Korean pension fund commits €80 million to European direct lending
The Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS), the €7.7 billion Korean pension fund, has selected Alcentra and BlueBay Asset Management for two commingled blind funds, according to an announcement notice seen by Creditflux.  

Alcentra issues new European CLO via Morgan Stanley
Alcentra has become the seventh CLO manager to price a new issue deal in Europe this month following a €411.1 million deal arranged by Morgan Stanley

Alcentra's 2018 European CLO volumes to pass €1bn mark following new issue
Alcentra is marketing a €411.1 million new issue CLO named Jubilee CLO XXI

Euribor cap makes second appearance as Citi prices reset for Alcentra
Citi has issued a second CLO featuring a capped tranche at the triple A level, according to market sources

Alcentra plans its second European CLO transaction of the year
Alcentra is marketing its first European CLO reset of 2018, with price talk for the triple A notes ranging from 90 to 92 basis points

Alcentra strengthens European direct lending team with hires
Alcentra has strengthened its European direct lending team with Sarah Madore, Maria Garcia Diego and Joanna Layton joining the firm's London-based lending unit.

Warehouse rating announcement suggests busy new issue pipeline for Alcentra
Alcentra has opened a warehouse facility with plans to launch a new CLO named Jubilee CLO 2018-XXII

Alcentra appoints Rajguru as global chief investment officer as Hatfield retires
Alcentra has appointed Vijay Rajguru as global chief investment officer effective 2 July 2018, a spokesperson for the company has confirmed to Creditflux, following Paul Hatfield's decision to retire from the firm at the end of the year

Alcentra hires co-heads of US direct lending
Alcentra has moved into the US direct lending space - and has appointed Suhail Shaikh and Peter Glaser as managing directors and co-heads of its US direct lending business

European CLO round-up: wider it goes, but there's more to it than meets the eye
There’s no escaping it; European CLO spreads are drifting wider, but there may be more to it than meets the eye

Alcentra markets its first new issue European CLO of 2018
Alcentra is launching its first new issue CLO of the year with pricing expected in the next two weeks

CLO b-wic line-up: soon to be static Euro triple As go up for sale
Fresh off the UK bank holiday yesterday, there is one CLO aution scheduled today for CLO investors interested in European triple A-rated tranches

King Street loses out as European loan specialist has change of heart
Market sources say that King Street Capital Management came tantalisingly close to bringing in a senior official to help establish its European CLO business

Alcentra holds $513 million close for CLO-focused fund
Alcentra has held a final close on its third structured credit opportunity fund with $513 million capital commitments - which has the ability to invest in US and European CLO equity, mezzanine tranches and warehouse capital 

US firms to continue CLO charge in Europe despite risk retention still applying
Europe is expected to welcome an influx of new CLO managers this year, despite the continent being subjected to CLO risk retention

US manager hires Alcentra loan PM to spearhead new European CLO unit
A US manager is expected to make its first move into the European CLO market after hiring an experienced loans specialist in London

UK pension mega-fund to increase credit allocation following equity reduction
One of the UK's largest pension funds looks set to increase its allocation to credit after reducing its equity allocation by 15%

Alcentra creeps closer to $300 million target with third structured credit fund
London-headquartered Alcentra, the alternative fixed income specialist for BNY Mellon Investment Management, appears to have raised more than $214 million for its third Clareant structured credit opportunities fund

Alcentra launches third direct lending fund
A year on from closing its second direct lending fund, Alcentra is understood to be marketing fund three in its direct lending series

Large slices of recently priced senior CLO debt go up for sale
€107 million of senior CLO debt of recently priced European deals has appeared on a b-wic

Californian pension fund approves $50 million commitment to CLO-focused fund
The pension fund has approved a $25 million commitment to an upcoming CLO fund, adding to $25 million previously committed 

CLO manager becomes second to drop Euribor floors following refi
A CLO manager has refinanced a 2015 CLO and has decided to do away with Euribor floors on its senior notes

Alcentra continues hot fundraising streak with new global credit offering
BNY Mellon subsidiary Alcentra has attracted $140 million for a corporate credit fund

London manager prices tightest 2.0 European CLO triple As
The manager priced the deal yesterday, with the triple As pricing at par paying 80 basis points over Euribor

Alcentra raises €690 million for closed-end credit fund
BNY Mellon subsidiary Alcentra has closed its Clareant Strategic Credit Fund with sales of €690 million. The vehicle, which originally had a target size of €500 million, is dedicated to opportunistic investing in the loans, bonds and structured credit of European companies