Opportunistic Credit
Dating back to the Global Financial Crisis, EnTrust Global’s all-weather credit strategy has continually evolved in line with the market environment. We have been active through broad-based dislocations as well as benign periods, capitalizing on and continuously cultivating an extensive sourcing network. Since 2007, EnTrust Global has deployed $4.8 billion to 84 credit-specific investments.*
EnTrust Global’s opportunistic credit strategy is currently taking advantage of what we view as an increasingly robust backdrop for high-conviction ideas across the credit asset class. We are leveraging our history of investing across various credit cycles and market environments, aiming to fill a gap in direct lending markets where middle market financing needs are not being met by traditional lenders given elements of complexity, elevated perceived risk and/or time sensitivity. Our opportunistic approach results in a varied stream of unlevered returns from different sectors and instruments, whose diverse characteristics help to mitigate volatility and reliance on any particular area of the credit universe. Our primary focus on performing instruments supported by healthy capital structures delivers downside protection via collateral and/or other creditor protections.
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Blue Ocean Maritime Finance
EnTrust Global’s maritime finance strategy (“Blue Ocean”) – which is part of the firm’s broader maritime-focused Blue Ocean Group – was launched in August 2016 to capitalize on the demand for alternative sources of liquidity in this capital-intensive industry given the retrenchment of “traditional” bank lenders. Recognizing the need for specialized expertise to successfully target such opportunity, we identified industry veteran Svein Engh to lead the business.
The Blue Ocean strategy focuses mostly on private debt/direct lending opportunities in connection with small- and medium-sized companies in the maritime sector, including the origination of asset-backed financings and opportunistic purchases of such loans. In addition to the protection provided by hard assets, the targeted structures exhibit low correlation to traditional equities and fixed income, and also benefit from steady, predictable cash flows and robust financial covenants. The strategy also opportunistically invests in second lien, mezzanine, lease and equity structures.
Given the magnitude of the addressable market – global shipping represents a $1 trillion industry – and the ability to leverage the knowledge and network of EnTrust Global’s dedicated maritime specialists, we continue to expand the breadth of our Blue Ocean Group.
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Blue Ocean
Blue Ocean 4Impact
EnTrust Global’s Blue Ocean 4Impact (“BO 4Impact”) is a maritime asset leasing strategy focused on reducing GHG emissions and pollutants. BO 4Impact invests in the private equity of Purus Marine, a company established by EnTrust to execute the strategy.
The global maritime industry is a massive and critical component of the global supply chain and a significant contributor of GHG emissions and pollutants. There is an increasing demand for lower-carbon maritime assets (vessels, infrastructure equipment), driven by tightening maritime environmental regulations and by corporate and government end users focusing on decarbonizing their supply chains and infrastructure. However, there is a lack of such assets as well as the equity capital to build new assets. Purus Marine expects to utilize its equity capital to acquire and own a fleet of 100+ environmentally-advanced maritime assets, diversified across the maritime sectors. The maritime assets are expected to utilize a variety of solutions to reduce or eliminate carbon emissions, including fully-electric and battery hybrid propulsion, CO2 capture devices and bio-fuel blends. Purus Marine’s climate ambition is for its fleet to be net zero-emissions within the 2030s decade, with many of its assets expected to achieve zero-emissions this decade through retrofitting to fully-electric. These assets are expected to typically be contracted mid/long-term to high quality end users that have a fundamental need for the assets.
Purus Marine is led by industry veteran Julian Proctor, and supported through BO 4Impact by EnTrust Global, including Svein Engh, Senior Managing Director, and the deep experience and network of EnTrust Global’s dedicated maritime specialists, the Blue Ocean Group.
For more information on Purus Marine, please see www.purusmarine.com
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Hedge Fund Solutions
As a long-standing top investor in hedge fund strategies, EnTrust Global’s Hedge Fund Solutions focuses on creating customized alternative portfolios to enhance and complement our clients’ existing allocations and risk/reward profiles. Our team of global investment professionals leverages an extensive network of investment partners as well as our in-house structuring capabilities to provide a diverse range of exposures that emphasize our expertise across credit, equity, and macro strategies, while offering improved economics.
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Strategic Partnerships
EnTrust Global creates bespoke portfolios for institutional investors through its Strategic Partnerships. Our Strategic Partnerships are each specifically tailored to meet the unique needs and objectives of the underlying client while complementing their broader asset allocation strategy.
EnTrust Global currently manages approximately $8.9 billion* in these highly customized structures, which fulfill a diverse range of investment needs by drawing on all areas of the firm’s broader platform.
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Liquid Alternatives
EnTrust Global offers access to liquid alternative investment strategies through its minority interest in Alma Capital Investment Management. Founded in 2006, Alma Capital is a European-based asset management company with offices in Luxembourg, Paris, and London.
Alma Capital provides liquid alternative investment options in regulated UCITS funds for European institutional investors through both an individual product and multi-manager approach, spanning alternative credit, event driven, managed futures, and global macro strategies.
For more information on Alma Capital, please see www.almacapital.com
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