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LP round up: Magnetar and Värde among winners as $3 billion flows to credit
1 year ago
Institutional investors allocated at least $3 billion to credit funds in August -
Arena collects $930 million for second opportunistic credit fund
1 year ago
Arena has made a final close on a fund and surpassed the target it set at its first close in July last year -
BC closes $1.2 billion second special opportunities fund 12 months’ incubation
2 years ago
BCP Special Opportunities Fund II has collected $1.2 billion in capital commitments - but a year later than it originally earmarked a final close -
Credit Fundraising: mega funds contribute to record-breaking month as volume hits $39bn
2 years ago
The sheer size of the funds raised in November more than compensated for a drop in the number of funds raised as fundraising volume in credit reached $38.9 billion. This beat September by $2.4 billion to make it the most productive month of credit fundraising in 2021 -
LP round up: CLO fund included in whopping $13 billion of credit allocations in November
2 years ago
Credit took centre stage in November as investors allocated over $13 billion to credit funds in the month, with one pension allocating $50 million for a European CLO risk retention fund -
Credit Fundraising: Blue Owl and WhiteHorse gain from improving animal spirits
2 years ago
Fundraising perked up in July as managers raised $14.9 billion for credit funds - the third highest monthly amount this year -
King Street raises $1.2 billion for first global credit drawdown fund
2 years ago
The fund will target distressed and stressed corporate debt, structured products, and asset-backed investments, as well as claims and claim-related opportunities -
Credit fundraising: Goldman Sachs direct lending fund takes March figures to $23 bn
3 years ago
Credit funds sprung forward in March as $23 billion was raised alongside $2.6 billion worth of allocations to credit managers. -
Los Angeles pension seeks global credit manager for $880 million mandate
3 years ago
Flush with cash? The Los Angeles Water & Power Employees' Retirement Plan has launched a request for proposal for its ‘active extended global credit’ mandate. But only managers with $50 billion under management need apply -
LP round up: Dutch pensions put €1.3 billion into infra debt
3 years ago
Institutional investors allocated over $2 billion to credit funds in January. Opportunistic credit funds were a favourite but the biggest moves came in infrastructure debt -
Zambia triggers failure to pay credit event
3 years ago
The Republic of Zambia has triggered a failure-to-pay credit event, he EMEA Determinations Committee has ruled -
No CDS auction for Scandinavian Airlines 'soft' credit event, rules DC
3 years ago
A credit event auction will not take place for Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark–Norway–Sweden CDS contracts, despite the company triggered a restructuring credit event last month, the EMEA Determinations Committee has ruled -
Credit fundraising: Dubai manager gets in on the act as direct lending takes off
3 years ago
Shuaa launches credit fund in the Gulf as Ares, Contingency, HPS and Perceptive are among those to close billion-plus funds -
Scandinavian Airlines System triggers restructuring credit event
3 years ago
Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark–Norway–Sweden has triggered a restructuring credit event as a result of its recent recapitalisation, the Emea Determinations Committee has ruled -
Credit fundraising: distressed keeps in favour but CLO ETFs emerge
3 years ago
Five months into global lockdown and distressed debt funds are still proving popular, but several managers have found success pitching other types of credit strategies -
LP round up: Connecticut eyes Fortress for private credit partnership
3 years ago
Investors placed $3.3 billion across 26 credit mandates over the past fortnight, according to documents seen by Creditflux -
Castlelake targets $750 million for add-on to fifth distressed fund
3 years ago
Castlelake has launched an add=on vehicle to its fifth distressed flagship fund in order to take advantage of opportunities that have resulted due to the covid-19-related market dislocation, according to documents seen by Creditflux -
LP round up: Oregon eyes $1.8 billion into structured credit
3 years ago
Institutional investors have earmarked over $6 billion to credit funds over the past two weeks -
Charlesbank hits $750 million hard cap on opportunistic credit fund
3 years ago
Charlesbank Capital Partners has wrapped up fundraising for its second credit fund offering, Charlesbank Credit Opportunities Fund II -
Francisco closes $750 million technology-focused credit opps fund
3 years ago
Francisco Partners has closed its technology-focused opportunistic credit fund, FP Credit Partners, at $750 million -
CLOs on lookout as Neiman recovery signals slump and DC confirms credit event
3 years ago
Five-year CDS referencing Neiman Marcus widened by four points to 95.25 points up front, according to IHS Markit, as the Americas Determinations Committee confirmed the US retailer has triggered a bankruptcy credit event -
US retailer bankruptcy spells hit for CLOs and CDX HY tranches
3 years ago
US retailer Neiman Marcus's filing for chapter 11 protection opens the prospect of a fourth credit event in the CDX HY index and a sixth for on-the-run HY tranches, as well as a hit for CLOs -
Arbour Lane collects $1.2 billion for special situations fund
4 years ago
Arbour Lane Capital Partners has hauled in $1.2 billion on a final close of its opportunistic credit and special situation fund, Arbour Lane Credit Opportunity Fund II, exceeding its $750 million initial target size -
BlueTorch's Genda details direct lending flows and pricing as he ramps up new fund
4 years ago
BlueTorch Capital has witnessed a 20% pickup in dealflow since covid-19 but, while the company's portfolio has avoided retailers, airlines and hotels, it has not gone unscathed, said chief executive officer Kevin Genda -
Whiting chapter 11 hits new CDX HY series but misses CLOs
4 years ago
The Americas Determinations Committee has accepted a request to rule on whether Whiting Petroleum has triggered a bankruptcy credit event, after the Denver headquartered exploration firm filed for chapter 11 protection
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