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  • Arsenal promotes two
    Chelsea Stevenson- 19 December 2013

    The promotions of Seroussi and Rooney follow Arsenal’s hiring of its ninth operating partner earlier this month.

  • GSC's Eckert makes comeback
    Sam Sutton- 20 September 2013

    Phoenix Star Capital plans to market its debut CLO in early 2014, says Eckert, who led GSC Group until it collapsed in 2010.

  • Friday Letter Graveyard shift
    PEI Staff- 30 January 2013

    The final, official demise of two alternative asset managers this week raises a number of important questions, but here's one especially occupying the minds of investors: how do you retain and reward the team charged with winding down a moribund manager's portfolio?

  • CD&R credit executive joins TCW spin-out
    Christopher Witkowsky- 6 January 2013

    Christine Vanden Beukel, a former Clayton Dubilier & Rice credit-focused executive, will open a London office for Crescent Capital at a time of tremendous opportunity for firms with capital in the region.

  • Black Diamond collects $700m for Fund III
    Christopher Witkowsky- 5 January 2013

    The fund, which has a $750m target and a $1.1bn hard-cap, could hold a final close in early March.

  • Black Diamond wins GSC auction with $235m bid
    Christopher Witkowsky- 5 January 2013

    The distressed investment firm will assume nearly all of GSC’s assets, including funds covering various debt strategies, once the sale is approved by bankruptcy court.

  • From the archives: Eckert on the future of GSC
    David Hawkins- 5 January 2013

    During a 2005 interview with PEI, GSC founder Alfred Eckert talked about the surging opportunity in the market for collateralised debt obligations.

  • Battered GSC crumbles into bankruptcy
    Christopher Witkowsky- 5 January 2013

    Alfred Eckert, founder of GSC, which once managed $28bn in assets, has negotiated a new job with Black Diamond Capital.

  • Graveyard shift
    Toby Mitchenall- 5 January 2013

    The final, official demise of two alternative asset managers last week raises a number of important questions, but here's one especially occupying the minds of investors: how do you retain and reward the team charged with winding down a moribund manager's portfolio?

  • Black Diamond hires GSC executive
    Graham Winfrey- 5 January 2013

    The turnaround specialist has recruited former GSC Group executive Philip Raygorodetsky to oversee the firm’s third fund, reportedly targeting $1bn.