We are pleased to announce that our Annual Investor Meeting (AIM) will take place on 16th October in London. We will reflect on our progress over the past year as a firm and across our investment strategies. We will also be joined by esteemed guest speakers and colleagues to discuss the overall state of the market and explore opportunities for growth and innovation within alternative credit. If you are an investor interested in attending, please contact Investor.Relations@poluscapital.com. We look forward to welcoming you. #AnnualInvestorMeeting #AIM #PrivateCredit #InstitutionalInvestors
About us
Polus Capital Management (“Polus”) is an investment management firm specialising in alternative credit strategies. Polus invests across the capital structure and liquidity spectrum, focusing on three complementary strategies: Leveraged Credit, Special Situations and Structured Credit.
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Updates
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We are delighted to announce that Polus Capital Management has secured a capital commitment for its Special Situations strategy from a wholly owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). ADIA’s investment is a strong endorsement of the high quality and attractive characteristics of Polus’ Special Situations strategy and further adds to Polus’ predominantly institutional investor base. Read more about the announcement here: https://lnkd.in/enSeeY4t #PrivateCredit #SpecialSituations
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We are delighted to announce that Polus has been nominated for the “Credit - Distressed” and “Credit – Long/Short” categories for the HFM European Performance Awards 2024. For information regarding the award criteria and selection process, please see: https://lnkd.in/ehRtbv-c #WithIntelligence #HedgeFund #EuroHedge Nothing contained herein should be construed as an endorsement of Polus. This information is being provided for information purposes only.
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Our Head of US Leveraged Credit David Kim recently spoke with Creditflux about the emergence of new CLO managers in the US market and the key to succeeding as a newcomer in this space. You can read the full article here: New kids on US CLO block bring contacts and years of experience (creditflux.com) #PrivateCredit #CLOs #Creditflux Nothing contained herein should be construed as an endorsement of Polus.
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Yesterday morning, our CIO of Opportunistic Credit Robert Dafforn joined Anna Edwards, Kriti Gupta and Guy Johnson on Bloomberg TV's Markets Today programme to discuss the dynamics showing up in credit markets: a pick up in default rates, expectations around central bank rate cuts, and the implications of a turbulent political environment. "Here we are in a period of very tight credit spreads. Volatility is low and markets are saying there is probably nothing to worry about. As a result, we're seeing new money being extended to slightly problematic situations. If you take that back to first principles, there aren't that many companies in trouble that need more debt, they usually need less. It really does help if you go through a debt reduction exercise in those periods". In case you missed it: Watch Rob's Bloomberg TV appearance here: https://lnkd.in/eYWbMma3 #PrivateCredit #OpportunisiticCredit #BloombergTV Nothing contained herein should be construed as an endorsement of Polus.
Polus Capital Management's Dafforn: We're in a Period of Very Tight Credit Spreads
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Our Head of European Leveraged Credit Loic Prevot shared his thoughts with Bloomberg's Laura Benitez on the growing demand for CLO equity strategies. In this article, Loic highlights the changing perception of CLO strategies and the asset class’s performance in recent years, including during periods of heightened volatility. You can read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/e2GBtyHU #CLO #PrivateCredit #PrivateMarkets Nothing contained herein should be construed as an endorsement of Polus.
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Last week, our Chief Investment Officer, Opportunistic Credit Robert Dafforn spoke to Bloomberg's Noel Hebert and Sam Geier about the state of play in the credit market for the FICC Focus podcast. Rob discussed Polus' current investment themes and the opportunities for growth in the opportunistic credit and special situations markets amid the current higher rates environment. "We do asset-heavy businesses. Right now, the main places we're looking at sectorally fall in three broad buckets: real estate, levered cyclical exposure, and legacy distress. I would say that the pipeline has risen meaningfully and now, for the first time in quite a few years, it is a thriving opportunity set." Dafforn said. You can listen to Rob's full interview here: https://lnkd.in/e2fAvWGb #PrivateCredit #CLO #OpportunisticCredit Nothing contained herein should be construed as an endorsement of Polus.
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Robert Dafforn, Chief Investment Officer of Opportunistic Credit at Polus Capital Management, recently discussed with Private Debt Investor the growing opportunity within commercial real estate, sharpened by the looming maturity wall. In this environment, Polus continues to focus on high-quality assets that will generate predictable cashflows. You can read the full Private Debt Investor Opportunistic Credit and Distressed Debt special report here: https://lnkd.in/gwX_8j8F #PrivateCredit #OpportunisticCredit #CommercialRealEstate
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Our CEO, Nicholas Chalmers, and CIO, Robert Dafforn, recently sat down with Pensions & Investments to reflect on the success of Polus and its global expansion following the merger of Cairn and Bybrook. "It's all played itself out exactly as we would have hoped," said Nicholas Chalmers, CEO at Polus, in an exclusive interview. Read the full piece here: https://lnkd.in/eBf6Gnhi #PolusCapitalManagement #PrivateCredit #CLO Nothing contained herein should be construed as an endorsement of Polus.
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Our Head of US Leveraged Credit, David Kim, spoke to Bloomberg about current trends in the CLO market, including the increasing role of banks in underwriting CLO equity. Read the full Bloomberg report here: https://lnkd.in/ezmGaFjt #PrivateCredit #CLO #PolusCapital Nothing contained herein should be construed as an endorsement of Polus.