Investors urged to look at CLO funds amid PE slowdown
Institutional investors are said to be eyeing CLOs and structured credit as they seek to calibrate duration risk and prepare for recession. In addition, year-to-date performance in private equity portfolios isn’t meeting pension funds’ tough returns targets

US pension ups allocation to two CLO funds
Rhode Island State Investment Commission has upped allocations to two CLO funds it allocated $125 million each to the funds last summer

Credit funds at a glance (August 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit
   

US manager launches CLO and loan funds with $150 million seed capital
A Dallas-headquartered manager has secured $150 million in anchor commitments for a new US CLO fund and leveraged loan fund

The Last Tranche with Sycamore Tree's Parker: It's a question of when, not if, a recession hits the US economy
In this episode of the Last Tranche, Trey Parker, co-founder and chief investment officer at Sycamore Tree Capital Partners, discusses the optimal way for a CLO manager to invest through an economic downturn

Sycamore Tree hires two senior managing directors in marketing roles
Sycamore Tree Capital Partners has hired Amanda Montgomery and Marc Gonyea as managing directors

Sycamore Tree unveils co-management roles on debut US CLO
Sycamore Tree Capital Partners says Scott Farrell and Paul Travers are co-managing the firm’s debut CLO

Sycamore Tree enters CLO manager landscape with debut deal
The CLO market welcomed a new manager on Tuesday as Sycamore Tree Capital Partners issued its inaugural deal via Citi

US CLO pipeline: newcomers look to follow Beach Point's lead by pricing before year-end
Beach Point Capital Management became the latest debut issuer in the US CLO market on Friday, and Sycamore Tree Capital Partners and Putnam Investments are set to join it    

Sycamore Tree starts with clean slate as it markets debut CLO via Citi
Sycamore Tree Capital Partners is marketing its inaugural CLO via Citi 

Lead Onex CLO PM joins Dallas-based credit start-up Sycamore Tree
Start-up credit manager Sycamore Tree Capital Partners has hired an experienced CLO PM to oversee its nascent CLO management business

Credit fundraising: managers take care of infrastructure with new partnerships
Credit managers were busy launching new partnerships to support growth in infrastructure and CLOs. There were 13 announcements in the month paving the way for upcoming funds, platforms, and joint ventures

Two CLO investors win $250 million from US pension
A Rhode Island pension has allocated $250 million to two CLO investors following its new 2% allocation to the asset class earlier this year

Debut US CLO manager targets $300 million for captive equity and mezz fund
A US manager with plans to launch its first CLO this year is in the market with a capitve equity fund to invest in its own CLOs

Sycamore Tree hires experienced CLO investor in Dallas
Sycamore Tree Capital Partners has underlined its intention of launching a CLO investment strategy by hiring a former co-head of structured debt trading at Bank of America