BlackRock pre-markets European CLO
BlackRock is pre-marketing a new issue European CLO, BlackRock European CLO XIV

Credit funds at a glance (December 2023)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

BlackRock launches impact bond fund
BlackRock has launched a fixed income fund focused on green, social, and sustainable bonds as well as ‘impact’ MBS and municipal investments

Creditflux CLO Census results: JP Morgan claims clean sweep of US CLO arranging categories
Following the close of this year’s census, JP Morgan was a quadruple winners in the US, with results declaring it the best at syndicating, structuring and providing both the best access to loans and the best warehouse service

LP round up: private credit takes big slice of inflows as 10% portfolio share projected for 2026
Institutional investors revealed nearly $4 billion allocations to credit funds in July, with recipients including Angelo Gordon, Apollo, Ares, BlackRock, Brookfield, CarVal, Comvest, Deerpath, KKR, Schroders and Sixth Street

Credit funds at a glance (August 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit
   

CLOs at a glance (August 2022)
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month

BlackRock closes £1.7 billion private debt fund with wide mandate for UK pensions
The firm has deployed around 60% of the fund, which invests across US and European direct lending, US and European real estate debt and the firm’s global opportunistic strategy

Five credit managers win nearly $1 billion from UK pension pool
Five private credit funds emerged as winners after UK pension pool Border to Coast revealed $1 billion in a wide variety of private credit commitments

CSAM does the CLO awards double
Winning the Creditflux Manager of the Year award is a feat in itself. Winning it back-to-back in such different markets is an outstanding achievement — and CSAM can take great pride in it

CLOs at a glance (June 2022)
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month
 
   

LP round up: Apollo and Silver Rock win over $1 billion as pensions plough into private debt
Institutional investors allocated at least $2 billion to credit funds in April, according to Creditflux data, with Apollo and Silver Rock emerging as big winners

CLOs at a glance (May 2022)
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month
   

Mezz and junior debt tighten sharply with BlackRock European CLO
BlackRock has issued its latest European CLO via Bank of America, with pricing on lower mezzanine tranches pointing to tightening in the market

BlackRock Euro CLO set to price, with KKR and ICG in line and 115bp emerging as triple A benchmark
BlackRock is expected to price a European CLO issue today via Bank of America. The immediate CLO pipeline is thin, but KKR is marketing a deal via Morgan Stanley and ICG is marketing via Citi

BlackRock resets 2019 European CLO with strong single B execution
BlackRock has reworked its 2019 European CLO BlackRock European CLO VIII

Fund performance: Wasserstein's early 2021 performance drives it to the top
The final top 10 of 2021 featured a variety of funds as five different strategies were ranked among the best. US high yield was the most highly represented with two BlackRock funds and an Angel Oak in the top 10

Pemberton hires former BlackRock official for new Dubai office
Pemberton has become the latest credit manager to expand its presence in the middle east with a new Dubai office

The only way is up: single A investor expresses rates view through BlackRock Euro CLO
BlackRock has printed its second European new issue CLO of 2021, BlackRock European CLO XII, achieving triple A tights in the process

CLOs at a glance (November 2021)
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month

CLO managers join forces as they line up behind SFDR
A plethora of European CLO managers have teamed up with regulatory reporting provider FinDox to form a working group focused on Sustainable Financial Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), sources tell Creditflux.

Euro CLO triple As to tighten as new investors enter
CLO market participants anticipate European CLO triple As will grind tighter over the coming weeks as new buyers gobble up paper.

BlackRock resets 2020 European CLO with triple As tightening to 97bp
Bank of America arranged the €351 million BlackRock European CLO X 

Global CLO league tables - Aug 2021 YTD
Global CLO league tables - Aug 2021 YTD

Barclays' CLO and loan strategist set to join large asset manager
A highly respected CLO strategist is taking on his first CLO buy side role