Monroe hires ex-Nuveen senior MD for head of capital formation
The new hire will lead Monroe’s fundraising strategy in the Americas

AXA IM issues first CLO since announcement of US tariff regime
The manager's second new US BSL deal of the year has emerged as a USD 508m offering

AXA IM Prime takes minority stake in Monroe Capital
AXA IM Prime used its GP stake strategy to invest in Monroe alongside the Wendel Group, which acquired a majority stake last year

AXA IM Alts launches diversified private credit fund for individual investors
The new strategy will invest across the entire private credit spectrum, covering not just direct lending but also asset-backed finance

AXA IM prints first new US BSL CLO of 2025
The deal priced the top of the stack at SOFR plus 118bps

AXA reissues second CLO this year
Reissues are a rarity in the current market, but AXA has just priced its second such deal - Allegro CLO VIII-S

Axa refinances 2018 US CLO
Axa priced its fourth deal of 2024 and third US refinancing on Tuesday with a USD 265m reworking of a 2018-vintage CLO

Secret structured credit product becomes talk of the town as US opens up
What was once an opaque corner of structured credit has been in the spotlight, as the booming SRT market draws attention from growing numbers of banks and investors.

AXA wins USD 400m for SRT strategy from US pension fund
The growing global demand for SRT transactions was confirmed yesterday with an announcement from AXA IM Alts that it had been awarded a USD 400m investment mandate from a US pension fund

Axa refis 2018 vintage US CLO
The start of the week saw Axa Investment Managers price its first deal since October, with a partial refi of its Allegro CLO IX deal

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

CLOs at a glance (November 2022)
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month

Axa IM and InPact close €395m global revolving credit facility fund
AXA Investment Managers and InPact Partners have closed their second vintage revolving credit facilities fund, RCF II, with over €395 million in capital commitments

We can cope with downgrades again

CLOs at a glance (June 2022)
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month
 
   

Axa IM pairs with Citi on first new 2022 CLO
Axa Investment Managers on Friday priced its first new US CLO of the year

Axa IM launches multi-strat fund for pensions
Axa Investment Managers’ ‘alternatives’ business has launched an open-ended strategy for pension funds

Nine CLOs each — and every one of them is different
CLO giants Blackstone and Carlyle Group have printed nine new US CLOs apiece this year, but CLO market participants say managers are creating distinct portfolios

CSAM regains best manager throne
Upstart CLO managers overtook more experienced rivals at last year’s Creditflux Manager Awards, but CSAM and other large firms, such as PGIM, emerged victorious in London this time around

Axa IM and Canyon print their second new CLOs of 2021 tight of market averages
Axa Investment Managers and Canyon Partners each priced their second new issue CLOs of the year on Monday, with both scoring triple A spreads tight of the 10-day rolling average

Axa IM extends palm oil policy to cover ecosystem protection and deforestation
Axa Investment Managers says it is expanding its 2014 policy of excluding investments in companies which do not have sustainable palm oil production certificates by factoring in deforestation and ecosystem protection

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Axa IM prints first new CLO of 2021
Axa Investment Managers priced its first new CLO of 2021 on Tuesday, teaming up with Natixis to issue the deal

Global CLO trading lab: Octagon CLO comes out top in CLO double B spike
Double B-rated bonds made up 40% of the European and US CLO secondary markets last week. $222 million of US CLO double B bonds were on sale and a further €105 million of European CLO double B items were listed