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Golub mid-market CLO more than doubles in size to $750 million following reset
GreensLedge has reset a Golub Capital-managed middle-market CLO and along the way it has made substantial changes to the deal

Tikehau raises another €300 million through bond issue
Tikehau has considerable firepower to deploy into the credit market, obtaining €1.3 billion of financing in the last month.

Bain rebrands Dublin unit and applies for management license in Ireland
Dublin-based Broadhaven Credit Partners - launched as a JV between Bain and financier Dermot Desmond - will now operate as Bain Capital Credit

New direct lending fund and CLO launch drive surge in manager's AUM
A European fund manager has seen its assets under management surge in Q3, thanks in large part to its private debt business

CLO pioneer implements strategy for direct lending securitisation
European CLOs backed exclusively by middle-market credits are making a return after a decade in the wilderness

Los Angeles pension fund considers investing in CLOs
A large LA pension fund wants to boost returns from its fixed income portfolio and has set its sights on CLOs and private debt

Mid-market lender NewStar agrees to sell itself for more than $500 million
New York-based asset manager First Eagle Investment Management announced this morning that it plans to buy mid-market loan specialist NewStar Financial

THL eyes debut as mid-market CLOs boom
The number of active mid-market CLO managers is about to reach double digits with THL hiring Deutsche Bank to structure its first mid-market CLO 

Investors prefer direct lending to CLOs
For the first time in the history of Creditflux’s credit allocator survey, investors have voted direct lending the best investment in credit. CLOs came joint second. By Michelle D’souza

Direct lender opens warehouse ahead of unique European CLO launch
The union of direct lending and CLOs has moved a step closer in Europe, with a fund manager paving the way for the first direct lending securitisation of its kind

Golub becomes CLO manager with most mid-market issuance for 2017
Golub has priced its fourth middle-market CLO transaction of the year, teaming up with Wells Fargo to arrange a reset of a 2014-vintage deal

Mid-market CLO issuance crosses $10 billion as Madison prices reset
Madison Capital Funding priced a reset of a 2014 middle-market CLO this week, according to market sources

CVC Credit appoints chairman as credit CIO steps down
CVC Credit Partners has today announced that Stephen Hickey will be leaving the firm for personal reasons. Joining the firm will be former JP Morgan leveraged finance head Hamish Buckland

Cerberus's 2017 mid-market CLO issuance surpasses $1 billion
Cerberus Capital Management yesterday priced its third new issue middle-market CLO of the year

Institutional investors - does Europe still provide the best opportunities in credit?
Cash or synthetics, CLOs versus CMBS, senior or junior debt? Institutional investors have a variety of ways to approach credit investing and Creditflux's biannual survey of credit allocators aims to determine which market they view as offering compelling returns

Mid-market CLO round-up: spreads reach tightest levels of 2017
Golub, Madison Capital and MidCap price mid-market CLOs as triple A spreads keep drifting lower

Apollo subsidiary prices its third mid-market CLO of the year
The manager priced the $353.33 million deal yesterday in a deal arranged by Wells Fargo

Carlyle raises $1 billion for credit opps and structured credit funds
Carlyle Group’s has reiterated over the last several months that it sees huge potential in the credit market, and it is now experiencing joy on the fundraising trail

Tennenbaum CLO suggests increasing demand for mid-market deals
Middle-market CLO spreads have taken a giant step tighter following Tennenbaum Capital Partners' $350.85 million CLO

Time-saving hedge fund platforms stop opportunities evaporating
Lengthy commitment periods and drawn-out negotiations between institutional investors and fund managers could be a thing of the past thanks to a wave of multi-manager hedge fund platforms

Creditflux parent rebrands as Acuris
Creditflux’s parent company gained a new name last month, with Mergermarket Group relaunching as Acuris

Points up front: the biggest leaving do of the year
Key players from across the CLO industry gathered to bid farewell to Alcentra’s Hiram Hamilton, who is swapping London for New York. 

Leading fund: Lupus Alpha CLO Opportunity Notes I
Single-B CLO trades boost Lupus Alpha asset Management