Candian pension allocates $250 million to dislocation credit fund
Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (Imco) has allocated $250 million to a dislocation credit fund managed by Apollo Global Management

Apollo earmarks $20 billion for dislocation fundraising over 12 months
Apollo's returns for corporate credit, structured credit and direct origination in the first quarter were down 8.3%, 14.7% and 4.8%, respectively, but the firm is looking to launch various credit strategies, including capital solutions, dislocation strategies and distressed strategies, that it “expects to accumulate $20 billion over the next year”

Credit funds at a glance

A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Apollo ups stake in Athene to 35% through stock deal
Apollo Global Management is doubling its stake in Athene Holding to around 35% by exchanging $1.2 billion of common equity and buying $350 million extra of Athene stock

Credit funds at a glance

Apollo fee earnings rise 9% in Q2 as structured credit boosts portfolio
Apollo Global Management’s credit portfolio increased 4% quarter-over-quarter to $201 billion, driven by growth in affiliated life insurance firm Athene, as well as corporate credit and structured credit

Former Apollo co-head of credit lands at MidOcean as credit CIO
MidOcean Credit Partners has hired Dana Carey as chief investment officer

Apollo's credit funds report gains in 2018 despite Q4 slump
Apollo saw $21.6 billion inflows throughout the quarter leading to a record total assets under management of $280.3 billion. The firm, however, reported a net loss throughout the quarter 

CPPIB hires high profile European credit portfolio manager in London
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has hired an experienced PM who previously worked on CLOs and private credit at Apollo

American Beacon teams up with Apollo for credit interval fund
Regulatory filings reveal that Apollo will allocate assets across four main areas: US corporate credit, global corporate credit, structured credit and real estate credit

Ares leads the way as US tax reform prompts corporate structure rethink
Ares Management has announced its conversion from a partnership tax structure to a corporation or C-Corp – and it’s likely other managers will follow suit now that US taxation law changes – the most comprehensive tax reform in more than three decades – have taken effect

Apollo reorganises its global credit platform
Sources say Apollo Global Management has reshaped its credit business by merging certain divisions and promoting several staffers in New York. Separately, sources say a high-ranking credit head has left the firm

Apollo's total return credit platform makes huge strides with $1.8 billion of inflows
Apollo's credit business increased by $10.3 billion in Q2 and total return credit is quickly becoming a key component of this credit platform

Apollo to liquidate last 1.0 CLO today with $67 million loan b-wic
Apollo Global Management is set to redeem its last outstanding 1.0 CLO via a loan b-wic later today, according to market sources