Hedge fund manager Eyck Capital is expected to begin trading with its first European distressed debt hedge fund next month.
2 min read · 01 March 2013
Investors are increasingly looking for income-focused strategies that are less sensitive to interest rate and inflation shocks, with high yield bonds.
2 min read · 01 March 2013
Babson Capital Europe has already started lending to distressed European businesses, as it works to finalise 20-30 commitments ahead of a projected September close.
1 min read · 28 February 2013
ECM Asset Management has launched European corporate-focused Luxembourg-domiciled UCITs absolute return fund attempts to capture rise and falls in the deleveraging credit cycle.
2 min read · 26 February 2013
Distressed debt investment specialist Oaktree Capital Management is set to launch a European-focused direct lending fund to capitalise on dislocation in the continent’s credit markets.
1 min read · 22 February 2013
The Robert Smith-led firm will target $600m for its first debt fund and likely $500m for its second small-cap vehicle as it comes off a year in which it returned $2bn to LPs.
2 min read · 21 February 2013
The Paris-based asset manager has corralled institutional capital for a senior real estate lending vehicle having set up a platform last year.
1 min read · 21 February 2013
While distressed real estate continues to create some of the firm’s best investment opportunities, Europe has been a lesser source of deal flow than anticipated.
3 min read · 21 February 2013
Buffett partners 3G for $28bn Heinz deal 2013-02-14 Christopher Witkowsky Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has partnered with Brazilian investment firm 3G Capital to buy Heinz in what would be one of the largest-ever buyouts in the global food industry. “It was exciting coming into Pitts
2 min read · 21 February 2013
Cairn Capital is set to launch only the third CLO fund marketed to European institutional investors since 2008 in what could be a test case for the industry.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
