The Last Tranche with CVC's Bergstresser: CLO market will continue to function amid Ukraine crisis
In this episode of the Last Tranche, CVC Credit Partners partner and global head of performing credit Gretchen Bergstresser discusses the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on the global loan and CLO markets

CLO equity could get hurt by mismatch in credit spread adjustments: Barclays
The possibility that borrowers and sponsors start to use their clout to scrap credit spread adjustments from leveraged loans poses a risk for new CLO equity, while legacy deals also face transition challenges

Spac pricing hints at Sound Point's growth ambitions in loan market
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

Ucits at a glance: 2022 opens shakily but with a familiar lead
Ucits funds moved slowly into 2022 as 59% made negative returns in January

Fund performance: Groundhog Day as 2021 leaders start strong
CLO funds once again claim the most top performing spots as seven out of 10 funds belong to the category

Credit hedge funds (March 2022)
Credit hedge fund returns

Credit funds at a glance (March 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

They said it: Whichever CSA number you use, it’s wrong
Whichever CSA number you use, it’s wrong...

"The reset market is open, but it doesn’t always make sense to extend the life of a CLO"
Strong secondary loan prices are making CLO liquidations a compelling option  

State Street and Blackstone target US CLOs, high yield and senior loans for ETF
State Street Global Advisors has teamed up with Blackstone Credit to launch a new exchange traded fund named SPDR Blackstone High Income ETF

CSA does not make sense for new loans and CLOs, say market participants
Credit market participants have not been too hung up on what the credit spread adjustment should be on new CLOs and loans aligning to term Sofr – and that’s a positive, according to speakers on a webinar hosted by DealCatalyst

LP round up: two CLO funds win support as Cali pensions home in on private credit
Two investors revealed allocations to European and US CLO funds, private credit allocations increases and private credit consultant searches get underway

Oak Hill hires head of ESG in New York
Oak Hill Advisors has hired its first head of ESG and sustainability 

CLOs should realise gains from reorg equity positions: Pearl Diver
Reorg equity sitting within CLOs has risen in value over the last year and Pearl Diver Capital says it may be a good time to exit these positions “and realise value for CLOs”

Credit hedge funds (February 2022)
Credit hedge fund returns

Credit funds at a glance (February 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Booster mandates leave unvaccinated further in the cold
US credit asset managers are starting to make coronavirus vaccination boosters part of their recruitment policy requirements, sources say.

Sofr spike boosts CLO debt as Europe and US go out of sync
The sharp rise in three-month term Sofr has caused CLO relative value to shift decisively towards primary US CLO debt tranches in January as the floating rate benchmark shot up from 9.11bp to 17.06bp (from 1-20 January)

Fund performance: Wasserstein's early 2021 performance drives it to the top
The final top 10 of 2021 featured a variety of funds as five different strategies were ranked among the best. US high yield was the most highly represented with two BlackRock funds and an Angel Oak in the top 10

Ucits at a glance: Robus claims top spot in 2021 after tight race
Ucits funds have ended 2021 on a high as 62% made positive returns in December

Migration into floating rate kicks off with record loan inflows
The leveraged loan market received record-breaking inflows from retail funds in January as investors pivoted into floating rate products in advance of interest rate rises

Credit Rendezvous: the upside of inflation
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

Three-month term Sofr spikes ahead of rate hikes to bridge gap to Libor
Three-month term Sofr rates have shot up in the last few days with sources saying March interest rate hikes are being fully priced in. Three-month Sofr hit 17.11 basis points on Friday having been at 14.52bp on Tuesday and just 9.11bp at the start of the year.

Gapstow expects strategic deals as credit manager M&A volume slumps to $120 billion
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

Investcorp hires senior official to lead new Los Angeles office
The firm has expanded its US presence in the west coast and has hired a senior official responsible for growing investor relationships in the region