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Baird targets CLO arranging business
4 years ago
A New York brokerage with a CLO trading business is making a pitch to be the first debut arranger of the year. According to market sources, RW Baird has hired CLO origination specialist Mario Verna with a view to building out a CLO primary business. In March, Verna left Guggenheim Securities, where he served on the CLO desk as a managing director. -
Investors regain nerve to trade the curve
4 years ago
Post-crisis, CDS curve trading languished as an unloved strategy, due to illiquidity outside the five-year tenor. But dealers note resurgent demand for both 3-5 year and 5-10 year positioning, albeit with mixed results. -
Barings shows way forward with BDC-sponsored CLO
4 years ago
The unusual move by Barings BDC to issue a US CLO suggests a new way for BDCs to lock in cheap financing and withstand volatility. -
A round-up of CLO performance
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A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit4 years ago
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A round-up of fund performance4 years ago
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HPS shakes things up with first three-year CLO
4 years ago
HPS Investment Partners has shaken up its CLO reinvestment strategy to price its first short dated-deal -
Adams Street raises $1.1 billion for its inaugural private credit strategy
4 years ago
Adams Street Partners has closed its inaugural private credit program with around $1.1 billion of capital available to deploy, including leverage. -
Morningstar eyes credit rating expansion as it announces DBRS acquisition
4 years ago
Morningstar today announced it has entered an agreement to acquire DBRS for $669 million, according to a statement from the firm -
Seriously, the CLO arb is difficult right now
4 years ago
We know the arbitrage for CLO equity is never perfect, but the arb progressively deteriorated through 2018. Since January, the picture has worsened further after a brief respite in December -
Bain plans $3 billion distressed fund with US pension fund eyeing commitment
4 years ago
Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System (PSERS) is set to invest $200 million to Bain Capital Distressed and Special Situations 2019 (DSS 19) fund, according to documents seen by Creditflux. -
CLO pipeline: Black Diamond looks to brush itself off and jump back in ring after year out
4 years ago
Black Diamond Capital Management features twice in our CLO pipeline this week, as the firm is planning a return to both the European and the US CLO market. -
US CLO round-up: dropping anchor (investors) brings CLO spreads tighter
4 years ago
Syndication was the theme of the week across the global CLO market last week as managers and arrangers presented deals which were sold to a more diverse group of investors than has been the case for most of this year. -
BlueMountain pushes tighter with fourth CLO of 2019
4 years ago
BlueMountain has issued its third new CLO of the year, its second new CLO in the US and fourth transaction for 2019 overall -
The Last Tranche: ESG, the Millennium Health lawsuit and who won what at the Creditflux Awards
4 years ago
The Crediflux content teams sit down to talk about ESG, the best CLO managers in the business and attempt to answer the key question: what is a loan? -
CSAM ends bumper week with new issue CLO and hybrid CBO
4 years ago
Credit Suisse Asset Management completed four CLO transactions this week after printing one new issue CLO and one hybrid CBO today -
Credit traders' kickstand: grave times for UK banks and corps as May goes away
4 years ago
UK banks have been among the main underperformers in credit this week, with market sources noting that today’s notice of Prime Minister Theresa May’s intention to resign on 7 June increases the likelihood of a no-deal Brexit. And UK 'zombie' companies appear to be forming a herd -
Ohio pension backs GSO's upcoming European direct lending fund
4 years ago
Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund (OP&F) has approved a $50 million commitment to GSO European Debt Fund II -
Details emerge of Natixis's new US leadership structure
4 years ago
Kevin Alexander, who departed Natixis, has not been directly replaced -
GSO prices CLO with tightest prints across senior and junior tranches
4 years ago
CLO spreads fell sharply yesterday as GSO Capital Partners priced a new issue deal named Niagara Park CLO with a weighted average funding cost of 176.65 basis points over Libor -
Investcorp adds fund placement business as it brings Mercury buyout to the boil
4 years ago
The transaction for the alternatives placement agent will help “serve investors worldwide with an array of attractive opportunities in alternative investments”, says Investcorp -
CLOs are 11% of Nochu's assets as bank posts JPY 7.4 trillion investments
4 years ago
Norinchukin bought another JPY 600 billion ($4.77 billion) CLOs in the first quarter, taking its total investments in the asset class to JPY 7.4 trillion ($66.8 billion), according to the bank’s latest financial statements -
Minnesota State to earmark $100 million for private credit
4 years ago
Minnesota State Board of Investment is considering a $100 million commitment to LBC Credit Partners V, according to a quarterly updates document seen by Creditflux -
Crestline adds managing director to credit team in New York
4 years ago
The new hire joins from American Industrial Partners -
Goldman Merchant Bank secures $4.4 billion senior debt capital to deploy
4 years ago
Goldman Sachs merchant banking division has closed its latest senior direct lending fund, Broad Street Senior Credit Partners II
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