2026 kicks off with a lot of thunder and not much lightning
ANALYSIS: A lot of noise around geopolitics, Fed interference and market volatility has had little effect on the global CLO market, for now  

US BSL CLO rankings – full-year 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Blackstone returns to the top of the tree as the leading US BSL CLO issuer in 2025 in Creditflux's full-year manager rankings, while Bank of America comfortably topped the arranger tables. Behind them though, there was plenty of movement

Blackstone US resets prices AAAs at SOFR plus 121
DeWolf Park CLO, a 2017-vintage US BSL deal, was more than three years past the end of its reinvestment period and had paid down more than half its total capitalisation

Anchorage re-rates AA debt to AAA in 2024 US CLO refi
The full refinancing of the 2024-vintage deal was arranged by Morgan Stanley

M&A resurgence to power new US private credit CLO issuance
ANALYSIS: The anticipated interest rate cuts should create a more attractive environment for issuance, but there are concerns about middle market portfolios that have weakened over the last year

Aegon resets post-RP US CLO
The repricing of Cedar Funding V was arranged by Jefferies, with the arranger bank enjoying a brisk start to the year

Jefferies kicks off US BSL issuance activity with repricings for Five Arrows and Bain
The reset for Five Arrows and a refinancing for Bain totalled to a value of just under USD 788.5m

TPG to launch upper middle market direct lending business
EXCLUSIVE: The alternative investment firm historically offered lower middle market and middle market direct lending exposure via its TPG Twin Brook platform

North American secondaries surge even as exit market recovers
Secondaries volume is estimated to surpass USD 200bn for first time in 2025

Monroe raises USD 6.1bn for senior direct lending
The firm held a final close for its Monroe Capital Private Credit Fund V and raised additional capital from separately managed accounts

CLO industry in push to increase use of AI in 2026
ANALYSIS: Investors are already using AI to evaluate managers and CLO documentation

TPG, Jackson Financial strike partnership focused on private credit
TPG will take a minority stake in Jackson and start by managing at least USD 12bn of the insurer’s assets

South Carolina, Texas among systems disclosing recent credit allocations
Ares Pathfinder Fund III to launch in 1Q26 with USD 5bn target, while South Carolina system allocates USD 550m to two managers and Illinois and Montana systems commit USD 150m across various funds

US private credit defaults rose to 5.7% in November - Fitch
Fitch recorded 13 default events in November – more than half the monthly average in the year to date

An opportunity-rich 2026 also promises fresh challenges for the US CLO market
EXCLUSIVE: A new Fed chair, AI dominance, and heightened fraud awareness are setting the stage for an interesting 2026 in the US CLO market

From tariffs to cockroaches – 2025 was a year of two halves for US CLO managers
EXCLUSIVE: How US CLO managers weathered a year of macro-economic stressors, leading to Q4 bifurcation

Sound Point's latest new US CLO issues AAAs at SOFR plus 126
The manager's latest deal, Brant Point CLO 2025-9, priced via BNP Paribas

Giant deals, fundraising beyond US direct lending dominate 2025
While unpredictable tariff policies introduced volatility into public credit markets, direct lenders stepped up in 2025

Sculptor issues new US CLO via Wells Fargo
The manager has issued a new US BSL CLO, with Wells Fargo acting as sole arranger on the USD 408m print of Sculptor CLO XXXVI

TwentyFour AM favours European CLO equity going into 2026
In comparison, US CLO equity faces more challenges related to LMEs and refinancing activity, the asset manager said

US senator slams regulators’ hands-off approach to bank, private credit oversight
In a new letter, Senator Elizabeth Warren accused Scott Bessent, US Secretary of the Treasury and Chair of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, of sabotaging the FSOC’s authorities and pushing deregulation

AGL and Blue Owl issue new US CLOs
As issuance slows for the year, the managers priced deals via BNP Paribas and Bank of America

OHA raises USD 17.7bn for large-cap, senior direct lending
The firm held a final close for its OHA Senior Private Lending Fund (OLEND), which raised USD 8bn in equity commitments

Lev loan guidance shift will challenge private credit CLOs, bring more new loan supply – Shenkman
EXCLUSIVE: Regulators rolling back restrictive guidance around leveraged lending could help traditional bank lenders claw back market share from US direct lenders

ATLAS SP loan trader moves to Scotiabank
New York-based Andres Rodlauer has taken up a new role as head of US Whole Loan Trading at the Canadian bank