BlackRock raises UK fund with large private credit allocation
BlackRock has announced the first close of an alternatives fund with a large allocation to private credit

BlackRock joins the 118bp club as BAML prices three US CLOs in a day
Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s US CLO team put in the overtime yesterday to price three transactions

BlackRock hires experienced analyst from Onex Credit
BlackRock has hired an experienced credit analyst in London, officials at the company confirm

BlackRock looks to bolster its CLO and ABS research operations
BlackRock is on the lookout for a structured credit specialist to lead its CLO and ABS research function

Citi cuts 2014 CLO’s triple As to 100bp in latest US refi
Citi has priced a refinancing of a 2014 US CLO, according to market sources

Senior debt funds are mis-pricing euro mid-market loans, conference hears
An influx of capital into senior debt funds is leading to mispricing in Europe’s mid-market, delegates at the Debtwire European Mid Market Forum heard yesterday

Muzinich hires from BlackRock to bolster its direct lending team
Muzinich has made another hire to its offices in Frankfurt with the firm announcing that Markus Taubert will be joining from BlackRock in July

BlackRock seals 85bp triple-A print on new European CLO
BlackRock, which is still a relative newcomer to European CLO management, has achieved the tightest 2.0 CLO triple-A print, according to Creditflux data.

BlackRock cuts triple-A coupon by 33bp as it prices $477 million refi
BlackRock has priced its first deal in the CLO primary market this year, according to market sources.

Barclays adds to its CLO pipeline with three forthcoming European deals
Barclays is currently working on three European CLOs and has obtained ratings for the warehouse facilities backing these transactions

BlackRock cuts funding costs with $489 million CLO refinancing
BlackRock has priced a refinancing of its 2015 CLO, Magnetite XII, according to market sources

European CLO triple-A spreads dip below 100bp as BlackRock prices
BlackRock has priced its second European CLO and in the process it has achieved a market-leading triple-A print of 98 basis points over three-month Euribor

US CLO spreads hit new tights as Goldman prices $536 million deal
BlackRock CLO attracts huge demand, causing senior CLO spreads to tighten five basis points to 140bp

BlackRock becomes latest manager to price CLO reset
BlackRock has become the latest manager to “reset” a CLO after extending its 2012 deal, Magnetite VII

BlackRock hires in Germany as direct lenders build their networks
BlackRock has taken another big step forward in its efforts to ramp up a European direct lending business

New issue double-Bs hit 950bp as BlackRock CLO prices
BlackRock became the issuer of the year to price a US and European CLO this week, after launching a $499 million US deal with Deutsche Bank

BlackRock aims to become first transatlantic CLO issuer of 2016
BlackRock is marketing its first US CLO of the year, according to investor sources, having raised its debut European CLO earlier this month

BlackRock prices debut European CLO following structural tweaks
It may have been a little later than planned, but sources say that BlackRock has priced its debut European CLO

Credit Suisse markets triple-As at 150bp as European CLO nears pricing
Credit Suisse has released price guidance for a large credit manager's debut European CLO, according to market sources