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Manager looks to cut HY exposures in CLO-heavy credit interval fund
1 year ago
A credit fund manager has provided a performance update on is multi-strategy closed-end credit fund through regulatory filings, revealing it has beat its benchmark from 1 April to 30 September despite losing 13.66% -
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 -
Fund performance: August provides much-needed relief for CLO funds
1 year ago
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Credit Rendezvous: the upside of inflation
2 years ago
It is clear, inflation is not transitory and central banks are acting with several interest rate hikes likely in store for the US this year. That makes loans and CLO debt tranches attractive, but there could be opportunities beyond these floating rate assets -
Alcentra appoints liquid credit PM as head of responsible investing
2 years ago
Alcentra has built out a dedicated responsible investing team and has appointed its liquid credit portfolio manager to the newly created role of head of responsible investing -
Credit funds at a glance (August 2021)
2 years ago
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
Credit Rendezvous: And breathe...
2 years ago
The unanimous verdict is that credit spreads will be moving wider – they have to. But the difficulty credit fund managers face is predicting when the next sell-off comes and how sharp it will be. In the Q3 instalment of Creditflux’s Credit Rendezvous, the over-riding message from portfolio managers is that there’s little point in taking on too much risk. The report features the views of prominent credit figures including Paul Horvath (Orchard), Himani Trivedi (Nuveen), Ronnie Jaber (Onex), Graham Rainbow (Alcentra) and Michelle Russell-Dowe (Schroders). The report looks at 14 segments of the market including CLOs, direct lending, leveraged loans, distressed debt and credit derivatives. -
Credit fundraising: Audax scores big in lighter month
2 years ago
Fundraising markedly dropped in May, but credit funds still amassed $12.8 billion and 10 credit funds reached final closes across a variety of different strategies -
LP round-up: $2.6 billion flows into 26 credit managers
3 years ago
A stuck ship in the Suez Canal may have prevented others from getting through one of the world's busiest waterways in March, but allocations to credit funds were much more free flowing as investors poured over $2.6 billion into the hands of credit managers -
High yield fund sets pace with 22% return in January
3 years ago
Wasserstein Debt Opportunities Fund has set the early pace for credit hedge funds in 2021 after registering a 21.7% gain in January. This builds on the high yield fund’s success last year and takes 12-month returns to 40.44%. -
Alcentra co-CIO for liquid credit set to leave this month
3 years ago
A high profile figure in the US CLO business is leaving Alcentra -
2020 wrap: CLO funds bloom despite rocky ground
3 years ago
2020 was a busy year for CLO fundraising, with Creditflux recording at least 30 funds that launched over the 12 months to invest across the CLO capital structure -
Credit rally slows but structured finance funds gain
3 years ago
Corporate credit spreads levelled off in September, which means that 63% of funds in the Creditflux database have just a single quarter left to make it to positive returns for the calendar year. -
Pemberton hires from Alcentra in bid to boost North American investor base
3 years ago
Pemberton has appointed a former Alcentra official to the newly created role as managing director for North American business development, as it seeks to expand its US and Canadian investor base -
Fund performance: A third of funds reach positive territory in 2020
3 years ago
August has been another successful month for the CLO category as seven of the top 10 funds invest primarily in CLOs -
Alcentra appoints DeSimone as CEO
3 years ago
Alcentra has appointed Johnathan DeSimone as chief executive officer following David Forbes-Nixon’s decision to step down and take an investment role at the firm -
Credit Rendezvous: record fiscal stimulus provides pick-me-up
3 years ago
Credit markets had a mini bounce-back in the second quarter as central banks poured cash into the economy. But there is great uncertainty about the effects of a second wave of coronavirus. As part of our quarterly report on credit - the Credit Rendezvous - Creditflux spoke to experts across 12 segments of the credit market -
Two large managers prepare CLO funds
3 years ago
Another two managers have joined the plethora of firms launching CLO-focused funds of late including CIFC, Capital Four, DFG, Eagle Point, Neuberger Berman, Octagon, and Tetragon -
Managers prepare for new habits in post-lockdown world
3 years ago
A new world beckons as lockdown measures gradually loosen; one in which consumer behaviour has changed and credit investing will have to adjust. But it won’t be as easy as compartmentalising investments into ‘covid sectors’ and ‘non-covid sectors’. -
Alcentra prepares listed credit fund
4 years ago
BNY Mellon Investment Advisor has teamed up with affiliate Alcentra to launch a listed fund that can invest across a range of credit strategies -
Los Angeles pension appoints four managers for private credit mandate
4 years ago
Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System (Lacers) has awarded four contracts for a $670 million private credit mandate search, according to minutes from the July investment committee meeting. -
Los Angeles pension fund narrows down global direct lending search to four managers
4 years ago
Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System (Lacers) has listed the finalists for a private credit mandate, according to an agenda document seen by Creditflux. -
Prospect's $500 million CLO fund merges with Stira Alcentra global credit fund
4 years ago
Prospect Capital Management’s $500 million closed-end CLO fund has officially merged with a global credit fund managed by Alcentra and Stira -
Alcentra's co-head of US direct lending switches focus to Europe - Debtwire report
5 years ago
Alcentra has appointed Peter Glaser as co-head of European direct lending, according to Creditflux’s sister publication Debtwire -
Alcentra appoints Rajguru as global chief investment officer as Hatfield retires
5 years ago
Alcentra has appointed Vijay Rajguru as global chief investment officer effective 2 July 2018, a spokesperson for the company has confirmed to Creditflux, following Paul Hatfield's decision to retire from the firm at the end of the year
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