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CLO

Sharif Anbar-Colas joins ELFA
In 2021 the European CLO industry has been exceptionally busy, but is has also significantly developed in terms of ESG. Previously, we have witnessed the apparition of ESG negative screening provisions in EUR CLO new issuances and resets. While this year, we have seen managers introducing subjective ESG scoring across CLO portfolios as well as objective ESG reporting on CLO assets.
Shortlist Alt Credit

Kartesia is delighted to announce that its Structured Credit Absolute Return strategy has been shortlisted for the “Structured Credit Fund” category.
 

CLO
Over the last few years, we have embedded ESG management into the core of our business and into our investment processes. Carefully tracking material indicators has helped us manage our investments more efficiently. We first built specific ESG tools for our debt investments and, as from 2018 and the recruitment of Sharif Anbar-Colas as Head of our CLO strategy, for our CLO investments. 
Eurogalaxy VII
Kartesia announced today that its fund KCO IV invested in the subordinated notes of EuroGalaxy 7.
Sharif Anbar-Colas

Kartesia is delighted to announce that it has partnered with KKR for the latter’s 19th European structured credit deal, with a commitment to purchase a sizeable portion of its Subordinated Notes.

Opal

550 investors, managers, issuers and other participants arrived in London on 9th of October to discuss the current state of the European CLO market.

Exit : AVOCA XIV CLO

Kartesia is pleased to announce that the investment of the KCO III fund into the B Notes of the CLO vehicle AVOCA XIV have been fully repaid at par.

Exit CLOs

Kartesia announced today that its KCO III fund sold three CLO Mezzanine positions (Cordatus III, Dartry Park, Arbour I) during the quarter.

New Deal Oakhill
Kartesia announced today that its two funds KCO III and KCO IV invested the subordinated notes of Oak Hill European Credit Partners VI as a meaningful minority investor.
KCO IV makes its first foray into the CLO market

Kartesia is pursuing its strategy of investing opportunistically in the collateralised loan obligation (CLO) market, thereby continuing KCO III investment thesis.