Capital priced the continent’s first post-crisis SME loan securitisation -
Audax goes for longer reinvestment period with second mid market CLO
4 years ago
Audax Private Debt yesterday priced its second CLO backed by loans to middle market companies, according to market sources -
Mid market CLO league tables: springing back into life after September drought
4 years ago
After a September hiatus, three managers returned to mid market CLOs in October to bring issuance back on track as monthly volume exceeded $1 billion for the sixth time this year -
Garrison BDC needs to liquidate, argues shareholder Clear Harbor
4 years ago
In a letter delivered to the board on Thursday, Clear Harbor emphasised several concerns and demanded a new independent investment advisor with liquidation expertise -
Solar BDC shines a light on its bid to focus on first lien loans
4 years ago
Solar Capital is taking a prudent approach to loan investments with the firm reducing its exposure to second liens, according to the business development company's earnings call
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