Licence and registration: loan spreads get speeding ticket as CLOs play catch-up
The sharp rally in corporate credit means that CLO spreads are going to have to rapidly follow suit with investors informing Creditflux that US CLO triple As should be pricing at 105-107 basis points to make deal economics work. 

Partners nears $100 billion in AUM as CLOs drive private debt growth
Swiss manager Partners Group has reached $94.1 billion in assets under management, with CLOs boosting the firm’s growth, according to its 2019 annual results  

CLO pipeline: no rest for the wicked as new issues hit the market
CLO market participants do not have the luxury of easing their way back to work with the new issue market up and running and a pipeline that is filling up fast 

Partners Group hires private debt business development head from Bardin Hill
Partners Group has signalled its intention to ramp up its private debt platform with a newly created role 

Partners Group brings global private debt strategy to Australian retail investors
Partners Group has bolstered its private debt offering to retail clients, collecting AUD550 million for a private debt offering which has been listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.

Private debt boosts Partners' AUM
Partners Group has reached €17.2 billion in private debt assets for the first half of 2019, with private debt experiencing the highest net growth among all private markets, according to an AUM update from the manager today  

Global CLO round-up: it's time to rethink benchmarks
The CLO market broke out of holiday mode last week by presenting strong issuance on both sides of the Atlantic - $2.8 billion in the US and €1.6 billion in Europe. High volumes have brought with them bigger shifts in market dynamics. This week put the focus on tightening spreads, as benchmark triple A levels dipped.

Partners teams with BAML to price US CLO
Partners Group has teamed up with Bank of America Merrill Lynch to price its fourth US CLO since debuting in May 2018

CLO pipeline: managers return in force after varying time-outs
CLO managers in all markets are taking the view that the time is ripe to print their latest deals. There are 30 transactions in the US CLO pipeline this week with a further four in the middle market space and Europe

Partners and Credit Suisse unite for third consecutive US CLO
Partners Group priced a $481.8 million new issue CLO on Friday named Pikes Peak CLO 3, according to market sources

Partners Group prices its second US CLO after entering the market in May
Partners Group has priced its second US CLO after debuting in the market earlier this year

Partners Group promotes Layton to co-CEO as Rubeli steps down
Partners Group has announced that David Layton, partner and head of private equity, will succeed Christoph Rubeli as the firm’s co-chief executive officer, effective 1 January 2019

Partners Group poaches former Guggenheim official to private debt team
Partners Group has added to its US private debt team

US CLO market welcomes new manager as Partners' Pikes Peak prices
The US CLO market welcomed a new manager yesterday as Partners Group teamed up with Credit Suisse to price a new issue deal

Partners Group hires senior portfolio manager Hanslin as it eyes debut US CLO
Switzerland-headquartered Partners Group has hired a senior vice president and portfolio manager of its US bank loan and CLO origination business