Hunt Mortgage Group closes its first CRE CLO
The commercial real estate lender has announced the closing of its first commercial real estate collateralized loan obligation, known as Hunt CRE 2017-FL1  

Institutional investors - does Europe still provide the best opportunities in credit?
Cash or synthetics, CLOs versus CMBS, senior or junior debt? Institutional investors have a variety of ways to approach credit investing and Creditflux's biannual survey of credit allocators aims to determine which market they view as offering compelling returns

Structured credit specialist joins Danish pension fund as its CIO
A Copenhagen-based institution has brought in a structured credit pro fro Sampension to oversee its investment portfolio. Going forward, illiquid credit, including commercial real estate debt, is expected to feature more prominently in the pension fund's portfolio

FirstAvenue hires from Meketa as it eyes growth in infrastructure fundraising
Fund placement agent FirstAvenue has hired Chris Tehranian as its head of US project management in New York with a view to expanding its infrastructure and real estate funds business

Time-saving hedge fund platforms stop opportunities evaporating
Lengthy commitment periods and drawn-out negotiations between institutional investors and fund managers could be a thing of the past thanks to a wave of multi-manager hedge fund platforms

Creditflux parent rebrands as Acuris
Creditflux’s parent company gained a new name last month, with Mergermarket Group relaunching as Acuris

Leading fund: Lupus Alpha CLO Opportunity Notes I
Single-B CLO trades boost Lupus Alpha asset Management

Fund platform AMX eyeballs credit funds
Willis Towers Watson’s hedge fund platform has grown to $1.5 billion – and there is space for credit managers  

GoldenTree teams up with real estate owner GTIS on new debt venture
Credit alternatives manager GoldenTree Asset Management has announced a push into real estate debt by setting up a joint venture with GTIS Partners

CRE CLO prices at record tights
A new CRE CLO issued by Resource Capital Corp has achieved the tightest pricing since the crisis

Arizona pension fund eyes $50 million investment in upcoming debt fund
A US pension fund is considering a $50 million allocation to a mortgage lending fund which is slated to reach $150 million

Ares hires from Barings for real estate debt business
Ares Management is fortifying its real estate debt business

Värde closes latest fund at $1.7 billion
Credit manager Värde Partners has raised $1.74 billion for its latest fund, Värde Fund XII

DW raises $110 million for CMBS venture
Market sources say that DW Partners has raised a new fund to invest in the CMBS market

Asian investors target debt in real estate deals
Some of the biggest buyers of US real estate are switching from equity to debt

West coast pension fund to decide on new PGIM real estate debt fund
PGIM is putting together a new real estate debt fund and is in talks with a pension fund active in credit

Madison Realty wins $50 million for real estate debt fund
A US pension fund has approved a $50 million allocation to a real estate debt fund

US pension fund eyes $50 million real estate debt allocation
A US pension fund is set to discuss an investment in a real estate debt fund which targets 16% returns.