AFME calls for investor-friendly adjustments to EC securitisation reforms
AFME while welcoming the new European regulatory reform proposals has called for further changes

BNP Paribas taps alts head for combined BNP, AXA IM group
Isabelle Scemama will oversee more than EUR 300bn in assets as the two groups merge

Credit hedge funds – May 2025
Credit hedge fund performance

Credit funds at a glance – May 2025
Our roundup of top performers, fundraising and moves in credit

Polus holds EUR 425m initial close for third CLO equity fund
It marks one of Europe’s largest CLO equity capital raises to date

Credit hedge funds – April 2025
Credit hedge fund performance

Credit funds at a glance – April 2025
Our roundup of top performers, fundraising and moves in credit

Credit hedge funds – March 2025
Credit hedge fund performance

Funds at a glance – March 2025
Leading fund – Lupus Alpha CLO Opportunity Notes I

Credit hedge funds – April 2025

Fund performance - February 2025
Structured finance leads, but all indices stay positive as 2025 begins

Credit hedge funds - February 2025

IG private credit market could swell to USD 23trn: Carlyle’s Mark Jenkins
Podcast: "Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee" interviews Carlyle's global head of credit Mark Jenkins on investing in the era of uncertainty and shifting secular trends

Credit hedge funds - December 2024
Credit hedge fund performance

Fund performance - December 2024
CLO funds cap off strong 2024 with yet another good month

Fund performance
Entering the final three months of the year, CLO funds took a clean sweep of the top 10 spots in the Creditflux tables. October was strong overall, as over 85% of funds listed made positive returns

Credit hedge funds
Credit hedge fund perfomance

BNP Paribas sees credit upside in 2025, even amidst Trump-led unpredictability
The bank also sees CLO equity outperforming in 2025 benefiting from resilient loan fundamentals, strong cash flows, and the upside potential from reset activity

BlackRock acquires HPS in USD 12bn deal
BlackRock has acquired HPS Investment Partners for USD 12bn in an all-stock transaction, creating a private credit franchise with a combined USD 220bn in client assets

Altice France reminds creditors that unrestricted subsidiaries can be freely spun-off
Altice France's debt documents permit the XpFibre spin-off, and most credit agreements and high yield bond indentures permit the distribution of the equity in unrestricted subsidiaries

Fund performance - Emerging markets index takes top spot in solid month for credit overall
September was another positive month for credit funds. In almost every category our indices were positive, and four strategies showed solid average returns of 1% or more. 

Credit hedge funds
Credit hedge fund performance data for September YTD 

Wendel announces purchase of majority stake in Monroe Capital
French investment firm Wendel announced on Tuesday it has agreed to acquire 75% of US private credit firm and CLO manager Monroe Capital for USD 1.13bn, as part of its planned expansion into third-party asset management.

Fund performance
August returns were largely positive for credit hedge funds, as 88% of those listed in the Creditflux database reached into the black

Credit hedge funds
Credit hedge fund performance tables as of the end of August 2024