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

BDC outlook turns negative as inflows, yields decline—Moody’s
Perpetual nontraded BDCs experiencing redemption pressure may see market volatility temporarily hurt net asset value, Heron Finance Chief Credit Officer Khang Nguyen told Creditflux

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

CVC issues 2024-vintage US CLO reset
The reset of Apidos CLO 47 added USD 3.4m in equity as part of the USD 467.4m transaction

GoldenTree prices new US CLO as overall issuance slows
GoldenTree issued an upsized USD 602.1m US BSL CLO via Bank of America on Tuesday, even as the overall market experiences a significant slowdown in the overall volume of new issuance activity as managers take stock amidst an increasingly volatile overall market backdrop

Maturity wall threatens high-risk AI private credit names – KBRA
Direct lenders are showing an unwillingness to extend maturities for companies that are vulnerable to artificial intelligence or underperforming already 

Latest new US Anchorage CLO prices with triple As at 127bps
Anchorage’s newest US BSL CLO priced as a USD 399m transaction via Wells Fargo

JPMorgan Asset Management mixes public, private credit in new semi-liquid fund
JPMorgan’s asset management arm offers exposure to various credit investments across the public and private markets in a new interval fund for affluent individuals

Ares issues new CLO valued at over USD 700m
The deal priced almost USD 450m of senior triple A paper at SOFR plus 122bps

Bain prices BSL and private credit CLOs in same day
The manager’s new US issue, along with its reset of a 2018-vintage private credit CLO, totalled just under USD 1.06bn in value

Birch Grove and Napier Park price US BSL CLOs
Birch Grove CLO 16 priced its triple As at 120bps, while Napier Park’s Regatta 36 Funding saw its senior top-of-stack paper clear 5bps wider

Elmwood, Garnet price similarly-structured US BSL CLOs
Elmwood CLO 48 was arranged by Citi, while Garnet maintained its impressive rate of issuance with its sixth deal in just 10 months

JPMorgan Commercial Bank taps new head of syndicated finance
The new head previously worked as head of Northeast and Canada regional leveraged finance in the global investment banking group

Nassau prices third US CLO
Arranged by Wells Fargo, the USD 404m offering priced its triple As at SOFR plus 131bps, toward the wider end of the current primary market

New US CLOs see mezz widening even as issuance maintains steady pace
Over USD 2.4bn of new CLO paper priced on Tuesday and Wednesday as Blackstone, Nuveen, Voya, Sixth Street and KKR all printed new BSL transactions

Carlyle, Sixth Street BDCs find yield boost in CLOs
ANALYSIS: The two firms recently struck a joint venture that will buy up broadly syndicated loans and issue CLOs managed by the two teams