New Crescent US CLO prices AAAs at SOFR plus 128bps
The manager paired with arranger Jefferies to price Atlas XXVII as a USD 409.6m transaction

Invesco prices its first deal of 2026 via Barclays
The reset of Invesco 2023-4 saw the senior triple As narrow 53bps from their original issue level

Private credit investors chase higher risk-return—Campbell Lutyens
A new survey shows investors are seeking higher returning strategies amid expectations of lower rates, while also turning away from the dominant North American market

Onex and CIFC price tightest resets of 2026 so far
Onex 2021-23 was arranged via CIBC as a USD 372m offering, while CIFC engaged Bank of America for its reworking of CIFC 2023-III

Benefit Street Partners issues 2026's first new CLO
SMBC Nikko was the sole arranger for Benefit Street Partners CLO 47, which priced as a USD 506m offering

2026 kicks off with a lot of thunder and not much lightning
ANALYSIS: A lot of noise around geopolitics, Fed interference and market volatility has had little effect on the global CLO market, for now  

US BSL CLO rankings – full-year 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Blackstone returns to the top of the tree as the leading US BSL CLO issuer in 2025 in Creditflux's full-year manager rankings, while Bank of America comfortably topped the arranger tables. Behind them though, there was plenty of movement

Blackstone US resets prices AAAs at SOFR plus 121
DeWolf Park CLO, a 2017-vintage US BSL deal, was more than three years past the end of its reinvestment period and had paid down more than half its total capitalisation

Anchorage re-rates AA debt to AAA in 2024 US CLO refi
The full refinancing of the 2024-vintage deal was arranged by Morgan Stanley

M&A resurgence to power new US private credit CLO issuance
ANALYSIS: The anticipated interest rate cuts should create a more attractive environment for issuance, but there are concerns about middle market portfolios that have weakened over the last year

Aegon resets post-RP US CLO
The repricing of Cedar Funding V was arranged by Jefferies, with the arranger bank enjoying a brisk start to the year

Jefferies kicks off US BSL issuance activity with repricings for Five Arrows and Bain
The reset for Five Arrows and a refinancing for Bain totalled to a value of just under USD 788.5m

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