Carlyle group's solid Q4 results include $1.7 billion of global credit fundraising
The firm’s fourth quarter global credit fundraising of $1.7 billion included four CLOs, follow-on closes in their new private BDCs, structured credit fund, and managed accounts

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

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 

Morgan Stanley promotes New York-based CLO specialist to managing director
The head of US CLO syndication, who has recently taken on a bigger role at Morgan Stanley, has been promoted to MD

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

Law firm bolsters its CLO practice after hiring from Credit Suisse
Law firm Chapman and Cutler has further strengthened its CLO and structured finance practice, bringing in a figure from Credit Suisse's new issue CLO team

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

Buoyant CRE CLO market to finish the year with a flourish
Two deals are in the CRE CLO pipeline in what has been a bumper year following $12.2 billion of issuance

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

Wells Fargo rewards CLO veteran with another promotion
Wells Fargo has appointed Mary Katherine DuBose as head of debt capital markets effective immediately

Deutsche Bank plans new securitisation of UK consumer loans
Deutsche Bank is working with P2P Global Investments to price a securitisation backed by UK unsecured consumer loans

Cairn appoints Burke and Godall as co-chief investment officers
Cairn Capital has appointed Andrew Burke and Asif Godall as co-chief investment officers

Experienced CLO trader joins Orchard in London
Structured credit specialist adds a portfolio manager, who previously served at Deutsche Bank and Brevan Howard, to its team in London

Black Diamond hires structured credit specialist from Natixis's CLO desk
Black Diamond Capital Management has hired former Natixis credit specialist Andy Phelps as a senior managing director, after working alongside him on CLO deals for years

Latham & Watkins hires structured finance veteran to its London office
Structured finance veteran Simeon Rudin joins from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, according to a press release

Former Deutsche Bank big hitter moves to wealth manager
Deutsche Bank’s former head of sales for the Americas has re-emerged on the buy side, joining wealth management firm Alexandria Capital

Debtwire euro ABS round-up: two UK deals enter the pipeline
Just one transaction priced in Europe’s ABS market last week, but another two have entered the pipeline

Regulators delay implementation of STS rules
Regulators in Europe have opted to take a slow and steady approach to implementing new simple, transparent and standardised (STS) and revamped risk retention rules.

Market participants strike bullish tone on STS regulation
IMN’s Global ABS Conference in Barcelona came to a close yesterday and one of the main talking points for the ABS market was the successful resolution to disputes between the market and the European parliament over STS (simple, transparent and standardised) legislation