Churchill prices new mid-market CLO, first since January
The USD 499.7m Churchill NCPCIF CLO-II priced its senior triple-A paper at SOFR plus 166.5bps

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

Siepe hires two from US Bank to boost CLO, private credit tools
The software and technology service provider for CLO and private credit managers is expanding its team

Audax prints second mezz-only refi in two weeks
The refinancing of Audax Senior Debt CLO 4 is the second repricing for the 2020-vintage CLO, following a reset in 2023

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

Audax prices unusual mezz-only mid-market refi
The deal saw the double As price 90bps narrow of the untouched triple As

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

Apollo’s MidCap resets second mid-market deal in quick order
The reset of middle market CLO Woodmont 2023-11 Trust followed shortly after the manager had repriced another such deal

Dechert adds Paul Hastings partner to bolster private credit, CLO biz
Brian Whaley will bring his experience in private credit, securitization and structured products to the global finance group

Mid-market repricings keep coming, with deals from Deerpath and MidCap
The two transactions at the end of last week together totalled USD 1.3bn

Golub prints largest CLO ever in reset of 2023-vintage middle market deal
The USD 2.32bn reset brings the total capitalisation of Golub Capital Partners CLO 65(M) to USD 2.5bn

Antares resets another super-sized middle market CLO
The transaction added USD 72m in equity and USD 450m worth of triple A paper

PennantPark prints second new middle market CLO in two months
The private credit deal priced the top of the stack at SOFR plus 145bps

Golub prices tight with latest five-year middle market deal
The new issue equalled the market low for triple A spreads on private credit CLOs

Ares adds to middle market issuance with first new deal for the year
Ares Direct Lending CLO 5 priced the top of the stack at SOFR plus 138bps

CLO manager M&A driven by search for talent and scale

Partners Group seeks to more than double private credit AUM
The alternative investment firm plans to grow private credit AUM to more than USD 70bn and could consider acquisitions

IG private credit market could swell to USD 23trn: Carlyle’s Mark Jenkins
Podcast: "Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee" interviews Carlyle's global head of credit Mark Jenkins on investing in the era of uncertainty and shifting secular trends

Go upmarket when investing in credit, says Oak Hill's Schrager
Senior managing partner at Oak Hill Advisors, Alan Schrager, discusses private credit volumes, cross-currents in credit markets, and issues including tariffs and defaults in Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee podcast

A holiday funds roundup
A recap of end-of-year happenings as the industry kept moving right through the holidays and the new year celebrations

Daniel Loeb’s Third Point agrees to acquire Birch Grove
Billionaire Daniel Loeb’s Third Point said it will acquire AS Birch Grove from American Securities, in a move designed to expand the hedge fund's credit capabilities, according to a press release

Canyon Partners promotes co-head of private credit Kivitz to CIO role
Canyon Partners has tapped co-head of private credit Jeff Kivitz to serve as the firm’s next CIO, replacing outgoing Todd Lemkin

Monroe knocks 103bps off triple-As in refinancing of middle-market CLO
Monroe Capital Partners has refinanced its Monroe Capital MML CLO XIV, a middle-market deal from two years ago, tightening the spread at the top of the stack dramatically

BlackRock resets middle-market deal from 2022
BlackRock has reset a middle-market deal called BlackRock Maroon Bells MM CLO, simplifying the top of the deal’s structure in the process