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Technicals support IG while investors hunt for rising stars
14 days ago
Investment grade credit spreads have been stubbornly tight for the past six-months, but investors see positive technical factors that make lower-rated bonds appealing -
LP round-up: $2.6 billion flows into 26 credit managers
15 days 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 -
Head of alternative credit among Pimco's new managing director cohort
1 month ago
Pimco has promoted seven to managing director including its head of alternative credit and private strategies -
Senior Pimco distressed portfolio manager joins ICG
2 months ago
Intermediate Capital Group says that it has hired a senior Pimco official as managing director and co-head of special situations in London -
LP round up: Dutch pensions put €1.3 billion into infra debt
2 months ago
Institutional investors allocated over $2 billion to credit funds in January. Opportunistic credit funds were a favourite but the biggest moves came in infrastructure debt -
US CLO league tables: new issue rankings go to wire as post-pricing upsizes pop up
4 months ago
The new issue US CLO rankings are tightly contested with JP Morgan leading Citi by just $641 million with one month left of the year. Even in December's typically slower weeks this is a closeable gap -
LP round up: Monroe and Angelo Gordon beat 25 for direct lending mandate, as private credit plans brew
5 months ago
US public pension funds have disclosed $1.2 billion in commitments to credit focused strategies -
Pimco prices first CLO in 13 years
5 months ago
Pacific Investment Management Company has made a long-awaited return to US CLOs after pricing its first since 2007 -
Credit fundraising: Dubai manager gets in on the act as direct lending takes off
5 months ago
Shuaa launches credit fund in the Gulf as Ares, Contingency, HPS and Perceptive are among those to close billion-plus funds -
CLO pipeline: fixed income giants plan debut 2.0s with Morgan Stanley
6 months ago
Two large fixed income managers are pre-marketing debut 2.0 CLOs -
Window or aisle? Pimco jets off with GE for $3 billion aircraft leasing platform
6 months ago
Pimco has partnered with GE Capital Aviation Services to launch a $3 billion aviation leasing platform, which the pair say will “provide financing to help airlines upgrade their fleets at critical time for the aviation industry” -
Pimco pre-markets comeback US CLO with new PM at helm
6 months ago
Pimco is returning to CLO management after a 13-year absence with a recently-appointed official expected to oversee the deal -
Credit fundraising: managers build homes for real estate credit funds
6 months ago
The “largest ever real estate credit fund” was one of the fundraising highlights last month as Blackstone’s Real Estate Debt Strategies IV fund reached $8 billion on its final close -
Barings and PGIM win loan and structured credit mandates as pension puts £2.7bn in credit
6 months ago
The firms will manage global syndicated loans, securitised credit, emerging market debt and global high yield credit for Border to Coast Pension Partnership's £2.7 billion ($3.43 billion) multi-asset credit fund -
Pimco appoints Sculptor veteran as head of private credit in Europe
7 months ago
Pimco has hired an experienced figure in the European credit markets as it seeks to grow its special situations business -
LP round up: private credit drive gains momentum as Calpers backs Pimco
7 months ago
Private credit continues to be viewed as an attractive investment strategy for institutional investors, with four global allocators outlining new buckets, or increases to the asset class -
LP round up: Connecticut eyes Fortress for private credit partnership
8 months ago
Investors placed $3.3 billion across 26 credit mandates over the past fortnight, according to documents seen by Creditflux -
LP round up: managers keep fundraising hopes high as GSO targets $7.5 billion for mezz offering
9 months ago
Institutional investors allocated $1.6 billion into credit this week, according to documents seen by Creditflux -
US and Europe diverge as loan trading bands emerge on the continent
9 months ago
Europe and the US are on different courses with credit indices having drifted apart over the past month, say trading sources. Europe is expected to suffer fewer defaults to the extent that "it’s getting quite difficult for borrowers to default”, as one source put it. But the US has "higher growth potential due to its more dynamic economy" -
LP round up: horseshoe does the trick for Pimco and other distressed managers
9 months ago
Institutional investors poured $2.7 billion into credit this week through 14 managers, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux -
LP round-up: Champaign pension raises a glass (or bucket) to private credit
10 months ago
Institutional investors allocated over $600 million to 11 managers this week, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux -
LP round-up: mighty Oaks win $1 billion apiece from Calpers
10 months ago
Credit investors allocated over $3 billion to 18 credit managers this week across a wide range of strategies -
LP round up: Pimco gets the Disco started as distressed managers win allocations
10 months ago
Insitutional investors allocated just over $1 billion to credit funds last week, according to board documents seen by Creditflux, with special situation funds from Farallon, Pimco and SSG taking the bulk of these commitments -
US pension forms $100 million talf sub-committee as 'window of opportunities closing quickly'
11 months ago
Fresno County Employees Retirement System has formed an ad hoc committee authorised to commit up to $100 million to a term asset-backed securities loan facility strategy, according to an audio recording from its 5 May board meeting -
US pension approves four-year private credit plan as direct lenders report performance
11 months ago
Santa Barbara County Employees has approved a private credit pacing plan from investment consultant RVK to maintain a commitment schedule of $40 million per year to the asset class until 2024 to achieve its target allocation and diversification
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