US private credit CLO performance shows resilience—S&P
A new report from S&P Global Ratings shows US private credit CLO performance continued to show resilience in April, despite negative headlines

Older, US direct lending funds hold more equity positions, adding risk – MSCI
EXCLUSIVE: Around 15% of the total assets across US senior direct lending funds tracked by MSCI are equity positions of some kind, MSCI head of private credit research Patrick Warren told Creditflux

Sona prices second US CLO less than two months after inaugural deal
The London-headquartered alternative asset manager followed up its debut US issue in early April with an upsized EUR 502.5m transaction on Thursday

GoldenTree tightens US CLO AAA benchmark to 118bps with USD 726m new issue
Unusually, the deal featured three arrangers, with Bank of America taking the lead and Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo acting as co-arrangers

Ares’ semi-liquid BDC boosts borrowing capacity
Ares Strategic Income Fund, a semi-liquid private credit fund designed for individual investors, increased the amount of liquidity available on hand after an uptick in investor exit requests

New Mexico, Los Angeles systems make tactical credit allocations
New Mexico re-ups USD 550m for Silver Rock's tactical allocation strategy; Los Angeles pension commits USD 80m to Hayfin's European credit fund

Growing private-equity, private-credit fund sizes threaten IRR—Texas TRS
EXCLUSIVE: The US pension giant told Creditflux that it wishes both private equity and private credit managers would raise smaller funds and focus on returns rather than AUM growth 

Around half of private credit originators use AI tools—Armentum
EXCLUSIVE: Nearly all of the 150 private credit managers surveyed by Armentum Partners this year said they use AI for research, and around 20% are specifically using AI tools as part of underwriting

Bain prices USD 612m BSL CLO
The transaction, arranged by Jefferies, was the manager's third new US issue for the year

BBAM prices seventh US CLO, plans four more deals globally over next 12 months
BBAM US CLO VII issued its senior triple A paper at SOFR plus 123bps

CLO equity and private credit offer comparable returns—Texas TRS
EXCLUSIVE: The US institutional investor giant approaches credit investments opportunistically and as it seeks to achieve a 7% return target for its overall portfolio, CIO Jase Auby told Creditflux

Barings raises more than USD 19bn for global direct lending strategy
The firm raised capital from institutional, insurance and private wealth investors globally

US CLO spreads break 120bp barrier as Oak Hill Advisors prices latest issue
OHA Credit Funding 26 priced the tightest standard-duration US deal in almost two months, while the end of the week also saw KKR printing its latest new-issue deal

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

Temasek taps Pinegrove for venture debt partnership
The Singaporean state investment firm intends to lend directly to growth stage technology and life sciences companies

Golub shakes up leadership with co-CEOs, co-Presidents appointments
The alternative credit manager will have three co-presidents after promoting Spyro Alexopoulos and hiring two new executives

New SEC enforcement director puts private credit funds under the microscope
The US regulator is monitoring stresses in some portfolios as well as risks related to liquidity, valuations, conflicts of interest, and fees, the new enforcement chief said in a speech

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

New York, Connecticut among systems pursuing alternative credit strategies
NYSCRF allocates USD 450m to net-lease, GP stakes funds; San Diego, San Mateo pensions commit to asset-based finance funds

Antares raises USD 8.5bn for senior direct lending
The alternative credit manager held a final close for its third Senior Loan Fund after raising capital from new and existing investors

KKR to support FS KKR BDC with USD 300m via investment, tender offers
The listed business development company will focus on reducing leverage, repurchasing stock, and managing existing investments instead of deployment

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

Abry Private Debt acquires USD 330m private credit portfolio
Abry partnered with Coller Capital on the credit secondaries transaction

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