UK pension looks to take investment grade strategy global
UK pension fund National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) has issued a search for a global investment grade corporate bond manager

New York pension ups commitment to HarbourVest by $400 million
New York State Teachers' Retirement System has topped up commitments to Maple Fund, having already approved $600 million in 2017

Majority of investors seek to increase private credit allocations, BlackRock survey reveals
Over half of investors plan to increase their allocation to private credit in 2019, according to an institutional client rebalancing report published by BlackRock

BlackRock BDC seeks shareholder approval to fast-track leverage increase
BlackRock TCP Capital Corp has become the latest business development company to seek shareholders’ approval to double its use of leverage

BlackRock prices CLO refi at triple A tights and adds single B tranche
BlackRock has refinanced its 2016 CLO named Magnetite XVIII, pricing the triple-A class in line with recent tight-end benchmark deals and adding a single-B tranche

BlackRock adds $34 billion of assets with Citibanamex buyout
BlackRock has acquired the asset management business of Citibanamex, a Mexico-based banking firm and subsidiary of Citigroup

BlackRock becomes latest manager to explore interval fund structure for credit
Several managers have hit the market with the interval fund structure, as investors look to invest in illiquid strategies through an illiquid fund structure

BlackRock names head of US CLO business, reports Reuters
BlackRock has appointed Owen Butler to lead its US CLO business, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters

Tetragon confirms appointment of former BlackRock US CLO co-head Snell
Scott Snell, former head of BlackRock's US CLO unit, has joined Tetragon 

Private credit specialist rejoins Ares in Los Angeles
Ares Capital Management has appointed managing director Michael Zugay to its private credit team in Los Angeles 

Benefit Street Partners taps Monroe and BlackRock for private debt origination hires
Benefit Street Partners has made two senior appointments to its private debt origination team

BlackRock prices CLO reissue at market-beating levels
BlackRock continues to issue CLOs at market-beating levels, yesterday reissuing a 2015 deal with triple As at Libor plus 112 basis points

CLO round-up: reset triple As price apart on divergent portfolios
CLO spreads have been volatile of late with seemingly no consistency in triple A CLO prints from deal to deal. In a reset-heavy week, BlackRock and Marathon Asset Management were positioned at opposite ends of the spectrum

BlackRock prices US CLO triple As 4.9bp tight of market average
BlackRock has priced a reset of its 2015 CLO, Magnetite XII

BlackRock completes Tennenbaum acquisition
Global asset manager BlackRock has completed the previously announced acquisition of Tenenbaum Capital Partners

Experienced CLO investor tipped to join Tetragon
A high profile CLO investment specialist is set to join Tetragon in New York, according to market sources

BlackRock's co-head of US CLOs set to leave the firm
One of the most experienced names in the CLO investment market is leaving BlackRock

BlackRock seeks $1 billion for new multi-strat opportunities fund
The new trust will invest at least 80% of its assets in fixed income securities and up to 40% in special situations, SEC filings reveal 

BlackRock prices its fifth CLO reset of 2018
BlackRock priced a $502.25 million reset of its 2016 CLO Magnetite XVII yesterday

CLO b-wic line up: equity in Apollo euro deal with low funding costs goes on sale
European CLO equity is so often described as being the most illiquid part of the global CLO market, but the last few days there has been a significant amount of trading in this area.

BlackRock prices CLO triple As at 101bp in its largest deal of the year
BlackRock priced its largest CLO transaction of the year to date on Friday by resetting its second largest deal

BlackRock's US CLO reset volumes pass $1 billion following latest deal
The manager priced its second US CLO reset of the year on Friday

BlackRock expands US private debt capabilities with TCP acquisition
BlackRock has agreed to acquire $9 billion asset manager Tennenbaum Capital Partners

BlackRock's iShares contribute to strong AUM growth despite volatile quarter
BlackRock has reported a 17% year-on-year growth in AUM at the end of first quarter 2018, as well as a 28% year-over-year growth in first-quarter earnings

BlackRock raising $2.5 billion for direct lending fund: report
BlackRock is seeking to raise $2.5 billion for a private credit fund – and has already hit the $1.5 billion mark in sales, according to a Bloomberg report