Crestline targets low-teen returns for direct lending follow-up
Texas-based alternatives manager Crestline Investors has begun marketing its second mid market fund, according to documents seen by Creditflux

Saba to close London office, reports Reuters
$1.7 billion hedge fund manager Saba Capital Management is closing down its offices in London

Imperial adds structured credit talent to London and New York offices
Imperial Capital has added to its structured products business in London and New York

Up-and-coming distressed debt manager plans its second fund
A west coast manager led by a group of former Barclays officials is launching its second global distressed debt fund

GoldenTree squares up for huge credit interval fund launch
GoldenTree Asset Management has partnered with a retail distribution giant on the latest example of a credit interval fund, according to SEC filings

Alcentra teams with Steadfast for $3 billion global mid-market strategy
Steadfast Capital Markets Group and Alcentra have announced the launch of a new credit fund, which will lend to companies in the US and western Europe

Alcentra and reit specialist Steadfast team up for fund
Alcentra has launched a new retail fund in the US to invest in mid-market credit

PGIM takes top spot as credit market celebrates
PGIM was the big winner at the Creditflux Manager Awards dinner on 3 May after scooping up the coveted manager of the year award

Distressed specialist parts company with Oak Hill
Market sources say that a distressed debt specialist has left Oak Hill Advisors in London just months after the firm held the final close on a new $2.7 billion fund

Ivy wraps around PineBridge for new high yield credit fund
Fund operator Ivy Investment Management Company has announced that it has partnered with PineBridge Investments to produce Ivy PineBridge High Yield Fund

West coast pension fund boosts its allocation to Halcyon’s credit business
A major west coast pension allocator to credit has moved to increase its allocation to Halcyon Capital Management after separate account generated 35% return in 2016

Eaton Vance targets global credit with new Ucits fund
Eaton Vance Management has announced the launch of Global High Yield Bond Fund

Ares wins $1.1 billion in global direct lending SMAs in strong start to 2017
Direct lending proved to be Ares Management’s most successful strategy in fundraising terms with the firm registering $1.1 billion of inflows for European and US private debt in the first quarter

Fund manager sees global appeal for new $2 billion energy lending fund
EIG welcomes commitments from non-US based investors for its new direct lending fund

Direct lenders look to spread their wings and cross the Atlantic
Middle-market lending is becoming a global business amid talks of JVs

Prytania fund registers big gains after transitioning from CLO debt to equity
Prytania Investment Advisors has continued its impressive start to 2017

BlueBay, Brightwood and Permira win private debt mandates
BlueBay Asset Management, Brightwood Capital Advisors and Permira Debt Management have been tasked with overseeing a London pension fund’s direct lending portfolio

Waterfall looks to add derivatives to its credit managed account
A US pension fund looks set to approve a change to its account with Waterfall, which will see the manager gain the ability to use derivatives as a hedging tool

Senior distressed specialist leaves GSO after fund closure
Shortly after shutting down its distressed debt fund, GSO Capital Partners is understood to have parted company with a senior managing director and key figure in its distressed business

Credit managers morph into eco-warriors as ESG demand escalates
Credit market participants are watching their carbon footprint with green and ethical investing being all the rage

Credit manager bucks the trend by shifting into private equity
A host of private equity firms are planning direct lending funds, but one direct lender is moving in the opposite direction