Monroe hires head of Asia as it opens Seoul office
US private credit firm Monroe Capital has hired a head of Asia to expand its presense in the region

Monroe holds $1.3 billion fourth close on US direct lending fund
The fund, which is targeting $1.5 billion, is anticipated to hold a final close above that target before the end of this year

SMBC Nikko builds on CLO momentum with mid market deal for Monroe
SMBC Nikko has picked up its third CLO credit this year

Monroe adds investor relations specialist from DWS
Monroe Capital has hired in its marketing and investor relations team

Monroe issues first CLO since Bonaccord equity deal
Monroe Capital has priced its first new CLO in nine months, issuing a $455 million middle market transaction named Monroe Capital MML CLO XI

CLO pipeline: Carlyle eyes fourth new issue in two months but refis and resets dominate
Manager focus has shifted to reworking vintage CLOs to lower funding costs in a much tighter market, with the new issue US market having slowed

Mid-market CLO manager sells minority stake to Aberdeen Standard division
A $10 billion US mid-market private credit firm has sold a passive minority equity stake to Bonaccord Capital Partners

LP round-up: investors gift private debt and leveraged loan RFPs over holiday season
2020 ended on a strong note with four institutional investors increasing asset allocation to private debt or initiating private debt and leveraged loan searches. ArrowMark, Banner Ridge, BBAM, HIG Whitehorse, Monroe and Rialto were also awarded mandates

LP round up: Monroe and Angelo Gordon beat 25 for direct lending mandate, as private credit plans brew
US public pension funds have disclosed $1.2 billion in commitments to credit focused strategies

Monroe sets $1.5 billion target for fourth lower mid-market direct lending fund
The Chicago-headquartered manager is targeting $1.5 billion for Monroe Capital Private Credit Fund IV. The vehicle held a $276.2 million first close last month

Monroe saves 18bp with first ever mid market CLO repricing
Monroe Capital has shaved just over 18 basis points off a 2018 middle market CLO named Monroe Capital MML CLO VII with a repricing

OC health check: August reports slow torrent of fresh breaches to a trickle
198 CLOs reported an over-collateralisation (OC) breach in August, only three of which were completely new breaches. This is a slowdown from July, when 230 deals suffered some kind of OC breach, according to the latest reports from CLO-i  

Direct lenders turn to attractive non-sponsored deals
Non-sponsored deal flow has increased in August and lenders are grabbing the opportunity. These deals typically exhibit a premium to sponsored deals, but with plenty of cash chasing middle market M&A, lenders have previously found quality deals tough to find

Mid market CLO league tables: Owl Rock rolls past Golub for new issue lead
Owl Rock Capital Advisors priced its third new issue mid market CLO of the year, and its second since the coronavirus pandemic last month, but with a twist

Deutsche Bank makes CLO arranging comeback with first new issue of 2020
Deutsche Bank priced its first new issue CLO of 2020 on Friday, placing a $406.27 million deal backed by middle market loans for Monroe Capital

CLO pipeline: Redding Ridge plans fourth US CLO since March
Last week proved to be one of the busiest weeks of the primary CLO market since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with $5.21 billion worth of new paper issuance coming through: eight US CLOs, one middle market deal and three euro CLOs

Newcomer wins Creditflux Manager of the Year award in virtual event
Last night Creditflux presented its first ever virtual hosting of our annual Manager Awards, with over 450 people tuning in live to see the winners announced

CLO pipeline: Managers prepare to build on momentum in July
The demand for new issue CLO paper is strengthening with eight US CLOs, one mid market CLO and three European CLOs preparing to print in the coming days

Iowa pension allocates $50 million to two private credit managers
Municipal Fire and Police Retirement System of Iowa has funded a commitment to credit after cutting infrastructure allocation by 2% 

Opportunistic credit funds take advantage of deal flow 'bonanza'
Opportunistic credit managers could emerge as big winners of the covid-19 crisis, if they raise money quickly to capitalise, as the pandemic sets off a chain of events causing severe financial stress in the market

Private debt secondaries expected to soar in 2020
Private debt secondaries grew massively in 2019 — and more is expected this year.

West coast pension looks to step up direct lending allocations
The City of Fresno Retirement System will commit $140-160 million to private credit for the next two years, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux. This comes amid a pause in direct lending commitments for the pension fund, which has not committed any capital to this market in 2019

Monroe adds four to its opportunistic private credit team
Monroe Capital has expanded its opportunistic private credit team with four hires: Darrick Ginkel, Chris Spanel, Jason Starr and Joseph Valickus