DC agrees to rule on Wirecard, putting Europe's first 2020 CDS auction in sight
The European CDS market is moving closer to facing its first CDS auction of the year, with the Determinations Committee agreeing to rule on whether the German digital payments firm has triggered a bankruptcy credit event

Wirecard bankruptcy credit event question put to DC
Wirecard, the German digital payments company at the centre of a €2.1 billion accountancy scandal, has been posed as a bankruptcy credit event to the Determinations Committee for Europe, Middle East and Africa

LP round up: horseshoe does the trick for Pimco and other distressed managers
Institutional investors poured $2.7 billion into credit this week through 14 managers, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux

VW gives EuropCar a lift
EuropCar is one of the biggest movers in the credit markets today, on reports that German carmaker Volkswagen is in talks to buy the French car rental firm

DC rejects Valaris credit event request
The Americas Determinations Committee has rejected a request to rule on whether UK headquartered offshore driller Valaris has triggered a restructuring credit event

Bond and CDS surge caps remarkable chicken run for Boparan
Boparan, the UK-based restaurant group and chicken supplier, has surged tighter in bonds and CDS today, capping a remarkable turnaround in recent months for a company that had long been one of the riskiest in the European high yield universe before the coronavirus outbreak

LP round-up: mighty Oaks win $1 billion apiece from Calpers
Credit investors allocated over $3 billion to 18 credit managers this week across a wide range of strategies

Värde targets $1 billion for inaugural dedicated credit dislocation fund
Värde is seeking to raise $1 billion for its dislocation and distressed debt fund, according to an investor presentation seen by Creditflux. The firm is targeting a first close this month

CLO and distressed fund recovery disparity could grow, say Barclays
CLO investors should apply a haircut to the $55-60 loan recovery range to better estimate recoveries in CLO models, as the disparity between how distressed debt funds and CLOs extract value in a loan restructuring is expected to widen

Balbec holds $1.2 billion final close on fourth insolvency credit fund
Balbec Capital has held a $1.2 billion final close its fourth non-performing loan fund, InSolve Global Credit Fund IV

LP round up: Pimco gets the Disco started as distressed managers win allocations
Insitutional investors allocated just over $1 billion to credit funds last week, according to board documents seen by Creditflux, with special situation funds from Farallon, Pimco and SSG taking the bulk of these commitments

Intelsat CDS set for deemed auction today at 100% recovery
Intelsat Investments CDS will be settled today at 100% recovery through a deemed auction, the Determinations Committee has said

PGIM prepares listed credit fund
PGIM is marketing a ‘flexible’ listed fund, dubbed PGIM Strategic Credit Fund , to invest at least 80% across fixed income

Bankruptcies mount with CLOs not on level playing field
Over $2.4 billion of CLO collateral has been caught up in bankruptcies since coronavirus-related volatility began, according to CLO-i. Bankruptcies are not a level playing field for CLOs - and although documention ammendments on what a CLO can or cannot do in a restructuring are not happening yet, sources say talks may arise in the future

Fund performance: CLO tranches move up
April returns managed a partial bounce back after a tumultuous March. 82% of funds listed in the Creditflux database made positive returns, showing at least small signs of recovery after 90% of all funds listed posted negative returns in March

Credit funds at a glance (June 2020)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

Ucits at a glance: Ucits begin recovery phase
April returns prove positive for Ucits funds as 85% of those listed in the Creditflux database have moved into the black after a rough March

LP round-up: talf and dislocation funds win as pensions allocate $350 million to credit
Investors poured in $350 million to eight credit-focused funds, primarily to credit dislocation funds. Private debt continued to remain stead with investors maintaining or increase allocations 

KKR raises $4 billion for coronavirus dislocation credit strategy
KKR has collected $4 billion to invest across credit opportunities in eight weeks– including $2.8 billion in its KKR Dislocation Opportunities Fund and over $1.1 billion from managed accounts

Investcorp launches Italian NPL fund
Investcorp has raised €340 million for an Italian non-performing loan (NPL) fund, following a similar strategy to a 2017 fund

Intelsat CDS has no deliverables for an auction, says DC
CDS contracts referencing Intelsat Investments look to have no deliverable obligations, according to the Americas Determinations Committee, making a pay-out to protection buyers unlikely

Minnesota pension's 2020 credit allocations hit $1 billion
Minnesota State Board of Investments has earmarked $400 million across to two credit managers in a private market update. The commitments mark $1 billion allocated to credit in 2020 by the pension

Intelsat triggers bankruptcy credit event
Intelsat Investments has triggered a bankruptcy credit event, the Americas Determinations Committee has ruled

Illinois pension seeks distressed debt or opportunistic credit manager
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund is requesting proposals for opportunistic and distressed private credit fund managers and has at least $25 million to allocate

Credit hedge fund returns: March 2020 stats
Monthly performance across credit hedge funds