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

SMBC hires Citi’s head of US CLO trading
EXCLUSIVE: SMBC Nikko has hired the head of Citi’s US CLO trading desk, according to sources

Polus prices third US CLO
Polus Capital Management has issued its third US CLO and its second this year, following the manager’s US market debut in September 2024

Eldridge prices second new private credit CLO for 2025
Formerly known as Maranon, the manager paired with Wells Fargo for the USD 600m issue

Oklahoma system allocates USD 1.3bn as others set 2026 targets
OTRS commits USD 1.3bn to Blackstone, KKR private credit funds, while Los Angeles, New Hampshire, San Antonio pensions disclose recent moves

North American and European credit defaults to fall next year – S&P Global
Global credit default rates will remain contained next year with North American defaults falling to around 4% 

CLO issuance projected to hit new records in 2026 – KBRA
The ratings agency projects USD 220bn in issuance across US BSL CLOs and private credit CLOs as well as five to six European private credit CLOs next year

Centerbridge prices fourth new deal of 2025
The USD 432m deal issued via Santander, with Jefferies also acting as a co-placement agent on the transaction

Florida, New Mexico systems commit hundreds of millions to direct lending
Florida commits USD 1bn to European direct lending; New Mexico allocates USD 450m at November meeting; Illinois, San Diego pensions also disclose recent commitments

Carlyle and Fidelity issue comparably structured new US CLOs
The comparably sized Carlyle US CLO 2025-7 and Ballyrock CLO 32 featured similar spreads through their capital structures

Blue Owl BDC M&A termination highlights the cost of market timing
ANALYSIS: BDC mergers are a common tactic to provide immediate liquidity to investors in less liquid private credit funds, but Blue Owl’s attempt came after a tumble in listed BDC share prices

Apollo, PGIM latest to price new US CLOs at 122bps
Apollo’s USD 555m print was arranged via Citi and was the latest in the line of Rad CLOs from Irradiant, which Apollo purchased earlier this year, while PGIM priced Dryden 120 CLO through Nomura

Latest Carlyle CLO issues AAAs at SOFR plus 122bps
The manager's newest US CLO priced on Tuesday as a USD 509m print via Deutsche Bank

New US CLOs emerge from Silver Point, Rockford Tower
Wells Fargo and Jefferies were the respective arrangers for Silver Point CLO 14 and Rockford Tower 2025-3

CVC launches dedicated private credit secondaries platform
The alternative asset manager tapped Henri Lusa, a former managing director at Partners Group, to lead the new effort

BlackRock, Onex issue at tighter end of recent deals with new US CLO prints
Both Magnetite LII and OCP CLO 2025-48 issued with weighted costs of debt under SOFR plus 150bps

Barings opts for short duration with latest new US CLO
Barings CLO 2025-VII priced as a half-billion-dollar deal on Wednesday via Wells Fargo

First Brands Group faces UMB Bank objection to Weil Gotshal, Lazard, and Alvarez retentions over conflict concerns
UMB Bank questions Weil’s independence, dual representation of debtors and non-debtors; Bank cites removal of Global Assets’ independent director and potential SPE conflicts

CalPERS invests nearly USD 5bn in private credit in 2Q, with Ares, Sixth Street as biggest winners
 Public Pensions, Private Pursuits: California, Connecticut state systems make large private credit moves

2025 debut managers Polen and Garnet price latest CLOs
Polen priced its second offering, while Garnet printed its fourth CLO in six months worth more than a half-billion dollars  

BNP Paribas arranges trio of new US CLOs
The deals from Oak Hill Advisors, Trinitas and MidOcean totalled just over USD 1.2bn

Dealmaking optimism appears in European credit – CVC
The alternative asset manager increased its European credit exposure during the third quarter after seeing a spread pickup

Trio of new US CLOs worth USD 1.6bn price from CIFC, UBS and TCW
CIFC’s print equalled the current triple A tight of SOFR plus 119bps, while UBS’s Madison Park Funding LXXV and TCW CLO 2025-2 issued their equivalent paper at 121bps and 124bps over the base rate

KKR resets US CLO for first time since 2017
The 12-year-old KKR Financial CLO 2013-1 recapitalised its debt tranches to the tune of around USD 243.5m in the repricing