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

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

BlackRock, Onex issue at tighter end of recent deals with new US CLO prints
Both Magnetite LII and OCP CLO 2025-48 issued with weighted costs of debt under SOFR plus 150bps

BNP Paribas arranges trio of new US CLOs
The deals from Oak Hill Advisors, Trinitas and MidOcean totalled just over USD 1.2bn

Partners reworks two-year-old Euro CLO
The deal tightened its triple-A spreads by 42bps and lowered the overall cost of debt by over 53bps

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

Sculptor and Barings price new US BSL CLOs
The managers priced similarly-structured new US BSL CLOs on Thursday via BNP Paribas and JPMorgan respectively

DWS resets third infra CLO this year
The manager reset its 2021-vintage RIN IV on Wednesday as a USD 366m offering, including a USD 6m equity injection

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

New US CLOs price from Neuberger Berman, Bain and MidOcean
The three managers issued new BSL deals this week with comparable capital structures

Nuveen makes it 10 with Symphony 50
The manager's 10th transaction for 2025, a new BSL print, issued with spreads in line with the current market

Sixth Street and Blackstone match 125 benchmark with latest US resets
The repricings of both 2021-vintage deals priced their triple A paper at the current market tight

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 

US triple A floor reinforced at 128 as Blackstone prices latest new US issue
The deal priced with a weighted cost of debt six bps inside the rolling two-week average for new US CLOs

KKR issues third new US CLO for the year
The USD 402.5m deal priced its senior triple As at SOFR plus 133bps

Blackstone matches current AAA market tight for new US BSL deals
The half-billion-dollar Higley Park CLO priced the top of the stack at SOFR plus 128bps

Sixth Street prices its third new CLO in three months
The triple As for Sixth Street CLO 30 priced toward the tighter end of current pricing, at SOFR plus 130bps

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

Blackstone prints its second static deal for 2025
Stratus Funding CLO 2025-1 comes six weeks after the manager's prior non-reinvesting CLO so far this year

Bain sees moderate narrowing with refi of three-year-old CLO
The USD 544m repricing covered all but the deal's fixed-rate triple A tranche

Trinitas returns to market with fresh US BSL CLO
Trinitas Capital Management has printed its latest new US BSL issue, as dealmaking activity in the CLO market remained robust

CLO markets enter “new regime of volatility” – BNP Paribas research

Donald Trump’s tariffs could make CLOs more volatile, while potential oversupply and weakening fundamentals could hit spreads. Primary triple-As, IG mezz, and quality long-dated CLO equity “attractive”

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