LP round up: horseshoe does the trick for Pimco and other distressed managers
Institutional investors poured $2.7 billion into credit this week through 14 managers, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux

HPS CLO warehouse hit by downgrade as it reaches 8.34% triple C assets
CLO warehouses have been hit with an increasing number of triple C assets in their portfolio. And those in one CLO warehouse managed by HPS increased from 0.5% in March to 8.34% by May

Four managers join forces on gigantic £1.9 billion unitranche
The supersized transaction to Ardonagh Group, led by Ares, is the largest ever unitranche facility

CLO double Bs on sale as sub-investment grade rally fizzles out
After more than a month of rapid tightening, CLO double Bs trended wider last week by roughly 60 basis points, as the market for these sub-investment grade tranches stabilises in the mid-800s

Light at end of tunnel as S&P puts two loan issuers on creditwatch positive
Panellists at IMN's CLO and leveraged loan webinar were optimistic about the future of their markets as S&P makes first positive rating action on leveraged loan issuers since the pandemic outbreak

OC health check: US CLOs show improvement as first euro CLOs breach multiple tests
15 deals reported a breach in an overcollateralisation test last week according to the latest reports available on CLO-i, including one European CLO and 14 US broadly syndicated loan CLOs.

HPS hires from sports and entertainment financier in Los Angeles
HPS Investment Partners has appointed two managing directors from 23 Capital to the firm's Los Angeles office

Flex CLOs tap mass downgrades to fill big triple C buckets
CLO managers are being hampered by the sheer volume of corporate credit downgrades to triple C, leaving the small cluster of triple C-flex CLOs to capitalise

HPS raises $1.5 billion SME credit fund in Europe
HPS Investment Partners has closed a $1.5 billion SME credit fund known as the European Asset Value Fund II

CLOs nurse $172 million of Quorum's debt following bankruptcy - but recovery prospects look good
CLOs hold $172.9 million of the debt of US hospital operator Qurum Health Corporation, which filed for Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware last week

Four managers eye breakthrough new issue European CLOs
The European primary CLO market is showing signs of revival with four managers eyeing deals

We’ve survived before, we can do so again

We’ve survived before, we can do so again
$7.8 billion of CLO collateral, split evenly between the US and Europe, is in the loans that have fallen fastest in the past month. But short term CLO pain will bring opportunities for building par

Ohio pension injects $175 million into credit via JP Morgan and HPS
The School Employees Retirement System of Ohio has made a $175 million commitment to two strategies; high yield and direct lending

Californian pension allocates $325 million to aviation and corporate private credit
San Francisco County Employees’ Retirement System has allocated $325 million to private credit strategies, according to 11 March board minutes

Spreads tighten as HPS adds to 2017-vintage CLO refis
Short CLO spreads tightened today as HPS Investment Partners refinanced a 2017 deal with the triple As printing at 103 basis points over Libor

Carlyle appoints regional head of credit opps fund
Carlyle Group has hired a managing director to serve as North American head of its credit opps fund

Minnesota pension to invest $300 million in distressed and private credit funds
Minnesota State Board of Investments is set to invest $100 million in a mezzanine debt fund and $200 million in a distressed debt fund

US pension injects $300 million into mezzanine debt and high yield
Virginia Retirement System has earmarked $300 million for investments in high yield and mezzanine debt, according to a document seen by Creditflux.  

HPS and Nomura team up in first-time CLO partnership
HPS Investment Partners has teamed up with Nomura for the two firms' first CLO transaction as a partnership

CLO pipeline: refis can't wait till after summer
The CLO market in both the US and Europe looks to be slowing down in the near future with only two deals added to the running pipeline.  

Enhanced CLOs are no more enhancing than run-of-the-mill distressed funds
Triple C-heavy CLOs that try to time the market may be paying for options they never use

HPS scores tightest print on Friday as CLO volumes soar
HPS Investment Partners stood out from the pack on Friday with some of the tightest debt execution on a day in which a huge $2.89 billion CLO paper was brought to market in the US

Controlling equity stake in 2018 CLO fails to trade in secondary market
Over 90% of an equity tranche from a 2018 Sound Point Capital Management CLO was available on b-wic yesterday but failed to trade  

Correction: US CLO round-up: newcomers make waves in CBOs and mid market
The CLO market is showing little sign of constraint as three new names entered the market last week – two debut middle market deals priced while one US CBO closed