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CLO managers laud market’s shift away from direct lending
2 months ago
This year’s annual SFVegas shindig had a record 8,900 registered delegates, and every CLO panel included a discussion of two key themes, including the highly publicised fight between the broadly syndicated loan space and private credit lenders. -
New report finds 2023 a record year for alternative credit M&A
4 months ago
A new report on “Acquisitions of Alternative Credit Managers” by credit specialist Gapstow forecasts that more M&A activity lies ahead for credit firms as they struggle with the challenges facing the broader investment management industry -
Manulife Investment agrees deal to buy CQS
6 months ago
Manulife Investment Management, the global wealth and asset management portion of Manulife Financial Corporation, has agreed to buy London-based alternative credit manager CQS, including the CQS credit platform and CQS brand -
Lumen Technologies ad-hoc group preps competing proposal
7 months ago
The refinancing of Lumen Technologies, currently held by 1311 different CLOs with a combined principal balance of USD 3.8bn, took a new twist today as details of a competing proposal emerged -
Aquarian buys minority stake in Obra
7 months ago
Obra Capital revealed in Monday that it had sold a minority equity ownership stake to Aquarian Holdings -
US loan market rallies despite increasing stress and default rates
8 months ago
Casual observers of the US broadly syndicated loan market may be forgiven for feeling a little confused at the moment. Despite rising default rates and growing stress, loan prices continue to rally, and the primary pipeline is busy. -
ICG taps Apollo partner as head of US liquid credit
8 months ago
The new head of US liquid credit has been tasked with helping grow ICG's US credit business -
Capital Four beefs up US credit team with three new hires
8 months ago
The Danish-based credit manager is expanding its US presence -
CLO funds are hot in summer as they take nine spots in top 10 (Fund performance)
8 months ago
CLO funds took the lead through summer as the returns of the category index reached 1.88% and 3.18% in June and July, respectively. Both months saw a CLO fund as the top performer — Sound Point Meridian in June, and Oxford Gate Master Fund in July. -
JP Morgan wins Kirschner case as court rules loans are not securities
9 months ago
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favour of JP Morgan in the Kirschner case that term loan Bs are not securities -
Capital Four adds three to US team
11 months ago
Capital Four's US team continues to expand, with the credit asset management firm hiring three new people in its New York office -
ICG hires new global head of credit
11 months ago
Asset management firm ICG has hired ScION Tech Growth Chief Executive Officer Mathew Cestar as the firm's global head of credit -
Jump in loan prices sees CLO primary stall in the US
11 months ago
US CLO primary supply almost ground to a halt in June with just three transactions printing in the first half of the month -
Pimco eyes CLOs as part of new flexible credit interval fund
1 year ago
Pimco is preparing to launch a new closed-ended, non-listed interval fund, named Pimco Flexible Corporate Income Fund, which will invest at least 80% of assets in corporate debt across public and private credit markets -
CLO market finds feet again after ‘miniature credit crunch’ blows up spreads in March
1 year ago
Markets were rocked by what some observers have called a “miniature credit crunch” in March, with disruption beginning with the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and ending with UBS’s takeover of Credit Suisse. -
Fund performance: European CLO funds lead the way
1 year ago
February was a positive month for many funds, as only one quarter failed to reach the black. This builds off a stellar start to the year: 96% of funds reached a positive return in January -
Antares adds to new syndicated loans unit with portfolio manager hire from Apex
1 year ago
Antares Capital has hired Andrew Stern as managing director and portfolio manager responsible for liquid credit -
Credit Suisse/UBS deal to create $5 trillion asset manager
1 year ago
The emphasis is set be on wealth and asset management, according to a statement released by UBS in conjunction with its move to acquire Credit Suisse -
Pimco promotes global lev fin and CLO head to managing director
1 year ago
Pimco's leveraged finance head is one of five senior officials promoted to managing director -
Carlyle liquidates European CLO warehouse as Credit Suisse exposure drops to zero
1 year ago
Carlyle Group has become the latest European CLO manager to liquidate its warehouse with Credit Suisse, according to sources, leaving the bank with no European CLO warehouse exposure -
FS and Portfolio Advisors join forces to create $73bn asset manager
1 year ago
FS Investments and Portfolio Advisors have announced a merger in a deal which will see Portfolio Advisors become the institutional investment arm of FS -
Lights go out for Heritage Power with 120 CLOs left in the dark
1 year ago
US based power plant operator Heritage Power filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in the bankruptcy court of Texas on Tuesday night, impacting $124.45 million of assets held by 120 US CLOs. -
Serta Simmons makes its bed again with default leaving CLOs with a restless night
1 year ago
$172.5 million of CLO assets defaulted on Monday after Serta Simmons Bedding filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. -
Loan amendment alert: Wellpet offers 10bp CSA
1 year ago
Wellpet has issued a loan amendment request with a view to including a 10 basis points credit spread adjustment (CSA), market sources say. Although this is an improvement on recent amendments it still falls short, according to CLO investors. -
Senior Investcorp official lands at wealth manager
1 year ago
A well-known name in the CLO industry has landed at a wealth management firm
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