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

Silver Rock sells 42% stake to Mubadala
New York-based Silver Rock has agreed to sell a 42% stake to Mubadala Capital, but the two entities will continue to operate independently

Janus Henderson launches new fixed income ETF
Janus Henderson announced the launch of a new fixed income ETF today. Janus Henderson Income ETF (JIII) has a broad remit to invest across fixed income globally.

Distress caused by LMEs triggers headache for recovery calculators
The growth of LMEs are triggering questions about how the US leveraged loan and CLO markets should record the outcomes of restructurings with multiple outcomes

Credit hedge funds
Credit hedge fund performance data for September YTD 

Belron’s record dividend deal opens path for more loan issuance
Leveraged loan investors have a message for private equity firms struggling to sell their portfolio companies and distribute cash to their LPs: try us for a dividend

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

September 2024 US Leveraged Highlights
While new money activity in the loan market reached its highest point in the last 18 months in 3Q24, it remains significantly lower than historical averages

September 2024 European Leveraged Highlights
Heading into the final quarter institutional loan volumes rose 171% year-on-year to EUR 150bn, while bond issuance doubled from last year to EUR 93bn

Shenkman sees opportunity in ‘volatile, liquid bond market’ as it launches CBO
CBO issuance has been sporadic, but Shenkman, a long-time specialist in the market, believes that should change — and at the end of July priced Romark Credit Funding III

Taking stock after a long hot summer
As fall approaches, the global CLO and leveraged loan markets are in a strong position. But will records set in 2021 tumble?  We compare the numbers — and find out what the market thinks

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

Blackstone’s head of liquid credit Rob Zable set to leave firm
One of the biggest names in the CLO world is making a change, with Rob Zable leaving Blackstone by the end of the year

CLO strategies outperform again
In 2023, our index of funds investing in CLO tranches and equity returned 22.9%. In the first six months of this year, the index reached 9.9%, as these funds again delivered outstanding results

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

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

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

Credit hedge funds
Credit hedge funds