Investors dump venture lender Hercules on plan for external manager
Shares in publicly traded business development company Hercules Capital fell sharply last week, after the company announced that it was switching from being managed internally to employing an external advisor

Black Diamond credit hedge fund joins Creditflux listings
Black Diamond Credit Strategies Master Fund is the latest addition to Creditflux’s growing hedge fund listings

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

Former Apollo CIO quits troubled Fifth Street after four months
Fifth Street Asset Management announced yesterday that it has parted company with a founder partner of Apollo Global Management, brought in late last year as part of a shake-up at the company

Cerberus wins $200 million direct lending mandate from peace garden state
US pension money continues to be channelled into direct lending with officials at a $12 billion pension plan confirming an allocation to Cerberus

CLO equity bids soar above NAV as dealers dominate b-wics
Two of the most active CLO dealing desks snapped up three out of four positions available on a closely watched secondary sale yesterday

US insurance company's affiliate looks to expand in structured credit
An insurance company-backed asset manager is making a push into the structured credit market

LMCG credit fund turns defensive after near 4% one-month return
LMCG’s Serenitas Credit Gamma Master Fund posted a return of 3.58% for February, according to a note sent to investors

New York insurer brings in corporate credit portfolio manager
Corporate credit portfolio manager joins insurer after 12 years at PartnersRe