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UK pension hires BNP Paribas AM for starring role in core-satellite private credit fund
4 years ago
UK pension fund Nest has appointed BNP Paribas Asset Management to run the core of a private credit fund, sources say, in an arrangement which sees Amundi and BlackRock manage certain satellite investments -
BlackRock brings triple A spreads back to 130bp with new US CLO
4 years ago
BlackRock has priced its latest new CLO named BlackRock XXIII, scoring the tightest triple A print for three months -
CLO pipeline: Capital time to debut in Europe as liability spreads drop
4 years ago
CLO managers are showing no signs of slowing down, as a further 16 US and five European new issue CLOs, including Capital Four's CLO management debut, appear in the pipeline -
Global CLO round-up: Europe mops up demand, as Euribor hits the floor
4 years ago
The final stretch of the year began with a bang, with the first week of Q4 bringing $3.3 billion of CLO issuance in the US and €1.2 billion in Europe. But the resurgence in volumes was not the only talking point last week, with Europe coming into focus as spreads surfed tighter -
European CLO spreads reach new tights as BlackRock prices new issue
4 years ago
European CLOs reached new record tights yesterday as BlackRock and Credit Suisse priced the tightest new issue for over 12 months -
BlackRock launches $2 billion coporate credit fund with special situations remit
4 years ago
BlackRock has closed its flagship opportunistic credit fund, Global Credit Opportunities, with $2 billion capital commitments -
CLO investor looks to offload US and European anchor equity positions
4 years ago
There are two controlling CLO equity stakes up for sale today with a 2017 European deal and a reissued US transaction going under the hammer -
BlackRock becomes fifth European CLO manager to refinance
4 years ago
BlackRock today became the latest European CLO manager to join the budding refinancing wave, having teamed up with Morgan Stanley to reprice the debt liabilities of BlackRock European CLO II -
San Mateo pension backs BlackRock direct lending fund
4 years ago
San Mateo County Employees' Retirement Association is set to make a commitment of $35 million to BlackRock Direct Lending Fund IX, according to an agenda item document seen by Creditflux. -
New kids on the block dominate awards
Two firms that have been in the market for fewer than seven years were named the top managers at the Creditflux awards last month. Manager of the year Spire only issued its first CLO in 20154 years ago -
Spire scales heights as Creditflux’s Manager of the Year 2019
4 years ago
Spire Partners celebrated bringing home three Creditflux awards, including the coveted Manager of the Year trophy, on a night of high spirits on 8 May at London’s Landmark Hotel. -
Points up front: CLO awards banter
4 years ago
The Creditflux Manager Awards have a history of springing surprises. This year we had journalist and TV presenter Gavin Esler host the awards dinner and regale the audience with a Dolly Parton gag (the less said about that, the better). -
Spire wins Creditflux Manager of the Year award
4 years ago
Spire Partners was the big winner at Creditflux's Manager Awards last night as the London-based manager scooped the award for the manager of the year. On top of this, the firm picked up awards for Best European CLO Manager and Best European CLO for Aurium CLO II -
Control equity available in BlackRock CLO just one month after first payment
4 years ago
Control equity in BlackRock's 2018 European CLO is up for auction today at 10am New York time (3pm London), according to market sources -
BlackRock prices European CLO senior triple As at 108.5bp in new issue deal
5 years ago
Natixis has priced BlackRock European CLO VIII in a €408.5 million deal -
BlackRock moves along the term curve by pricing five-year US CLO
5 years ago
BlackRock has followed up its three-year US CLO in February with a regular five-year reinvestment CLO. The latest deal has priced well in comparison to the short-dated transaction -
CLO pipeline: managers seek to return as others arrive, after testing Q1
5 years ago
With the first quarter of 2019 now in the books, the CLO market looks to be continuing where it left off. -
BlackRock names global alternatives head amid senior leadership shake-up
5 years ago
BlackRock has reshuffled its leadership and made several senior changes across various parts of its business, according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux -
Creditflux reveals finalists for most competitive Manager Awards ever
5 years ago
To compile the shortlist for the annual Creditflux awards, we select the best performers in credit using a combination of detailed, data-driven metrics. The winners will be announced on 8 May -
BlackRock's Weber: the banks saw us as competitors, now they see us as partners [video]
5 years ago
BlackRock's head of private debt in Germany, Theo Weber, spoke with Creditflux's Mike Peterson after his panel at the Creditflux European Direct Lending conference in London last week -
We can’t hide it any longer, we’re tiering up
5 years ago
With the opening months of 2019 highlighting a clear class system among CLO managers, there has never been a better time to assess tiering. We find that timing, patience and luck all play a role -
BlackRock to merge infra and real estate platforms as key figure departs
5 years ago
BlackRock is restructuring its infastructure and real estate platforms into a real assets division, sources say -
We can't hide it any longer, we're tiering up
With the opening months of 2019 highlighting a clear class system among CLO managers, there has never been a better time to assess tiering. We find that timing, patience and luck all play a role5 years ago -
US CLO round-up: years fall off CLO market as it gets back to its old self
5 years ago
The CLO market is starting to look rejuvenated, with the dense pipeline having this week offloaded seven new broadly syndicated deals and one middle market deal as Creditflux goes to press – totalling $3.7 billion of new paper. -
Shorter-dated CLOs grow in popularity with BlackRock pricing three-year deal
5 years ago
Short CLOs gained in popularity yesterday with BlackRock joining the list of managers issuing deals with less than the standard five years of reinvestment
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