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LP round up: managers keep fundraising hopes high as GSO targets $7.5 billion for mezz offering
3 years ago
Institutional investors allocated $1.6 billion into credit this week, according to documents seen by Creditflux -
Trading places: it can pay to bet on the little guy
3 years ago
It’s assumed investors know how good a CLO manager is by the rate at which they trade their way through a crisis. But this time fi ve small, nimble managers are outperforming the market -
Loan slump brings managers closer
3 years ago
A 19% slide in new US loan volumes last year has left CLO managers with fewer options in the primary market, and portfolio overlap between US managers has increased to 35.3% on average -
Four managers join forces on gigantic £1.9 billion unitranche
3 years ago
The supersized transaction to Ardonagh Group, led by Ares, is the largest ever unitranche facility -
Ares fined $1 million by SEC over 'misuse of non-public information'
3 years ago
Ares Management has been fined $1 million by the US Securities and Exchange Commission in a settlement surrounding compliance failure relating to a portfolio company -
Louisiana pension commits $150 million to mezzanine and credit opportunities funds
3 years ago
Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana has awarded $150 million to two credit funds managed by Ares Management and Audax Group at its 7 May board meeting, a spokesperson for the pension has confirmed -
Ares raises $3 billion special situations fund ahead of huge European direct lending launch
3 years ago
Ares Management has witnessed “accelerated fundraising” for its special situations fund, which it has closed at around $3 billion, according to the firm’s earnings calls. The firm also launched its fifth European direct lending fund this week, which Ares expects could be “the largest private comingled fund in its history” -
Who’s got the moves US: oil and gas leads renaissance for US CLO managers
3 years ago
The US leveraged loan market has held steady over the last two weeks. After rising to just below 87 of par in mid-April, the S&P LSTA US Leveraged Loan index closed at 85.75 to start this week -
A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit
3 years ago -
Ares hires head of ESG from Partners Group
4 years ago
Ares Management Corporation has appointed a head for its environmental, social and governance (ESG) practice, effective from April -
Credit funds at a glance
4 years ago
A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
Kissick and make up: Ares replaces board member
4 years ago
Ares Management has appointe a replacement to its board of directors as retired Ares co-founder John Kissick steps down -
Ares appoints head of Australia
4 years ago
Ares Management has hired an ex-Macquarie Group official to lead Ares Australia Management, the newly created joint venture between Ares and Sydney-based Fidante Partners -
Ares hires head of credit trading
4 years ago
Ares Management has appointed a head of credit trading in a newly created role -
European corporate loans can fit into various fund types and this year there has been an increase in managed accounts targeting these assets. But CLOs are still the best structures to house loans4 years ago
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Few CLOs charred by Murray bankruptcy
4 years ago
25 CLO managers hold $389.6 million exposure to the debt of coal company Murray Energy Holdings, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Southern District of Ohio on Tuesday, according to the latest trustee reports from CLO-i -
Ares spots growth in Australia and forms distribution JV with Fidante
4 years ago
Ares has teamed up with Fidante Partners to boost its distribution capabilities in Australia and New Zealand across its credit, private equity and real estate strategies -
Ultra Resources loan downgrade unlikely to burn CLOs
4 years ago
The downgrade of Ultra Resources to triple C is not expected to have a material impact on CLO portfolios, accordng to market sources. Loan investors took the matter in their stride as the issuer's term loan Bs are being quoted today at 68.4/70.2 - up from 68.2/70.25 from Thursday, according to IHS Markit -
Credit funds at a glance
4 years ago
A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
CLO managers cash in their chips as Caesars trade pays off
4 years ago
Caesars Entertainment was the most sold issuer in June with $158.8 million of its term loan sold out of CLOs. -
Ares credit business grows 4.4%, driven by US direct lending
4 years ago
US and European direct lending, alternative credit and syndicated loan funds dove growth for Ares Management Corporation in the second quarter, the firm said -
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 -
Ares hires Natixis deputy CEO for the Americas to credit investing role
4 years ago
Ares Management has poached the Americas deputy chief executive officer from Natixis's investment banking business -
US CLO managers look to scale flat WALs in search of flexibility
4 years ago
The anticipation of a downturn in the credit cycle has made investors turn their attention toward document provisions that give CLO managers flexibility -
Ares grows credit 34% with direct lending boost, but high yield takes rough ride in Q4
5 years ago
Ares Management Corporation reported strong returns for its European direct lending strategies in the fourth quarter of 2018. But the firm's overall revenues slumped and its US loan funds and high yield strategies were hit by the volatile credit market
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