Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, has announced the launch of a fixed-income dark pool that facilitates direct, peer-to-peer trading of corporate bonds among asset managers in the U.S., Canada and Europe.

“The fixed-income market has been woefully underserved by technology and, as concerns about a liquidity crunch continue to rise, it needs a transformation,” says Seth Merrin, founder and CEO of Liquidnet.

Liquidnet has enrolled more than 120 asset managers. The platform will enable trading for U.S. and European corporate bonds (high yield and investment grade), emerging market corporate bonds, and European convertible bonds.