AGL and Blue Owl issue new US CLOs
As issuance slows for the year, the managers priced deals via BNP Paribas and Bank of America

CLOs take the stage at Abu Dhabi Finance Week
Investors turn to CLOs amid lower returns in private credit; private credit managers anticipate active deployment environment in 2026

Lev loan guidance shift will challenge private credit CLOs, bring more new loan supply – Shenkman
EXCLUSIVE: Regulators rolling back restrictive guidance around leveraged lending could help traditional bank lenders claw back market share from US direct lenders

KKR issues 2023-vintage US reset
KKR’s latest US CLO reset priced via Citi as a USD 465m transaction

SMBC hires Citi’s head of US CLO trading
EXCLUSIVE: SMBC Nikko has hired the head of Citi’s US CLO trading desk, according to sources

UBS looks to start CLO arranging business
EXCLUSIVE: UBS' moves to join the space come as more players enter the space, attracted by the lucrative fees associated with helping managers put CLO deals together and selling them to investors

Polus prices third US CLO
Polus Capital Management has issued its third US CLO and its second this year, following the manager’s US market debut in September 2024

Eldridge prices second new private credit CLO for 2025
Formerly known as Maranon, the manager paired with Wells Fargo for the USD 600m issue

Interest in BB CLOs could decline despite outperformance – BofA
Cumulative returns for CLO double Bs have exceeded even CLO equity over the last five years and over a 10-year time frame

Bank of America Research projects record year for US CLO issuance
The bank forecasts some USD 600bn in deals expected to hit the market, more than 19% ahead of this year’s issuance total, while it also sees at least eight debut managers coming to market in the US in 2026

US CLO risk could be mitigated by Trump’s pick for Fed chair - Scaramucci
EXCLUSIVE: Former White House communications director said that the Trump administration is currently looking at US CLO risk

CLO dispersion set to increase in 2026 – BNP Paribas
Next year is likely to see increasing dispersion in credit performance off the back of a series of idiosyncratic credit events, BNP Paribas has forecast in its 2026 CLO outlook

North American and European credit defaults to fall next year – S&P Global
Global credit default rates will remain contained next year with North American defaults falling to around 4% 

CLO issuance projected to hit new records in 2026 – KBRA
The ratings agency projects USD 220bn in issuance across US BSL CLOs and private credit CLOs as well as five to six European private credit CLOs next year

Centerbridge prices fourth new deal of 2025
The USD 432m deal issued via Santander, with Jefferies also acting as a co-placement agent on the transaction

Mountain Point launches passive, systematic strategy for loans
EXCLUSIVE: The firm’s strategy relies on data and an algorithmic platform rather than primarily a team of human credit analysts, founder and CEO Kelly Byrne told Creditflux

BNPP highlights rising CCC exposure in private credit CLOs
BNP Paribas is bullish on the credit markets going into 2026, but has pointed to hints of credit deterioration, such as elevated triple C exposure in private credit CLOs

Record gross supply but meagre risk/reward ratio for CLOs next year, says JPMorgan in 2026 outlook
The bank is forecasting a new record gross supply figure of half a trillion dollars next year for the US CLO market, but that headline figure belies the ‘recycled’ nature of much of the supply, with new origination expected to decline by around 20%

New loan shop Mountain Point eyes move into the CLO market
EXCLUSIVE: The manager, which launched last week with a focus on broadly syndicated loans in partnership with Eagle Point, is considering opportunities in the CLO market.

Carlyle and Fidelity issue comparably structured new US CLOs
The comparably sized Carlyle US CLO 2025-7 and Ballyrock CLO 32 featured similar spreads through their capital structures

MidCap prints rare static mid-market CLO
The middle market specialist issued the half-billion-dollar new issue via Bank of America

M&A and LBO activity set to accelerate next year – Moody’s 2026 levfin outlook
The increase in dealmaking activity is set to be driven by LBOs, due to rising pressure for PE shops to deploy a record level of dry powder

Apollo, PGIM latest to price new US CLOs at 122bps
Apollo’s USD 555m print was arranged via Citi and was the latest in the line of Rad CLOs from Irradiant, which Apollo purchased earlier this year, while PGIM priced Dryden 120 CLO through Nomura

Latest Carlyle CLO issues AAAs at SOFR plus 122bps
The manager's newest US CLO priced on Tuesday as a USD 509m print via Deutsche Bank

New US CLOs emerge from Silver Point, Rockford Tower
Wells Fargo and Jefferies were the respective arrangers for Silver Point CLO 14 and Rockford Tower 2025-3