Refine Search
Article Categories
Strategy Tags
- Direct lending (32)
- Emerging markets (1)
- High yield bonds (14)
- Investment grade credit (6)
- Structured credit (4)
- CLO (12)
- Distressed debt (4)
- Credit derivatives (6)
- Leveraged loans (10)
- Marketplace lending (1)
- Real assets (2)
Geography Tags
-
Novicap raises €200m for credit platform and passes €1bn volume
5 months ago
Novicap, a fintech company offering working capital optimisation solutions to SMEs and mid-market corporations, has raised €200 million for its credit platform and hit a €1 billion trade milestone -
Major fund withdrawals undermine credit momentum
5 months ago
Credit funds are extending their run of inflows into the end of the year, but investment grade momentum took a dent last week due to investors in one big fund pulling their money -
HIG adds capital raising clout with senior credit and PE hires
6 months ago
HIG Capital has added to its global credit and private equity businesses with three senior appointments -
BlackRock launches impact bond fund
6 months ago
BlackRock has launched a fixed income fund focused on green, social, and sustainable bonds as well as ‘impact’ MBS and municipal investments -
Franklin Templeton wraps up deal for $35bn Alcentra
7 months ago
Franklin Templeton has completed its acquisition of BNY Mellon’s $35 billion credit unit Alcentra -
Investment manager launches to finance non-sponsored mid market
7 months ago
A new alternative manager launched Monday with a focus on debt and equity investments in non-sponsored, lower middle market businesses in North America -
Sona rolls out event-driven and bespoke financing fund to US investors
7 months ago
Sona Asset Management is courting investors in the US for its second capital solutions strategy, having filed an offering of the fund with the Securities & Exchange Commission -
Past form points to bleak picture for IG fund flows as new covid variant emerges: BofA
1 year ago
With a new covid-19 variant for investors to worry about, faltering high grade fund flows face additional headwinds versus high yield and government bonds -
Certior holds first close on direct lending fund of funds
1 year ago
Certior Capital, the Helsinki-based private credit and alternative investment manager, has held a first close of a European direct lending fund of funds backed by Finnish, Benelux and Spanish institutions -
Tabula launches ESG compliant Asia ex-Japan high yield ETF
1 year ago
Fixed income exchange traded fund provider Tabula Investment Management has launched what it says is Europe's first dollar-denominated Asia ex-Japan high yield corporate bond ETF compliant with environmental, social and governance standards -
Tikehau places €500 million sustainable bond as it plans high yield impact fund
2 years ago
Tikehau Capital has placed an inaugural sustainable bond that it says is the first of its kind for an asset manager -
10-day US CLO warehouses open up as managers split transactions
2 years ago
A report by Maples Group finds there have been several opportunistic US CLO warehouses that have launched since mid-June with durations as short as 10 days -
Fed settles one third of small business loans in latest talf funding round
2 years ago
Of the $453.2 million small business loans requested in the 21 July subscription, only $152 million settled -
Calpers plans $80 billion leverage play to boost returns
2 years ago
California Public Employees’ Retirement System has outlined plans to boost returns for its nearly $400 billion portfolio in the long term. But the proposal, dubbed ‘towards a 7% solution’, has come under criticism -
75% of US CLO warehouses 'avoided crisis situations', finds Maples
2 years ago
Just a quarter of US CLO warehouses administered by Maples Group were required to take remedial action, or seek amendments, since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by the firm -
Investcorp targets most liquid loans for new European credit fund
3 years ago
Investcorp Credit Management is targeting “the largest and most liquid European issues” after raising €318 million for a levered credit fund that invests in European 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 -
Non-bank lenders spot fund financing opportunities
3 years ago
Volatility arising from the coronavirus will give non-bank lenders an opportunity to gain market share from traditional lenders in the fund financing space, sources say -
Leverage providers focus on direct lending eligibility rules
3 years ago
Banks will have to re-examine eligibility criteria for leverage facilities extended to direct lenders, according to market sources. -
Asset managers pull all liquidity levers to satisfy borrowers
3 years ago
A paramount concern for many investors in direct lending funds is whether asset managers have enough liquidity to meet borrower requests for funding -
They said it: "Start writing the story about banks making margin calls to buyers of CLOs using repo!"
3 years ago
A reader comments on our 25 March report “US fund managers put on leveraged CLO triple A trade with a view to 13% returns”, pointing out that banks were pulling loan TRS lines, but still had the appetite to support leveraged CLO trades. -
Bank looks to unwind $632 million loan TRS
3 years ago
A US bank has looked to liquidate a total return swap vehicle by putting out a loan bwic, according to market sources, with the vehicle sized at $632 million -
Fed accepts triple A-rated CLOs in new 'primary dealer credit facility'
3 years ago
The US Federal Reserve Board will establish a primary dealer credit facility on Friday (20 March) to help defend against the impact of coronavirus-led market volatility -
Direct lenders seek flexibility as leverage facilities disperse
3 years ago
European direct lending funds are frequently taking on leverage, and with some of these facilities topping €1 billion, leverage providers are looking to syndicate their exposures among other banks. -
Saratoga picks up its second SBIC license
3 years ago
Saratoga Investment Corp has received approval for another Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) license
Want all the latest news, comment, analysis and data?