GreensLedge AM targets IG-rated CLO tranches with $500m fund
GreensLedge Asset Management has made a breakthrough with its first commingled CLO fund through a $500 million vehicle that invests in senior CLO tranches

Investors urged to look at CLO funds amid PE slowdown
Institutional investors are said to be eyeing CLOs and structured credit as they seek to calibrate duration risk and prepare for recession. In addition, year-to-date performance in private equity portfolios isn’t meeting pension funds’ tough returns targets

Credit funds at a glance (October 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit
 

   

LP round up: $2.7bn flows to 20 credit managers as investors battle PE overallocation
Investors faced huge headwinds in September with inflation, rising interest rates, and geopolitical turmoil, alongside the UK gilts sell-off at month end

US manager prepares fifth CLO opportunity fund
Sources say the fund will invest across all parts of the CLO capital structure, plus CLO warehouses. 

Large CLO investor becomes latest to launch triple-A focused CLO ETF
A large US manager joins the likes of Alternative Access, Janus Henderson and PineBridge/VanEck, that have launched CLO exchange traded funds since 2020

Nomura readies multi-strat credit interval fund launch
Nomura Private Capital is readying the launch of a new, closed-ended interval fund which will invest across the credit spectrum - including bonds, loans, CLOs, distressed debt emerging market debt

Global captive CLO equity fund closes with $230 million
The fund will invest in majority equity positions of the manager's US and European CLOs

Fast-growing manager launches $406 million captive CLO equity fund
The fast-growing credit boutique has become the latest manager to launch a captive CLO equity fund, giving the firm the ability to control the pace of its CLO issuance

Credit funds at a glance (August 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit
   

Large US manager closes third captive CLO equity fund
The $140 million fund is anticipated to invest in over five of US CLOs

US manager launches CLO and loan funds with $150 million seed capital
A Dallas-headquartered manager has secured $150 million in anchor commitments for a new US CLO fund and leveraged loan fund

Calamos and Aksia eye CLOs as part of new multi-credit interval fund
Calamos Advisors and Aksia have teamed up to launch a closed-ended interval fund that can invest across several areas of credit

John Hancock and Marathon join forces on ABL fund with structured credit bucket
John Hancock Investment Management has teamed up with Marathon Asset Management for an asset-based lending fund, which can invest a portion of capital in liquid structured credit such as CLOs

Credit funds at a glance (June 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit  

ETFs open up to CLOs as PineBridge/VanEck team up
Although CLO triple A investors are scarce at present, CLO exchange traded-funds are becoming a bigger part of the investment community after PineBridge Investments partnered with VanEck to launch VanEck CLO ETF (CLOI) last month.

LP round up: 28 credit managers win $6.6 billion as San Diego carves private credit allocation
Pensions allocated over $6.6 billion to credit managers in June including Angelo Gordon, Antares, Apollo, Ares, Beach Point, BioPharma, Brookfield, CarVal, Cerberus...

Bluerock and WhiteStar unveil CLO interval fund
Bluerock has partnered with CLO specialist WhiteStar Asset Management to launch an interval fund, named Bluerock High Income Institutional Credit Fund, focused on CLO tranche investing

PineBridge and VanEck launch investment grade CLO ETF
VanEck has teamed up with PineBridge Investments to launch an exchenge-traded CLO fund named VanEck CLO ETF (CLOI)

Credit funds at a glance (June 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit
 
   

400 Capital targets $600 million for opportunistic structured credit fund
The fund is targeting a $600 million final close next month with target net returns of 12-15%

Barrow Hanley holds final close on captive CLO equity fund
Barrow Hanley Global Investors has held a second and final close of its CLO equity fund at $120.5 million

Onex surpasses $500 million target for CLO investment strategy
Onex Corporation has finished fundraising for its latest CLO investment vehicle named Onex Structured Credit Opportunities Fund, surpassing its $500 million fundraising target

Credit funds at a glance (May 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit
   

CIFC partners with Israeli firm on inaugural CLO investment fund
IBI Investment House has partnered with CIFC Asset Management to launch an inaugural CLO fund named IBI CLO Strategies Fund