Blackstone’s head of liquid credit Rob Zable set to leave firm
One of the biggest names in the CLO world is making a change, with Rob Zable leaving Blackstone by the end of the year

Blackstone keeps the ball rolling with 15th new CLO of 2024
Other managers may be focusing on resets but Blackstone remains a new issuance engine, pricing its latest US BSL new issue CLO

CLO market wrangles over direction of liability spreads after August volatility
Investors are seeking to get wider spreads on CLO primary deals, but Blackstone and other managers are trying to keep firm on US triple-As at 135bps

Blackstone prints new US BSL CLO at 135bps
Blackstone priced a new US BSL USD 509.3m CLO with triple-As at 135bps over SOFR

Blackstone prints second new US BSL CLO in a week at 135bps
Blackstone has come to the primary market with Meacham Park CLO, the 22^nd deal – either new, reset or refi – priced by the manager this year

Blackstone scores sweet deal with latest US CLO
Blackstone Liquid Credit has priced a new US BSL deal dubbed Blueberry Park CLO, matching the tightest senior spreads so far this year.

Blackstone resets Wellman Park CLO
Blackstone and Morgan Stanley have printed a reset of a 2021 vintage CLO

Blackstone resets 2020 vintage CLO with small equity injection
Blackstone has reset Clover 2020-1 in the second reset of a CLO that debuted four years ago under the AIG banner

2023 US CLO gets a short-dated reset
Blackstone opted for a short duration with its reset last week of a 2023-vintage US BSL CLO, the reworking of its Juniper Valley Park CLO

Blackstone is back with 15th CLO this year
Blackstone again turned to Citi to arrange the reset of its 2022-vintage Bear Mountain Park CLO on Friday

Blackstone refinances 2018 US CLO
Blackstone rounded off last week with a partial refinancing of its 2018-vintage Harbor Park CLO, arranged via Morgan Stanley.

Blackstone’s Clover Credit resets 2018 vintage CLO
Clover Credit Management, an affiliate of Blackstone, has reset Clover CLO 2018-1, a BSL CLO that was originally managed by AIG

Blackstone keeps up the pace with third new US CLO of 2024
Blackstone has priced Brookhaven Park CLO, a USD 503.85m deal, arranged by Citi

Blackrock breaks through 150bps barrier
BlackRock hit a significant milestone on Friday, matching the tightest new US print so far this year with its half-billion-dollar BSL CLO

Blackstone prices second US new issue CLO of 2024
The world’s largest CLO manager Blackstone has priced its third US deal of the year, the USD 412.13m new issue Belmont Park CLO

Blackstone goes big for new US CLO
Blackstone yesterday priced its second deal of the year and first new issue, an upsized US BSL CLO that is the second-largest deal of the year

Blackstone is back as the largest CLO manager in the world: 2023 manager rankings by AUM
Our full-year 2023 rankings for CLO managers by total CLO AUM are out, with Blackstone moving into top place.

Blackstone prices BDC CLO
The past few days have seen a bevy of action in the middle market CLO space – alongside Barings’ double deal and the new Athena II CLO from Blue Owl, Blackstone priced its first offering in the private credit space, with an upsized USD 492.665m transaction.

Blackstone chooses three-year reinvest for latest US CLO
After kicking off November with its Bayswater Park CLO, Blackstone has this week followed up with a new short-dated US offering, the USD 348.8m Hartwick Park CLO

European static CLO market continues to grow as Blackstone deal prices
Blackstone engaged Bank of America to arrange its newest static European CLO, which priced on Thursday valued at EUR 319.1m

Blackstone prices latest US CLO
Blackstone kicked off what promises to be a busy end of the year with the pricing of a USD 500.6m new-issue US CLO arranged by Morgan Stanley

3Q23 manager rankings by AUM
Carlyle Group is now the largest CLO manager in the world, according to the latest update to our rankings of the CLO manager universe published today

BNP Paribas and Blackstone make it two refis in 2023
BNP Paribas has refinanced a 2022 vintage US CLO for Blackstone, called Valley Stream Park CLO 

Blackstone hires sell-side CLO trading head
Blackstone Credit is beefing up its team with a new hire to the liquid credit strategies group. 

Blackstone rethinks captive equity strategy
Blackstone has announced proposals to wind down its existing risk retention vehicle, Blackstone Loan Financing Limited (BGLF).