Fund performance
Prytania grabs gold; Spire and Sound Point take silver and bronze after June fund returns come in

Credit hedge funds
Our credit hedge fund performance tables for June

Credit funds at a glance
Top performers, recent hires and recent fundraising

BNP Paribas announces negotiations to buy AXA IM
BNP Paribas said it entered exclusive talks to buy AXA's asset management unit and set-up a partership for EUR 5.1bn

ABS specialist LibreMax partners with fintech platform iCapital
New York-based securitized credit specialist LibreMax Capital has teamed up with fintech platform iCapital

iHeart secured group advisors in confidential talks with company
iHeartMedia, still an important name in the US CLO market, is back in the news, potentially impacting 482 different CLOs

Blackstone reports 18% return from private credit over last 12 months
Blackstone's private credit and liquid credit returns outperform private equity investments in the last 12 months

Fund performance
Spire, Prytania and Serone funds enter top 10 dominated by CLOs; Leading fund: Alegra ABS 2

Credit hedge funds
Credit hedge fund performance tables

Credit funds at a glance
Top indices; recent hires; recent fundraising

Ex-Sculptor veterans launch new asset-backed firm Indago
Sculptor alumni led by Akhil Mago have kick started Indago to invest in asset-backed finance and CLOs

Fund performance
CLO funds dominate again as they take 18 spots in top 30 list

Credit hedge funds
Credit hedge funds

Crescent Capital shakes up senior-leadership team
Los Angeles-based alternative credit specialist Crescent Capital Group is updating its senior-leadership team with several key promotions

CLOs and Private Credit can learn to coexist, conference hears
A discussion led by Debtwire's Head of Leveraged Loans Jelena Cvejic, brought together an audience of lawyers, CLO managers and private credit players to hear about the battle between the two. 

CLO funds maintain strong start to 2024 to stay top year to date
The first quarter of 2024 has been a memorable one for CLO funds, as the category continues its dominant spell, claiming 7 of the top 10 spots in March

Credit hedge funds
Credit hedge fund performance

Credit funds at a glance
Credit funds at a glance

Golub raises USD 2bn for sixth credit opportunities fund
Golub Capital has held the final close of the sixth vintage of its credit opportunities fund, raising USD 2bn

Antares hires CSAM managing director
Antares Capital has hired a new managing director and global head of product strategy and development from CSAM

Fund performance
In February, CLO funds once again claimed the majority of top positions in our fund ranking — this time taking eight of the top 10 spots (see table below).

Credit funds at a glance
Credit funds at a glance

Muzinich hires head of alternative credit solutions and strategy
Muzinich has hired Rehan Virani in the newly-created role of head of alternative credit solutions and strategy as the New York and London-headquartered credit specialist continues to expand its private credit and CLO strategies

DWS expands in London with new senior investment manager role
London-based Roscoe Roman has joined German asset manager DWS, in the newly created role of senior investment manager for alternative credit (EMEA)

Fund performance
Fund performance