We are thrilled to announce that BK Opportunities V has been recognized as one of the Top Performing Credit Strategy hedge funds in 2024 by Preqin! We are truly honored to be acknowledged for our dedication, expertise, and outstanding performance in the credit strategy space. This achievement reflects our talented team’s hard work and commitment… Continue reading BK Opportunities V is Top Performing Credit Strategy hedge funds in 2024 by Preqin
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CLOs Sales Forecasts Jump Amid Heavy Issuance: Structured Weekly
By Scott Carpenter (Bloomberg) — Collateralized loan obligations are seeing a surge in sales volume, spurring strategists to boost their issuance expectations for the year. Strategists at Citigroup Inc. and Barclays Plc have in recent weeks raised their forecasts for new US CLO volume this year, with Barclays lifting its forecast for securities backed by… Continue reading CLOs Sales Forecasts Jump Amid Heavy Issuance: Structured Weekly
9fin
We want to welcome a new name in the debt market news, 9fin! We are also delighted to be featured in their article “CLO hedge funds return over 20% on average in 2023”. It is an excellent summary of the 2023 performance for CLO funds; see the performance table (here). We share with you an… Continue reading 9fin
Leading Fund – BK Opportunities Fund V
We are delighted that CreditFlux has written an article in the January edition of their newsletter on BK Opportunities Fund V as a leading credit fund for its outstanding return. You can find the full article (here).
Creditflux CLO Symposium 2023 Panel with Olivier Gozlan
During the Creditflux CLO Symposium 2023, Olivier Gozlan, portfolio manager at Crystal Fund, participated in the Panel: Would you buy it? You can access the entire panel discussion here.
Crystal Fund receives Best CLO Fund award in 2023 at CreditFlux Award Ceremony
On May 2023, Olivier Gozlan and the team of the Crystal Fund were awarded the prestigious Best CLO Fund at the CreditFlux Award Ceremony of the CLO Symposium at the Landmark Hotel in London.
Launch of BK Investment Grade VIII
Crystal Fund is expanding with a new strategy focused on global investment-grade CLO tranches. Up to now, the focus was on junior mezzanine in US and European CLO tranches alongside CLO equity. The extension of investment scope comes from identifying meaningful risk-return opportunities in the single As and triple Bs. BK Investment Grade VIII will… Continue reading Launch of BK Investment Grade VIII
Dr Pierre-Olivier Fortin is promoted to the investment committee
The Crystal Fund keeps developing. The strategy leans toward business growth and responsible investment. As part of this strategy, the investment committee welcomes Dr Pierre-Olivier Fortin to join and bring a new set of expertise to assist the investment decisions. Dr Fortin and the Crystal Fund Team.
Signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investment
The Crystal Fund seeks to participate in building a more sustainable financial system. We believe the credit market as a whole, and the CLO market in particular, can be sustainable and act as welfare-enhancing. This is why on March 2023, the crystal fund and all its associated vehicles signed the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)… Continue reading Signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investment
Launch of BK-7
In September 2021, the crystal fund launched its new investment vehicle, BK-7. It is composed of two euros CLO mezzanine tranches.
CLO Mezz Panel – CLO Summit with Olivier Gozlan
Olivier Gozlan, portfolio manager at Crystal Fund, participated in the CLO Mezz Panel – CLO Summit.
Crystal Fund receives Best CLO Fund award in 2019 at CreditFlux Award Ceremony
On May 7th, 2019, Olivier Gozlan from Oristan DAC was awarded the prestigious best CLO Fund at the CreditFlux Award Ceremony of the CLO Symposium in London. We have a short video of Olivier Gozlan accepting this award.
