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Crescent returns with first new CLO in over a year
3 years ago
Crescent Capital has priced its first new issue CLO since October 2019 -
CLO pipeline: OFS to make comeback as 2020 absentees eye new issues
3 years ago
As liability spreads tighten day by day, the CLO pipeline is filling fast. 2020 absentees are joining the parade as four US managers and three European managers aim to return to the new issue market after taking a break of 12 months or longer -
CLO pipeline: 2020 absentees join new issue rush
3 years ago
The CLO pipeline is growing by the minute as managers prepare their first new issues of the year after varying lengths out of the market -
US CLO PM leaves asset manager after 20 years
3 years ago
A managing director and CLO portfolio manager has departed the firm following a 20-year tenure -
LP round up: EIF backs four debt funds while Carlyle wins $1 billion
3 years ago
Institutional investors have allocated just over $4 billion to 27 credit managers in October board meetings -
Sun Life Financial buys 51% stake in Crescent
3 years ago
Sun Life Financial has bought a 51% stake in credit manager Crescent Capital Group as part of its push into alternative credit -
RBC arranges two US CLO tranche refis
3 years ago
Barings and PineBridge each priced their first US CLO transactions of 2020 after refinancing fixed rate tranches from 2018 vintage deals, according to market sources -
Sun Life Financial in talks to buy Crescent Capital - report
3 years ago
Canadian insurer Sun Life Financial is said to be in talks to buy credit manager Crescent Capital, according to a report by Bloomberg -
CLO pipeline: AGL aims high as it prepares fifth new issue of 2020
3 years ago
US CLO managers are sensing opportunities in the CLO market either via new issue CLOs or by refinancing the fixed-rate tranches in their legacy deals -
OC health check: breaches start to take toll on July payment dates
3 years ago
37 CLOs reported an over-collateralisation test failure last week, but this was a falling percentage of those publishing trustee reports and none were fresh breaches -
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 -
LP round-up: talf and dislocation funds win as pensions allocate $350 million to credit
3 years ago
Investors poured in $350 million to eight credit-focused funds, primarily to credit dislocation funds. Private debt continued to remain stead with investors maintaining or increase allocations -
OC health check: US CLOs hit by new round of test failures
3 years ago
135 deals breached an over-collateralisation test last week, 78 for the first time, according to the latest trustee reports from CLO-i. -
Alcentra's 'significant personnel changes' lead pension to terminate private credit contract
3 years ago
Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System has plans to rescind and terminate its private credit contract with Alcentra "based on significant and unexpected turnover of senior personnel”, according to documents seen by Creditflux. The pension is instead looking to redeploy commitments to Crescent Capital -
Crescent closes second European direct lending fund at €1.6 billion
3 years ago
Crescent Capital has raised €1.6 billion for its second European direct lending fund, exceeding the original €1 billion target size, according to an announcement -
S&P adds to CLO negative watch list as loan downgrades pick up
3 years ago
Standard & Poor’s has added to the list of tranches in CLOs it has on negative watch as coronavirus concerns mount. This follows the rating agency last week highlighting 22 tranches across 15 US CLOs for having big exposure to downgraded corporate borrowers across impacted industry sectors -
West coast pension looks to step up direct lending allocations
4 years ago
The City of Fresno Retirement System will commit $140-160 million to private credit for the next two years, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux. This comes amid a pause in direct lending commitments for the pension fund, which has not committed any capital to this market in 2019 -
Crescent swoops into mid market CLOs with 'reverse-sequential' ramp-up strategy
4 years ago
Crescent Capital Group is launching its debut CLO backed by middle market loans and has opted to use an unusual ramp-up tactic -
Garrison BDC needs to liquidate, argues shareholder Clear Harbor
4 years ago
In a letter delivered to the board on Thursday, Clear Harbor emphasised several concerns and demanded a new independent investment advisor with liquidation expertise -
Crescent and Barclays price second consecutive new issue CLO
4 years ago
Crescent Capital teamed up with Barclays for the two firms’ second consecutive CLO new issue as partnership -
Repo market bumps heads with credit to suffer SOFR doubts
4 years ago
The reliability of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) was called into question last month when it spiked to a level more than double its usual value. -
Spectre of low loan recoveries fails to spook CLO market
4 years ago
CLO managers and equity investors are optimistic despite recent reports which suggest that future US loan recovery rates will be lower than during the financial crisis. -
Crescent BDC buys Alcentra BDC in $141.9 million transaction
4 years ago
As part of the deal, the combined business development company will go public and charge lower management fees -
Los Angeles pension appoints four managers for private credit mandate
4 years ago
Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System (Lacers) has awarded four contracts for a $670 million private credit mandate search, according to minutes from the July investment committee meeting. -
Fresh ideas blow in from the west
4 years ago
As Creditflux hosted its first conference in California, the hub of US innovation, it was no surprise that new ideas such as applicable margin resets and high triple-C buckets were on the agenda
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