Oaktree raises EUR 200m to fund its European CLOs
The sophomore fund has already begun deploying capital, the company said

US reset issuance hits over USD 15bn for September as PGIM, Fidelity and Barings print deals
The trio of repriced transactions, together worth USD 1.4bn, featured similar sizes and capital structures

South Carolina, Virginia among pensions revealing recent credit-focused investments
South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission allocates over USD 900m to four managers; Virginia, Los Angeles pensions also disclose recent private credit investments, while East Bay Municipal Utility District and City of Jacksonville pensions seek to expand private credit exposure

Blackstone’s Jane Lee to leave the firm
EXCLUSIVE: Blackstone's head of CLO capital formation who spearheaded its CLO issuance has resigned to take time off

Rise in BBB fixed-rate CLO tranches in US overtake AAs—Barclays
CLOs tend to prefer floating rate assets, but the percentage of fixed-rate BBBs have ticked up since January 2024

Mizuho EMEA names former BNP Paribas exec as CIB head
Matthew Ponsonby will become head of Mizuho EMEA’s corporate and investment bank, and president and CEO of Mizuho International on 1 October

OHA closes in on USD 6bn for large cap senior direct lending fund
The open-ended fund is targeting sponsor-backed corporate borrowers with an EBTIDA greater than USD 75m, the firm previously told institutional investors

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

A Texas pension discloses investment in CLO equity fund
Texas Municipal Retirement System commits USD 775m in Q2 2025, including investment in OHA's CLO equity fund

KKR’s Avoca XXX resets at current Euro tight
The deal matches KKR's own triple A tight of Euribor plus 128bps, set with the reset of Avoca CLO XXIX at the end of August

Insurer CNO takes minority stake in Janus Henderson’s Victory Park
CNO Financial Group also agreed to commit a minimum of USD 600m to new and existing investment strategies by the private asset-backed credit firm

AlbaCore reworks 2024-vintage Euro CLO
The capital structure remained unchanged in the EUR 382m offering – the manager’s second deal of the year

CFO issuance hitting new record and running hot — KBRA
Total issuance of collateralized fund obligations have already reached USD 15.7bn this year, a new record, and is expected to hit USD 20bn by year end

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

Fed cutting cycle could decrease demand for CLOs—Barclays
Rate cuts present a slight headwind for nominal CLO demand but should be more neutral for spreads and supply, a recent credit strategy research report says; could be boost for CLO equity

Fidelity reworks Euro CLO, 18 months after reissue
The manager reset Fidelity Grand Harbour 2022-1 on Wednesday via JPMorgan

Atlantic Avenue prices fourth CLO, first of 2025
The US CLO manager owned by Connecticut-based MC Credit Partners has returned to primary issuance after 10 months

Carlyle nabs head of direct lending origination from Golub
EXCLUSIVE: The firm also hired a second managing director focused on originations as it re-staffs its direct lending franchise

Connecticut, Wisconsin pensions invest in Sixth Street's private credit funds
Sixth Street funds secure commitments from Connecticut, Wisconsin, and Ventura County pensions, while a Texas pension allocates funds to a Silver Point CLO fund

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

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

Barings, Benefit Street latest to price US resets at 125
Barings reworked a two-year-old CLO, while Benefit Street Partners issued its fourth reset of a serially-repriced 2014-vintage deal

Polus plans to enter CLO mezz tranche investing
EXCLUSIVE: Polus Capital Management continues building out US CLO management business and sees opportunity in mezz tranche investing

 

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

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