New US BSL CLOs issue from Elmwood, Apollo and Five Arrows as AAA spreads solidify at 120bps
Elmwood and Apollo have priced new half-billion-dollar US BSL CLOs this week, as Five Arrows also printed a new USD 405m transaction via Citi

Permira upsizes for second new US CLO of 2026
Arranged by SMBC Nikko, the BSL deal was upsized to a target par of USD 425m

CIFC lowers US CLO reset AAA benchmark to 121bps
The repricing of the 2021-vintage BSL transaction was the tightest for a US reset in almost a month, while Aristotle Pacific also priced a reset as its first issue for the year

Morgan Stanley alum joins as SMBC managing director
The new hire will work in securitized products and capital solutions, adding to SMBC’s expanding global securitization capabilities

Allstate prices US CLO reset at 120bps as Trinitas, Post Advisory Group also issue repricings

Hayfin names Goldman Sachs veteran as head of investments
Goldman Sachs veteran Michael Marsh has been hired to the newly created role

US CLO resets issue from Oak Hill, CIFC and BSP
The trio of transactions totalled just over USD 1.4bn in value, with Oak Hill's deal matching the new-issue triple A benchmark of 120bps over SOFR

US CLO AAAs fall to 120bps as end of week sees USD 2bn worth of new issues price
Onex priced its latest deal with its triple As at 120bps above SOFR, while there were also half-billion-dollar new issues from Neuberger Berman, Ares and UBS

Guggenheim prices first new US BSL CLO in more than three years
The manager's first US BSL CLO since 2022 emerged as a USD 560m issue arranged by Bank of America

First Trust Advisors plans CLO business, hires former First Eagle MD
EXCLUSIVE: The firm tapped the former head of trading for First Eagle Alternative Credit’s Tradable Credit team to help build the new business

Trimaran prices first new CLO for 2026
Trimaran CAVU 2026-1 was valued at USD 404.6m, and follows two CLO repricings from the manager in January

Apogem reprices 2019-vintage private credit CLO for third time
Apogem Capital has repriced a 2019-vintage private credit CLO for the third time, with the USD 348m reset coming two years after the CLO was last reset in March 2024

Oaktree prices tightest US CLO in a month
The manager’s latest new US BSL CLO priced at the market’s narrowest level since the end of March, issuing its triple As at SOFR plus 123bps

LBOs, new loan supply expectations reset amid Iran war, AI-related disruptions
Loans in previously overlooked sectors are gaining more attention amid the upheaval, according to panellists at this week’s Creditflux CLO Symposium

CVC raises USD 1bn for captive CLO equity fund
The firm will use the fund to back approximately USD 15bn of global CLO issuance

CLO managers position themselves for ‘more rocky times’
Panelists speaking at the Creditflux 2026 CLO Symposium in London say the market is still open for CLO issuance, but that inflation is starting to hit underlying corporate borrowers

Creditflux CLO Symposium 2026 – Day Two
Join us for Day Two of the Creditflux CLO Symposium 2026 as we discuss the macroeconomic backdrop for CLOs, M&A and LBOs, artificial intellingence, liquidity and more

Last call for Creditflux CLO Symposium 2026
Join us at the definitive CLO community gathering on 20-21 April 2026 at The Chancery Rosewood, London

Iran War to increase corporate default rates globally — IACPM Survey
Though the credit market is absorbing new leveraged loan issuance amid geopolitical uncertainty, credit managers expect the war to drive a rise in defaults

Dechert adds CLO specialist as partner in New York practice
US market leader Dechert has added Lawton Camp to its global finance practice in New York

Oaktree prices US and European CLOs in single day

Oaktree priced two CLOs to close out last week – a new European issue titled Arbour CLO XVI via Citi, and a reset of a 2024-vintage US BSL transaction through SMBC Nikko

Diameter prices US CLO reset with Apollo as co-placement agent
Barclays was the lead arranger on the USD 458m repricing of the 2024-vintage BSL deal

New issuance keeps pace with 2025, but repricing activity significantly down – Q1 US CLO issuance analysis
ANALYSIS: New US BSL CLO issuance in the first quarter was broadly comparable to the strong levels seen last year, but there was a marked decline in the level of reset and refinancing activity

CLO equity price decline represents compelling buying opportunity — CIFC
Over the next 12 to 24 months, CLO equity could generate returns comparable to those seen in 2023-2024, CIFC believes