CypressTree Investment Management

Name

CypressTree Investment Management

Legal name

CIFC LLC

Website

https://cifc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Alternative Credit Asset Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (522), Other Financial Investment Activities (5239)

SIC

Asset-Backed Securities (6189), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLO) (FSACACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Leveraged Loans & CLOs (FSAAAHAF), Private Credit — Structured Credit (CLOs, ABS, Private Securitizations) (FSAHAJAH)

Keywords

• Alternative credit asset management
• Collateralized loan obligations
• Direct lending strategies
• Institutional credit solutions
• Structured credit funds

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Credit Asset Management Fees: Management fees charged on assets under management across multiple credit strategies including CLOs, structured credit, direct lending, high-yield bonds, and senior secured loans.
2. Performance/Incentive Fees: Performance-based fees from successful investment outcomes across credit strategies, particularly CLO equity and direct lending.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CypressTree Investment Management operates as an alternative credit asset manager managing over $47 billion in assets across six core credit strategies: senior secured loans, collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), direct lending, high-yield bonds, opportunistic credit, and structured credit. The firm serves 500+ institutional investors globally, including public pensions, corporate pensions, Taft-Hartley plans, unions, endowments, and foundations. With over 80 CLOs managed since inception and a 20+ year direct lending track record, the firm provides comprehensive credit solutions supported by in-house research and proprietary analytics technology.

Product overview

CIFC Asset Management is an alternative credit specialist offering a platform of six core credit strategies: Senior Secured Loans, CLOs (Collateralized Loan Obligations), Direct Lending, High-Yield Bonds, Opportunistic Credit, and Structured Credit. The firm manages over $47 billion in assets and serves institutional investors globally with investment solutions across corporate, structured, and opportunistic credit. The platform provides comprehensive credit coverage with a dedicated research team, enabling CIFC to serve as a single credit partner offering solutions across the full credit spectrum.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Senior Secured Loans The CIFC Senior Secured Corporate Loan Strategy employs a total return approach across a diversified portfolio of primarily first-lien senior-secured corporate loans, using a rigorous investment process and active portfolio management to seek long-term attractive returns for institutional investors.
• CLOs (Collateralized Loan Obligations) Market-leading CLO portfolio management service with over 80 CLOs since inception, navigating multiple market conditions with a long-standing record of making equity distributions. Manages 65 U.S. CLOs and 9 Euro CLOs, ranking as 5th largest global CLO manager and 2nd largest U.S. CLO manager by total outstanding size as of December 31, 2025.
• Direct Lending Direct lending service with a 20+ year track record of providing customized financing solutions to the lower middle market, supporting both sponsored and non-sponsored transactions across 12 funds, 352 deals, and $11.6bn invested for institutional investors and private equity sponsors.
• High-Yield Bonds Actively managed high-yield bond strategy led by a dedicated high-yield team with 20+ years of experience in the U.S. high-yield market, combining fundamental and technical views to invest in high-yield bonds for institutional investors.
• Opportunistic Credit Opportunistic credit strategy specializing in event-driven, leveraged credit investments across stressed and distressed issuers as well as special situations, with an emphasis on performing credit, capital preservation, and asymmetric upside potential.
• Structured Credit Structured credit strategy that seeks to maximize long-term total return by dynamically capturing market inefficiencies across the primary and secondary CLO markets, investing in CLO debt, CLO equity, and CLO warehouse.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fifth largest global CLO manager and second largest U.S. CLO manager by total outstanding size
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Boden CapitalregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 4 February 2026Nordic region distribution agreement with Boden Capital for CIFC's investment products and strategies in the Nordic institutional market.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Oaktree Capital Management: Credit-focused alternative manager with significant CLO, high-yield, and opportunistic credit businesses. Overlaps CIFC's senior secured loan, CLO, and opportunistic credit strategies for institutional investors.
• Blue Owl Capital (Owl Rock): Alternative credit manager with one of the largest direct lending franchises in the U.S. Direct overlap with CIFC's direct lending platform, with additional scale advantages and a recently expanded CLO presence.
• Ares Management: Large alternative asset manager with a significant U.S. and European CLO platform and direct lending franchise. Directly comparable to CIFC across CLOs, direct lending, and high-yield credit strategies, though at meaningfully larger AUM.
• HPS Investment Partners: Specialist alternative credit manager with a leading CLO franchise and direct lending platform. Highly comparable to CIFC's core strategies, target institutional client base, and product mix; recently taken public.
• Apollo Global Management (Credit): Apollo's credit segment includes one of the largest CLO franchises alongside direct lending and structured credit. Closely comparable to CIFC in CLO leadership, multi-strategy credit, and institutional investor focus.
• Bain Capital Credit: Credit-focused arm of Bain Capital managing CLOs, direct lending, and multi-strategy credit funds. Comparable to CIFC in CLO franchise depth, senior secured loan strategies, and institutional focus.
• Carlyle Global Credit: Carlyle's credit segment operates CLOs, direct lending, and structured credit strategies. Comparable to CIFC in institutional focus, multi-strategy credit approach, and CLO franchise depth.
• KKR Credit: Multi-strategy credit platform within KKR including CLOs, direct lending, and leveraged credit. Closely comparable to CIFC's product breadth, institutional client base, and global distribution approach.
• Sixth Street: Alternative credit manager with direct lending, CLO, and structured credit capabilities. Comparable to CIFC's product breadth and institutional client base, with growing scale in direct lending.

Broad incumbents

• Blackstone Credit: Credit arm of Blackstone and the largest CLO manager globally. Operates a multi-strategy credit platform spanning CLOs, direct lending, and mezzanine, overlapping CIFC's strategies but at much greater scale and distribution reach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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