Ninety One taps Standard Chartered Bank exec to head alternative credit
Ninety One, a global investment manager with almost USD 171bn in assets under management, has appointed Alper Kilic to serve as head of alternative credit

Ninety One raises USD 260m for African private debt
Ninety One, a global asset manager affiliated with Investec, has held a USD 260m first close for its latest African and emerging markets private debt fund

Ninety One closes EUR 150m ABL fund
Global investment manager Ninety One has held a final close for its European asset-based private credit fund, raising EUR 150m

Funds round up: private credit reaches for retail
A number of new credit funds launched last month to round out 2024's first quarter, including ones in Europe aimed at retail investors

Ninety One launches infrastructure credit fund aimed at South African market
Asset manager Ninety One has launched the Ninety One SA Infrastructure Credit Fund, focused on the South African market

High yield bond index offers opportunities for credit pickers
The global high yield bond market has become a skewed barbell offering benefits to credit pickers, according to a new research note from global asset manager Ninety One. 

Credit Rendezvous: Make yourself comfortable, there’s a storm coming
In our Q1 outlook, we speak to Edwin Wilches, PGIM (US CLOs), Mikkel Sckerl and Flemming Dose, Capital Four (European CLOs),  Jim Fitzpatrick, CQS (US loans), Loic Prevot, Polus (European loans), Madelaine Jones, Oaktree (global high yield), Art Penn, Pennant Park (US direct lending), Mattis Poetter, Arcmont (European direct lending), Keerthi Raghavan, Waterfall (structured credit), Ray Costa, Benefit Street (distressed), Grant Webster, Ninety One (Emerging markets), Oumar Diallo, Aeon (real assets) for their views for the upcoming quarter. 

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

   

Ninety One holds first close on first private debt fund targeting sponsorless loans
Ninety One has made a breakthrough in its bid to build out a European private credit offering by holding a first close on a fund that will lend to sponsorless borrowers in Europe

Ninety One hires ex-Oak Hill duo for new European credit opportunities platform
Ninety One Asset Management, formerly known as Investec Asset Management, has hired two ex-Oak Hill officials to build the firm's European credit opportunities platform

Investec AM adds investment specialist to EM debt team
Investec Asset Management has bolstered its emerging market fixed income team and appointed former Morgan Stanley emerging market analyst 

Investec unveils unconstrained global credit fund for UK investors
“In a world of rising interest rates, and with the accompanying increase in volatility", Investec has launched a replica of its Investec Global Total Credit Fund - this time for UK investors

Investec AM hires emerging market debt PM from Standard Life
London-headquartered Investec Asset Management has hired emerging market debt specialist Imran Ahmad as portfolio manager within its multi-asset investment team

Nomura and Investec report 48% gender pay gap
With the deadline for UK companies to publish their gender pay gap reports looming at midnight tonight, a slew of asset management firms have filed reports showing male employees are paid up to 49% more than their female counterparts

Investec hires former GSAM official to its UK strategic client group
Investec Asset Management has further expanded its UK institutional presence with hire of Alastair Leather, who was previously an executive director at Goldman

Investec AM announces leadership succession plan
Investec Asset Management has announced its leadership succession plans following the retirement of Investec Group's chief executive officer and managing director

London direct lender rebrands following acquisition by Investec
Investec Bank has rebranded Amicus Commercial Finance as Investec Capital Solutions, following Investec’s acquisition of Amicus Commercial Finance in December

Macquarie confirms senior fund specialist appointment
Macquarie has hired former Investec fund finance specialist Steve Berry to head up its Macquarie Specialised Investment Solutions division

Investec hires to its UK mid-market lending team
James Goût has joined Investec’s middle-market lending team in London after leaving Barclays