PGIM launches UCITS global AAA CLO fund
Offering intermediaries, wealth channel and institutional investors access to the CLO market, the triple A-focused fund will also allow up to 20% exposure in double A-rated tranches across both the US and Europe

Mid-year market summary – challenges abound but CLO resilience shines through
ANALYSIS: The first half of the year saw CLOs whip-sawing between historical tights and the after-effects of the Trump administration's tariff policies – but the market remains on course for another potentially record year

Fitch warns of dimmer credit outlook for rest of year
The rating agency’s mid-year updates cites deteriorating economic growth from US policy uncertainty, tariffs and geopolitical risk

Rich fees help pull in growing crowd of CLO debutants
US financial giant State Street, private equity shop Abry Partners, the Princely family of Liechtenstein’s LGT Capital Partners, and even India’s Vivriti Asset Management are among a burgeoning list of asset managers looking to get into the CLO management business

‘CLOs are strategic, all-weather investments’
CIO and managing partner Pearl Diver Capital, Chandrajit Chakraborty, says it's important not to chase yield at the expense of fundamental credit quality

US challenges keep number of CLO hopefuls similar across Atlantic
Both the US and European CLO markets have a long list of financial firms looking to start management businesses, but the smaller European market’s list is longer, relative to its size

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CLOs at a glance – June 2025
Our list of recent CLO pricings globally

Nascent European CLO ETF market could catch up to US—S&P
Positive European sentiment will help drive European ETF adoption, according to a new report

Former Investcorp Credit CEO Jeremy Ghose joins The Chatterjee Group
Ghose told Creditflux that his role as President would be a strategic one that “looked to enhance the enterprise value” of the overall group, with the aim of boosting cash flow to develop the firm’s philanthropic operations

State Street Investment Management eyes CLO entrance
The traditional asset manager is planning to launch a new CLO business, sources familiar tell Creditflux.

Sound Point hires former Alcentra president as CFO steps down
CFO Kevin Gerlitz is retiring from the role after 16 years

Blackstone hires Laura Coady from Jefferies to head CLO business
The alternative asset manager has poached Jefferies's top CLO banker to become its global head of CLOs and head its European liquid credit strategies

CLOs to maintain strong performance, offer attractive carry opportunities – Goldman Sachs
The asset class offers an appealing investment given underlying fundamentals and narrowing IG spreads, according to an investment outlook briefing from the firm this week

Squarepoint makes moves to debut as CLO manager
EXCLUSIVE: Global investment firm has been interviewing candidates to launch a CLO business 

Investors say CLO market is hot but caution remains
Optimism is returning to the CLO market in both the US and Europe and momentum is rapidly rebuilding, as investors acclimatise to the policy vagaries of the second Trump administration

‘Opportunities will present themselves’
Investor's Corner with Kathy Sutherland, GoldenTree CEO

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US credit returns fail to reflect risk

GoldenTree snaps up global award... again
Last year, GoldenTree was named Creditflux Global Manager of the Year. This year it repeated that achievement — but it also swooped for our US manager of the year and closed-end fund awards

CLOs at a glance – May 2025
Our list of recent CLO pricings globally

Benefit Street Partners raises USD 500m for captive US CLO equity fund
BSP will use the capital to fund as many as 20 US CLOs during the next four years

The M&A market is normalising – Ares’ Matt Theodorakis
PODCAST: “People are looking to do deals going forward” after taking a pause following ‘Liberation Day’, Theodorakis told Lisa Lee, managing editor at Creditflux, on the latest Credit Exchange podcast

CLO markets enter “new regime of volatility” – BNP Paribas research

Donald Trump’s tariffs could make CLOs more volatile, while potential oversupply and weakening fundamentals could hit spreads. Primary triple-As, IG mezz, and quality long-dated CLO equity “attractive”

US CLO spreads to widen as uncertainty and tariffs bite – JPMorgan
Higher US tariff levels may lead to CLO spreads widening and pressure US CLO market growth, but new origination has been more resilient than expected, according to JPMorgan analysts in their mid-year CLO outlook report

Credit markets have become more stable and behave differently – KKR’s Eddie O’Neill
PODCAST: The co-head of global liquid credit at KKR sees opportunities and reasons for optimism after the recent market upheaval, especially in Europe and Asia in the latest "Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee" podcast