Fair Oaks prices first deal in six months
The refinancing of the 2024-vintage Fair Oaks Loan Funding V was also the first deal of the year for arranger Goldman Sachs

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

How direct lending took off in Europe
In the second of our two-part history, we look at the evolution of direct lending in the UK, the sector’s expansion to other parts of Europe, and its growth into a dominant asset class

Goldman Sachs arranges new Euro prints for Neuberger Berman and Investcorp
Neuberger Berman Euro CLO 8 was on the smaller size of new issues, at EUR 306.5m, while Investcorp’s Harvest CLO XXXVIII weighed in at EUR 407.2m

Concerns growing about potential turn in the credit cycle – Goldman 2026 outlook
Investors should monitor signs of late-cycle behaviours, with the possibility that pressure on leverage ratios may result in credit ratings downgrades, Goldman Sachs Asset Management said in its 2026 investment outlook

Watch out for the cockroaches
After the collapse of First Brands, some of the biggest hitters in global finance have been quick to argue that any bugs in the system won’t affect them — but are bad news for everyone else

BDT & MSD launches senior direct lending fund
The new fund comes after the firm hired Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s former global head of private credit earlier this year

Pemberton prices its second CLO of 2025, fourth overall
Indigo Credit Management IV issued with a value of EUR 407m, and was arranged via Goldman Sachs, which also priced Indigo Credit Management III in May

US CLOs hit SOFR plus 120bps benchmark as BlackRock prints tight
Magnetite LI also issued particularly tight in the lower mezz, with all tranches including single Bs pricing at par

Garnet, Sagard-HalseyPoint price upsized new US CLOs
A pair of upsized US BSL CLO new issues priced on Thursday from Garnet Credit Management and Sagard-HalseyPoint, totalling some USD 1.16bn in deal value

Anchorage prints 11th US deal of the year
The USD 402.5m BSL new issue priced via Goldman Sachs

Royal London upsizes inaugural deal as it joins European CLO manager fraternity
The issue, arranged by Goldman Sachs, priced with a relatively small premium in the triple As

Resets prove lynchpin of US issuance as deal flow ramps up
US CLO issuance this week was dominated by a brace of resets, with deals issuing from the likes of AGL, AMMC, PPM, Sycamore Tree and Saratoga Investment Management

Price talk emerges for Royal London's first ever CLO
The asset management arm of the UK insurance and pensions group is marketing its first European deal via Goldman Sachs

Principal Asset Management hires MD for sponsor-backed direct lending
EXCLUSIVE: Jordon Thompson, who most recently worked for Cerberus Capital Management, now covers sponsor relationships for Principal Asset Management 

CalPERS, LACERS among pensions disclosing recent private credit investments
CalPERS invests USD 1bn in climate-focused private credit fund by Goldman Sachs, while LACERS commits USD 170m to TPG Twin Brook, Sixth Street funds

Goldman, T. Rowe partner on public-private asset products for individual investors
As part of the agreement, Goldman Sachs will take a small stake in T. Rowe Price by purchasing up to USD 1bn in the publicly traded asset manager’s common stock

KKR breaks 130 barrier for Euro CLOs as brace of resets wrap up August
KKR has smashed the 130 barrier for standard-duration European CLO triple As for the first time since April, while Redding Ridge and BlueBay also priced resets to end the month

US market focuses on resets as PGIM, Trimaran and Fortress price deals
The trio of transactions together added almost USD 1.4bn to repricing volume for August

Redding Ridge markets Euro reset for late August
The EUR 362.5m repricing of the 2021-vintage issue is set to price toward the end of the month via Goldman Sachs

Goldman acts as joint bookrunner on senior AAAs in new UBS CLO
The USD 503m new issue – the manager's first new print since May – priced its top-of-stack paper at SOFR plus 130bps

KKR appoints head of private credit in Japan
Former Goldman Sachs executive Ken Murata is KKR’s first private credit hire in Japan

Private debt market fundraising shows shift to Europe – Goldman Sachs
Private credit market fundraising has been pivoting to Europe, while global defaults remain below historical averages, according to new research from Goldman Sachs

Sixth Street to open Singapore office, hires head of APAC
The private credit manager has created the new role to better raise investor capital and expand the firm’s investment capabilities in the region

Carlyle snags Goldman’s Alex Chi for head of direct lending
Chi most recently served as co-head of Americas private credit at Goldman Sachs Asset Management