Don’t just sit there waiting
Credit markets are evolving and innovating. Not only are they dealing with transformative artificial intelligence technology, they are coming out with new products, investing in new ways and dealing with a changing regulatory backdrop

First Eagle taps AlbaCore alum for alternative credit product sales
Edward Berry joins as a managing director in London and will help distribute the firm’s alternative credit products, including those under the Napier Park brand

Two more lawyers leave Cadwalader for Orrick
Orrick has added another two former Cadwalader lawyers to its growing structured finance team in London

Muzinich appoints Tatjana Greil Castro as global head of investments
The privately-owned corporate credit specialist has also appointed Thomas Samson as global head of high yield and Hugo Wheeler as head of global accounts and marketing

Creditflux showcases contributions, achievements and observations of outstanding leaders – Trailblazing Women
EXCLUSIVE: For International Women's Day, Creditflux speaks to Octagon's Lauren Law, PineBridge's Laila Kollmorgen and Ropes & Gray's Shona Ha

Alcentra adopts BSP brand, winds down direct lending biz
The Franklin Templeton-owned credit shops have also created a new global executive committee that brings together leaders from BSP, Alcentra and the newly acquired European lower middle market lender Apera

ECB hits out at proposed securitisation regulation overhaul
The European Central Bank released a paper criticizing parts of the European Commission's proposed changes to its securitization framework

Former Investcorp Credit CEO Jeremy Ghose joins The Chatterjee Group
Ghose told Creditflux that his role as President would be a strategic one that “looked to enhance the enterprise value” of the overall group, with the aim of boosting cash flow to develop the firm’s philanthropic operations

Sound Point hires former Alcentra president as CFO steps down
CFO Kevin Gerlitz is retiring from the role after 16 years

News in brief
US credit returns fail to reflect risk

Growth in structured finance sets off legal merry-go-round
The departure of John Goldfinch from Milbank’s structured finance practice in late 2023 began a succession of moves between law firms looking to expand their structured finance practices

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

Credit funds at a glance - January 2025
Fund performance, recent hires, recent fundraising

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

Oak Hill Advisors increases target cap to a billion dollars for new CLO equity fund
New York-based Oak Hill Advisors has raised USD 459m so far for its new CLO equity fund and increased the cap by USD 200m

Credit hedge funds
Credit hedge fund performance data for September YTD 

CLO fundraising round-up - November 2024
CLO funds have had a stand-out year, and both fundraising and fund returns have soared, with managers out in the market with both third-party and captive CLO funds

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

Pearl Diver raises USD 100m for first investment grade CLO fund
CLO equity specialist Pearl Diver has expanded up the stack with the launch of its first investment grade CLO fund 

AXA IM Alts launches IG ABS Fund
The latest fund launch by AXA is looking to raise at least EUR 1bn for a broad portfolio of investment-grade ABS assets 

Credit hedge funds
Our credit hedge fund performance tables for June