Audax and Nuveen price their first private credit CLOs of 2025
The deals – one new issue and one reset -- are the first middle market activity from either manager this year  

Alcentra raises over USD 1bn to invest in third-party as well as own CLOs
The funding will invest in CLO mezz and equity through the firm’s third-party CLO tranche investing platform and for its own issuance in Europe

M&G prices third new European CLO in post-crisis era
While spreads for the deal were generally fairly tight, there was some evidence of emerging weakness in the single As  

Apollo’s Redding Ridge agrees to acquire Irradiant to become top 5 CLO manager
The deal will also see Irradiant Partners’s senior management team take up positions across Redding Ridge and Apollo

Ex-Panagram CEO, CLO team launch new credit manager
The new Reckoner Capital Management is backed by RedBird Capital Partners

February global CLO issuance on track to beat 2021 record
Monthly global CLO issuance has passed the 100-deal mark in February, with a week of dealmaking still to go

Northwestern Mutual prints 2025’s first new short-dated US CLO
The issue also marked the manager’s first issuance activity for the year

Deadline nears for 17th Creditflux Manager Awards submissions
The deadline for entries to the 17th annual Creditflux Manager Awards in May in London is closing in, with entries accepted until Tuesday 25th February.  

CIFC prints first new issue this year under JV with Teacher Retirement System of Texas
The USD 607m CLO is the latest in the manager’s joint venture with the Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Wellington Management raises USD 194m for inaugural captive CLO fund
The established CLO investor will use the fund to primarily invest in equity tranches of its own US BSL CLOs

TPG Angelo Gordon prices its first private credit CLO since September
The manager added to the list of middle market deals this year with a new USD 397m issue  

Private credit CLOs see dramatic drop in spreads, at historic lows
With increased interest from managers and investors alike, middle market CLOs have seen steady spread compression down to post-GFC record low

Voya's first new US BSL CLO of the year hits AAA tights
The deal priced the senior-most tranche of triple A notes at SOFR plus 113bps

Hayfin returns to market with first US CLO in nine months
The reset of the 2020-vintage deal priced the top of the stack at SOFR plus 123bps  

January issuance smashes records as spreads tighten
The CLO market blazed hot in January, breaking issuance records and pushing spreads down to near-historical lows. Market participants are positive about the rest of the quarter, but predict headwinds on the horizon.

UBS refinances 2020-vintage US BSL CLO
UBS has refinanced a CLO following a reset in 2021 when the CLO was managed via the CSAM platform    

Largest CLO ETF in market balloons to USD 20bn in assets
After record inflows in 2024, January Henderson's triple-A ETF in January saw the fund add an addition USD 3bn in assets  

Silver Point prints new middle market deal in specialty credit series
The USD 474m private credit issue comes two months after the manager held a final close for Silver Point Specialty Credit Fund III  

US CLO roundup – US spreads fall to 'historically tight' level
The year kicked off with a bang for US CLOs with a major new tight and investor demand running red-hot

CIFC’s first new issue of year prices triple-As at 115
The top of the stack for the US BSL CLO was just 2bps outside the current market tight    

HPS's massive deal sets new low for private credit CLO spreads
HPS has priced its first new private credit CLO since its purchase by BlackRock, clearing a massive USD 1.25bn deal 

Apollo and Churchill set new low for middle-market CLO spreads
New deals from Churchill and MidCap have triple-A coupon spreads inside the tight set late last year by Blackstone  

Brigade scores its tightest cost of funds ever in new US BSL CLO
The manager secured its lowest overall cost of funding thus far with its first new US issue of 2025  

Oaktree reprices two US CLOs in two days
Oaktree priced a reset and refi at the end of last week as it kicked off its primary market issuance for 2025