Pretium targets $500 million for structured credit fund
Pretium Structured Credit Opportunities Fund was registered with US regulators on Monday 

Bespoke gains pull CLO buyers as market tipped to hit $100bn
Synthetic bespoke issuance could catch up with the more visible CLO market this year, say structured credit specialists

Former Ares partner takes on head of structured products role at Sound Point (correction)
A figure with more than 20 years of experience in CDO and CLO markets has resurfaced at Sound Point in New York 

Pimco targets securitisation-friendly assets for $1 billion fund
Pimco is winning US pension fund support for a strategy geared towards purchasing what it describes as private credit assets “that have historically been securitised”

Cairn sheds light on single-investment SRT fund
Fresh details have emerged on Cairn Capital’s new significant risk transfer (SRT) funds with the manager informing Creditflux that Pathfinder Fund III was structured such with US requirements in mind

Cairn adds two SRT funds to its roster
Cairn Capital has raised $150 million across two significant risk transfer (SRT) funds - with differing mandates - according to an announcement by the firm

Blackstone builds on multi-asset approach with fifth fund
The new vehicle will invest directly into Blackstone deals across its alternatives platform

Managers see growth in distressed and direct lending, but structured credit splits opinion
The private credit industry remains on track to grow to $1 trillion assets under management by 2020, according to joint research published by the Alterative Credit Council and law firm Dechert with allocations to distressed and mid-market deals tipped to rise. But structured credit has divided US and European managers

Apollo draws in $2.36 billion for structured credit fund
Apollo Global Management is edging towards a final close for its fourth structured credit fund

GoldenTree adds partner to its structured credit team in London
GoldenTree Asset Management has made a big hire to its London office with a structured credit specialist joining as partner

Axiom puts tranches at core of push into synthetic credit
Axiom Alternative Investments is set to target both index and bespoke tranches with the launch of Axiom Synthetic Credit Opportunity Fund.

Hildene revives trups CDO market with new securitisation
Hildene Capital Management became just the second firm this year to price a Trups CDO yesterday

Global head of credit correlation leaves JP Morgan to launch new hedge fund
Market sources say that a high profile figure, known to have been responsible for unwinding JP Morgan's 'London whale' positions, has left the bank to start his own hedge fund

Manager prices $90 million securitisation backed by "fix-and-flip" loans
An Atlanta-based asset manager has launched a $90 million mortgage securitisation, believed to be the first to be backed by "fix-and-flip" loans

Credit specialist poaches Goldman Sach's Eric Muller in New York
Credit specialist Oak Hill Advisors has hired New York-based Eric Muller from Goldman Sachs Group, according to a market source

New York manager raises $100 million for credit opps fund in a year
One William Street Capital Management has raised about $100 million for a credit opportunity fund over 12 months, regulatory filings indicate

US credit manager passes $2.7 billion for securitised credit fund
Marathon Asset Management has now raised more than $2.7 billion for its Marathon Securitized Credit Fund, according to regulatory filings

Hildene makes huge 2017 gains after wringing every drop from 1.0 CLOs
For the most part, 1.0 CLOs are on their last legs with very few pre-crisis deals outstanding – but one fund manager has made hugely profitable trades in this area

Florida pension fund commits $200 million to Doubleline's MBS strategy
Florida State Board of Administration approved a $200 million commitment to Los-Angeles based Doubleline for its opportunities credit fund in Q4 2017, according to board documentation

Oak Hill appoints sole head of European credit as ex-partner takes on new role
One of Oak Hill Advisors’ most senior staffers has stepped into a senior advisory role

Goldman stymies pension funds’ fraud class action move in Abacus CDO case
A US Appeals Court in New York has ruled that a shareholder lawsuit accusing Goldman Sachs of fraud cannot proceed as a class action

Up-and-coming fund manager Revolution makes big structured credit hire
Sydney’s Revolution Asset Management has made a big hire, signalling its intent in the global structured credit markets

JP Morgan AM professional to lead spin-out of credit hedge fund
Former JP Morgan Asset Management portfolio manager Fahad Roumani appears to be gearing up to lead a spin-out firm, which will manage the JPS Credit Opportunities Fund under its new name

CLO manager looks to raise up to $2 billion to invest in CLOs globally
A US CLO manager is planning to invest in CLO tranches for the first time. It is understood that the firm is putting together a structured credit fund that will also have the ability to invest in index tranches