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Credit funds at a glance (January 2022)
2 years ago
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
Credit Fundraising: mega funds contribute to record-breaking month as volume hits $39bn
2 years ago
The sheer size of the funds raised in November more than compensated for a drop in the number of funds raised as fundraising volume in credit reached $38.9 billion. This beat September by $2.4 billion to make it the most productive month of credit fundraising in 2021 -
LP round up: CLO fund included in whopping $13 billion of credit allocations in November
2 years ago
Credit took centre stage in November as investors allocated over $13 billion to credit funds in the month, with one pension allocating $50 million for a European CLO risk retention fund -
BNP Paribas AM launches Article 9 social bond fund
2 years ago
BNP Paribas Asset Management has launched a sustainable bond fund that will be classified as article nine under the EU’s sustainable financial disclosure regulation -
Amundi replaces European loan head and appoints deputy
2 years ago
Amundi has shaken up the hierarchy of its loan business with a personnel shuffle at the top -
Credit Fundraising: Private credit and CLO captive equity feature strongly as closes mount up
2 years ago
Credit funds have made a fair start to the fourth quarter, although the $21 billion raised during October is down substantially on September’s impressive record for 2021 -
Credit funds at a glance (November 2021)
2 years ago
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
Hayfin creates head of ESG role in London
2 years ago
Hayfin Capital Management says it has hired a head of ESG. This is a newly-created role, but Hayfin says it has “well-established environmental, social and governance capabilities” -
Bennett Goodman's Hunter Point buys stake in MidOcean
2 years ago
Hunter Point, which was launched by Blackstone Credit’s co-founder Bennett Goodman alongside Avi Kalichstein in 2020, has made its first investment and bought a minority stake in mid-market specialist MidOcean -
Eagle Point hits $300 million hard cap on BDC-lending fund
2 years ago
Eagle Point Credit Management says it has held a $300 million final close on its Defensive Income Fund, hitting its hard cap and exceeding its original $250 million target -
Brookfield hires industry veteran as public securities CIO
2 years ago
Brookfield Asset Management has hired a long-serving credit and equity market professional as chief investment officer for its public securities group -
Credit Rendezvous: Credit spins full circle
2 years ago
The third quarter was massive in terms of volumes with CLOs, high yield, leverage loans and private equity registering record issuance. But credit spreads were up and down as inflation fears, crackdowns in China and rising coronavirus cases became catalysts for risk-off sentiment in July and September -
KKR announces new co-CEOs as Kravis and Roberts step down
2 years ago
KKR has announced the appointment of its second ever pair of co-chief executive officers, effective immediately, replacing co-founders Henry Kravis and George Roberts -
Credit funds at a glance (October 2021)
2 years ago
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
Credit Fundraising: September breaks 2021 record and poses question - is it sustainable?
2 years ago
The third quarter ended with $36.5 billion being raised in credit last month, doubling July and August figures. Several of the new funds have embedded Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation or ESG criteria at the heart of their investment thesis -
Intriva adds to asset management build up with senior hire
2 years ago
Intriva Capital, a mid-market lender and alternative investment firm, has hired a senior asset manager from HIG Capital -
Credit Fundraising: Blue Owl and WhiteHorse gain from improving animal spirits
2 years ago
Fundraising perked up in July as managers raised $14.9 billion for credit funds - the third highest monthly amount this year -
Credit Rendezvous: And breathe...
2 years ago
The unanimous verdict is that credit spreads will be moving wider – they have to. But the difficulty credit fund managers face is predicting when the next sell-off comes and how sharp it will be. In the Q3 instalment of Creditflux’s Credit Rendezvous, the over-riding message from portfolio managers is that there’s little point in taking on too much risk. The report features the views of prominent credit figures including Paul Horvath (Orchard), Himani Trivedi (Nuveen), Ronnie Jaber (Onex), Graham Rainbow (Alcentra) and Michelle Russell-Dowe (Schroders). The report looks at 14 segments of the market including CLOs, direct lending, leveraged loans, distressed debt and credit derivatives. -
Diversity database shines light on credit firms not stepping up
2 years ago
Private credit managers are significantly lagging behind their industry counterparts when it comes to hiring under-represented groups, including front office, distribution and investment committee roles, according to data from DiversityMetrics, a new data-driven platform launched by executive search firm Jensen Partners -
Fund performance: Déjà vu as April leaders dominate
2 years ago
CLO funds stayed in the top flight for another month as they took over the top 10 credit hedge fund return table in May, when 87% of all funds listed made positive returns -
KKR opens Stockholm office
2 years ago
KKR has expanded its presence in the Nordics with an office in Stockholm -
Credit fundraising: Audax scores big in lighter month
2 years ago
Fundraising markedly dropped in May, but credit funds still amassed $12.8 billion and 10 credit funds reached final closes across a variety of different strategies -
Novicap tech platform targets credit investors with fundraising drive
2 years ago
Novicap, a fintech company offering working capital optimisation solutions to SMEs and mid-market corporates, is looking to debt capital markets participants such as credit and structured credit funds, asset managers, pension companies and insurers as it seeks to raise third-party funding for its credit platform -
Tech firm tempts credit investors with supply chain finance offer
2 years ago
Novicap, a fintech company focused on invoice financing, is looking to debt capital market participants — such as credit and structured credit funds, asset managers, pension companies and insurers — as it seeks to raise third-party funding for its credit platform -
Fund performance: CLO funds outperform as two hit over 100% 12-months return
2 years ago
CLO funds swatted away the competition in April on their way to dominating our top 10 credit hedge fund return table after an upbeat month
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