Trump victory raises hopes for high yield markets, M&A revival
Leverage finance markets cheered Donald Trump’s win on the prospect the former president’s return to the White House will unleash deregulation and M&A, lower taxes and higher economy growth

Octaura launches new protocol for CLO liquidations
Electronic loan trading platform Octaura has released a new set of processes to streamline loan BWICs and OWICs

JetBlue's new loan struggles to take flight
CLO managers had less appetite for JetBlue’s new loan after the airline was downgraded to B3 and B- 

Strong run helps CLOs shrug off Altice downgrade
It may be the largest triple C downgrade in years, but the CLO market is relatively unperturbed by Altice’s fall from grace.

CLO managers laud market’s shift away from direct lending
This year’s annual SFVegas shindig had a record 8,900 registered delegates, and every CLO panel included a discussion of two key themes, including the highly publicised fight between the broadly syndicated loan space and private credit lenders.

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Credit hedge funds

Credit funds at a glance
Credit funds at a glance

Wave of legal hires becomes a tsunami
In February alone legal heavyweights Allen & Overy, DLA Piper, Fried Frank, Kirkland & Ellis, Proskauer Rose and White & Case all announced the arrival of partners in the credit space

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Credit hedge fund performance

Credit funds at a glance
Credit funds at a glance

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

2023: a bumper year for CLO funds
It looks like 2023 will finish as a solid year for most credit funds, and an outstanding one for CLO funds. But funds pursuing corporate distressed strategies continued to struggle

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

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Hedge fund performance tables

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

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

Hayfin appoints new US CLO head
Hayfin Capital Management has announced it has recruited Peter Swanson to head its High-Yield and Syndicated Loans team in New York

US CLO credit Air Methods Corporation files for bankruptcy
Air Methods Corporation, a widely held name in the US CLO market, filed for Chapter 11 this morning reporting USD 1bn to USD 10bn in liabilities.

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

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

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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