Top stories on creditflux.com: from a new public CLO equity fund to Sofr volatility
6 january
Hayfin structured credit pair
go independent in 1124 Capital
Hayfin pulls back from structured credit as head of this business, Jordan Milman, and portfolio manager John Hanisch leave to launch 1124 Capital. Hayfin’s structured credit business is being absorbed into its credit unit.
Milman joined Hayfin in June 2020 to head structured credit.
Milman: previously worked at LibreMax and Deutsche Bank
4 january
Panagram aims to launch New York-listed CLO fund
The control CLO equity investor has a $249 million portfolio in place for a fund listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
4 january
Apollo promotes CLO specialist to managing director
Obinna Eke, former head of US CLO syndication at BNP Paribas, has been promoted to managing director at Apollo, less than two years after joining the firm as a principal.
5 january
ArrowMark converts mid-market CLO into BSL deal
Using the framework of a CLO reissue, ArrowMark has turned Peaks 3 into Elevation 2021-15. The Peaks portfolio had exposure to widely held loans, making the transition easier than it might have been.
6 january
US CLO league tables: Blackstone and Citi win new issues battle…
...but CSAM and JP Morgan take overall issuance crowns in 2021. In all there were $391 billion of US deals last year, compared to $115 billion in 2020.
11 january
Napier Park promotes two
CLO specialist Julia He and real estate expert Joe Lane have both made partner.
19 january
KKR and Octagon raise CLO funds
Octagon is set to pay a portion of its manager fee to Conning and Rockefeller Financial. KKR’s vehicle will target CLO equity.
17 january
Timber! Tall Tree falls away from CLOs
Benefit Street Partners gets ready to take over as manager of a Tall Tree 2014 CLO. Tall Tree last printed a new CLO in 2018.
20 January
All change at MidOcean as CLO PM leaves and banker joins
Adrienne Dale-Burns has left MidOcean. While the firm hunts for a replacement, it has hired former Goldman Sachs CLO syndication head Jamil Nathoo.
21 January
Three-month term Sofr spikes ahead of rate hikes to bridge gap to Libor
Sofr hits 17.11bp from 9.11bp in early January as BofA strategist Ralph Axel tells Creditflux that this is reflecting “a full interest rate hike plus some additional”.
25 january
Comer and Russell join LSTA board
Experienced CLO pair AGL’s Wynne Comer and Morgan Stanley’s Rachel Russell join the board of directors along with Mike Weir (Deutsche Bank) and Fran Sutter (Citi).