Oak Hill goes another round with 2013-vintage CLO
Oak Hill Advisors has reset a 13-year-old CLO via Citi, with the USD 576m issue marking the fourth reworking of the deal

US CLO resets issue from Oak Hill, CIFC and BSP
The trio of transactions totalled just over USD 1.4bn in value, with Oak Hill's deal matching the new-issue triple A benchmark of 120bps over SOFR

Guggenheim prices first new US BSL CLO in more than three years
The manager's first US BSL CLO since 2022 emerged as a USD 560m issue arranged by Bank of America

AI blockbuster deals surge as Middle East conflict test dealmaker confidence
Mergermarkets M&A Highlights 1Q26: Global M&A volume jumped 22% to the second highest start ever

Bain prices BSL and private credit CLOs in same day
The manager’s new US issue, along with its reset of a 2018-vintage private credit CLO, totalled just under USD 1.06bn in value

Monroe Capital launches continuation vehicle process for Fund III loan portfolio
EXCLUSIVE: Monroe Capital is raising a continuation vehicle for a portfolio of loans originated out of its third flagship fund, according to two sources familiar with the matter; Fund III closed on USD 1.33bn in 2018

Early 2026 US CLO equity data does not point to improved performance over 2025 – Deutsche Bank
The median quarterly distribution for US CLO equity in 1Q across all deals reporting fell to 2.4%, the lowest number in three years and the seventh consecutive quarterly decline, according to new research from the bank

Whitebox Advisors readies captive CLO equity fund
EXCLUSIVE: The CLO manager is in talks with prospective anchor investors for a new fund that will help the firm issue new CLOs by investing in the equity and providing warehouse financing, a source familiar told Creditflux

Moelis taps Barclays alum to lead private credit secondaries
Kyle Reidy previously served as global head of structured credit origination at Barclays.  

Coller backs continuation vehicle for Ares direct lending
Ares closed a GP-led secondaries transaction for its 2018-vintage US direct lending fund

BlackRock TCP’s BDC waives Q4 fees, anticipating NAV drop
The listed BDC faces nearly a 20% plunge in net asset value after making a series of bad bets

CPP Investments open to buying another asset manager
The Canadian institutional investor, which acquired Antares a decade ago, would be open to another deal, head of capital solutions David Colla said at a media roundtable

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

CLO dispersion set to increase in 2026 – BNP Paribas
Next year is likely to see increasing dispersion in credit performance off the back of a series of idiosyncratic credit events, BNP Paribas has forecast in its 2026 CLO outlook

Blackstone starts new fundraising round for institutional, evergreen US direct lending fund
The alternative asset management giant is back to raise more capital for Blackstone Senior Direct Lending Fund after previously closing on USD 22bn in October 2024

Barings BDC taps new CEO for the new year
Thomas McDonnell, who has spent two decades at the firm, will step in as CEO for the listed business-development company

Ares to acquire systematic credit shop BlueCove
The London-based fixed income manager invests in high-yield, corporate investment grade, convertible bonds and other liquid credit assets

New York State Common Retirement Fund commits USD 200m to Oak Hill's CLO fund
The pension fund has committed the funds to OHA CLO Equity Fund III, which will target investments in North America and Europe

LPs seek cyclical private credit play amid US economic uncertainty
Many LPs pivoted to all-weather private credit strategies in recent years, but interest in more opportunistic and special-sits strategies reliant on a credit downturn are picking up once more

First Brands factoring agreements a USD 2bn variable at play in potential Chapter 11 filing – legal analysis
Factoring agreement terms determine ownership of accounts receivables in bankruptcy; fraudulent transfer claims, termination fees possible issues

US resets flow as Oak Hill Advisors sets new AA benchmark
Around USD 1.38bn of resets priced this week from Oak Hill Advisors, Carlyle, UBS and Intermediate Capital Group, with OHA's print setting a new benchmark in the double As of SOFR plus 150bps

CFA warns of conflicts of interest in continuation funds
The growing popularity of continuation funds has raised questions around manager processes, the CFA Institute said

Blackstone lowers US reset spread tight to 124 as Golub and Napier Park also price narrow
Market heavyweights Blackstone, Napier Park and Golub each priced US BSL resets to close out last week, with Blackstone lowering the triple A spread level below the now-established SOFR-plus-125bp benchmark

Private credit secondaries poised for record year
Deals in the market are only getting larger and volumes are expected to surpass USD 18bn this year, a new Evercore report shows

Rithm acquires Crestline, creating USD 98bn alts platform
Crestline adds USD 17bn in assets under management and capabilities across direct lending, fund liquidity solutions and insurance