Highland directors intervene to get CLO mismanagement lawsuit dropped
Details have emerged about the nature of the ‘CLO mismanagement’ lawsuit filed on behalf of a charitable fund, seeded by Highland Capital Management, after it was dropped by plaintiffs

Charitable daf "seeded by Highland" files lawsuit alleging CLO mismanagement
A charitable organisation has filed a lawsuit against several parties managing and monitoring a pair 2.0 CLOs in which it has exposure to the equity tranche

Highland Capital Management LP working to remove founder Dondero
Highland Capital Management LP is working with the unsecured creditors committee on a new management team while the US trustee demands an independent trustee to oversee the bankruptcy

Highland Capital Management LP bankruptcy moves to hostile territory
Highland is set to return to the scene of trauma, as its restructuring moves to a Texas bankruptcy court

Highland LP’s bankruptcy could trigger power grab, as hunt for assets begins
Creditors to Highland Capital Management's limited partner subsidiary are calling for a change of management to handle the firm's emergence from bankruptcy protection

Highland files for bankruptcy
Highland Capital Management filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Bankruptcy Court in the District of Delaware (Docket No. 19-12239)

Highland co-founder Okada to leave the firm
Mark Okada, co-founder of Dallas-based Highland Capital Management, will retire at the end of the year

Global CLO b-wic round-up: 71% of equity positions trade as supply picks up
The European and US secondary CLO market took a step back this week as the primary CLO generated $7.8 billion of deal flow globally

WhiteStar hires Highland portfolio manager to grow CLO investment business
WhiteStar Asset Management has made a big hire as it seeks to grow its CLO investment business

Highland names new co-CIO
Highland Capital Management has promoted its global equity trading head to co-CIO, as former co-CIO is named co-head of private equity 

CLO single Bs to return with higher attachments
US CLO equity investors this year seem to be focused on downside risk and this is evident in the lack of single B-rated debt in 2019 CLOs. However, there is demand emerging for a new style of single B-rated tranches that are forcing some equity investors to reconsider their stance.

Highland Crusader Fund dispute re-ignites in Delaware court
Highland Capital Management is weighing the financial impact of its ongoing litigation over crisis-era fund redemptions with the Redeemer Committee of the Highland Crusader Fund

CLO portfolio manager Terry takes over at Acis as it emerges from bankruptcy
Josh Terry has taken control of the CLO management business used to run after Acis Capital Management announced that its reorganisation plan became effective on 15 February

Acis Capital Management's Chapter 11 restructuring plan confirmed
The United States Bankruptcy Court in Dallas today confirmed the chapter 11 restructuring plan of Acis Capital Management

Debtwire: Acis bankruptcy judge looks to mediation as litigation piles up
Acis Capital Management’s Chapter 11 trustee is developing a new plan proposal that would rectify a provision that caused a bankruptcy judge to reject an earlier plan two weeks ago

Debtwire: Acis CLO judge finds all three plan options unconfirmable and sides with Highland's objections
Acis Capital Management’s judge last week issued a ruling denying all three versions of Acis’s proposed reorganisation plan, which was highly contested by creditor Highland Capital Management and subordinated noteholder Highland CLO Funding

CLO Ucits funds take off despite investment limits
CLO investors are swarming over the Ucits fund market, despite the obvious regulatory headwinds and stringent liquidity requirements associated with these structures

Highland launches CLO Ucits fund
Dallas-headquartered Highland Capital Management has launched a new Dublin-domiciled Ucits fund, which will focus on CLO debt

Acis CLOs in play as court verdict paves the way towards bankruptcy
Acis Capital Management has moved closer to bankruptcy after a US court found that orders for relief are required

Three credit specialists part ways with Highland
Three officials have left Highland Capital Management in the last few weeks; a CLO trader and two experienced corporate credit researchers

Former Acis partner Josh Terry suggests the firm is bankrupt
The long-running legal battle between Acis Capital Management and former partner Josh Terry continues, with Terry now suggesting Acis is bankrupt and filing as a creditor with a Texas court

Former Acis partner Josh Terry accuses firm of fraudulent transfers
A Dallas court has once again ruled in favour of former Acis Capital Management partner Josh Terry in his long-running dispute with the asset management firm –and now, Terry has accused Acis of plotting to change managers on its CLO to avoid paying him an $8 million award

Dallas manager reverts to Highland branding as it prices CLO reset
Highland CLO Management, an affiliate of Acis Capital Management, has priced its first CLO transaction of the year    

Highland expands institutional business team with two new hires
Dallas-headquartered Highland Capital Management today announced the hire of two institutional business development professionals, who have joined in anticipation of increased opportunities in distressed credit

Spire adds former Highland CLO PM to its team in London
Corporate loan specialist John McAuliffe has joined Spire Partners as a senior credit analyst