Blackstone to close multi-strategy fund after assets fell nearly 90%
Blackstone plans to shut down its Blackstone Diversified Multi-strategy Fund by the end of the year after assets within the fund declined by nearly 90% in the last four years

Global head of CLOs and loans switches firm to focus on private credit
Dan Robinson, Man Group's managing partner of capital asset solutions and global head of CLOs and loans has moved to a new asset manager

M&G launches first European private credit fund
M&G Investments is the latest firm looking to individual investors as an avenue for fundraising with the launch of a new ELTIF, dubbed the M&G Corporate Credit Opportunities Fund

European structured finance market constructive on rates pause — market snapshot
European ABS and CLOs had a constructive week in the secondary market, reflecting better sentiment in broader credit

Loan Highlights 3Q23: Loan volumes remain significantly lower than historical averages
Capital markets loan activity continued to struggle in the third quarter of 2023, as issuers in the Americas and Europe held off from tapping markets

European CLOs win out against US deals
Last month, our analysis explored the performance of US CLOs that were previously reset. We found that they delivered higher distributions than deals which weren’t reset, with the exception of the 2017 and 2018 vintages (Creditflux September 2023 — Do resets help CLOs perform better?). This article expands that analysis to the European market, and compares the performance of US BSL and EU CLO equity tranches.

Question your assumptions
Valuing CLO paper is complicated, and loan prepayments are one of the trickiest parts. When pricing a new issue CLO, the market generally assumes that 15-20% of loans will prepay their principal annually. This prepayment rate is important because it essentially determines the pace at which a CLO’s rated debt is paid off after the reinvestment period, when the CLO pays down its own principal.

Berenberg closes its fourth debt fund in the renewable energy space
Berenberg is continuing to raise money in the renewable energy debt sector, with the German bank working alongside BayernInvest Luxembourg to close its fourth debt fund in the space.

Crédit Agricole appoints head of corporate and leveraged finance
Crédit Agricole CIB has appointed a head of corporate and leveraged finance, effective Thursday

Pantheon hits $590 million close on second credit opportunities fund
The fundraise means Pantheon has raised $3 billion for its private credit secondaries strategy since its dedicated launch in 2018

CLO co-head parts ways with Accunia
One of Accunia's CLO portfolio managers is understood to have parted ways with the firm last month

Aegon agrees to buy NIBC's CLO platform
Aegon Asset Management has agreed to buy NIBC’s North Westerly European CLO platform, which includes three deals alongside the NIBC CLO team

Brigade requests restructuring flex for pre-covid European CLOs
Brigade Capital is proposing to amend documentation in some of its pre-covid European CLOs to include new restructuring language, the firm wrote in a letter to investors in Armada Euro CLO II and Armada Euro CLO III 

Experienced European CLO portfolio manager lands at Serone
Serone Capital Management has hired a well-known CLO specialist as head of European performing credit

Fund performance: European CLO funds lead the way
February was a positive month for many funds, as only one quarter failed to reach the black. This builds off a stellar start to the year: 96% of funds reached a positive return in January

Senior global CLO trader leaves JP Morgan after 20 years
A senior global CLO trader has parted ways with the bank after two decades

Pimco promotes global lev fin and CLO head to managing director
Pimco's leveraged finance head is one of five senior officials promoted to managing director

CLO portfolio manager parts ways with Hayfin
An experienced figure in the European loan and CLO market has left Hayfin Capital Management in London

Mapre launches private debt strategy to bring together subsidiary investments
Mapre Asset Management is bringing together all private debt investments made by the insurance group's subsidiaries, as well as new investments, with the launch of a new private debt fund

Permira brings in Carlyle European special sits co-head for new business
Permira has strengthened its new strategic opportunities busines

Amundi aims for €600m for new senior mortgage fund
Amundi is launching Amundi Commercial Real Estate Loans II, a European senior mortgage fund

Onex promotes key CLO official to managing director in London
Onex Credit Partners has promoted its European CLO head 

Hilltop hires CIO for real estate credit business
European real estate credit specialist Hilltop Credit Partners says it has hired Claudiu Gheorghita as chief investment officer.

Carlyle appoint former Goldman executive as CEO
Carlyle Group have appointed former Goldman Sachs Co-President and CO-Chief Operating Officer Harvey Schwartz as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board, the firm has announced.

Senior credit origination head joins Oaktree in London
Oaktree Capital Management has hired a managing director for sourcing and origination