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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GoldenTree matches Oak Hill Advisors with sub-120bp US print
The manager has priced its latest new US CLO as an upsized USD 753m issue, with the deal unusually employing three arranger banks – Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley