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RiverRock secures €153 million in commitments for new senior loan fund
RiverRock sets €1 billion commitment target for latest fund, nearly double the size of its previous vintage
8 months ago -
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund sinks hundreds of millions into credit funds
The Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund has invested more than half a billion dollars into several credit and direct lending funds
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Fund performance: European CLO funds lead the way
1 year ago
February was a positive month for many funds, as only one quarter failed to reach the black. This builds off a stellar start to the year: 96% of funds reached a positive return in January -
Brookfield/Oaktree targets "larger" than $16 billion for next opportunistic credit fund
1 year ago
Brookfield Asset Management held a $2.8 billion first close on its third infrastructure debt fund and has started fundraising for its next vintage of our opportunistic credit flagship fund, alongside affiliate Oaktree, according to the firm's Q3 earnings call -
LP round up: two managers terminated as 20 win $2.5 billion
1 year ago
US institutional investors allocated over $2.5 billion to 20 credit managers in October, according to documents seen by Creditflux. Two credit fund managers however were terminated in the month -
Credit investors find bright spots in gloomy outlook: Credit Rendezvous Q4 2022
1 year ago
Clouds are looming over financial markets as the fourth quarter begins — so investors are moving away from diversified approaches in favour of tailored investments and relative value plays -
AnaCap's credit team spins out to form Veld
1 year ago
Veld, Veld, Veld. If it isn't AnaCap's former credit business -
Balbec collects $1.5 billion for fifth mortgage and consumer loan fund
1 year ago
Balbec will invest through a new fund across residential, commercial, and consumer whole loan portfolios and across the performance spectrum including “assets subject to bankruptcy or other structured repayment plans" -
BlackRock closes £1.7 billion private debt fund with wide mandate for UK pensions
1 year ago
The firm has deployed around 60% of the fund, which invests across US and European direct lending, US and European real estate debt and the firm’s global opportunistic strategy -
Bain collects $2 billion for second Asian special situations fund
1 year ago
Bain Capital has collected more than $2 billion for its second special situations fund, Bain Capital Special Situations Asia Fund II. The vehicle had an initial $1.5 billion target -
Credit investors look to outsource as risks begin to add up
1 year ago
Institutional investors and managers are outsourcing to third parties as credit and macroeconomic risks mount -
LP round up: Oak Hill wins $3bn mandate as credit allocations near $10bn in March
2 years ago
Institutional investors revealed over $9.5 billion of allocations to credit funds in March. Oak Hill Advisors walked away with the largest mandate, as US heavyweight pension Calpers allocated a whopping $3 billion across several of its funds -
Credit Rendezvous: the upside of inflation
2 years ago
It is clear, inflation is not transitory and central banks are acting with several interest rate hikes likely in store for the US this year. That makes loans and CLO debt tranches attractive, but there could be opportunities beyond these floating rate assets -
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 -
Co-head of Blackstone's GP stake-buying business to join Angelo Gordon
2 years ago
Angelo Gordon has snapped up a big name from Blackstone -
Credit Rendezvous: And breathe...
2 years ago
The unanimous verdict is that credit spreads will be moving wider – they have to. But the difficulty credit fund managers face is predicting when the next sell-off comes and how sharp it will be. In the Q3 instalment of Creditflux’s Credit Rendezvous, the over-riding message from portfolio managers is that there’s little point in taking on too much risk. The report features the views of prominent credit figures including Paul Horvath (Orchard), Himani Trivedi (Nuveen), Ronnie Jaber (Onex), Graham Rainbow (Alcentra) and Michelle Russell-Dowe (Schroders). The report looks at 14 segments of the market including CLOs, direct lending, leveraged loans, distressed debt and credit derivatives. -
Credit fundraising: managers take care of infrastructure with new partnerships
2 years ago
Credit managers were busy launching new partnerships to support growth in infrastructure and CLOs. There were 13 announcements in the month paving the way for upcoming funds, platforms, and joint ventures -
Fund performance: Lightning strikes twice as range of credit funds deliver
What seemed like a chance occurrence in February has struck again in March, as seven categories make our top 10 best performing hedge funds -
Credit Rendezvous: ready and waiting
3 years ago
In Creditflux's quarterly review of credit, portfolio managers tell us that Inflation is likely to nudge higher but they are optimistic because dispersion will pick up and windows of volatility will emerge, rather than elongated phases of stress -
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. -
Credit fundraising: ESG centre stage as capital pours into new strategies
3 years ago
Sustainability was the watchword for fundraising in February, amid a flurry of fund launches as well as first closes for impact funds and sustainable bond funds -
Atalaya hits $1 billion hard cap on private credit fund with 10-13% return target
3 years ago
Atalaya Capital Management has hit its $1 billion hard cap on its private credit speciality finance fund, Asset Income Fund V -
Ex-Highland official launches private credit placement agent firm for niche strategies
3 years ago
The former partner and chief executive officer at global placement agent FirstAvenue Americas, has launched his own placement agent named Briarcliffe Credit Partners -
Credit fundraising: January proves anything but dry for manager inflows
3 years ago
After a tough and unpredictable year, January may have been seen by many as an opportunity for a fresh start. But for seven managers it meant holding final closes on funds, while three undertook first closes and one a fund launch -
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
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