Creditflux CLO Symposium 2026 – Day Two
Join us for Day Two of the Creditflux CLO Symposium 2026 as we discuss the macroeconomic backdrop for CLOs, M&A and LBOs, artificial intellingence, liquidity and more

Creditflux CLO Symposium 2026 starts today
Join us for day one of the definitive CLO community gathering on 20-21 April 2026 at The Chancery Rosewood, London

CLO manager rankings by AUM – Q1 2026
Creditflux’s latest quarterly CLO manager AUM rankings see a shake-up in the top 3, with BlackRock/HPS displacing Carlyle from the final podium spot

Creditflux manager awards shortlist 2026
The best in the CLO market will be honoured at the 18th annual award ceremony on 21 April 2026 at the Chancery Rosewood, London

Last call for Creditflux CLO Symposium 2026
Join us at the definitive CLO community gathering on 20-21 April 2026 at The Chancery Rosewood, London

Iran War to increase corporate default rates globally — IACPM Survey
Though the credit market is absorbing new leveraged loan issuance amid geopolitical uncertainty, credit managers expect the war to drive a rise in defaults

Palmer Square prices its first static US CLO for 2026
The deal issued its triple As at 100bps over SOFR

US private credit CLO rankings – March 2026
Blackstone led Creditflux's rankings for private credit CLO issuance in 1Q 2026, pricing around USD 340m more than established market leader Golub, while BNP Paribas raced ahead in the arranger tables, accounting for more than a quarter of all deals issued

US BSL CLO rankings – March 2026
Bain emerged as the top US BSL CLO issuer across the first three months of 2026, pricing just under USD 4bn worth of transactions according to Creditflux data, while amongst arrangers, Bank of America claimed an imposing 17.64% market share for Q1

Dechert adds CLO specialist as partner in New York practice
US market leader Dechert has added Lawton Camp to its global finance practice in New York

Blue Owl resets 2023-vintage private credit CLO, trims weighted cost of debt by more than 110bps
SMBC Nikko arranged the USD 272m repricing of Owl Rock CLO XI, which cut spreads on the deal's triple A paper by 105bps

US CLO legal counsel rankings – 1Q 2026
Dechert set the pace ahead of Milbank in both the US BSL and private credit CLO rankings amongst manager counsel in our US first-quarter rankings, with 69 deals. Among arranger counsel, meanwhile, Paul Hastings was the clear leader for US BSL issuance, but Orrick emerged the leader for private credit CLOs

Global CLO legal counsel rankings – 1Q 2026
Milbank and Paul Hastings topped Creditflux’s global CLO manager and arranger legal counsel rankings for the first quarter of 2026. But the spotlight is on Orrick – following its dramatic sweep on Cadwalader’s global finance practice last October, the firm has moved up to second place in the global standings

Oaktree prices US and European CLOs in single day

Oaktree priced two CLOs to close out last week – a new European issue titled Arbour CLO XVI via Citi, and a reset of a 2024-vintage US BSL transaction through SMBC Nikko

Two more lawyers leave Cadwalader for Orrick
Orrick has added another two former Cadwalader lawyers to its growing structured finance team in London

Golub upsizes with newest private credit CLO
Golub Capital Partners CLO 90(M), which priced via Mizuho as a USD 450m issue, is the manager’s sixth deal of the year and its second new mid-market transaction so far in 2026

Diameter prices US CLO reset with Apollo as co-placement agent
Barclays was the lead arranger on the USD 458m repricing of the 2024-vintage BSL deal

Bain closes third CLO captive equity fund
EXCLUSIVE: The fund, which primarily targets majority equity investments in the firm’s US and European CLOs and warehouses, is valued at around USD 1.5bn, the firm’s global head of credit John Wright told Creditflux

New issuance keeps pace with 2025, but repricing activity significantly down – Q1 US CLO issuance analysis
ANALYSIS: New US BSL CLO issuance in the first quarter was broadly comparable to the strong levels seen last year, but there was a marked decline in the level of reset and refinancing activity

CLO equity price decline represents compelling buying opportunity — CIFC
Over the next 12 to 24 months, CLO equity could generate returns comparable to those seen in 2023-2024, CIFC believes

Trinitas prices second 2024-vintage US CLO reset in quick succession
Bank of America arranged Monday’s USD 458m reworking of Trinitas CLO XXVII, which follows the manager’s repricing of Trinitas CLO XXVIII at the end of March

Sailing on in high seas
The first quarter of 2026 will go down as one of the most turbulent periods for financial markets

Investors seek safe havens as volatility rocks CLO ETFs
CLO ETF managers are seeing a flight to quality as investors react to recent market volatility by pulling funds from mezzanine tranches and investing more heavily in triple As

CLO managers brace for software loan maturity wall
Underperforming software loans that will mature in 2028 are causing sleepless nights for CLO managers

‘With CLO equity, I like the ability to buy discounted loans in periods of stress’
Investor's Corner with Shiloh Bates, chief investment officer at Flat Rock Global