Blue Owl saw strong demand for USD 1.4bn of direct loans sold to investors
Blue Owl expanded the number of BDCs that sold private credit positions, including internet and software loans, to North American institutional investors at 99.7% of par value 

Coller backs continuation vehicle for Ares direct lending
Ares closed a GP-led secondaries transaction for its 2018-vintage US direct lending fund

CLO secondary dynamics – January 2026
January trading activity suggested a market that is stabilising rather than accelerating, with consistent liquidity, tighter spreads, and improving sentiment across the capital structure

Antares launches USD 1bn+ GP-led private credit secondaries deal
EXCLUSIVE: The firm is back in the market with its second continuation vehicle and has hired advisors to help run the process

Carlyle AlpInvest backs USD 1.5bn Eldridge credit fund
Eldridge used a secondaries transaction to help establish its first private credit fund

EQT targets secondaries expansion with Coller Capital acquisition
The Swedish private equity firm has acquired credit secondaries specialist Coller Capital in a deal worth USD 3.2b

PGIM rolls out private credit secondaries platform
The asset manager will deploy up to USD 1bn into private credit secondaries over the next two years

Credit secondaries poised for continued rapid growth – Antares CEO
Extended hold times and backlog of exits are driving increased activity, while credit secondaries volume more than doubled last year

Ares raises USD 7.1bn for private credit secondaries
The firm held a final close for its first dedicated credit secondaries fund, doubling its initial target

North American secondaries surge even as exit market recovers
Secondaries volume is estimated to surpass USD 200bn for first time in 2025

CLO secondary dynamics – November 2025
The CLO market in November 2025 exhibited steady but shifting activity across trading and spreads, reflecting a market that remained active despite seasonal slowdowns and mixed sentiment

CVC launches dedicated private credit secondaries platform
The alternative asset manager tapped Henri Lusa, a former managing director at Partners Group, to lead the new effort

Polus raises EUR 890m for European special situations fund
The latest fund exceeded its original EUR 750m target, a source familiar told Creditflux

CLO market braces for First Brands fallout
Auto part supplier's leveraged loan has been bid at 40 cents on the dollar, boding ill for recoveries and a hit to equity returns, as First Brands hurtles toward a restructuring

Octaura debuts CLO trading platform to streamline BWIC protocols
First of its kind platform aims to address inefficiencies in CLO trading

Private credit secondaries poised for record year
Deals in the market are only getting larger and volumes are expected to surpass USD 18bn this year, a new Evercore report shows

Coller Capital backs Twin Brook in record USD 3bn private credit continuation vehicle
The continuation vehicle will acquire a diversified portfolio of sponsor-backed, senior direct loans from TPG Twin Brook’s 2016 and 2018 vintage funds

HarbourVest launches dedicated private credit secondaries strategy
This builds on the alternative asset manager’s existing secondaries strategy and private credit strategy

Pantheon closes oversubscribed private credit secondaries fund
The secondaries specialist raised USD 2.2bn for its Pantheon Credit Opportunities III fund and related vehicles

Coller completes record private credit secondaries fundraise
The USD 6.8bn final close for the Coller Credit Opportunities II fund marks the largest fundraise to date for a private credit secondaries platform

Investors opt for debt as alternative to secondary sales to generate liquidity
Investors are increasingly seeking financing as an alternative to selling their fund stakes on the secondaries market

LP secondaries sales can create risk to subscription lines – Fitch
However, a diversified limited partner base and lower advance rates for more concentrated funds can help mitigate losses, a report says

Apollo, OMERS Ventures and banks back Octaura as fintech firm plans CLO trading launch
The fintech firm has raised USD 46.5m in an oversubscribed funding round

Defined benefit plans shift focus to private credit, secondaries - NEPC
Some corporate defined benefit plans are shifting their private market allocation to favor shorter-duration strategies as part of a de-risking plan

US CLO market strengthening on Trump easing trading tensions
EXCLUSIVE: Leveraged loan prices also up, makes following AGL’s print-and-sprint CLO more difficult