CLO double Bs offer 700bp premium versus high yield bonds, says Oaktree
The yield premium offered by double B CLO paper compared to corporate high yield bonds with the same rating has exploded to 700 basis points, according to a new episode of Oaktree Capital Management's podcast series The Insight

Kern County allocates $90 million for credit funds
Kern County commits up to $90 million to two private credit funds and a special opportunities fund 

Scotiabank gets first CLO deal with Blue Owl tech reset
Scotiabank scored its first CLO arranging credit on Monday after serving as joint bookrunner with MUFG on a $204 million reset for Blue Owl Capital

Goldman Sachs makes middle market CLO debut arranging deal for Blue Owl
Goldman Sachs became a middle market CLO arranger for the first time on Tuesday after issuing a deal for Blue Owl Capital named Owl Rock CLO XIII

Ventura County commits another $45 million to private credit funds
Ventura County Employees' Retirement Association has approved another round of direct lending fund commitments, this time totaling $45 million across two funds

Funds round-up: its still all about private credit
Our summary of all the news about credit funds in the last seven days as private credit again dominated fundraising 

Sixth Street taps Goldman Sachs exec for co-chief investment officer
Sixth Street Partners taps Goldman Sachs veteran Julian Salisbury for co-chief investment officer role

Scotiabank clocks first CLO arranging credit on upcoming Owl Rock reset
Scotiabank is set to claim its first CLO issuance later this month after it emerged that the bank is acting as joint bookrunner on a reset of Owl Rock Technology Financing 2020-1

Private credit default index shows surprise decrease in the second quarter
Proskauer’s Default Index of the US private credit market was 1.64% in the second quarter, a significant decrease from 2.15% in 1Q23.

NB raises $2.5 billion for structured equity fund
Neuberger Berman has announced the close of its NB Credit Opportunities Fund II. The fund raised approximately $2.5 billion of limited partner commitments.

Comvest raises $2 billion for new private credit fund
Comvest Partners has announced that Comvest Credit Partners, its direct lending platform, has completed the final close of its latest flagship fund, Comvest Credit Partners VI.

Food and beverage specialist launches second private credit fund
Proterra Investment Partners has announced the close of its second private credit fund, Proterra Credit Fund 2, with the new fund closing above its initial $500 million hard cap.

Deerpath resets middle market CLO from 2020
Deerpath Capital Management reset a 2020 era CLO on Monday, becoming the second manager this year to rework a deal backed by middle market loans

Guggenheim returns to middle market CLO issuance after 18 months away
Guggenheim Investments priced its first middle market CLO in over 18 months on Thursday in a deal structured by Natixis

Channel Capital hires new head of originations for US fintech partnerships
Channel Capital names new head of originations for US fintech partnerships. 

Jefferies Credit Partners plans new BDC

Jefferies Credit Partners plans to launch its first private placement of a business development company. 

Nomura Private Capital taps BlackRock for new senior role

Nomura Private Capital hires new head of opportunistic private credit from BlackRock. 

2023's mid market CLO volumes pass $13 billion as Ivy Hill prices
Ivy Hill Asset Management priced its second middle market CLO of the year on Wednesday named Ivy Hill Middle Market Credit Fund XXI

Global investment firm closes fund with $3 billion in capital commitments

Global investment firm closes fund with $3 billion in capital commitments, focusing on opportunistic investing. 

Illiquid assets are increasingly hot in the private markets according to Aeon survey
Illiquid assets may offer protection against macro uncertainty, according to findings from a new survey.

Angelo Gordon raises more than $1 billion for credit fund
New York-based alternative investment firm closes asset-based credit fund with more than $1 billion. 

San Francisco Employees' Retirement System approves multi-million dollar private credit commitments
Retirement system approves several multi-million dollar private credit commitments. 

Asset management firm creates new credit platform
Insurance and asset management firm Nassau launches new credit platform with more than $8 billion in assets under management. 

Private credit fundraising continues as two new funds launch
Private credit funds continue to see growth with two new US funds launching this week.

Barnes & Thornburg hires new lead for private credit team
Global law firm hires new head of private credit team in New York.