Deer Park Road plans STS Partners Fund follow-up
Colorado-based Deer Park Road is set to launch a sibling to its STS Partners Fund

Mudrick’s distressed credit hedge fund joins listing
A new US distressed credit fund joins our hedge fund listing this month

US manager eyes new issue equity for third CLO fund
One of the most experienced CLO investment firms in the market, is raising capital for its latest CLO fund

West coast scheme leads US pension fund switch into European credit
US public pension funds are switching allocations into European credit strategies

Managers head down under to reach yield-hungry pension funds
Credit hedge fund managers that have been scouring the world to establish a deeper investor base have begun building a presence in Australia

Large managers reap rewards as credit hedge funds go mainstream
Large managers in the credit hedge fund space are looking forward to a good year for fundraising in 2013

Axa IM plans reg cap fund as US investors move in
US pension funds are looking to buy securitised exposures to European bank assets for the first time since the financial crisis

High yield fund sides with UBS on 2012 CLO pricings
A fund that is sub-managed by some leading CLO specialists has moved to replace some of its legacy CLO holdings with new issue paper

Loomis Sayles credit funds join listing
New to the Creditflux hedge fund listing this month are three Ucits IV funds from Boston-headquartered asset manager Loomis Sayles

New CLO fund shuns base management fees
A fund manager is launching a CLO fund that it says has been structured to closely align its interests with those of its investors

Ex-trading head nabs Deutsche Bank directors
A former Deutsche Bank senior official brings in former colleagues as start-up takes shape

Catalyst-driven high yield team joins London manager
A London-based credit asset manager has made a major push into a new area of credit with the hire of two portfolio managers who specialise in event-driven high yield strategies

BlueMountain fund-raising marks push into direct lending
BlueMountain Capital will focus on structured credit and direct lending to generate the mid-teens percentage returns it is targeting for its new credit fund, launched last month

Cheyne looks to boost size of credit hedge fund
London-based asset manager Cheyne Capital is set to embark on a fresh round of capital raising for a key fund

Madeleine Albright’s firm hires distressed debt specialist
The hedge fund set up by Bill Clinton’s secretary of state hires a distressed credit specialist

Oil trading giant hires for push into credit
A group of former sell-side traders are joining forces with a commodity specialist to launch a unique credit strategy

Dallas-based manager plans new fund
The credit arm of a private equity firm has become the latest credit manager to plan a publicly listed closed-end vehicle

Credit funds put in stellar returns
August was a spectacular month for credit hedge fund returns

Credit hedge funds seek secondary equity sales
Credit hedge funds have moved to take advantage of a recent trend among private equity firms to sell off minority stakes in companies they own

New York-based hedge fund looks to ramp up CLO holdings
A New York-based credit hedge fund manager is looking to put $100 million or more of new money to work in the CLO market in the next year or so

Hedge fund giant eyes dedicated CLO fund
A large, value-oriented equity hedge fund is looking to raise its first fund dedicated to investing in CLOs and other structured products

Loan investors lobby to bring loan funds to Europe
Loan market participants are lobbying strongly for a greater role for loans in Ucits funds

San Bernardino leads pension fund charge into credit
US public pension funds are leading a charge among investors to increase allocations to alternative strategies in credit

Avoca Capital looks to add bond fund
Avoca Capital plans to launch a long-only high yield fund in the fourth quarter

Crystal hands investors a final return of 10%
London-based fund manager Crystal has made a final distribution to investors in its Crystal Opportunities Fund I after liquidating its assets