That's my ResponsAbility: M&G to buy Swiss impact investor
M&G says it has agreed to buy a majority stake in $3.7 billion Swiss impact private debt and private equity manager responsAbility Investments to grow its sustainable investment capabilities

CBAM goes on block with parent Eldridge exploring 'strategic options': Bloomberg
Eldridge Industries is said to be considering selling a stake of its $15 billion credit unit CBAM Partners, according to a report by Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter

KKR and PGIM among bidders to buy Alcentra: Bloomberg
BNY Mellon is set to offload its credit investment unit Alcentra, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter

Gapstow expects strategic deals as credit manager M&A volume slumps to $120 billion
M&A volume involving credit asset managers dropped last year with total target value assets under management slumping to $120 billion from $149 billion in 2020 (and $254 billion in 2019), according to Gapstow Capital Partners

Timber! Boutique US CLO manager looks to offload deal to Benefit Street
A boutique US CLO manager is set to offload collateral management rights for its 2014 US CLO to Benefit Street 

Natixis IM to sell stake in Canadian asset manager Fiera
Natixis Investment Managers is selling all 10.68 million class A subordinate voting shares it holds in Canada's Fiera Capital

Park Square sells minority stake to Bonaccord
Bonaccord Capital Partners has bought a minority stake in $10 billion private credit shop Park Square Capital

GSO co-founders reunite as Hunter Point buys minority stake in Iron Park
Two of the three GSO Capital Partners co-founders Bennett Goodman and Tripp Smith have been reunited with Goodman’s Hunter Point Capital buying a minority stake in Smith’s Iron Park Capital

CIFC pushes into direct lending with LBC acquisition
CIFC Asset Management has agreed to buy middle market direct lender LBC Credit Partners

WhiteStar to absorb MacKay Shields' European CLO platform
WhiteStar Asset Management has swooped for MacKay Shields’ European CLO business, ending weeks of speculation over the latter’s CLO ambitions and confirming WhiteStar's status as a rising star 

Commerzbank CLO triple A investors approve Cross Ocean management rights transfer
The controlling class in Commerzbank Debt Fund’s Bosphorus CLO V and VI have agreed to Cross Ocean Investment Advisors taking over management of the deals, leaving equity investors such as Chenavari a few days to decide on the switch 

Lazard in talks to buy Brigade: Bloomberg
Lazard is reportedly in advanced talks to buy credit hedge fund Brigade Capital Management

Wells Fargo AM becomes Allspring under new ownership
Wells Fargo Asset Management has completed its transformation into Allspring Global Investment 

Bennett Goodman's Hunter Point buys stake in MidOcean
Hunter Point, which was launched by Blackstone Credit’s co-founder Bennett Goodman alongside Avi Kalichstein in 2020, has made its first investment and bought a minority stake in mid-market specialist MidOcean

T Rowe Price to buy Oak Hill for up to $4.2 billion
Oak Hill is set to become T Rowe Price’s private markets platform, led by Oak Hill’s chief executive officer Glenn August

Aquarian takes over Gallatin CLO platform
New York-based Aquarian Holdings has bought Gallatin Loan Management's CLO management business 

Brevan Howard buys stake in structured credit fund manager led by former employee
1543 Capital and Brevan Howard have strengthened their ties with market sources indicating that Brevan Howard has acquired a minority equity stake in the manager

Franklin Templeton takes on Aviva's US IG credit team
Franklin Templeton has struck a deal to buy Aviva Investors’ $7.5 billion US-based investment grade credit team

Investcorp strikes partnership with distressed mid-market specialist
Marblegate Asset Management and Investcorp say they have formed a strategic partnership where the latter will provide Marblegate with long-term capital to strengthen its investment platform and provide access to to Investcorp's investor network

BNP Paribas buys majority stake in Dutch mortgage lender
BNP Paribas Asset Management says it is acquiring a majority stake in Dynamic Credit Group, a mortgage lender based in Amsterdam.

Goldman Sachs strikes €1.6 billion deal to buy Dutch asset manager NNIP
Goldman Sachs has struck a €1.6 billion deal to buy focused Dutch asset manager NN Investment Partners from insurer NN Group

Commerzbank CLO platform sale nears end as new entrant closes in
A new entrant could be about to make a breakthrough in European CLO management later this month, as Commerzbank Debt Fund Management looks close to wrapping up the sale of its CLO platform

Investcorp looks at M&A for US CLO growth: Bloomberg
Investcorp Credit Management’s co-head of US credit David Moffitt has outlined plans to double the firm's US CLO assets under management – which include acquisitions and equity partnerships

Santander to acquire Amherst Pierpont for $600 million
Banco Santander says it has struck an agreement to acquire fixed income broker dealer Amherst Pierpont Securities

Vontobel takes full ownership of TwentyFour after bringing forward acquisition plan
Vontobel says that it owns all of TwentyFour Asset Management after fast-tracking a plan to top up its previous 60% stake in the structured credit fund manager