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Franklin Templeton wraps up deal for $35bn Alcentra
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year 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
2 years 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 -
Tikehau places €500 million sustainable bond as it plans high yield impact fund
3 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
3 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
3 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
3 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
3 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 -
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 -
Asset managers pull all liquidity levers to satisfy borrowers
4 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!"
4 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
4 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'
4 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 -
Saratoga picks up its second SBIC license
4 years ago
Saratoga Investment Corp has received approval for another Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) license -
BlueMountain buyout to bring CLO equity shift, funding pledge and Feldstein payout
4 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
4 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 -
Portfolio financiers thrive as private equity funds fret
5 years ago
Funds that lend to private equity vehicles showed their worth in the fourth quarter as valuations across credit and equity took a hit -
Bain BDC wins leverage approval from shareholders
5 years ago
Bain Capital Speciality Finance has won shareholder approval to double the amount of leverage it can use -
Golub Capital BDC looks to become fourth largest publicy traded BDC with merger
5 years ago
Golub Capital is seeking approval from its shareholders to merge its Golub Capital business development company (GBDC) with another one of its business development companies, Golub Capital Investment Corporation (GCIC) -
Crestline holds $600 million final close for PE-focused financing fund
5 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 -
Shareholders approve new leverage limits for TPG BDC
5 years ago
Shareholders for TPG Speciality Lending have approved the decision to decrease minimum asset coverage ratio to 150%, following an 8 October vote -
Good news for BDCs as congress doubles leverage limits
6 years ago
US lawmakers have granted business development companies (BDCs) the ability to borrow more – a move for which the BDC industry has been pushing for years -
Comvest raises $836 million for leveraged direct lending fund
6 years ago
Following its rebrand in November, middle-market lender Comvest Credit Partners has exceeded the $650 million target size for it fourth direct lending fund -
Crestline targets up to $500 million for new portfolio financing fund
6 years ago
Credit specialist Crestline Investors is launching a new fund to provide financing solutions to mature private equity funds, according to documents seen by Creditflux
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