Neuberger goes smaller on flagship fund even as platform grows
The firm’s latest Private Debt Fund V clocked in around USD 1bn short of the predecessor fund as investor capital flows into other vehicles under the same strategy

Private credit inflows face uphill battle even as 401(k) doors open
Although US President Trump’s executive order opens defined contribution retirement plans like 401(k)s to private credit investments, a sudden and meaningful rise in inflows is unlikely 

PGIM looks to build private credit secondaries strategy
EXCLUSIVE: The insurer-linked asset manager already has secondaries capabilities through the acquisition of Montana Capital Partners in 2021

CalPERS rolls out ESG due diligence for private debt investments
The California pension giant also has an investment mandate specific to battling climate change

PGIM adds small equity upsizing in US CLO reset

The manager reset the 2023-vintage deal with triple As tightened by 35bps and a reduction in leverage

Sculptor upsizes with Euro reset
Sculptor's latest European reset, of 2020-vintage deal saw an increase in value to around EUR 423m   

AGL hires Kassem Shafi as head of capital formation, strategic initiatives

HighVista aims for USD 500m for third private credit fund
HighVista raised USD 78m as the Boston-based alternative asset manager targets USD 500m for its third private credit fund 

Allstate comes out swinging with tightest US CLO print this year
After sitting out the first three quarters of 2023, Allstate Investments reentered the US CLO market with a bang last week

Student loans emerge as headwind for loan market, says BofA
American graduates are poised to resume student loan repayments in August, and new research from Bank of America suggests the change could be a headwind for the loan market due to weaker consumer demand.

CLO investor expands into IG tranches with new global fund
The junior CLO debt and equity investor is going up the capital stack to invest in single A and triple B tranches

LP round up: securitised credit mandate terminated amid $5 billion allocations and expanding relationships
Institutional investors revealed nearly $5 billion of allocations to 31 credit managers across January and February board meetings, according to materials seen by Creditflux. However, there were also two fixed income manager terminations, and one multi-strategy account placed on a watchlist

BofA markets new issue European CLO for GoldenTree
The manager priced its last European CLO new issue in February 2021

Forthcoming new issue from LCM points to further CLO spread tightening
LCM Asset Management is marketing a new CLO via Deutsche Bank, with price talk indicating liability spreads could be poised for further tightening

CLO senior triple As stay inside 200bp as Invesco prints US new issue
Invesco priced a new CLO on Tuesday with the deal's senior triple A notes yielding Sofr plus 199 basis points

Sun Life buys 51% stake in US retail distribution specialist
The firm will have exclusive rights to market and promote SLC's alternative products to the US retail market. SLC Management includes Crescent Capital Group,  BentallGreenOak and InfraRed Capital Partners

Capital Four prices triple As at 225bp in second US CLO
Capital Four Management on Friday priced its second US CLO, bringing its volume of US deals under management to over $800 million following its 2021 debut in the market

Bain and Carlyle print five-year reinvestment CLOs with senior triple As at 210bp
Bain Capital Credit and Carlyle Group each issued a new five-year reinvestment CLO on Thursday, with each deal's senior triple A tranche paying a coupon of 210 basis points over Sofr

Retailers, travel cos and Italian banks lead charge as market rally accelerates
Retail companies have been resurgent on Thursday as the credit market’s relief rally gathered pace, with Europe seeking to catch up with the US following its strong surge

AB upsizes 2019 mid market CLO by $48 million with reset
AB has reset its 2019 middle market CLO named ABPCI Direct Lending Fund CLO VI, upsizing the deal by $47.4 million including $7.72 million new equity

Global CLO league tables - March 2022 YTD
Global CLO league tables - March YTD

Mid market CLO league tables: $1.1 billion Golub deal shuffles the pack
Mid market CLO issuance slowed last month amid market volatility with just one new issue and two resets pricing in March, worth a combined $1.9 billion

Morgan Stanley prints Euro CLO refis for Chenavari and GoldenTree
Morgan Stanley partially refinanced two 2019 vintage European CLOs managed by Chenavari and GoldenTree yesterday, adding €609 million to the arranger’s 2021 volume

HPS reworks Bardin Hill European CLO for first time since acquisition
HPS Investment Partners has refinanced a 2019 European CLO formerly managed by Bardin Hill

It's all relative: CLOs march tighter as macro traders open positive CDS skews
Credit default swaps are back near where they started the year after giving up their early-February gains amid a rise in government bonds. CDS curves steepened over the past month and macro hedging has left indices trading with positive skews. But CLOs paint a calmer picture in which spreads have inched tighter