New CLO variant draws scrutiny from US insurance regulator
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is fast-tracking a decision on whether securitised products such as Apollo’s AMAPS and APADS can be sold to insurers as bonds, Robert Fettman, a partner at law firm DLA Piper, told Creditflux

CLO managers invest in distressed experts in expectation of higher LME environment
EXCLUSIVE: Carlyle and BlackRock are among the CLO managers who have invested in distressed and special credits teams ahead of an expected rise in defaults and LME activity 

New York Life and Invesco price US CLOs near tighter end of current spreads
New York Life's Flatiron CLO 29 issued as a USD 458.6m print, while Invesco US CLO 2026-2 was sized at just under USD 510m

AllianceBernstein pairs with RBC to price newest BSL CLO
The capital structure for the USD 403m AB BSL CLO 8 included one note and two loan senior triple A tranches, clearing at SOFR plus 123bps

Orrick adds another partner to its CLO practice in New York
Former DLA Piper special counsel Steve Lozner has joined Orrick’s structured finance team as a partner in New York with a focus on CLOs 

More amend-and-extend transactions to come into the market in H2 — Carlyle
EXCLUSIVE: Amend-and-extend transactions are expected to increase over the coming months, as managers get ahead of the 2028 maturity wall

Mountain Point prices second CLO following February market debut
As with the manager's first deal, Bank of America served as the sole arranger for Mountain Point CLO 2

US CLO issuance maintains strong pace as Napier Park, Post Advisory and Blue Owl print BSL deals
The three managers all priced USD 400m par deals on Friday

More manager dispersion expected for second half of 2026
Multiple market sources have predicted that manager dispersion will characterise the second half of 2026, amid ongoing volatility

CIFC and Palmer Square issue latest new US CLOs at 121bps
CIFC and Palmer Square each priced their third new reinvesting US BSL CLOs for the year on Wednesday, with Citi and Bank of America acting as arrangers for the respective deals

CarVal's latest new US CLO weighs in at USD 505m
CarVal paired with Deutsche Bank to price its latest offering, Carval CLO XIII-C

King Street defeats Octagon in heated public dispute over CLO fund
More than two-thirds of shareholders in XA Investments' XFLT fund backed the board's recommendation to replace existing sub-adviser Octagon Credit Investors with King Street subsidiary Rockford Tower

Onex and Golub print new US CLOs toward tighter end of current market
Onex and Golub rounded out last week with a pair of new US BSL issues, with both issuing at the narrower end of current spreads

Franklin Advisors issues first new CLO in 14 months
The manager's first deal of 2026 included a senior-junior split in its equity notes

Apollo resets seasoned US deal with huge additional equity injection
The repricing of the 2017-vintage RR 2 CLO included a mammoth USD 322.65m in added equity

Garnet issues seventh CLO with USD 512m print
The senior triple As, issued as a split of loan and note paper, priced at SOFR plus 123bps

Wellington prices first new CLO in 12 months
The deal's triple As priced at SOFR plus 122bps, reflecting relatively narrow pricing for an infrequent issuer, but in line with Wellington's ability to execute tight prints

Carlyle resets 2024-vintage CLO valued at USD 570m
Carlyle has reworked a two-year-old US BSL CLO, with Goldman Sachs serving as sole arranger on the transaction

CVC and Partners issue new half-billion-dollar-plus US BSL CLOs
CVC's Apidos CLO LVIII issued via Bank of America with a value of just under USD 558m, while Partners' Pikes Peak CLO 23 was upsized to USD 510m and was arranged by Morgan Stanley

Allstate resets 2022-vintage US BSL CLO
The manager priced AIMCO CLO 18 through BNP Paribas, with the USD 480m transaction including a USD 20m equity injection

Latest Ares private credit CLO sees AAAs clear at 145bps
Ivy Hill Middle Market Credit Fund XXV issued with a value of USD 403.2m and a 2Y/5Y schedule

PGIM and PineBridge issue USD 450m BSL CLOs
PGIM's Dryden 133 CLO, arranged by Scotiabank, was upsized to a total value of USD 457m, while PineBridge's USD 452.4m Galaxy 38 CLO printed through Bank of America

BlackRock becomes latest to issue static private credit CLO
The manager's latest print follows static private credit CLO prints in recent months from Fortress, Blackstone and Barings, as well as the manager's own BlackRock DLF IX-L CLO 2026 Static in January, which issued as an unusual single-tranche CLO

Octagon criticises ‘coercive’ use of sweeteners offered to CLO fund shareholders
Shareholders in the XFLT fund have been offered access to a series of tender offers if they vote to oust sub-adviser Octagon, a move described by Octagon as “coercive”

Michael Curtis leaves Fidelity as firm begins search for new co-PM
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Curtis will leave his role as head of alternative credit at Fidelity Investments on 31 July, according to a source familiar