BlackRock's AUM increases 22% in a year as ETFs contribute to growth
BlackRock’s assets under management have surpassed $6.2 trillion following “a record year” for the firm in 2017, company officials said in a recent earnings call

Seasoned credit fund manager rejoins Marathon in New York
A credit specialist has completed a circuit, returning to Marathon Asset Management after nearly 12 years away

Oak Hill promotes three to partner
Oak Hill Advisors has promoted three managing directors to the position of partner, according to market sources

US manager markets new $410 million CLO after hiring BNP Paribas
A manager is planning to return to the CLO new issue market for the first time since April 2017

BNP Paribas AM launches emerging markets fixed income fund
BNP Paribas Asset Management has announced the launch of an emerging markets fixed income mutual fund – and says it plans to launch further mutual funds in the coming months

Fintech firm YieldStreet raises $113 million including revolving credit facility
Fintech startup YieldStreet has announced it has closed a $113 million financing round, which includes a revolving credit facility of $100 million

Asset manager mulls US CLO market entry following debut 2.0 European CLO
A manager that has just closed its first post-crisis European CLO, is looking at opportunities in the US CLO market

US league tables: CBAM tops US CLO rankings after meteoric rise
Just over a year ago, New York-based CBAM Partners commenced operations amid much fanfare. Fast forward 12 months and the asset manager has delivered on its promise, with Creditflux data showing that the firm was the largest CLO issuer of 2017

Alcentra hires former BlackRock US loan and CLO chief
Alcentra has announced the appointment of Leland Hart as managing director and head of US loans and high yield

Columbia CLO goes out with a bang
Columbia Threadneedle Investments has liquidated a 2006 vintage CLO, which has been one of the market’s standout performers over the last two years

Price talk tightens for forthcoming MidOcean CLO
Price talk for MidOcean Credit's forthcoming CLO deal has tightened since premarketing information was previously reported by Creditflux

Los Angeles manager hires JP Morgan for debut CLO
Specialist energy asset manager Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors is set to launch its debut US CLO this year having hired a senior portfolio manager and raised a risk retention vehicle

Fitch rating outlook: CLO spread compression to continue in 2018
Spreads on new broadly syndicated loan (BSL) CLO notes rated AAA down to BBB will be further squeezed in 2018

The biggest credit stories in 2017
CLO ramp-up risk, new risk retention proposals and new CLO joint ventures were in the headlines last year. Here, Creditflux reveals the most read stories of 2017

Axa IM concludes 2017 by refinancing 2015 US CLO
Axa investment Managers concluded its CLO business in 2017 by pricing a $350 million refi

GreensLedge ends 2017 by pricing two CLOs
The bank priced 18 deals last year, totalling $9.67 billion, according to CLO-i data

Michigan pension fund commits $570 million to four credit fund managers
The State of Michigan Retirement Systems has revealed commitments of over $570 million to credit funds over Q3 2017, according to board documents

LCM prices its third 2017 CLO to keep triple A spreads stay below 110bp
The manager hired Morgan Stanley to arrange its fifth transaction in the CLO market this year

Carlyle prices new US CLO with second lowest funding costs of 2017
The manager teamed up with Citi to price the $509.95 million transaction

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

MidOcean to set sail into 2018 with its eighth new issue CLO
MidOcean Credit Partner plans to begin the new year by pricing its eighth new issue CLO

Texas pension fund allocates $100 million to direct lender's upcoming fund
Boston-based Summit Partners has received a $100 million commitment for its third credit fund – Summit Partners Credit Fund III – by a Texas pension fund

Voya targets triple As and triple Bs in US CLO refi
Voya Alternative Asset Management has refinanced two tranches of one of its CLOs, cutting the cost of debt by 50 basis points

Private debt performance shines in institutional investing study
A quarter of institutional investors say private debt outperformed their expectations over 12 months to 28 August 2017

Private debt manager makes multi-million dollar sales for third credit opps fund
Private debt manager Park Square has made significant sales for its Capital Credit Opportunities III fund over the course of a year, regulatory filings indicate