Points up front: structuring is in his blood
Very few people can claim they were born to structure CLOs, but perhaps GreensLedge’s new recruit Peter Melichar is the exception

Seasoned European CLO structurer lands at GreensLedge
An experienced CLO structurer has landed at GreensLedge in London, where he takes up a role as managing director

Loomis Sayles senior loan PM in London set to retire
Loomis Sayles has announced that senior loan portfolio manager Kevin Perry will retire in March 2019

Loomis Sayles makes global fixed income senior role changes
Kenneth Buntrock, portfolio manager and co-team leader of the global fixed income team will retire in March 2019  

Shetland Islands pension looks to terminate bonds and introduce direct lending
A UK pension fund is looking to terminate its bond mandate and introduce a 12.5% direct lending and 12.5% alternative funds asset allocation, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux

Axa IM brings in global head of fixed income
Axa Investment Managers has appointed Hans Stoter as global head of fixed income, Creditflux has learned

Massachusetts pension fund invests $75 million with TowerBrook
Mass PRIM) has made a $75 million commitment to New-York based TowerBrook Capital Partners for its second structured opportunities fund, according to 15 May board documentation

New York pension fund signs up to new SVP distressed debt fund
New York State Common Retirement Fund has made a $150 million commitment to distressed debt specialist Strategic Value Partners, board documentations reveal 

SVP closes fourth global special situations fund at its $2.85 billion hard cap
Distressed and special situation specialist Strategic Value Partners has held a final close for its fourth special situations fund, hitting its hard cap with $2.85 billion capital commitments

Managers change on $4 billion worth of Fidelity funds ahead of PM's retirement
Veteran Fidelity portfolio manager Matthew Conti is expected to retire in December. In anticipation, several Fidelity credit funds worth a combined $4 billion are shaking up their management mix

A credit market in constant flux
Since Creditflux's launch in 2001, we've reported on CLO evolution, trendy new products, regulatory U-turns, and, of course, crashes. Which, we wonder, is coming next?

Making it to the top: women reflect on changes in the CLO industry
As a growing number of women break the glass ceiling and take senior positions in CLO firms, Creditflux asked about the opportunities and challenges they face. By Michelle D’Souza

Join the debate: most memorable moment in credit
At Creditflux we’ve now produced 200 monthly magazines since Fishknife first came up with the idea of tracking the global credit markets in 2001). We asked several key credit industry officials about their most memorable moment in credit

Canadian asset manager acquires Asian private credit specialist Clearwater
In a bid to gain entry to the Asian private credit market, Canadian investment firm Fiera Capital Corporation has acquired Asian credit specialist Clearwater Capital Partners

Direct lender Madison announces new CEO
Chicago-based Madison Capital Funding, a subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company, has announced a CEO successor to step into the role mid-2018

Ironwood raises at least $162 million for new mezz fund
Connecticut-based Ironwood Capital has raised in excess of $162 million for its latest mezzanine fund – Ironwood Mezzanine Fund IV, according to recent SEC filings.

Indianapolis manager reaches final close for $310 million mezzanine fund
The Indianapolis-based manager has held the final close on its fourth mezzanine debt and equity investment fund, hitting its hard cap at $310 million 

Head of Goldman's US CLO new issue business earns promotion
Goldman Sachs has rewarded the head of its new issue US CLO business, Amit Roy, with a promotion

UBS Asset Management names new fixed income chief
UBS Asset Management has appointed a new head of fixed income, according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux

Keep feeding the beast and you just might get bitten
Middle-market direct lenders are both suppliers and consumers of capital – and they risk hurting themselves when loan terms loosen

Genesis of a CLO desk
On the 10-year anniversary of Genesis CDO I, Creditflux analyses the development of Deutsche Bank’s structured credit desk. By Hugh Minch

CVC Credit appoints chairman as credit CIO steps down
CVC Credit Partners has today announced that Stephen Hickey will be leaving the firm for personal reasons. Joining the firm will be former JP Morgan leveraged finance head Hamish Buckland

Houston-based PE firm joins the credit revolution as it markets new fund
The credit market continues to attract private equity firms with a Houston-based firm understood to be the latest buy-out specialist trying its hand at credit management

CSAM scores rare double-digit final return for pre-crisis euro CLO
Credit Suisse Asset Management yesterday completed its first redemption of a European CLO, a rare deal that has made uninterrupted distributions to equity since before the crisis

BNP Paribas IP prepares to refinance debut US CLO
BNP Paribas Investment Partners is preparing to refinance its first 2.0 CLO, according to an investor notice seen by Creditflux.