Ranger direct lending fund set to wind-up as Ares withdraws candidacy
A new development in the Ranger Direct Lending Fund saga: Ares withdraws its proposal to assume managerial responsibilities for the fund

Zais opts for three-year reinvestment period as it issues new US CLO
Zais Group has taken advantage of demand for short-dated CLO paper by pricing a new US CLO with a three-year reinvestment period

Chicago based manager returns to the CLO market after 12 months
A boutique CLO manager, best known for its mid-market lending business, has refinanced its broadly syndicated loan CLO

European CLO triple-A spreads hit 73bp as Carlyle prices refi
Carlyle has scored the tightest spread on a European CLO this year following a refi of a 2015-vintage deal, according to market sources

KKR prices triple As at 123bp in latest CLO reset featuring a yen repack
KKR Credit has priced a reset of its 2014-vintage deal KKR CLO 10. The reset triple As priced at 123bp - which is inside two new issues that have printed this week

MJX prices CLO reset with signs of Japanese triple-A investment
The New York manager has priced ten transactions on the US CLO market this year

NYL prices US CLO triple As at 89bp in refi of 2015 deal
NYL Investors has refinanced three senior tranches of Flatiron 2015-1 CLO, sources say

Citi refinances two 2014 vintage CLOs in quick succession
The CLO refinancing wave continued today as Citi priced two deals in quick succession, according to market sources

PGIM liquidates 2012 US CLO
A $283 million auction of 236 US loans was conducted on Friday in what appears to be the redemption of a 2012 PGIM CLO

Trimaran sails back into CLO market for first time since 2015 with refi
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has priced a CLO refinancing for Trimaran Advisors, according to market sources

Beechbrook “sponsorless” direct lending fund makes its first three loans
Beechbrook Capital says it could raise as much as £200 million ($283 million) for a new UK small cap direct lending fund

Japanese giant prices debut CLO as 2014 issuance hits $146 billion
Bank of America Merrill Lynch completed the pricing of a $502 million short duration CLO for a Japanese bank last month, according to market sources. 

KCAP prices second CLO of the year as global volumes hit $94 billion
The new CLO takes KCAP's outstanding 2.0 liabilities past its legacy CLOs for the first time

First time CLO manager secures tight triple A print
Citi priced a $479 million CLO yesterday and managed to secure a tight triple A print for a new entrant to CLO management

Private equity giant hires Citi for landmark CLO
Portfolio manager? Check. CLO analysts? Check. New CLO is next on the list for private equity giant 

Dealers mop up senior CLO paper amid Volcker-induced sale
Demand for senior CLO paper was  evident yesterday with one bank said to have been particularly active on a $283.5 million b-wic

$283.5 million b-wic of pre-1 April CLOs points to regional bank seller
A $283.5 million book of senior CLO 2.0 paper goes up for sale today with bids due on the 40-item line up by 10am New York time

Credit default swaps stop fire sales
Companies with credit default swaps have more liquid bonds and tighter spreads than those that don’t because investors can hold their bonds after a downgrade