Creditflux Manager Awards 2007: Winners and Finalists

Creditflux Manager Awards 2007: winners and finalists

Best Cash CLO: seasoned

Finalists: Aurum CLO 2002-1, Deutsche Asset Management; GSC Partners Gemini Fund, GSC Group; Magnetite IV CLO, BlackRock; Restoration Funding, Highland Capital Management

Winner: GSC Partners Gemini Fund, GSC Group

Best Cash CLO: recent

Finalists: Babson CLO 2005-II, Babson Capital; Emporia Pref Funding I, Cohen & Co; Granite Ventures I, Stone Tower Debt Advisors; Market Square CLO I, Deerfield Capital

Winner: Market Square CLO I, Deerfield Capital

Best Long/Short Credit Hedge Fund: multistrategy

Finalists: BlueMountain Credit Alternatives Fund, BlueMountain Capital Management; Cheyne Long/Short Structured Credit Fund, Cheyne Capital; CS Credit Strategies Fund, Credit Suisse Alt Inv; Solent Credit Opps Fund, Solent Capital

Winner: BlueMountain Credit Alternatives Fund, BlueMountain Capital Management

Best Long/Short Credit Hedge Fund: relative value

Finalists: Elgin Corporate Credit Fund, Elgin Capital; Galaxite Fund, BlackRock; NewSmith European Credit Fund, NewSmith Asset Management

Winner: Galaxite Fund, BlackRock

Best European Cash CLO: seasoned

Finalists: Alzette European CLO, Invesco; Duchess II CDO, Babson Capital; Harbourmaster CLO 1, Harbourmaster Capital; Quicksilver Euro CBO I, BlackRock

Winner: Harbourmaster CLO 1, Harbourmaster Capital

Best European Cash CLO: recent

Finalists: CELF Loan Partners, Carlyle; Duchess V CLO, Babson Capital; Harbourmaster CLO 5, Harbourmaster Capital; Highlander Euro CDO, Highland Capital Management; Leopard CLO III, Prudential M&G Winner: Harbourmaster CLO 5, Harbourmaster Capital

Best Structured Credit Fund: correlation

Finalists: BlueCorr, BlueMountain; Cheyne Total Return Credit Fund, Cheyne Capital

Winner: Cheyne Total Return Credit Fund, Cheyne Capital Management

Best Structured Credit Fund: ABS/CDOs

Finalists: Cheyne CDO I Fund, Cheyne Capital; Highland CDO Opportunity Fund, Highland Capital Management; Paulson Credit Opps Fund, Paulson & Co; Sorin Fund, Sorin Capital

Winner: Paulson Credit Opportunities, Paulson & Co

Best ABS CDO: seasoned

Finalists: Anthracite CDO II, BlackRock; Bluegrass ABS CDO II, Invesco; Davis Square Funding I, TCW; Knollwood CDO, Deerfield Capital

Winner: Bluegrass ABS CDO II, Invesco

Best ABS CDO: recent

Finalists: Kleros Preferred Funding II, Cohen & Co; Monterey CDO, Dynamic Credit Partners; Pinetree CDO, Deerfield Capital; South Coast Funding VIII, TCW

Winner: South Coast Funding VIII, TCW

Best Credit Opportunity Fund

Finalists: Oak Hill Credit Opps Fund, Oak Hill Advisors; GoldenTree Credit Opps, GoldenTree; Highland Credit Opps Fund, Highland Capital Management; NAC European Credit Fund, New Amsterdam Capital

Winner: Highland Credit Opportunities Fund, Highland Capital Management

Best Trups CDO: seasoned

Finalists: Alesco Preferred Funding I, Cohen & Co/Sandler O’Neil; Dekania CDO I, Cohen & Co; Trapeza CDO I, Trapeza Capital Management Winner: Trapeza CDO I, Trapeza Capital Management

Best Trups CDO: recent

Winner: Alesco Preferred Funding VIII, Cohen & Co

Best Corporate Synthetic CDO

Finalists: Empyrean Finance 250, UBS Global Asset Management ; Ocelot I, Prudential M&G; Quartz CDO 1, SG Asset Management; Salt Creek High Yield CSO, TCW

Winner: Ocelot I, Prudential M&G

Best Synthetic CDO: innovative structured strategies

Finalists: Midgard CDO, Henderson Global Investors; Monet CDO, Fortis Investment Management; Spinnaker I, Solent Capital

Winner: Midgard CDO, Henderson Global Investors

Best Synthetic Equity CDO

Finalists: Cheyne CSO Prog CDO5, Cheyne Capital; Cosmos, Henderson Global Investors; Ocelot II First Loss, Prudential M&G; Spinnaker I Equity, Solent Capital

Winner: Cheyne CSO Programme CDO5, Cheyne Capital Management

Best CPPI/DPPI

Finalists: Catamaran, Natixis Asset Management; Clipper, Solent Capital; Mints 1, Cairn Capital; Rabo Credit Strategie, Rabobank

Winner: Mints 1, Cairn Capital

Best Cash CDO Manager

Finalists: Babson Capital, BlackRock, Cohen & Co, Highland Capital Management

Winner: Babson Capital Best Synthetic CDO Manager

Finalists: Cheyne Capital Management, Henderson Global Investors, Prudential M&G , Solent Capital Partners

Winner: Prudential M&G

Best Hedge Fund Group

Finalists: BlueMountain Capital Management, Cheyne Capital Management, Highland Capital Management

Winner: BlueMountain Capital Management

Creditflux Manager of the Year

Finalists: BlackRock, Highland Capital Management, Prudential M&G

Winner: Highland Capital Management