Griffin shifts BDC assets to credit fund managed by Bain
Griffin Capital Company has shifted assets from its Capital BDC into a closed-end credit fund, dropping Benefit Street Partners as subadvisor to those assets in the process

Institutional investors - does Europe still provide the best opportunities in credit?
Cash or synthetics, CLOs versus CMBS, senior or junior debt? Institutional investors have a variety of ways to approach credit investing and Creditflux's biannual survey of credit allocators aims to determine which market they view as offering compelling returns

Medley adds managing director to its fundraising team
A marketing official who previously worked at Oak Hill Advisors has landed at Medley Management’s San Francisco offices

Carlyle raises $1 billion for credit opps and structured credit funds
Carlyle Group’s has reiterated over the last several months that it sees huge potential in the credit market, and it is now experiencing joy on the fundraising trail

Time-saving hedge fund platforms stop opportunities evaporating
Lengthy commitment periods and drawn-out negotiations between institutional investors and fund managers could be a thing of the past thanks to a wave of multi-manager hedge fund platforms

Creditflux parent rebrands as Acuris
Creditflux’s parent company gained a new name last month, with Mergermarket Group relaunching as Acuris

Leading fund: Lupus Alpha CLO Opportunity Notes I
Single-B CLO trades boost Lupus Alpha asset Management

Fund platform AMX eyeballs credit funds
Willis Towers Watson’s hedge fund platform has grown to $1.5 billion – and there is space for credit managers  

Oaktree finds space for structured credit in new global credit fund
Oaktree Capital Management has shed some light on its eagerly-awaited push into the structured credit market

PGIM takes top spot as credit market celebrates
PGIM was the big winner at the Creditflux Manager Awards dinner on 3 May after scooping up the coveted manager of the year award

Move up the stack to avoid implosion
Pundit warns investors to be concerned about return of their principal – but senior loans may be a safe haven as credit yields are squeezed and high yield becomes crowded