Monroe saves 18bp with first ever mid market CLO repricing
Monroe Capital has shaved just over 18 basis points off a 2018 middle market CLO named Monroe Capital MML CLO VII with a repricing

OC health check: August reports slow torrent of fresh breaches to a trickle
198 CLOs reported an over-collateralisation (OC) breach in August, only three of which were completely new breaches. This is a slowdown from July, when 230 deals suffered some kind of OC breach, according to the latest reports from CLO-i  

Direct lenders turn to attractive non-sponsored deals
Non-sponsored deal flow has increased in August and lenders are grabbing the opportunity. These deals typically exhibit a premium to sponsored deals, but with plenty of cash chasing middle market M&A, lenders have previously found quality deals tough to find

Mid market CLO league tables: Owl Rock rolls past Golub for new issue lead
Owl Rock Capital Advisors priced its third new issue mid market CLO of the year, and its second since the coronavirus pandemic last month, but with a twist

Deutsche Bank makes CLO arranging comeback with first new issue of 2020
Deutsche Bank priced its first new issue CLO of 2020 on Friday, placing a $406.27 million deal backed by middle market loans for Monroe Capital

CLO pipeline: Redding Ridge plans fourth US CLO since March
Last week proved to be one of the busiest weeks of the primary CLO market since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with $5.21 billion worth of new paper issuance coming through: eight US CLOs, one middle market deal and three euro CLOs

Newcomer wins Creditflux Manager of the Year award in virtual event
Last night Creditflux presented its first ever virtual hosting of our annual Manager Awards, with over 450 people tuning in live to see the winners announced

CLO pipeline: Managers prepare to build on momentum in July
The demand for new issue CLO paper is strengthening with eight US CLOs, one mid market CLO and three European CLOs preparing to print in the coming days

Iowa pension allocates $50 million to two private credit managers
Municipal Fire and Police Retirement System of Iowa has funded a commitment to credit after cutting infrastructure allocation by 2% 

Opportunistic credit funds take advantage of deal flow 'bonanza'
Opportunistic credit managers could emerge as big winners of the covid-19 crisis, if they raise money quickly to capitalise, as the pandemic sets off a chain of events causing severe financial stress in the market

Private debt secondaries expected to soar in 2020
Private debt secondaries grew massively in 2019 — and more is expected this year.

West coast pension looks to step up direct lending allocations
The City of Fresno Retirement System will commit $140-160 million to private credit for the next two years, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux. This comes amid a pause in direct lending commitments for the pension fund, which has not committed any capital to this market in 2019

Monroe adds four to its opportunistic private credit team
Monroe Capital has expanded its opportunistic private credit team with four hires: Darrick Ginkel, Chris Spanel, Jason Starr and Joseph Valickus

Mid market CLO league tables: springing back into life after September drought
After a September hiatus, three managers returned to mid market CLOs in October to bring issuance back on track as monthly volume exceeded $1 billion for the sixth time this year

Monroe becomes first manager to price mid market CLO since August
Monroe Capital has priced the first middle market CLO since August in a $454.35 million deal arranged by BNP Paribas.

Los Angeles pension appoints four managers for private credit mandate
Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System (Lacers) has awarded four contracts for a $670 million private credit mandate search, according to minutes from the July investment committee meeting.  

Credit funds at a glance

Monroe bolsters direct lending team across the US
Middle market lender Monroe Capital has bolstered its direct origination team with hires across several US offices,

Los Angeles pension fund narrows down global direct lending search to four managers
Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System (Lacers) has listed the finalists for a private credit mandate, according to an agenda document seen by Creditflux.  

Monroe teams up with Deutsche Bank for its first mid-market CLO in over six months
Monroe Capital returned to the CLO primary market with its first deal in over six months

Spire wins Creditflux Manager of the Year award
Spire Partners was the big winner at Creditflux's Manager Awards last night as the London-based manager scooped the award for the manager of the year. On top of this, the firm picked up awards for Best European CLO Manager and Best European CLO for Aurium CLO II

Monroe adds ex-Medley official to west coast origination team
The new hire will be based in Los Angeles 

Ninepoint teams up with US direct lender for fund launch
The move comes after the Canadian asset manager launched a new trade finance fund earlier this week