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Borrowers take advantage of robust CLO demand to tighten leveraged loan pricing
New realm for ex-Natixis banker, as HSBC Innovation Bank hires
Manager reset the deal for the second time as the end of its reinvestment period approached
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GSO Capital Partners, the credit management arm of private equity giant Blackstone, is rebranding itself as Blackstone Credit, the company announced this week.
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A trio of former Ares Management executives have launched a CLO management business with a particular focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments. -
Wells Fargo has laid off its prolific CLO research team led by David Preston as part of a decision at the bank to revamp its approach to fixed income research, according to people familiar with the matter. The US banking giant is searching for a new head of ABS and CLO strategy, according to a job posting published on Thursday by executive search firm The Ladders.
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As Tuesday's vote count looks likely to drag into Thursday without a clear winner in the US presidential race, the CLO space is likely to remain stalled through next week after managers raced to get ahead of the US election to price around $13bn of deals in October.
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The Alternative Credit Council (ACC) has recommended allowing CLOs to obtain a ‘simple, transparent and standardised’ (STS) certification to increase the flow of funding to European borrowers. Investors have pushed back on such proposals, however, citing the heavy due diligence needed to invest in STS deals.
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Medalist Partners has parted ways with CIO Brian Herr, who stepped down as CIO and co-head of structured credit and asset finance to take up a role as managing director at financial services company Exos.
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Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors and Napier Park Global Capital each priced CLOs on Friday with pre-Covid reinvestment durations, joining a growing roster of managers that have returned to more normal CLO structures. Though they are becoming more frequent, sources say they expect the market to remain split between standard and Covid-era deal formats.
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DFG Investment Advisers, a New York-based alternative credit manager, has appointed Rehan Virani as chief executive officer. Virani joins from Partners Group, where he was head of business development for private debt for the Americas and Asia.
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Chairman and CEO of NXT Capital, Robert Radway, will retire next year after 11 years spent at the middle market finance firm. Radway will step down as CEO on January 1, 2021, but will continue as chairman and member of the NXT Capital investment committees until his retirement at the end of next year.
