HSBC AM names CEO of new $53bn alternatives business
HSBC Asset Management has become the latest manager to bring together its ‘alternatives’ capabilities under one roof, with the launch of a new unit, HSBC Alternatives

Antares prints largest new issue CLO for four months
Antares Capital priced the fourth largest new CLO of 2021 on Tuesday with the $806 million Antares CLO 2021-1

Owl Rock downsizes equity tranche in reset of 2020 CLO
Owl Rock Capital Advisors has reset a middle market CLO from May 2020, downsizing the deal's equity tranche in the process

Apollo pledges $500 million to Victory Park's growth ABL e-commerce strategy
Apollo Global Management says it has committed up to $500 million to Victory Park Capital’s growth lending strategy, which will focus on asset-backed lending to Amazon and e-commerce aggregators

KKR flies into aviation lending with new $800 million platform
KKR has expanded its credit business with a new aviation platform, seeding the platform with nearly $800 million portfolio of aviation loans from CIT Group to kickstart the launch

Sound Point confirms buy-out of CVC's US direct lending business
Sound Point Capital Management has bought CVC’s US direct lending business, the pair have confirmed. The deal will add $1 billion of assets to Sound Point’s $25 billion platform and includes nine investment professionals

Golub downsizes equity tranche by $11.3 million in reset of 2013 CLO
Golub Capital Partners has cut the size of the equity tranche in its middle market CLO in a rare move

LP round up: big name managers win direct lending mandates amid $1.5 billion allocations
Apollo, Ares, Barings and CVC were among the beneficiaries of the direct lending rush in May 

Sound Point strikes deal to buy CVC's US direct lending business: WSJ
Sound Point Capital Management has agreed to buy CVC’s $1.5 billion US direct lending arm as part of a push into private credit 

Schroders unites private market divisions under Schroders Capital umbrella
Schroders has united its private market capabilities under a new umbrella branded Schroders Capital

Credit fundraising: Audax scores big in lighter month
Fundraising markedly dropped in May, but credit funds still amassed $12.8 billion and 10 credit funds reached final closes across a variety of different strategies

"Having multiple sources of data for investors is particularly helpful in opaque markets like private debt"
Our columnist looks at the new Lincoln International Senior Debt Index and finds total returns of 154.3 since 2014  

Direct lending newcomers reveal doubts over losses
Large direct lenders are quick to point out that experience and restructuring experience counts, particularly as we enter a default phase. What’s surprising is that, when it comes to capital markets investors, those new to direct lending doubt their own ability to manage losses. 

Fund performance: CLO funds outperform as two hit over 100% 12-months return
CLO funds swatted away the competition in April on their way to dominating our top 10 credit hedge fund return table after an upbeat month

Credit funds at a glance (June 2021)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Varagon hires senior business development official from Invesco
Mid market lender Varagon Capital Partners has hired a managing director in the firm’s business development and investor relations team

AB cuts 2019 CLO's funding costs by 42.5bp with refi
AB has refinanced its 2019 middle market CLO named ABPCI Direct Lending Fund V via Natixis, lowering the deal's cost of debt by 42.5 basis points

First Eagle swoops for Prospect CLO portfolio manager
First Eagle has hired a former Prospect Capital Management CLO portfolio manager for its alternative credit business in New York

Allen & Overy hires two leveraged finance partners from White & Case in New York
Allen & Overy has hired two structured finance partners in its New York office

HarbourVest closes $833 million credit opportunities fund
HarbourVest Credit Opportunities Fund II will target a 13-16% net internal rate of return with a portfolio of around 70% credit and 30% equity

KKR, Oak Hill and Madison print combined $1.3 billion CLO resets
KKR Credit, Oak Hill Advisors and Madison Capital each priced a CLO reset on Wednesday, with the three deals amounting to $1.27 billion

Carlyle hires head of credit investor relations in New York
Carlyle Group has hired an ex-Pretium official to lead investor relations for its credit platform

CPPIB reveals $600 million in credit investments across France, India and US
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has revealed $600 million in credit allocations to three managers

PE firm HG targets up to $1 billion for credit fund to invest in its portfolio companies
Documents show HG's Titan 1 will allow investors to capture the returns that have historically gone to third-party credit investors