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Beneath the triple C: CLOs benefit as upgrades make for lighter triple C buckets
2 days ago
For the first time since the sell off in March last year, downgrades to triple C have come to a near-standstill -
BNP Paribas AM pairs again with Citi for 2018 European CLO refi
1 month ago
BNP Paribas Asset Management has refinanced four senior tranches of its 2018 vintage CLO -
BNP Paribas AM targets €1 billion for two infrastructure debt funds
4 months ago
BNP Paribas European Infrastructure Debt Fund II will target €500 million while BNP Paribas European Junior Infrastructure Debt Fund I has a €300 million to €500 million target -
BNP Paribas AM names CIOs for real estate and infra debt
4 months ago
BNP Paribas Asset Management has announced four Paris-based appointments within its private debt and real assets team, including chief investment officers for its real estate debt and infrastructure debt team -
Beneath the triple C: downgrades hold steady as Travelport loses its luggage
9 months ago
For the second month in a row downgrades to triple C steadied, with just under $9 billion of CLO loans falling to this rating across 34 corporate borrowers -
BNP Paribas AM collects €576.5 million for second European debt fund
9 months ago
BNP Paribas Asset Management has held a final close on its second European debt fund, BNP Paribas Euro SME Debt Fund II, which provides senior debt to small and medium-sized companies primarily in France, Italy and Belgium -
ICG hires two for its European real estate debt platform
10 months ago
Intermediate Capital Group has hired two managing directors to its European real estate debt platform, according to an announcement today -
OC health check: US CLOs show improvement as first euro CLOs breach multiple tests
10 months ago
15 deals reported a breach in an overcollateralisation test last week according to the latest reports available on CLO-i, including one European CLO and 14 US broadly syndicated loan CLOs. -
BNP Paribas unit holds final close on special opportunities fund of funds
10 months ago
BNP Paribas Capital Partners has held a final close on its European special opportunities fund of debt funds -
Fitch takes action on 29 European CLO tranches
10 months ago
Fitch Ratings took action on 29 European CLO tranches yesterday, placing the majority of these on rating watch negative -
BNP Paribas AM appoints head of real estate debt after departure
11 months ago
BNP Paribas Asset Management has promoted Christophe Montcerisier to head of real estate debt -
BNP Paribas AM hits €345 million on first close of European SME debt fund
1 year ago
BNP Paribas Asset Management has attracted €345 million from 13 investors for its second European debt fund focused on small and medium-sized enterprises, marking the fund’s first close -
Managers acquiesce on fees as small UK pensions seek private credit nest egg
1 year ago
Private credit fund managers are rejigging their fee structures in order to attract small UK pension schemes. -
BNP Paribas AM set to launch Nest-like private credit offer to UK pensions
1 year ago
French manager BNP Paribas Asset Management is set to launch a diversified private credit fund for smaller UK pension funds over the first half of 2020, similar to the one it structured for the pension scheme Nest -
Euro CLO league tables: refi market opens up to give KKR best of both worlds
1 year ago
European CLO issuance in October crossed €5 billion for the second month this year as managers took advantage of falling spreads and increased demand. In one example, KKR obtained tight senior CLO financing to go with tight mezz spreads from 2017 in a demonstration of expert timing -
UK pension hires BNP Paribas AM for starring role in core-satellite private credit fund
1 year ago
UK pension fund Nest has appointed BNP Paribas Asset Management to run the core of a private credit fund, sources say, in an arrangement which sees Amundi and BlackRock manage certain satellite investments -
BNP Paribas AM refinances 2017 CLO triple As at 65bp
1 year ago
European CLO refi spreads edged tighter today for the second time in as many days as BNP Paribas Asset Management repriced the triple A tranche of its 2017 deal known as BNPP AM Euro 2017 -
Euro CLO league tables: before the holidays is the best time to price a deal
1 year ago
Over €5 billion of new issue CLOs was priced last month, the first time the market ever crossed that monthly threshold -
Global CLO round-up: it's time to rethink benchmarks
1 year ago
The CLO market broke out of holiday mode last week by presenting strong issuance on both sides of the Atlantic - $2.8 billion in the US and €1.6 billion in Europe. High volumes have brought with them bigger shifts in market dynamics. This week put the focus on tightening spreads, as benchmark triple A levels dipped. -
European CLO spreads show signs of tightening as BNP Paribas AM prices new issue
1 year ago
BNP Paribas Asset Management returned to the CLO primary market yesterday, issuing its first new deal of the year, named BNPP AM Euro CLO 2019 -
BNP Paribas AM targets Europe's tightest CLO print since April
1 year ago
BNP Paribas Asset Management is targeting a 111 basis point triple A spread on its forthcoming CLO, according to market sources -
BNP Paribas AM hires Robeco investment specialist for quant strategies
1 year ago
BNP Paribas Asset Management has appointed Grégory Taïeb for the newly-created role of investment specialist within the firm’s multi-asset, quantitative and solutions investment group, which includes investments in credit. -
BNP Paribas Wealth appoints head of private equity and private debt investments
1 year ago
The appointment supports what the firm sees as "a significant pick up in clients’ appetite" for the asset classes -
BNP Paribas Asset Management hires multi-strategy products head
2 years ago
BNP Paribas Asset Management has created a new position within its fixed income division -
BNP Paribas' fund of fund platform holds first close on European mid-market strategy
2 years ago
BNP Paribas Asset Management's fund of fund business is targeting €250 million for a strategy which will allocate to "top tier" European mid market debt managers
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