DWS axes Euro CLO management plans due to market volatility, shift in focus to private credit
The move comes amidst the departure of its head of European alternative credit, Dan Robinson

Apollo Debt Solutions BDC prices its debut CLO
The private credit transaction from the fund, which is run by Apollo Credit Management, is the market’s second debut CLO pricing in three days

New York, New Mexico pensions lead recent private credit investment
New York State, New Mexico pension systems disclose recent private credit investment worth USD 800m

KKR, Capital Group expand partnership with plans for public-private market product
The private market specialist is joining forces with a traditional asset manager to better reach individual investors

Mid-market PE firm becomes newest CLO manager with USD 402m print
Kohlberg & Co. priced its inaugural deal on Monday, with the market’s first new private credit CLO in three weeks

Audax launches private BDC with USD 1.1bn
The new product is aimed at wealthy individual investors in the US

Northwestern Mutual resets second-ever CLO
The reworking of the two-year-old US BSL deal largely maintained the size and structure of the initial issue

Cliffwater aims for more than USD 10bn in private credit co-investments
EXCLUSIVE: The firm, which now oversees nearly USD 28bn in its private credit interval fund, says it's found "an abundance" of co-investment opportunities

M&G expands direct lending origination team with new hire in the Netherlands
M&G Investments is expanding its direct lending team with the appointment of Gijs Boumans in a newly created role, based in Amsterdam

Maryland pension PM joins Nomura’s public-private credit manager
The company is also looking to hire two more investment professionals

Golub launches direct lending continuation vehicle
GP-led secondaries deals involve a manager rolling existing investments into a new vehicle rather than returning capital to investors as originally planned

Wyoming, Texas among state systems making new private credit commitments – Public Pensions, Private Pursuits
Wyoming invests USD 300m in TPG AG and Kennedy Lewis private credit funds, and Texas pension system invests USD 250m in Penfund, SKY Leasing direct lending funds

European CLO market value metrics slip as Trump tariffs roil leveraged loans – Deutsche Bank
CLO market value metrics declined as leveraged loan prices dropped; CLO credit metrics were a different story

400 Capital names leaders for ABS, corporate and distressed strategies
The alternative credit manager also announced two new partners

CLO Symposium 2025
The Creditflux CLO Symposium will be held at the Nobu Hotel, London on 14-15 May 2025

Brightwood prices first new CLO in more than 12 months
The middle market specialist's first primary market activity of 2025 was also the first new private credit deal to price in three weeks

CLO portfolio values, new issuance face tariff risk—KBRA
Market volatility and uncertainty around tariff plans have already led to some CLO deals being put on hold or delayed

Latham & Watkins hires two marquee structured finance lawyers
The law firm has recruited A&O Shearman veterans Franz Ranero and James Smallwood    

Wild volatility drives spike in secondary market activity, as primary market hits the brakes in Europe
EU ABS weekly digest: primary ABS and CLO markets hit the brakes, while the secondary markets saw a flurry of BWICs hit the screens in Europe

Trump's tariff U-turn sparks cautious tightening in secondary
ANALYSIS: European CLO market saw little forced selling, more BWIC activity with some percentage of DNTs

BWICs dominate CLO, ABS secondary activity as primary quietens
EXCLUSIVE: A flurry of BWICs hit screens this week, offering both CLOs and ABS, though some did not trade in Europe

Janus Henderson CLO ETF sees USD 1bn outflow since tariff-induced volatility
The fund saw a drop of over USD 585m on Monday, the largest single-day withdrawal ever, as markets are roiled by tariff uncertainty  

Fair Oaks adds US dollar-hedged share class to Euro CLO ETF
Trading began on Monday, with a denomination size of USD 10

Mid-market CLO refis price from Cerberus and PennantPark
The two deals both priced their senior triple As at SOFR plus 135bps