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The manager, not the market, decides value in direct lending
5 years ago
Mid market loan spreads are contracting, but that’s a reflection of low volatility not excess cash -
Negotiating terms up front and getting comfortable with the precedent document is key
6 years ago
Private equity sponsors are struggling to buy low and sell high, so they are trying to take advantage of weak debt covenants -
Points up front: What’s the word for when agreements evolve?
6 years ago
New jargon has a habit of sticking in the credit market. Perhaps the buzz-phrase of 2019 is ‘covenantive easing’, a term concocted by Churchill Asset Management’s Randy Schwimmer and one that he’s pushing in his Lead Left publication. -
Credit funds at a glance
6 years ago
A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
Churchill adds Twin Brook official to its Chicago office
6 years ago
Churchill Asset Management has appointed a former Twin Brook official to its capital markets and syndication team -
Upper mid-market yields value on price and leverage
6 years ago
Direct lenders are getting access to greater deal flow in the upper middle-market with private equity sponsors leaning towards private credit after a torrid end to last year in the broadly syndicated loan market. -
Points up front: Funky fund manager is music to our ears
It’s important for direct lenders to strike a chord with borrowers when they pitch flexible financing solutions. But for Churchill chief executive officer Ken Kencel, it’s equally important to play major chords outside work.6 years ago -
PE hold periods have shrunk but fast acquisitions can lead to botched integrations
6 years ago
Buyout multiples are likely to stay high – but moving fast and specialising can help firms make money -
Bubble-watchers cite the popularity of leveraged lending as evidence against it
6 years ago
Growth in direct lending has been strong — but the sector is tiny compared to equities or bonds -
Creditflux reveals finalists for most competitive Manager Awards ever
6 years ago
To compile the shortlist for the annual Creditflux awards, we select the best performers in credit using a combination of detailed, data-driven metrics. The winners will be announced on 8 May -
Churchill appoints head of underwriting
6 years ago
Churchill Asset Management has announced several promotions including head of underwriting and managing director, underwriting and portfolio management -
It’s going to be a credit picker’s market
6 years ago
Our panel of experts believe that the credit market will be volatile this year, but there will be opportunities in European credit and additional tier one bonds, trups CDOs and unitranches -
Private credit managers are partially insulated from daily market moves — for them it’s the dough, not the Dow
6 years ago
If asked about credit investing, Yogi Berra might have said take the fork in the road leading to private credit, says our columnist Randy Schwimmer -
Churchill reaches halfway to $1.5 billion hard cap for loan fund
6 years ago
Churchill Asset Management has raised at least $746.5 million for its second middle market loan fund -
Mid market CLOs should outperform regular CLOs in the next downturn, conference hears
7 years ago
Middle market CLO managers are bullish on their prospects when the credit cycle does eventually turn, according to panelists at IMN’s ABS East conference in Miami this week -
Churchill targets $1 billion for latest US mid-market loan fund
7 years ago
Churchill Asset Management is looking to raise up to $1.5 billion for its second middle-market senior loan fund, Creditflux has learned -
Churchill bolsters senior origination team with three hires
7 years ago
Middle market specialist Churchill has hired three principals to expand its sponsor coverage team -
Former JP Morgan CLO head reunites with ex-colleagues at Churchill
8 years ago
The former head of JP Morgan’s US CLO group, David Heilbrunn, has joined Churchill Asset Management and reunited with former colleagues -
Churchill makes senior hire to its mid-market origination team
8 years ago
Churchill Asset Management has announced a senior hire for its origination and capital markets team. -
Churchill notches up over $1 billion in loans
9 years ago
Churchill Asset Management, the mid market senior loan specialist owned by TIAA, has announced that it has notched up over $1 billion of investments in its first year of operations -
Reborn Churchill prices inaugural mid-market CLO 2.0
9 years ago
Churchill Asset Management has made a splash by returning to the CLO market. Its debut 2.0 CLO, which priced yesterday, is dual risk retention-compliant, carries a DBRS rating and is the first middle-market CLO to incorporate a single-B tranche -
Five mid-market powerhouses to headline Private Credit conference in June
9 years ago
The inaugural Creditflux Private Credit conference on 22 June in New York will kick off with a panel comprising some of the biggest names in the US mid-market lending business. -
TIAA-CREF brings together former Churchill Financial officials for new firm
10 years ago
TIAA-CREF has announced the launch of Churchill Asset Management – a new US middle market lender which will be run by members of the former Churchill Financial team.
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