Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds commits more than USD 600m to credit manager
Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds has allocated approximately USD 625m to pension funds in the state's private credit portfolio

Global CLO rankings - FY 2023
Our full rankings for the global CLO market, including arrangers, law firms and trustees

Managers advise caution despite upbeat outlook for private credit
The golden age of private credit isn’t over yet. In fact, industry experts remain bullish, anticipating continued growth in our breakdown of recent outlooks for the market

Private credit hit by growing pains as agreements get longer and execution slows
The rapid rise in private credit continues to stir up excitement among borrowers. But, despite the sector’s competitive advantages — such as speed of execution and light regulation — deals are taking longer to close as the industry expands.

2023: a bumper year for CLO funds
It looks like 2023 will finish as a solid year for most credit funds, and an outstanding one for CLO funds. But funds pursuing corporate distressed strategies continued to struggle

Credit hedge funds
Credit hedge fund performance

Credit funds at a glance
Credit funds at a glance

Greensledge arranges new private credit CFO
Churchill Asset Management, an investment-specialist affiliate of Nuveen, announced on Monday it had closed its second collateralised fund obligation, or CFO

CLO market round-up: 27 Nov - 1 Dec
After a busy Thanksgiving week, CLO pricing activity was substantially quieter last week, with only a handful of deals in the market.

Is direct lending on the rebound? - Debtwire Special Report
After a slow start in 2023, direct lending in both the US and Europe has been on the rise, with volumes in Q3 almost doubling compared to the previous quarter

CLO market round-up: 20 - 24 Nov 2023
Thanksgiving or not, last week was a banner week for middle market CLO deals, with no fewer than five pricing

Private credit lending continues to surge, according to AIMA report
Lending grew by more than 60% between 2021 and 2022 according to a new report entitled "Financing the Economy," by the Alternative Credit Council, a private credit affiliate of the Alternative Investment Management Association.

Pensions pivot from vanilla private credit to focus on niche sectors
Retirement and pension funds continue to pump money into private credit, enticed by the prospect of higher returns. But as the market grows, more are turning their attention to niche sectors, such as ESG-oriented investments and specialised credit.

Credit hedge funds
Hedge fund performance tables

Credit funds at a glance
Fund performance; people hires; fundraising 

ESG initiatives should avoid unfavourable reactions by pursuing substance over form
By any financial measure, the collaboration of trans activist Dylan Mulvaney with Bud Light hurt the brand. What was formerly America’s best-selling beer saw its market share collapse — from over 35% in May 2023 to around 9% in June — because of a boycott by US conservatives after a 60-second TikTok video aired of Mulvaney drinking it.

BlackRock creates ESG-focused credit fund
BlackRock launches new strategy as interest in private credit and sustainable investments continues to grow

Despite CLO gloom in Europe and greater take up of private credit in the US, markets on both sides of the Atlantic are similar
I’ve just returned from a trip to London, my first since taking on the mantle of editing Creditflux, and was struck as always by how stubbornly far apart the European and the US markets remain.

Primary market roars into life
The primary CLO market pickup that started in August continued strongly in September, both in Europe and the US. Although the overall direction was the same on both sides of the Atlantic, the type of activity was quite different.

Societe Generale teams up with Brookfield for €10 billion private debt fund
New fund launched with €2.5 billion of seed funding and plans to reach their target over the next four years

Credit funds at a glance (September 2023)
A round-up of people moves and fund raising  

Credit hedge fund returns (September 2023)
Credit hedge fund returns  

BlackRock eyes next infra debt fund
BlackRock Alternatives is looking to launch a second global infrastructure debt fund, shortly after the departure of its European head of debt

KKR adds new evergreen fund to direct lending line-up
Investment giant KKR has launched a new direct lending fund, according to fund filings

Funds round-up: its still all about private credit
Our summary of all the news about credit funds in the last seven days as private credit again dominated fundraising