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Chenavari’s Demian Brasil takes our credit quiz

European Investment Bank supports Spanish direct lending with €300 million loan
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a €300 million loan to Bankinter, a Spanish bank, in order to promote lending to small and mid-sized enterprises in Spain

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Creditflux’s first ever CLO syndication survey is now open

Tikehau raises another €300 million through bond issue
Tikehau has considerable firepower to deploy into the credit market, obtaining €1.3 billion of financing in the last month.

Fast-moving manager becomes first to reset a CLO that closed in 2016
A European CLO manager has moved quickly to reset a CLO that priced in November 2015 and closed in early 2016

Price talk circulates on upcoming CVC European CLO
European CLO spreads could move a shade tighter with CVC Credit Partners working on its latest deal

Global CLO giant brings Euro 2.0 AUM to €2.34 billion
The manager hired Barclays to arrange its sixth European 2.0 transaction yesterday

Halcyon prices its second European CLO of the year
Halcyon Loan Advisors has priced its second European CLO of 2017

ICG fashions latest Euro CLO with sub-80bp print
Intermediate Capital Group has become the fourth European CLO manager this month to price a triple A print within 80 basis points over Euribor

Apollo eyes triple A print in the 70s as it plans European CLO reset
Apollo is planning its second European CLO transaction of 2017

Amundi hopes investors bite as it produces Italian ham and cheese offering
Amundi aims to raise €150 million for a new private debt fund that will invest in private bonds guaranteed by iconic Italian food products    

CLO manager becomes second to drop Euribor floors following refi
A CLO manager has refinanced a 2015 CLO and has decided to do away with Euribor floors on its senior notes

Swedish firm debuts direct lending fund with an eye on Scandanavian SMEs
A Swedish broker and asset manager has launched a new direct lending vehicle known as the Scandinavian Credit Fund I

European CLO triple As tighten for third time in as many weeks after HPS prices
HPS investment partners priced its second European CLO - and it has attracted significant demand.

Ares keeps up direct lending growth and plans new credit fund launch
Ares Management’s credit business just keeps growing, with the firm planning a new fund launch and a continued push into European direct lending, according to a recent results presentation

New direct lending fund and CLO launch drive surge in manager's AUM
A European fund manager has seen its assets under management surge in Q3, thanks in large part to its private debt business

HPS prepares to price its second European CLO
HPS investment Partners is finalising its second European CLO transaction

Euro league tables: Citi takes the lead in new issue CLO ranking
Four of the largest asset managers priced new CLOs in October as spreads hit their lowest levels since the financial crisis

New tailored credit index tranches draw in private bank investors
A new product aimed at private banks is quietly taking off in the synthetic structured credit space

Payday: Investors go for broke on regulatory bet
New regulations could seriously hamper US payday lenders – but bond holders are betting the rules won’t be enacted

Indicus co-founder parts company with Ares
An experienced CLO specialist has left Ares in London, sources say

AXA IM hits €1 billion mark for bank capital solutions fund
AXA Investment Managers’ structured finance unit has raised more than €1 billion in total commitments for its AXA IM Partner Capital Solutions VII Fund, according to an announcement

Onex hires JP Morgan to arrange its second European CLO of 2017
The manager is marketing its second European CLO transaction of the year

Marathon fund doubles assets in six months
Marathon's Emerging Markets Bond Fund substantially increased its assets between March and September – more than doubling its AUM, according to estimated figures

BNP Paribas vehicle raises €110 million in one month
The BNP Paribas Short-Term European Securitisation Fund has raised €110 million in just one month after picking up a triple A rating