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

More European multi-currency CLOs expected after Barings issuance
EXCLUSIVE: More sterling/euro private credit CLOs are expected to launch next year, following the successful pricing of Barings’ pioneering multi-currency deal

Barings prices multi-currency European mid-market CLO
The primarily euro-denominated deal included a GBP 103m triple A tranche issued in sterling

Golub matches mid-market spread tights with reset of 2023 deal
The manager reworked Golub Capital Partners CLO 69(M)-R in a USD 922.5m issue, matching the spreads seen in its most recent new-issue mid-market CLO

Audax slashes cost of debt with two-year-old reset
The reworking of Audax Senior Debt CLO 8 saw the top-of-stack paper tighten in by 95bps, while the overall cost of funding was reduced by over 132bps

Mizuho EMEA names former BNP Paribas exec as CIB head
Matthew Ponsonby will become head of Mizuho EMEA’s corporate and investment bank, and president and CEO of Mizuho International on 1 October

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending debuts inaugural private credit CLO
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund, a business development company, has launched its first private credit CLO 

Audax sets lowest AAA tight for new mid-market CLOs in three months
The manager's latest new issue priced its triple As at SOFR plus 160bps, a low for the current market

Golub and Antares price almost USD 2.5bn of mid-market CLOs on bumper day of issuance
BNP Paribas arranged a trio of CLO resets between the two managers

Ares 'bespoke' mid-market CLO unlocks UK insurance capital
Ares’ debut mid-market European CLO employs a highly unusual structure that allows it to attract investments from UK insurance firms

Europe sees first reinvesting private credit CLO as Ares prices rare sterling deal
The second private credit CLO in Europe is comprised of over 50 middle-market companies based in the UK, primarily operating in defensive industries

Golub prints mid-market CLO with tightest triple As since April
The USD 1.15bn transaction priced its senior triple A paper at SOFR plus 163bps

Apollo Debt Solutions BDC prices its debut CLO
The private credit transaction from the fund, which is run by Apollo Credit Management, is the market’s second debut CLO pricing in three days

BNP Paribas partners with Scottish Widows, bringing private credit to retirement channel
BNP Paribas Asset Management will manage a diversified private credit portfolio for Scottish Widows’ new UK retirement product

Audax prices unusual mezz-only mid-market refi
The deal saw the double As price 90bps narrow of the untouched triple As

Monroe knocks 103bps off triple-As in refinancing of middle-market CLO
Monroe Capital Partners has refinanced its Monroe Capital MML CLO XIV, a middle-market deal from two years ago, tightening the spread at the top of the stack dramatically

Barings prices Europe’s first ever private credit CLO
Barings and BNP Paribas have priced Europe’s first ever private credit CLO, achieving a historical feat that had eluded the region so far

Barings prices reset of 2023 middle market CLO
Barings has reset a 2023-vintage static CLO into a reinvesting deal, bringing in the triple-As 77bps at the same time

Middle market CLO reset spreads tighten dramatically in new Golub reset
Golub had a busy Friday last week, with a reset of a massive middle-market deal from 2018 showing the tightest such triple A spreads this year