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

KKR and Sculptor reset seasoned European CLOs
KKR's 2021-vintage Avoca CLO XXI priced through Citi as a EUR 397.6m transaction, while Sculptor European CLO VI, a 2019-vintage issue, was arranged through JPMorgan

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

Influx of new European CLO managers could pressure arb further—Carlyle
EXCLUSIVE: Carlyle’s new European head of liquid credit has warned that an expected influx of new European managers could further pressure arbitrage economics

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

New Euro CLOs issue from Polus and Nassau
Polus and Nassau Global Credit have issued their latest new European CLOs through Deutsche Bank and Jefferies respectively, with the conventionally-structured transactions weighing in with deal values of just over USD 406m each

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

Blackstone prices new Euro CLO at AAA market tight
BNP Paribas was the sole arranger for the EUR 404.3m Lakelands Park CLO

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

HPS prices AAAs at 125bps for newest European CLO
HPS has priced a new European CLO via Jefferies, with RBC acting as a co-placement agent on the EUR 405m issue of Aqueduct European CLO 18

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

Ardian taps Carlyle’s MacKenzie to lead European CLO business
Caryle’s former head of liquid credit Stuart MacKenzie has been hired by Ardian to run its European CLO business

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

LGT Capital Partners prices fourth CLO
Legato Euro CLO IV was arranged by Morgan Stanley and attracted orders from over 20 existing and new investors across the capital structure

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

New US CLO issuance maintains consistent pace with prints from Antares, Northwestern and TPG
The three managers collectively priced USD 1.3bn of paper over Friday and Monday, with Antares' Orion CLO 2026-8 issuing the tightest triple A notes of the trio at SOFR plus 120bps