Investors optimistic, bullish on European structured credit – BofA, King Street, Blackstone, Federated Hermes
PODCAST: Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee catches up with Bank of America's Alex Batchvarov, King Street's Young Choi, Blackstone's Alex Leonard and Federated Hermes' Andrew Lennox at the Global ABS conference in Barcelona

European CLO market looks to lock in deals ahead of potential US election volatility
The European CLO market saw one of the busiest issuance weeks ever with more deals on the way as managers attempt to get ahead of the US elections

Michael Hintze’s hedge fund Deltroit bolsters CLO investing with new hire
Lord Michael Hintze’s latest hedge fund Deltroit has hired CLO investor Emeric Chenebaux from Federated Hermes

European CLO managers trade loans to avoid (par) burn
Between March and July, European CLO managers traded €21 billion of assets within CLOs that were still in their reinvestment period as opportunities arose amid a weaker macro environment and Russia’s war with Ukraine

Elfa prepares standardised ESG CLO questionnaire
The European Leveraged Finance Association is in the final stages of launching a standardised ESG questionnaire for the CLO market. Sources anticipate it will be published and distributed before the end of the year.

Aeon adds CLO and SRT specialist to its investment team
Aeon Investments has appointed a CLO and SRT specialist as a managing director, responsible for originating and structuring new investments, and managing existing credit portfolios in commercial real estate and SME lending

Sinking Euribor floor brings CLO relative value into play
The collapse in the value of the Euribor floor over recent weeks, which reflects inflationary pressures, may lead to global CLO investors favouring US CLO paper on a relative value basis

European CLO rollover rate slumps amid refi/reset surge
European CLO investors' rolling rate into refinancings and resets has dropped since the start of the year, with the huge pipeline, a flight to quality and caution about widening spreads all playing a part

Investors raise concerns over obscure wording in CLO docs
Europe’s structured credit market has been abiding by the Securitisation Regulation for the best part of six months, but some investors have told Creditflux that they are still not satisfied with the way European CLOs are accounting for potential fines. 

Cairn's Jackson set to join large asset manager in London
Andrew Jackson has left his post as chief investment officer at Cairn Capital and well-placed sources have told Creditflux that he is due to join a fund manager in London

Hermes gears up for direct lending fund launch
Hermes Investment Management is understood to be targeting a total size of £750 million ($995 million) for its first direct lending fund

Hermes parts company with head of fixed income in London
A 30-year veteran of the credit markets has left Hermes after fulfilling her mandate to expand Hermes' credit capabilities