Oaktree set to buy mid-market specialist Fifth Street, reports WSJ
Oaktree Capital Management is leading the chase to buy middle-market US lender Fifth Street Asset Management, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal

Popular shortlists Apollo, Oaktree, BAML and Bain for rapid NPL sale
Spain’s Banco Popular is in talks with Apollo, Oaktree, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Bain Capital about selling a portfolio of non-performing loans, according to Spanish newspaper Expansión

MidOcean prepares to dive into CLO tranche investing
There is increasing overlap between CLO managers and investors as New York-based MidOcean Credit Partners eyes structured credit 

Triple-A coupon falls by 31bp as Oaktree resets 2014 US CLO
Oaktree Capital Management has become the latest US CLO manager to reset a deal, after pricing a $454 million transaction yesterday morning.

MUFG completes $451 million CLO refinancing, sources say
MUFG Securities has priced a refinancing of a 2014 vintage US CLO, according to market sources

Oaktree brings in distressed debt specialist from US lender
Distressed debt specialist leaves bank for buy-side role in London

Oaktree branches into structured credit with major hire in Los Angeles
Oaktree Capital Management has signalled that it is making a major push into structured credit and CLO investing with sources indicating that the asset manager has hired an official who oversaw $40 billion of structured credit assets in his previous role

Oaktree becomes latest manager to price CLO refi in $412.5 million deal
Oaktree Capital Management has joined the long list of managers to complete a CLO refinancing in 2017, after pricing a $412.5 million deal earlier today

Oaktree plans new multi-strategy credit fund
New fund to allocate between Oaktree’s credit strategies and target smaller investors 

US pension fund terminates BlueBay IG mandate in major shake-up
BlueBay's investment grade credit portfolio has been cut by a US pension fund. Another large credit manager was on the verge of being terminated, but the pension fund has instead decided to continue discusions with this household name

California pension fund short-lists six managers for credit mandate
A California pension fund has narrowed down the search for an opportunistic credit manager to six names

Los Angeles manager swoops for Oaktree's former head of European credit
A $1.4 trillion asset manager based in Los Angeles is making big strides into credit with a CLO and loans specialist tipped to join

Triple-A spreads hit 85bp after €266.2 million refi of Oaktree CLO
Morgan Stanley prices refinancing of Oaktree's debut European CLO

Oaktree signs up bank for refinancing of debut European CLO
Oaktree Capital Management is preparing to refinance its debut European CLO, according to market sources. 

Oaktree appoints co-heads of European credit as CLO official moves on
Oaktree Capital Management has promoted two long-serving employees in London who will now jointly lead its European credit team. This comes as the firm's head of European CLOs prepares to leave in order to pursue an opportunity on the US west coast

Oaktree secures tightest European 2.0 CLO print with new deal
Oaktree Capital Management has secured the tightest European CLO print since the crisis after pricing a €413 million deal late last week

Bain and Oaktree produce strong returns in credit for US pension fund
San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System has acknowledged the strong performance of its credit managers after the UK’s vote to leave the European Union rocked financial markets

Oaktree prices US CLO with two year reinvestment window
Oaktree Capital Management has priced a US CLO with a relatively small reinvestment window. There is full transparency on pricing terms.

CLO market sees first shoots of life as Oaktree prices opening 2016 deal
Oaktree conkers European market to price 2016's first CLO

Mitsubishi UFJ prices fourth deal of the year as CLO arranger
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities priced its fourth CLO of the year as arranger yesterday, according to market sources