Pipeline planning drives rise in captive CLO equity funds
There’s never been a better time to raise CLO captive funds. That’s according to Credit Suisse’s head of CLO new issues Brad Larson, who spoke about the benefits of such funds at Creditflux’s CLO Investors Summit in New York last month

Nuveen closes first CLO equity fund at $375 million
Nuveen has closed its inaugural CLO equity fund with over $375 million in capital committed

US CLO manager closes oversubscribed captive equity fund
Post Advisory Group has closed a CLO equity fund after raising $146 million against its target of $120 million

Accunia eyes secondary CLO equity through new fund
Accunia Credit Management has raised a new CLO fund

Panagram aims to launch listed CLO fund with $249 million portfolio in place
Panagram Structured Asset Management is taking a big step in a bid to expand its investor base by launching an IPO for a listed CLO equity investment fund

Ares joins CLO equity fundraising rush with $400 million target
Fundraising for CLO captive equity funds is surging, with Ares Management the latest manager to win capital for such a strategy

Muzinich secures "substantial equity commitment" for new CLO platform
Muzinich’s CLO ambitions – reported by Creditflux late on Wednesday – are being supported by equity capital, both internally and through investors

Janus Henderson plans CLO ETF focused on mezz tranches
Janus Henderson has plans to expand its CLO exchange traded fund range and launch what it says will be the first CLO ETF focused on triple B to single B-rated CLO debt

Control US CLO equity investor raises $400 million for fourth fund
The fund focuses on US CLO control equity positions, typically investing around 95-100% of the equity tranche

Los Angeles manager launches PE-style junior CLO fund
The firm appears to have raised at least $55.8 million with the backing of 36 investors 

Signal detects European CLO options for upcoming fund
Signal Capital has plans to capitalise on the European CLO and ABS market, with sources indicating the special situations fund manager is seeking to launch a relative value hedge fund focused on these asset classes in September.

Israeli fund looks beyond carry to discounted CLO double Bs
A CLO fund set up in Israel a year ago is looking to unlock value in double B-rated tranches and is finding opportunities in the primary market where junior CLO tranches are regularly pricing at a discount

CLO manager shoots for success with CLO captive fund
A Colorado-based firm has joined a plethora of US CLO managers this year to fundraise for a CLO captive fund

Two CLO investors win $250 million from US pension
A Rhode Island pension has allocated $250 million to two CLO investors following its new 2% allocation to the asset class earlier this year

Debut US CLO manager targets $300 million for captive equity and mezz fund
A US manager with plans to launch its first CLO this year is in the market with a capitve equity fund to invest in its own CLOs

Alcentra's global CLO fund closes at $484 million and over 50% deployed
Alcentra has closed its fourth global CLO fund, Alcentra Structured Credit Opportunities Fund IV, at $484 million

Capza closes €1.6 billion private debt fund 75% deployed
The European Investment Fund is among the investors in the fund, according to Debtwire Funds Data

Texas pension allocates $50 million to CLO fund
The comes amid a flurry of allocations to CLO funds

Michigan pension discloses $100 million allocation to CLO fund
The State of Michigan Retirement System has revealed it allocated $525 million to credit funds from September to December - including one CLO fund

CLO captive funds surge as US manager becomes latest to launch
The New York-based manager joins the likes of Kayne Anderson and GoldenTree this year to raise funds to invest in their own CLO equity and warehouse lines

GoldenTree closes second captive CLO fund at $725 million
GoldenTree Asset Management has raised $725 million for its second captive CLO fund named GLM II

Prophet ends 2020 on high with new-look structured credit platform
Prophet Capital has revamped the liquidity profile of its structured credit platform after restructuring its CLO and structured credit hedge fund, which it gated back in March amid the market sell-off. The fund manager managed to grow assets under management after 2020's rocky start

Spanish boutique goes for growth with CLO equity fund
Arcano Asset Management has plans to develop its product suite in 2021, including launching a dedicated CLO equity vehicle, its second opportunistic credit fund and second revolving credit fund, according to the firm

CLO ETFs take off after market passes covid-19 liquidity test
The launch of the first CLO exchange-traded funds in recent weeks marks a turning point for the CLO industry, with senior tranches starting to be viewed as a liquid alternative to corporate credit

CSAM closes its first-ever commingled CLO equity focused fund
Credit Suisse Asset Management has completed the final close of its inauguarl commingled fund geared towards CLOs