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Connecticut pension allocates USD 300m to Oaktree’s distressed credit fundraising
11 months ago
Connecticut pension system commits to Oaktree latest flagship distressed credit fund -
Blackstone reports 18% return from private credit over last 12 months
11 months ago
Blackstone's private credit and liquid credit returns outperform private equity investments in the last 12 months -
M&A activity on fire in private credit despite overall M&A slowdown
11 months ago
The M&A market has had a rough time in the past 12 to 18 months, but there’s one area that’s bucking the trend: private credit -
Funds roundup: June 2024
1 year ago
Private credit funds keep getting larger — some reaching billion-dollar status — while demand for niche solutions, such as interval funds and special situations, continues to escalate -
Secret structured credit product becomes talk of the town as US opens up
1 year ago
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. -
CLO funds maintain strong start to 2024 to stay top year to date
1 year ago
The first quarter of 2024 has been a memorable one for CLO funds, as the category continues its dominant spell, claiming 7 of the top 10 spots in March -
Avenue Capital raises billion dollar European special situations fund
1 year ago
New York-headquartered Avenue Capital Group held the final close of a new European special situations fund with more than USD 1bn in commitments -
Fund performance
1 year ago
In February, CLO funds once again claimed the majority of top positions in our fund ranking — this time taking eight of the top 10 spots (see table below). -
BlackRock reshuffles European fixed income group leadership
1 year ago
BlackRock is rearranging its European fundamental fixed income group with a new senior-level promotion, as veteran Michael Krautzberger plans his departure -
Funds round-up: Feb-2024 - managers turn to European wealth
1 year ago
European private credit managers turn to the wealthy in our roundup of notable fundraising in February 2024. -
Wave of legal hires becomes a tsunami
1 year ago
In February alone legal heavyweights Allen & Overy, DLA Piper, Fried Frank, Kirkland & Ellis, Proskauer Rose and White & Case all announced the arrival of partners in the credit space -
Fund performance: CLO funds dominate top 10, but long-short and Ucits funds find places too
1 year ago
CLO funds made sure to end the year their way: once again they claimed most of the top performance spots. Six of the 10 best-performing funds in December have a majority of their assets invested in CLOs. -
Full-year 2023 European Leveraged Highlights
1 year ago
Debtwire has released the full-year 2023 European Leveraged Highlights, containing key trends in the leveraged loan and high-yield bond markets -
Managers advise caution despite upbeat outlook for private credit
1 year ago
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
1 year ago
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. -
Fund performance
1 year ago
Q4 has kicked off with structured finance funds leading the way in the Creditflux league tables, as the category index reached 0.61%, and all but one fund made positive returns. -
BNP Paribas launches climate impact infrastructure debt fund
1 year ago
BNP Paribas Asset Management has launched the BNP Paribas Climate Impact Infrastructure Debt fund as interest in impact investing and ESG-related causes continues to grow around the world -
DebtDynamics EMEA | Right on time
1 year ago
Leveraged loan borrowers favouring shorter tenors pile maturities for 2028 -
DebtDynamics EMEA | Under pressure: likely-to-distress scores highlight struggling industries and regional woes
1 year ago
The European leveraged market has crossed the threshold of 100 companies at the stressed/distressed lifecycle stage, according to Debtwire data -
Loan Highlights 3Q23: Loan volumes remain significantly lower than historical averages
1 year ago
Capital markets loan activity continued to struggle in the third quarter of 2023, as issuers in the Americas and Europe held off from tapping markets -
Credit impact fund surpasses $100 million target close
1 year ago
The fund targets companies that support social and environmental causes in Africa, Asia and the Americas -
Testing the water: issuers gauge sterling HY bond demand following 10-year record low
1 year ago
Pure Gym, a UK-based fitness club, has become the second company in a week to test demand for sterling-denominated senior secured notes in the European high-yield market -
1H23 European direct lender rankings
1 year ago
The volume of European direct lending facilities issued fell to just €8.5 billion in 2Q23. The same quarter last year was the largest on record at €51.3 billion, representing over an 80% drop year on year. -
Retail maintains primacy as most distressed sector in Europe with €31 billion of debt restructuring commenced in 1H23
1 year ago
Newly commenced restructurings tracked by Debtwire in Europe during 1H 2023 show 114 mainly large-cap restructurings, compared to 89 tracked in 1H 2022, a 28% increase year-on-year -
European direct lender launches third fund
1 year ago
European asset manager Bridgepoint has closed its third direct lending fund, BDL III, with investable capital of over €3.4 billion according to a company announcement.
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