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"I’ve been doing ESG for 27 years; I just didn’t know it"
2 years ago
Apollo's Joe Mornoey takes our credit quiz -
Past returns: Mid market CLOs move into light
2 years ago
Ten years ago in Creditflux, we reported that S&P was reducing shadow ratings after it notified CLO managers it would not assign such ratings to companies with more than $499 million of outstanding debt -
"Having multiple sources of data for investors is particularly helpful in opaque markets like private debt"
2 years ago
Our columnist looks at the new Lincoln International Senior Debt Index and finds total returns of 154.3 since 2014 -
Points up front: Abrdn finds text appeal
2 years ago
Marketing consultants have been working overtime to concoct new brand names, but their efforts have not been met with universal acclaim -
"Three CLOs issued in 2021 have included triple C baskets of 20%"
3 years ago
Big triple C buckets helped mid market CLO issuers in 2020 and the trend is for even bigger allowances this year -
People underestimate the impact they can have with ESG
3 years ago
Muzinich's Kirsten Bode takes our credit quiz -
A transformational framework means fund managers have to drive real-world change
3 years ago
There are managers who make transformational investments, those who incorporate ESG and those who do nothing -
A year that looked like it would be a total wipe-out ended up being very constructive indeed
3 years ago
Our columnist looks back at some of the surprises of 2020 -
The right climate doesn’t guarantee a great bottle of wine. The skill of the winemaker is also vital
3 years ago
2020 could still turn out to be the best private credit vintage ever -
They said it: "It’s been a tale of the haves and the have nots"
3 years ago
At Creditflux’s US Private Credit event, binary outcomes in direct lending were discussed -
Points up front: (Direct) lending a helping hand in an emergency
3 years ago
Global lockdowns this year may have forced us to confine ourselves to our homes, but for BlackRock’s co-head of US direct lending they opened a window of opportunity -
Points up front: Pup talk from our team
3 years ago
At Creditflux’s US Private Credit event last month, Creditflux teamsters Dan Alderson and Michelle D’souza were analysing the panel discussions and noted that, on an upcoming mid-market CLO discussion, moderated by our own Hugh Minch, they were looking forward to an appearance from Minch’s pet dog -
Lenders aren’t as adventurous, but they realise if they don’t act now, 2020 will be a lost year
Bankers, private equity firms and corporate lenders are all looking for new ways of doing business
3 years ago -
Investors take comfort from an active secondary market, but liquidity can be a mixed blessing
3 years ago
One of the most interesting characteristics of credit behaviour during the coronavirus era has been the momentum of junk bonds, with sharp changes in issuer and investor confidence around the asset class driven by technical factors: near-zero interest rates, the Fed’s support of fallen angels and skewed-to-worse ratings for leveraged loans -
Past returns: Indirect lending
3 years ago
Five years ago in Creditflux we reported how banks were playing a role in European direct lending — an industry borne out of the fact that banks had reduced appetite for lending to small and mid-sized companies -
Liquidity is king. A company with a sound long-term value proposition may not last the next few weeks
3 years ago
For borrowers — and credit providers seeing revolvers drawn down — liquidity is the greatest concern -
The opportunities to build par and spread within a CLO haven’t been this plentiful since 2009
4 years ago
Last year’s CLOs could become the benchmark for manager performance -
Points up front: Despite the fees, European SME CLOs are the future
4 years ago
Producing the first post-crisis securitisation of small and mid-sized European loans was a monumental effort for Be-Spoke Capital. -
Private credit is not overcrowded — there is four times as much private equity dry powder
4 years ago
With much negative reporting around private credit, our columnist debunks oft-heard complaints -
They said it: "How about a carbon reduction covenant?"
4 years ago
In a social media post, Bfinance’s Trevor Castledine recalls a conversation with a private debt manager who claimed to be powerless when it comes to influencing borrowers over ESG. The lender’s response was: “Er…” -
Points up front: Credit picking follows on from investor picking
4 years ago
Credit picking skills will be important this year amid heightened idiosyncratic risk, so everyone seems to say. But Ares Management, one of the biggest names in direct lending, has demonstrated that asset managers can also be picky with the mandates they take on, when the firm walked away from a private debt mandate with London CIV in January. -
Points up front: “Thanks for the loan.” “What loan?”
4 years ago
Direct lending sounds simple enough; borrowers have direct engagement with a small set of lenders and negotiate a private agreement for the long-haul. Sounds easy enough, except when the lender claims to have no idea about the deal you’ve just announced. -
‘Buying the dip’ is going to be a poor investment strategy when the next downturn comes
4 years ago
The next credit downturn will be shallower but more prolonged than the last, so what works will be different, too -
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
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