EM manager takes assets across two funds to $1.4 billion after big inflows
Two funds managed by a New York-headquartered firm have reached a combined $1.4 billion after big inflows

Ranger direct lending fund set to wind-up as Ares withdraws candidacy
A new development in the Ranger Direct Lending Fund saga: Ares withdraws its proposal to assume managerial responsibilities for the fund

Texas pension fund ups commitment to CQS opportunities fund
The $29.7 million pension fund mandated $50 million to CQS Directional Opportunities Feeder Fund on 1 June

Higher leverage is on the horizon - but, for now, take in the MFN sunsets
It’s clear from our analysis of most favoured nation protections and sunsets that strong demand for loans is enabling borrowers to insist on advantageous terms even as they increase leverage

Talk turns towards five-year deals as bespokes flourish
There is growing appetite for longer-dated synthetic CDOs as credit curves steepen and competition among dealers steps up, but short mezz positions have also been working

US manager plans debut 2.0 European CLO, six years after selling 1.0 deals
A large US CLO manager is warehousing its first 2.0 CLO in Europe

Experienced CSAM holds off boutiques to win biggest prize
Credit Suisse Asset Management became a two-time winner of the Creditflux Manager of the Year award last month after picking up the 2018 trophy in front of a packed house at London’s Landmark Hotel on 9 May

Hermes launches £185 million unconstrained credit fund
London-based Hermes Investment Management has launched a new Ucits-compliant unconstrained credit fund - which will include pricing ESG risks

CLO b-wic line-up: over $300 million of senior CLO paper goes on the block
Senior notes dominate the secondary market today as $306.5 million worth of triple A notes are up for grabs

CIFC selects Deutsche Bank to arrange first European CLO
CIFC Asset Management has mandated Deutsche Bank with warehousing its first ever CLO in Europe

HSBC asset management unit raises $800 million for global multi-manager loan fund
As a multi-manager fund,  the new vehicle aims to offer the benefits of fund-of-funds - diversification - but with a management fee comparable to a single manager 

CLO b-wic line-up: middle market positions trickle into secondary market
CLO b-wic lineup: middle market positions and blast of double Bs flood the market

Investec unveils unconstrained global credit fund for UK investors
“In a world of rising interest rates, and with the accompanying increase in volatility", Investec has launched a replica of its Investec Global Total Credit Fund - this time for UK investors

CLO b-wic line-up: 5% CLO stakes go up for sale
With US CLO risk retention a thing of the past the door has opened for managers to offload their vertical strips

CLO b-wic lineup: junior debt in Columbia CLO goes under the hammer
From triple A notes down to the equity, a bit of everything is up for grabs today

CLO b-wic line-up: $42 million of double B CLOs go up for sale
$41.9 million of double B notes are up for grabs today via b-wics. Out of these 16 line items, GSO Capital Partners’ Seneca Park is a noteworthy deal with the CLO being just two months away from the end of its reinvestment period

CSAM wins Creditflux Manager of the Year award for a second time
From two guys and a Bloomberg to being named the best manager in the credit industry: Credit Suisse Asset Management wins big at the 2018 Creditflux Manager Awards

Carlyle and Oppenheimer opt for interval fund structure as part of JV
The new private credit fund will invest at least 80% across loans and structured credit (Including CLOs), opportunistic credit, direct lending and liquid credit, SEC filings reveal

CLO b-wic line-up: price talk circulates on CVC CLO control block
The control equity position in CVC Credit Partners’ 28 days-old reset, CVC Cordatus Loan Fund VI, is available in the secondary market today

US firms to continue CLO charge in Europe despite risk retention still applying
Europe is expected to welcome an influx of new CLO managers this year, despite the continent being subjected to CLO risk retention

CLO b-wic line-up: recent deals dominate secondary market
Recently priced deals have been put up for sale in the secondary market as 75.1% of today’s b-wic line-up consists of deals which have been priced (or altered) in the last 12 months

Tracking down the credit industry’s original winners
All winning managers at the first Creditflux awards survived the crisis, under their own names – like BlackRock – or under new owners. But what happened to the people who collected the trophies?
 

Ares emerges as favourite to take over troubled direct lending fund
Following Oaktree’s wind-down request, the board of the Ranger Direct Lending Fund has chosen Ares as replacement manager - moves which could see the fund change its focus from peer-to-peer loan investments to asset-backed loans