We’re looking at a multi-year M&A uptick – Morgan Stanley head of private credit and equity David Miller
PODCAST: Speaking on the latest episode of Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee, Miller highlighted the impact of the large amount of fundraising and deployment that occurred in the 2020-2022 period as significant for his positive outlook

Morgan Stanley launches private market fund for European individual investors
The new product from Morgan Stanley Investment Management will invest across private equity, private credit, real assets and some public assets

Thoma Bravo’s private credit head to depart
EXCLUSIVE: The position will be filled after a transition period

Morgan Stanley’s direct lending head joins Thoma Bravo
Creditflux previously reported that Jeff Levin resigned from his position at Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Morgan Stanley loses head of direct lending and co-head of North America private credit
EXCLUSIVE: the head of direct lending had also served as co-head of North America Private Credit at Morgan Stanley Investment Management; bank assigns new head  

CLO head set to leave Morgan Stanley EV
The head of structured products at Morgan Stanley Eaton Vance, is set to retire from the firm at the end of this year, according to a memo seen by Creditflux.

Experienced US CLO portfolio manager lands at Advent
Convertible bond manager Advent Capital Management has put an important part of its CLO plans in place by hiring an experienced portfolio manager 

Blackstone and MS Eaton Vance new CLOs achieve market-beating triple As
Blackstone Credit and Morgan Stanley Eaton Vance each priced a new CLO on Friday with triple A spreads around 132 basis points - among the tightest first-pay prints of recent weeks

MSEV adds single Bs as it resets 2019 CLO
Morgan Stanley Investment Management reset its CLO named 522 Funding 2019-5 via Citi on Wednesday, adding a new $5 million single B tranche in the process

Morgan Stanley IM resets former Eaton Vance CLO from 2020
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has reset a CLO formerly managed by Eaton Vance before its acquisition

Morgan Stanley EV resets post-Assurant CLO with tighter stack
Morgan Stanley Eaton Vance CLO Manager has completed a $416 million CLO reset, its second in under a month

Morgan Stanley Eaton Vance resets 2017 CLO
Morgan Stanley Eaton Vance CLO Manager has completed a $372 million CLO reset, according to market sources.

Private equity firm hires US CLO PM to build out new business
A large US private equity firm is moving into CLO management, laying the foundations for this by hiring an experienced CLO business-builder

US CLO pipeline: 33 new issues enter market with historic CLO records on the verge of shattering
The US CLO market is running as hot as it has all year with a whopping 33 managers marketing new issues CLOs, according to market sources

New look Morgan Stanley IM prepares CLO with shades of Eaton Vance influence
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has selected Wells Fargo to arrange its next CLO, in a sign the former Eaton Vance team it acquired is taking the lead on CLO issuance

CLO head departs as Morgan Stanley IM integrates with Eaton Vance
Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s CLO management business has a new figurehead, five months after the firm's merger with Eaton Vance.

Morgan Stanley IM rakes in $1.6 billion for junior debt fund
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has closed its latest junior direct lending fund, North Haven Credit Partners III, at $1.6 billion

Morgan Stanley IM hires MD to private credit and equity team
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has hired a Los-Angeles based official to its private credit and equity team

Morgan Stanley IM ups CLO pace with second new deal in four months
Morgan Stanley investment management has cranked up the pace of its new CLO formation by printing its second deal in just four months

Three transactions take 2021 CLO refi volumes over $3.5 billion
Another three CLO refinancing transactions priced in the US on Friday, bringing the total volume across refis, resets and reissues in 2021 up to $3.58 billion

Morgan Stanley to buy Eaton Vance for $7 billion
Morgan Stanley is set to buy Eaton Vance for an equity value of $7 billion as part of a broader push into wealth management

Morgan Stanley IM prices first new CLO following Assurant deal
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has issued its first CLO since buying the contracts to four deals previously managed by Assurant

Morgan Stanley IM markets first CLO since Assurant buy-out
Morgan Stanley Investment Management is marketing its first CLO since buying the management contracts of four deals previously managed by Assurant

Morgan Stanley IM completes Assurant CLO platform acquisition
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has completed the transaction to acquire Assurant’s US CLO management fee contracts, according to a notice to investors seen by Creditflux

Managers raise billions to take advantage of talf opportunities
Aegon, Payden & Rygel, Invesco, Morgan Stanley IM, Voya and Palmer Square are just some of the latest managers to have raised funds dedicated to the strategy