Leading fund: Lupus Alpha CLO Opportunity Notes I
Single-B CLO trades boost Lupus Alpha asset Management

Cheyne hires former BlueBay official Robertson to lead new credit unit
Cheyne is targeting below investment grade credit and has hired the former global head of leveraged finance at BlueBay to lead a newly-assembled team of three

Spotlight: Satellite operators - sending signals of distress
Satellite operators are trying to transmit optimistic messages – but they admit that prices for data services are falling

It’s starting to look like 2007
It’s beginning to look a lot like 2007. Everywhere you go. 

Ares brings in leveraged finance specialist Higgins as partner in credit group
The former global head of long-only credit strategies at BlueBay Asset Management has resurfaced at Ares Management in London

Loan b-wic suggests liquidation of 2007 European CLO
A loan portfolio circulating in the secondary market this week may represent the liquidation of a 2007 European CLO, based on analysis of its holdings

Spotlight: Data centres - clear skies ahead for cloud providers
Demand for data centres is strong and there is no sign so far that the market is overheating

Things aren’t always what they seem
Buy CLO triple As but don’t be fooled by diversity scores; take a look at credit index futures if you need liquidity; and watch out for quasi-mid market loans appearing in CLOs

CLO managers boost “diversity” by adding industry categories
Some recent CLOs have increased the number of industries into which they classify borrowers to as many as 70, according to Fitch 

BNP Paribas moves quickly to restaff London high yield trading business
BNP Paribas has moved quickly to restaff its European high yield trading desk, making two new senior hires for the business last week

Investing ethically is worth it
Managers could see less volatile returns as a result of their increasing adoption of ESG-friendly portfolios; meanwhile direct lending is spreading across Europe

Former ICG credit head Kershaw takes non-executive role on Aberdeen fund
Well-known credit specialist Dagmar Kent Kershaw has taken up a position as a non-executive director at Aberdeen Smaller Companies Income Trust

Eiffel proves you don’t need to guess oil prices to pick good oil bonds
Paris-based manager benefits from tertiary link to oil bounce with helicopter pick 

Ex-GoldenTree partner lands at Brigade to fortify its European CLO plans
There is a change of leadership at Brigade's London offices with an experienced portfolio manager filling a position that had recently opened up

US bank hires portfolio manager for €1 billion push into European loans
Market sources say that a large US bank has hired a seasoned credit professional with experience at Indicus Advisors, 3i Debt Management and Intermediate Capital Group, as part of its plan to invest in European loans through its treasury desk