Alcentra creeps closer to $300 million target with third structured credit fund
London-headquartered Alcentra, the alternative fixed income specialist for BNY Mellon Investment Management, appears to have raised more than $214 million for its third Clareant structured credit opportunities fund

Cairn works reg cap and eyes another fund launch
Cairn Capital’s regulatory capital relief business is up and running, with the firm closing its first deals late last year

Managers predict skill will win out
We asked managers to predict the year ahead across a range of credit strategies. Overall, they had a positive outlook. By Grace Jennings-Edquist

Who predicted $145 billion of issuance?
That went better than expected: US risk retention came in, and $145 billion of global new issuance later, it’s clear that CLOs aren’t disappearing. By Tanvi Gupta and Sam Robinson

European manager launches global credit fund
London-headquartered Mirabaud Asset Management yesterday launched a new Global Diversified Credit Fund, further committing to its fixed income strategy.

Euro SME CLO market to remain at low issuance levels, DBRS predicts
A new report by credit rating agency DBRS says the European securitisation market has much to be positive about in 2018 – but warns that the SME CLO market is expected to remain at low issuance levels 

BNP Paribas hires head of structured finance to asset management unit
BNP Paribas Asset Management this morning announced that Michel Fryszman has joined as head of structured finance

Oak Hill appoints sole head of European credit as ex-partner takes on new role
One of Oak Hill Advisors’ most senior staffers has stepped into a senior advisory role

Cairn builds out business development team with Investcorp and Camares hires
Credit and CLO manager Cairn Capital has announced two new appointments to its business development team in London

Hunton & Williams appoints veteran CLO lawyer as partner
Global law firm Hunton & Williams has appointed Angus Duncan as a partner in the firm’s London-based structured finance and specialty finance transactions practice

Up-and-coming fund manager Revolution makes big structured credit hire
Sydney’s Revolution Asset Management has made a big hire, signalling its intent in the global structured credit markets

JP Morgan AM professional to lead spin-out of credit hedge fund
Former JP Morgan Asset Management portfolio manager Fahad Roumani appears to be gearing up to lead a spin-out firm, which will manage the JPS Credit Opportunities Fund under its new name

Creditflux guide: index tranches
Bespokes are back, single name CDS remain popular and credit indices can be very liquid. So why, years after the crisis, are index tranches still in the doldrums? By Tom Davidson

Carlyle raises more than $800 million for global CLO-focused fund
Carlyle's newest fund will invest in CLOs backed by US and European senior secured corporate loans actively managed by third parties

Citi promotes European CLO head and co-head of credit correlation trading
Citi – a market leader in CLO origination and bespokes – has promoted officials responsible for these businesses.

CLO manager looks to raise up to $2 billion to invest in CLOs globally
A US CLO manager is planning to invest in CLO tranches for the first time. It is understood that the firm is putting together a structured credit fund that will also have the ability to invest in index tranches

Hayfin acquires US CLO manager
European credit platform Hayfin Capital Management has signed an agreement to acquire a US CLO specialist

US pension scheme puts $100 million into top-performing CQS fund
A multi-strategy credit fund run by CQS has earned a $100 million commitment from a US pension fund

Deutsche Bank announces rebrand for its asset management unit
Germany’s largest lender, Deutsche Bank, has announced plans to rebrand its asset management arm Deutsche Asset Management to DWS

Australian-European credit manager unveils plans for listed fund
Australian secured credit fixed income specialist Gryphon Capital Investments has announced plans to list a trust with an objective of paying a 5% per annum coupon paid on a monthly basis

Managers argue over whether structured credit trade is played out
Some US and European hedge funds are trimming their exposure to structured credit as investors back away from this asset class, according to some industry experts

Nomura renews interest in synthetic CDOs by targeting full-cap deals
After sitting on the sidelines last year, Nomura has returned to the bespokes space

Nearwater aims to put $500 million to work in global risk retention financing
Start-up company Nearwater Capital has closed on a $500 million capital commitment which will fast-track its move into risk retention financing, sources say. The firm has already deployed capital into CLO risk retention

UK pension fund awards Loomis Sayles £485 million for multi-strategy credit
Natixis-affiliate Loomis Sayles has been awarded a £485 million ($647.3 million) mandate by the Avon Pension Fund to manage its multi-asset credit allocation