Barings to reset static middle market CLO as multi-currency, reinvesting deal
EXCLUSIVE: Barings is resetting its EUR Middle Market CLO 2024-1, converting it from a static euro to a reinvesting multi-currency deal

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

Acer Tree and Arini price latest deals as market winds down
Acer Tree and Arini have issued new European CLOs to round out the year, with Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs acting as arrangers on the respective deals

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

Accumulation of long-dated assets in EMEA CLOs poses risk – Fitch
There is increased pressure to sell long-dated assets given the shortening tail periods in EMEA CLOs, the ratings agency said

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

Switzerland's LGT prices second CLO
Barclays was the sole arranger on the EUR 406m deal, which LGT said attracted orders from both existing and new investors

Park Square appoints its first CLO portfolio manager in Europe as it prepares to enter the market
The private credit firm is among a growing cohort of managers eyeing the European CLO market

Carlyle, Barings market new European CLOs
The two managers are marketing new European CLOs with similar sizings and spreads – but Carlyle’s deal is set to print as a standard-duration five-year CLO, while Barings is offering a short-duration three-year reinvestment period

T. Rowe Price and OHA launch CLO-investing credit fund for wealthy Australians
The Flexible Credit Income Fund AUD has been specifically designed for wholesale investors, and will invest in CLOs

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

Five Arrows and Onex print 2023-vintage Euro resets
The two-year-old deals issued via Jefferies