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HSBC notches up first US CLO arranging credit
4 years ago
HSBC has teamed up with Natixis as co-arranger on the latest new issue CLO from Cerberus Business Finance -
Arizona pension to deploy up to $700 million a year in private credit
4 years ago
Arizona Public Safety Employee System is looking to deploy $600-700 million in private credit strategies per year in order to meet its target allocation, according to board documents seen by Creditflux. -
Decalia adds ex-Morgan Stanley official to senior private credit role
4 years ago
Geneva-based Decalia Asset Management has appointed a lead portfolio manager for its private market funds -
Beechbrook appoints chariman for Irish SME fund
4 years ago
The appointment is in conjunction with Beechbrook's first investment in the Irish SME fund, which held a first close in July -
Azimut hires ex-Dyal official as it aims to buy minority equity in asset managers
4 years ago
Azimut will initially focus on acquiring minority stakes in alternative asset managers with under $3 billion AUM – including private credit, private equity, infrastructure and real estate firms -
Monroe adds four to its opportunistic private credit team
4 years ago
Monroe Capital has expanded its opportunistic private credit team with four hires: Darrick Ginkel, Chris Spanel, Jason Starr and Joseph Valickus -
Canadian pension awards €300 million to middle market real estate debt
4 years ago
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has awarded €300 million to a separately managed account focused on real estate across Spain and Portugal. The pension fund did not name who this partnership was with -
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 -
Online lender launches German credit fund with EIF backing
4 years ago
A senior debt fund managed by Creditshelf has recieved a cornerstone investment from the European Investment Fund - where all loans will be originated via its online lending platform -
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 -
Dyal buys 20% stake in direct lender Owl Rock
4 years ago
Neuberger Berman’s Dyal Capital Partners has acquired a 20% stake in direct lender Owl Rock Capital, adding to the roster of private credit specialists Dyal has in its portfolio -
The Last Tranche with THL’s Herzig: loan bifurcation and the direct lending safety net
4 years ago
For Creditflux's Last Tranche podcast, THL Credit’s Michael Herzig joins Hugh Minch and Seth Brumby to talk, among other things, about bifurcation in the US loan market, why some borrowers might suffer refinancing woes and how large direct lending funds can step in to provide financing to even large-cap companies -
Churchill splits double Bs for first mid market CLO in two years
4 years ago
Churchill Asset Management has priced its first middle market CLO of the year in a transaction which underlines how lower-rated CLO debt tranches are increasingly being carved up into senior and junior pieces -
Owl Rock gives two hoots after issuing second low-levered CLO
4 years ago
Owl Rock is sticking to its low-levered CLO strategy after pricing Owl Rock CLO II, backed by middle market loans, on Friday -
Credit Suisse makes leadership changes after creating head of private credit role
4 years ago
Credit Suisse has reshuffled its senior leadership and introduced a new private credit role -
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 -
Direct lenders' unitranche greed poses challenge to CLO sourcing
4 years ago
European direct lenders are increasingly expressing their preference to be the sole lender in large unitranche deals, whereas the opposite is true in the US, where direct lenders are more focused on syndicating their deals -
In private credit, we look to stay in senior structures with control
Robert Crowter-Jones of Saranac Partners takes our credit quiz4 years ago -
The manager, not the market, decides value in direct lending
4 years ago
Mid market loan spreads are contracting, but that’s a reflection of low volatility not excess cash -
Eiffel seeks ESG loans as French lenders adopt LuxFlag label
4 years ago
Private debt managers are applying for the Luxembourg Finance Labelling Agency’s (LuxFlag) approval in ESG-centric strategies. -
European corporate loans can fit into various fund types and this year there has been an increase in managed accounts targeting these assets. But CLOs are still the best structures to house loans4 years ago
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Managers dispel myth that lenders can’t influence ESG
4 years ago
There’s a growing belief among credit fund managers that they can influence borrowers to take on ESG-friendly practices, contrary to the widely-accepted notion that the business practices of companies are dictated by their private equity owners. -
They said it: "Risky unmarked things are not not-risky. It will end in tears"
In response to a Creditflux article published on 23 October ('NEPC sees bias towards private markets despite lower return expectations'), an anonymous comment warned of the dangers of direct lending.4 years ago -
Direct lenders start to overcome bank dominance in Spain
4 years ago
Spain is becoming a popular destination for direct lenders — despite the competitive terms offered by local banks. Sources say that borrowers are starting to look beyond pricing to ease of execution and flexible documentation. -
Fresh wave of investors to boost direct lenders
4 years ago
European direct lenders raised €18.3 billion across 13 funds in the first half of this year, according to the Creditflux direct lending database, but that could be just the tip of the iceberg.
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