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CBAM: star power, friends in insurance, and doing things 'my way'
2 years ago
"And now the end is here, and so I face that final curtain... I've lived a life that's full, I traveled each and every highway, And more, much more
I did it, I did it my way". Sinatra could easily have been thinking of CBAM when he penned these lyrics. We look back at how a group of experienced CLO officials came together to launch a mega player in the CLO business in no time at all -
MV expands into CLO management as it absorbs Natixis IM private debt team
2 years ago
The Natixis IM-affiliate has expanded into CLO management by absorbing Ostrum Asset Management’s former private debt team, in conjunction with the opening of a Paris office -
Spac pricing hints at Sound Point's growth ambitions in loan market
2 years ago
Sound Point Acquisition Corp has priced a $225 million IPO, signalling that credit asset manager Sound Point Capital Management is looking to expand its platform -
Whitestar swoops for US CLOs as it readies European deals
2 years ago
MacKay Shields has completed its exit from CLO management after it emerged that the asset manager has transferred the rights to two of its US CLOs to Whitestar Asset Management -
That's my ResponsAbility: M&G to buy Swiss impact investor
2 years ago
M&G says it has agreed to buy a majority stake in $3.7 billion Swiss impact private debt and private equity manager responsAbility Investments to grow its sustainable investment capabilities -
KKR and PGIM among bidders to buy Alcentra: Bloomberg
2 years ago
BNY Mellon is set to offload its credit investment unit Alcentra, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter -
Gapstow expects strategic deals as credit manager M&A volume slumps to $120 billion
2 years ago
M&A volume involving credit asset managers dropped last year with total target value assets under management slumping to $120 billion from $149 billion in 2020 (and $254 billion in 2019), according to Gapstow Capital Partners -
Park Square sells minority stake to Bonaccord
2 years ago
Bonaccord Capital Partners has bought a minority stake in $10 billion private credit shop Park Square Capital -
WhiteStar to absorb MacKay Shields' European CLO platform
2 years ago
WhiteStar Asset Management has swooped for MacKay Shields’ European CLO business, ending weeks of speculation over the latter’s CLO ambitions and confirming WhiteStar's status as a rising star -
Commerzbank CLO triple A investors approve Cross Ocean management rights transfer
2 years ago
The controlling class in Commerzbank Debt Fund’s Bosphorus CLO V and VI have agreed to Cross Ocean Investment Advisors taking over management of the deals, leaving equity investors such as Chenavari a few days to decide on the switch -
Wells Fargo AM becomes Allspring under new ownership
2 years ago
Wells Fargo Asset Management has completed its transformation into Allspring Global Investment -
T Rowe Price to buy Oak Hill for up to $4.2 billion
2 years ago
Oak Hill is set to become T Rowe Price’s private markets platform, led by Oak Hill’s chief executive officer Glenn August -
Brevan Howard buys stake in structured credit fund manager led by former employee
2 years ago
1543 Capital and Brevan Howard have strengthened their ties with market sources indicating that Brevan Howard has acquired a minority equity stake in the manager -
BNP Paribas buys majority stake in Dutch mortgage lender
2 years ago
BNP Paribas Asset Management says it is acquiring a majority stake in Dynamic Credit Group, a mortgage lender based in Amsterdam. -
Goldman Sachs strikes €1.6 billion deal to buy Dutch asset manager NNIP
2 years ago
Goldman Sachs has struck a €1.6 billion deal to buy focused Dutch asset manager NN Investment Partners from insurer NN Group -
Commerzbank CLO platform sale nears end as new entrant closes in
2 years ago
A new entrant could be about to make a breakthrough in European CLO management later this month, as Commerzbank Debt Fund Management looks close to wrapping up the sale of its CLO platform -
Vontobel takes full ownership of TwentyFour after bringing forward acquisition plan
2 years ago
Vontobel says that it owns all of TwentyFour Asset Management after fast-tracking a plan to top up its previous 60% stake in the structured credit fund manager -
European CLO manager pushes for platform sale
2 years ago
A boutique European CLO manager has become the latest to look at placing its platform up for sale -
Bardin Hill sells European CLO business to HPS with head Snyder set to retire
3 years ago
Bardin Hill Investment Partners has sold its European CLO platform to HPS Investment Partners -
Past returns: Highland sells European CLOs at second attempt
3 years ago
In Creditflux 10 years ago, we reported that Highland Capital Management was offloading its European CLOs, with Alcentra and Barings among the frontrunner -
European CLO manager puts platform up for sale
3 years ago
European CLO merger and acquisition activity is on the rise as a boutique manager puts its CLO platform up for sale -
Cairn buys $2.5 billion European distressed debt manager
3 years ago
Cairn Capital has bought a $2.5 billion European distressed debt hedge fund manager, boosting the firm's assets under management to $8 billion -
Asset management giant emerges as bidder for European CLO businesses
3 years ago
A large asset manager came close to adding European CLOs and direct lending to its product range with the firm emerging as a bidder on two asset management businesses -
Fidelity steps into European CLOs with MeDirect deal
3 years ago
Fidelity International is breaking into European CLOs after striking a deal to acquire the CLO management team from MeDirect -
CLO M&A to pick up with underperformers at risk
3 years ago
CLO manager consolidation is expected to be elevated into 2021 as the market recovers from the aftershock of covid-19
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