Credit hedge funds (February 2021)
Monthly credit hedge fund tables

Search firm highlights lack of diversity across Euro credit
A report on diversity within the corporate credit industry has shed light on the imbalances that persist

Credit fundraising: January proves anything but dry for manager inflows
After a tough and unpredictable year, January may have been seen by many as an opportunity for a fresh start. But for seven managers it meant holding final closes on funds, while three undertook first closes and one a fund launch

Cairn buys $2.5 billion European distressed debt manager
Cairn Capital has bought a $2.5 billion European distressed debt hedge fund manager, boosting the firm's assets under management to $8 billion

LP round up: Dutch pensions put €1.3 billion into infra debt
Institutional investors allocated over $2 billion to credit funds in January. Opportunistic credit funds were a favourite but the biggest moves came in infrastructure debt

BofA restructures special situations and distressed debt trading desks
Bank of America has restructured its regional special situations and distressed debt trading teams

Hayfin hires senior BofA figure as private credit portfolio manager
Hayfin Capital Management has hired a Bank of America official as a London-based portfolio manager in the firm’s private credit team

US looks for stronger open after sell off
US credit is opening slightly stronger on Thursday, after its sharp Wednesday rout, prompted by Federal Reserve messaging, carried over forcefully into Asian and European markets

Credit touches November levels as nerves fray on France and Fed
Fears of a third national lockdown in France and the risk of disappointment from Wednesday's US Federal Reserve meeting have pushed credit wider along with a sell off in stocks

SC Lowy hires illiquid credit trader from Morgan Stanley
SC Lowy has appointed a Morgan Stanley official to its European credit trading team based in London

Credit lags in market recovery after borders panic
Financial markets are recovering after Tuesday's sell-off, but credit is lagging stocks despite having taken more of a hit in the initial rout

SME lender LCM raises €3.4 billion for European credit fund
LCM Credit Opportunities 4 is nearing a €4 billion target and expects to hold a final close in April

Credit Rendezvous: heading for homes
Fund managers in structured credit, real assets and distressed are bullish on the prospects for residential housing in 2021. Elsewhere, niche royalty-based strategies are in favour and although a CLO repricing wave is expected, it may not be easy to execute resets. For more, read our 13-page quarterly report on credit. 

Credit beats fast retreat as Biden boost dissolves in sea of troubles
The improvement of financial markets following the inauguration of Joe Biden as US president on Wednesday is looking short-lived as the week comes to an end, with CDS indices once again among the poorer performers

Kennedy Lewis raises $2.1 billion opportunistic credit fund
Kennedy Lewis Investment Management has closed a second middle market opportunistic credit fund at $2.1 billion, more than doubling its initial $1 billion target

TIG delves into Asian credit following minority investment in Arkkan
New York-based asset manager TIG Advisors has bought a minority equity stake in Hong Kong-based alternative asset manager Arkkan Capital

Europcar CDS auction shocks protection buyers with zero pay-out
Wednesay's auction to settle Europcar Mobility Group CDS has left protection buyers on the company with nothing to show for their investments and hedges, after dealers produced an unexpected 100% recovery on contracts due to a technical mismatch in bids and orders

Europcar sets course for high recovery in 2021's first credit event auction
An auction to settle CDS referencing Europcar Mobility Group has generated an initial market midpoint of 73.5 cents, implying the pay-out to protection buyers could be only 26.5 cents - much lower than five-year CDS contracts had implied

Brazilian asset manager launches third distressed debt fund
Jive Investments has become the latest manager to gear up fundraising for a distressed debt fund, with the Brazilian manager raising at least $250 million

Europcar auction faces challenge with tight turnaround
The Emea Determinations Committee has little time to settle a challenge on Europcar Mobility Group deliverable obligations if an auction to settle CDS contracts referencing the defaulted French vehicle hire firm is to take place on time this week

Marathon holds $2.5 billion final close on distressed debt fund
The fund will invest in a wide range of capital solutions aimed at allowing companies to grow or reposition their businesses, including stressed and distressed companies in transition  

Marathon's distressed debt fund reaches $1.2 billion AUM
Marathon Asset Management has increased assets under management in its distressed debt fund, Marathon Distressed Credit Fund, to at least $1.2 billion

Disconnect as credit sells off as stocks and oil strengthen
Credit is a big underperformer today versus stocks, with the sell off that began yesterday afternoon starkly at odds with the positive tone with which the week began

Guggenheim expands credit trading with senior hire in New York
Guggenheim Securities has hired a managing director to expand its fixed income credit trading capabilities