News in brief
CLO ETF outflows are ‘manageable’

CLOs at a glance – March 2025
Our list of recent CLO pricings globally

CLO market stabilises after Trump’s tariff reversal
ANALYSIS:Investor sentiment has moderated after the US president backed down on tariffs, but the full effects will take a few days to emerge

Dechert adds Paul Hastings partner to bolster private credit, CLO biz
Brian Whaley will bring his experience in private credit, securitization and structured products to the global finance group

Europe-based Arini markets first US CLO with big team already in place in the States
EXCLUSIVE: Hamza Lemssouguer's hedge fund is progressing towards debuting its first US issue and building a US CLO managment business with aspirations to do multiple deals a year

Expect wider credit spreads, compelling opportunities in CLOs – Bain Capital’s John Wright
PODCAST: Latest guest on the Credit Exchange podcast is "pretty excited" about CLO debt and expects spreads to widen

CLO manager M&A driven by search for talent and scale

‘We tend to stick with tier-one managers’

CLOs at a glance - February 2025
Our list of recent CLO pricings globally

CLO manager M&A driven by search for talent and scale
Irradiant’s star investor Maji set to depart as firm is acquired

Hamza Lemssouguer’s Arini aims to become a new US CLO manager
EXCLUSIVE: The European hedge fund has hired Goldman Sachs as arranger for its first US deal 

Alcentra raises over USD 1bn to invest in third-party as well as own CLOs
The funding will invest in CLO mezz and equity through the firm’s third-party CLO tranche investing platform and for its own issuance in Europe

February global CLO issuance on track to beat 2021 record
Monthly global CLO issuance has passed the 100-deal mark in February, with a week of dealmaking still to go

Deadline nears for 17th Creditflux Manager Awards submissions
The deadline for entries to the 17th annual Creditflux Manager Awards in May in London is closing in, with entries accepted until Tuesday 25th February.  

January issuance smashes records as spreads tighten
The CLO market blazed hot in January, breaking issuance records and pushing spreads down to near-historical lows. Market participants are positive about the rest of the quarter, but predict headwinds on the horizon.

CLOs at a glance - January 2025
Our list of recent CLO pricings globally

Credit funds at a glance - January 2025
Fund performance, recent hires, recent fundraising

CLO veteran Geoffrey Horton leaves portfolio manager role at BlackRock
After a decade in CLOs, the US-based PM is decamping from BlackRock to make a move outside the structured products space  

Fortress and Polen print their first new CLOs of the year
Fortress and Polen Capital have priced their first BSL offerings of the year, both via BofA  

AGL taking steps to enter European CLO management
US-based AGL Credit Management is interviewing candiates to enter CLO management in Europe

CLO manager rankings by AUM - FY 2024
Blackstone retains its crown as the largest CLO manager in the world in the latest update to our definitive CLO manager league tables by principal liabilities

Global CLO law firm rankings - FY 2024
Our definitive global, US and European rankings for CLO law firms in 2024

Global CLO trustee rankings - FY 2024
Our definitive global, US and European rankings for CLO trustees in 2024