Diameter prices second private credit CLO with triple As at 170bps
The manager has followed up the pricing of its inaugural private credit CLO in February with its second such deal six weeks subsequent

Hybrid BSL and private credit CLOs coming to Europe – KBRA
EXCLUSIVE: KBRA is in discussions with managers and arrangers about bringing hybrid BSL/PC CLOs to the European market to improve diversification for investors

Blackstone prices rare static private credit CLO amid challenging market conditions
Wednesday’s issue saw the pari passu triple As price at SOFR plus 128bps, reflecting the significant widening out seen in private credit CLO spreads over the past month

Bain prices BSL and private credit CLOs in same day
The manager’s new US issue, along with its reset of a 2018-vintage private credit CLO, totalled just under USD 1.06bn in value

Carlyle prices market’s first private credit CLO in two weeks
Carlyle Direct Lending CLO 2026-1 priced its senior triple A paper at SOFR plus 165bps, reflecting widening in the market since the beginning of the month

US private credit CLO rankings – February 2026
Blackstone’s latest USD 1bn BCRED print helped it to the top of Creditflux’s year-to-date private credit CLO issuance rankings for February, ahead of Blue Owl and BlackRock/HPS. Scotiabank, meanwhile, emerged as the top arranger, with 17.8% market share

Mid-market manager Kohlberg prices second CLO
Following on from the manager’s first deal in April last year, the private credit issue was valued at just under USD 451m and was arranged via Scotiabank

New York Life Investment Management and Candriam increase Kartesia stake to 80%
The two firms previously held 33% of the ownership of the private debt company, which is expected to enter the European CLO market soon

Moody’s hires global head of leveraged finance
The US head of leveraged finance, Christina Padgett, retired in November, the ratings agency said.  

Golub reset sets fresh AAA market tight for private credit CLOs
Golub Capital Partners CLO 71(M)-R issued its top-of-stack paper at SOFR plus 135bps, two bps inside the previous low

Golub lines up private credit CLO for European market debut
The US asset manager is set to price Golub Capital Partners Euro CLO 89(M) as its first CLO issue on the continent; it comes as the firm is simultaneously ramping up a BSL CLO platform in the region

Private credit CLOs gather steam in Europe as Ares prices its first euro/sterling deal
The transaction follows the pioneering euro/sterling transaction from Barings last October, which also priced via BNP Paribas, and is the second private credit CLO for Ares in Europe

US private credit CLO rankings – January 2026
January saw a tentative start to the year for US private credit CLO issuance, with Blue Owl and JPMorgan heading Creditflux's manager and arranger league tables respectively last month

Private credit manager Varagon prices second CLO
Arranged by BNP Paribas, the USD 592m MDL Structured Notes II is the manager’s first CLO issue since its market debut in October 2024

Diameter prices its first private credit CLO
Arranged by Morgan Stanley, the USD 400m issue priced its senior triple As at SOFR plus 149bps

First BCRED deal for 2026 lowers AAA tight for private credit CLOs
The deal issued its top-of-stack paper at SOFR plus 137bps

CLO market dulled by software spillover
The new year kicked off with one of the most bullish sentiments ever for the CLO market. Already, barely into February, the mood has been tempered

KKR prices second deal in programmatic private credit CLO strategy
The transaction is the second in the manager’s series of private credit CLO issues under the KIMM (KKR Institutional Middle Market CLO) banner, following the pricing of KIMM CLO I in October 2024

TPG to raise new capital for CLO platform
The alternatives firm also launched a new middle market direct lending strategy that targets larger borrowers than the existing Twin Brook franchise

PennantPark resets 2024-vintage private credit CLO
PennantPark has reset a 2024-vintage private credit CLO, tightening its senior triple A spreads by 87bps from the level they issued at two years ago

European BSL market upped risk to win deals in 2025 – White & Case
The BSL market issued a higher percentage of loans rated below BB against a backdrop of patchy M&A flow

Moody’s prepares to enter European private credit CLO rating space
EXCLUSIVE: Moody’s is in discussions about rating private credit CLOs in Europe for the first time, as the market continues to grow

Mid-market CLO rankings – full-year 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Golub extended its reign at the top on the manager tables, but BlackRock/HPS vaulted into second place ahead of Apollo, while Wells Fargo secured the arranger crown

Multi-currency private credit CLOs will become the status quo in Europe - S&P

The multi-currency approach to European private credit CLOs will become the status quo this year, with new entrants helping to drive this growth, S&P has predicted

M&A resurgence to power new US private credit CLO issuance
ANALYSIS: The anticipated interest rate cuts should create a more attractive environment for issuance, but there are concerns about middle market portfolios that have weakened over the last year