New report finds 2023 a record year for alternative credit M&A
A new report on “Acquisitions of Alternative Credit Managers” by credit specialist Gapstow forecasts that more M&A activity lies ahead for credit firms as they struggle with the challenges facing the broader investment management industry

Permira confirms co-heads of credit platform
European alternative credit manager Permira Credit has named David Hirschmann and Ariadna Stefanescu as co-heads, effective immediately, as parent company Permira makes plans to expand the credit business

Fund performance
Q4 has kicked off with structured finance funds leading the way in the Creditflux league tables, as the category index reached 0.61%, and all but one fund made positive returns.

November 2023 US Leveraged Highlights
Debtwire today releases the November 2023 US Leveraged Highlights, featuring key trends in the leveraged loan and high-yield bond markets

Fund performance
No autumnal fall for CLOs as category rises to 16.1% year to date

Credit hedge funds
Hedge fund performance tables

Credit funds at a glance
Fund performance; people hires; fundraising 

Janus Henderson expands ETF lineup
The new Janus Henderson Securitized Income ETF will invest in ABS, commercial mortgage-backed securities, CLOs, mortgage credit and agency mortgage-backed securities

Lumen Technologies ad-hoc group preps competing proposal
The refinancing of Lumen Technologies, currently held by 1311 different CLOs with a combined principal balance of USD 3.8bn, took a new twist today as details of a competing proposal emerged

Aquarian buys minority stake in Obra
Obra Capital revealed in Monday that it had sold a minority equity ownership stake to Aquarian Holdings

BNP Paribas adds big-name buy-side tranche trader
BNP Paribas has hired a new CDX Tranche Market Maker from the buy-side

US loan market rallies despite increasing stress and default rates
Casual observers of the US broadly syndicated loan market may be forgiven for feeling a little confused at the moment. Despite rising default rates and growing stress, loan prices continue to rally, and the primary pipeline is busy.

Fund performance
Positive August for credit sees CLO funds on top again

Credit funds at a glance
Ucits see red in a tough June for returns

Credit hedge funds
Credit hedge funds performance data

ICG taps Apollo partner as head of US liquid credit
The new head of US liquid credit has been tasked with helping grow ICG's US credit business

Capital Four beefs up US credit team with three new hires
The Danish-based credit manager is expanding its US presence

CLO manager raises new captive equity fund
The New York-based alternative asset manager raised a new CLO equity fund with a first close of USD 136m

Credit funds at a glance (September 2023)
A round-up of people moves and fund raising  

Credit hedge fund returns (September 2023)
Credit hedge fund returns  

CLO funds are hot in summer as they take nine spots in top 10 (Fund performance)
CLO funds took the lead through summer as the returns of the category index reached 1.88% and 3.18% in June and July, respectively. Both months saw a CLO fund as the top performer — Sound Point Meridian in June, and Oxford Gate Master Fund in July.

JP Morgan wins Kirschner case as court rules loans are not securities
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favour of JP Morgan in the Kirschner case that term loan Bs are not securities

Arini continues expansion with Credit Suisse hire

Credit hedge fund Arini taps former senior-level Credit Suisse executive. 

Asset management firm creates new credit platform
Insurance and asset management firm Nassau launches new credit platform with more than $8 billion in assets under management. 

Capital Four adds three to US team
Capital Four's US team continues to expand, with the credit asset management firm hiring three new people in its New York office