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Direct lenders face ebitda-add back language challenges as borrowers seek flexibility
The definition of ebitda add-backs could be tested in relation to covid-19, Proskauer says4 years ago -
Weak loan collateral will dent private credit returns, says Finnish pension
4 years ago
Valtion Elakerahasto, the state pension fund of Finland, says non-existing or weaker loan collateral has raised concerns about the returns private credit funds will generate in the coming years -
Hadrian Wall tumbles as board calls for wind down of direct lending fund
4 years ago
Hadrian’s Wall Secured Investments' board of directors has decided that a wind down of the fund with cash returned to shareholders would be in the best interest of shareholders, according to a company update -
Credit Rendezvous: the outlook in 2020 across a dozen segments of the credit market
4 years ago
Welcome to the Credit Rendezvous, the first instalment of a regular feature published by Creditflux that tracks credit market dynamics in a dozen segments from investment grade, liquid loans, CLOs and CSOs all the way through to distressed debt. We view this as the meeting point for credit specialists across strategies to share their perspectives -
Partners nears $100 billion in AUM as CLOs drive private debt growth
4 years ago
Swiss manager Partners Group has reached $94.1 billion in assets under management, with CLOs boosting the firm’s growth, according to its 2019 annual results -
Ucits at a glance: Ucits continue to chart a steady course
A round-up of ucits fund performance4 years ago -
Ucits at a glance: ucits continue to chart a steady course
A round-up of ucits fund performance4 years ago -
Beware of "mequity" risk in direct lending, writes Barings
4 years ago
Barings co-head of global private finance, Ian Fowler, predicts that the adoption of lending terms associated with broadly syndicated loans into private credit will not prove beneficial in the long term -
Permira hit by downgrades in direct lending portfolio but maintains leverage facility ratings
4 years ago
Permira Credit Solutions II's largest asset holding, which represents 17% of the fund, was downgraded from B to D, according to Arc Ratings. Another was downgraded from CCC+ to CCC -
West coast pension looks to step up direct lending allocations
4 years ago
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 -
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 -
Ucits at a glance
4 years ago
A round-up of ucits fund performance -
Creditflux and Debtwire unveil second European Direct Lending Perspectives report
4 years ago
Creditflux and its Acuris stablemate Debtwire have joined forces to produce their second European Direct Lending Perspectives, a report that sheds light on the biggest trends from Q1 -
GSO adds $10 billion to inflows with direct lending, structured credit and energy
4 years ago
Blackstone grew its credit assets under management to $139.3 billion, up 13% on a year ago, according to the firm's second quarter earnings release -
Direct lenders pin hopes on ESG as risk management tool
4 years ago
Strategies geared towards environmental, social and governance (ESG) may have originally been popularised at the behest of pension funds seeking responsible investments, but there are growing hopes that incorporating ESG will help fund managers outperform in a downturn. -
Robus lifts soft-close from credit fund after capitalising on late-2018 correction
5 years ago
The soft close for Robus Mid-Market Value Bond Fund has been in place since October 2017 -
Danish pension fund eyes niche credit opportunities
5 years ago
PensionDanmark is preparing for more volatility in 2019 by casting its eye towards niche opportunities in the special situations and distressed debt market. The Copenhagen-based pension fund last month merged its alternatives and private debt platforms -
Ares grows credit 34% with direct lending boost, but high yield takes rough ride in Q4
5 years ago
Ares Management Corporation reported strong returns for its European direct lending strategies in the fourth quarter of 2018. But the firm's overall revenues slumped and its US loan funds and high yield strategies were hit by the volatile credit market -
Performing credit tops distressed credit for Blackstone, but credit AUM declines
5 years ago
The firm is looking to boost its direct lending business to gain $10 billion of available capital over the next couple of years -
Tikehau’s private debt AUM hits €7.5 billion
5 years ago
Tikehau Capital, the Paris-based asset management and investment firm, has reached €7.5 billion in private debt assets under management (AUM) as of September 2018. This represents an increase of 17% for the third quarter, amounting to €1.1 billion -
Ares ups its target for US senior direct lending growth to $4.7 billion
5 years ago
Following $5 billion of inflows into global direct lending in the third quarter, Ares has upped the target for its US direct lending strategy -
Credit drives strong returns for five of the largest asset managers in the business
5 years ago
Carlyle is close to hitting its ambitious fundraising target; direct lending has been kind to Ares; and Och-Ziff has decided to shed its US CLO risk retention stakes after exiting its financing agreements -
Structured credit specialists seek future-proofing in direct lending
6 years ago
At the turn of the last credit cycle, structured credit recovered spectacularly – but credit managers today seem to be gravitating towards private credit as the area to pick up excess returns in a downturn -
Direct lenders pile into "turbocharged" market as fundraising skyrockets: report
6 years ago
Growth in the direct lending market in the 12 months to 31 December was “turbocharged,” growing robustly in the fourth quarter 2017 in particular due to a consistently growing Eurozone economy, according to Deloitte -
Private credit drives strong AUM growth for Tikehau
6 years ago
Tikehau Capital grew its AUM by close to 10% in the fourth quarter of 2017 – and private debt had the largest inflows of any of the firm’s asset groups last year
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