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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 -
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 -
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 -
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. -
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. -
BlueMountain buyout to bring CLO equity shift, funding pledge and Feldstein payout
3 years ago
BlueMountain Capital Management’s co-founder Andrew Feldstein looks set to receive a substantial pay-out in common shares of Assured Guaranty, which has agreed to buy the manager for around $160 million and has outlined a three-year plan for its CLOs -
Ares credit business grows 4.4%, driven by US direct lending
3 years ago
US and European direct lending, alternative credit and syndicated loan funds dove growth for Ares Management Corporation in the second quarter, the firm said -
Barclays' Ashiq: bank syndication deals for bigger leverage facilities are in scope [video]
4 years ago
Barclays' Zeshan Ashiq spoke with Creditflux' Dan Alderson after his panel at the Creditflux European Direct Lending Conference last week -
Paul Hastings' Minott: direct lenders can segregate levered sleeves to protect themselves [video]
4 years ago
Paul Hastings’ Diala Minott spoke with Creditflux’ Michelle D’souza after her panel at the Creditflux European Direct Lending conference last week -
Unlevered direct lending funds bring in first-time investors
4 years ago
Unlevered direct lending funds are particularly appealing to first-time investors and one of the biggest managers in the business has taken note of this -
Crestline holds $600 million final close for PE-focused financing fund
4 years ago
The new fund will provide financing to private equity funds post their investment period, allowing them to provide follow-on growth capital to portfolio companies or additional liquidity -
Danes work with Credit Suisse to bankroll direct lenders
4 years ago
Credit Suisse has forged an alliance with another pension fund in a partnership that will provide leverage to direct lenders -
BNP Paribas adds experienced fund financing specialist to its Paris offices
5 years ago
BNP Paribas has hired an experienced professional to its fund financing team. The new recruit will cover loan funds -
Direct lending leverage takes off
5 years ago
HPS, NXT and Crescent target mid market with leverage in Q4. By Grace Jennings-Edquist -
Stockholm manager poised to launch two credit hedge funds
5 years ago
The Swedish manager confirms plans to launch two new vehicles, one $100 million fund next month and another early next year -
Edinburgh-based direct lender goes to boutique bank OakNorth for revolver
5 years ago
Edinburgh-based direct lending investment company RM Capital has subscribed to a revolving credit facility with a boutique bank
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