CLO manager rankings by AUM – FY 2025
Blackstone once again ended the year on top, but Apollo broke through to secure the second spot

Apollo prints narrow; benchmark European reset AAA spreads dip to 123 bps
Apollo has priced the tightest standard-duration European CLO reset since Liberation Day, with the reworking of RRME 18 trimming 4 bps off the existing market low

An opportunity-rich 2026 also promises fresh challenges for the US CLO market
EXCLUSIVE: A new Fed chair, AI dominance, and heightened fraud awareness are setting the stage for an interesting 2026 in the US CLO market

How direct lending took off in Europe
In the second of our two-part history, we look at the evolution of direct lending in the UK, the sector’s expansion to other parts of Europe, and its growth into a dominant asset class

MidCap prints rare static mid-market CLO
The middle market specialist issued the half-billion-dollar new issue via Bank of America

Apollo, PGIM latest to price new US CLOs at 122bps
Apollo’s USD 555m print was arranged via Citi and was the latest in the line of Rad CLOs from Irradiant, which Apollo purchased earlier this year, while PGIM priced Dryden 120 CLO through Nomura

Watch out for the cockroaches
After the collapse of First Brands, some of the biggest hitters in global finance have been quick to argue that any bugs in the system won’t affect them — but are bad news for everyone else

Prepayment headwinds should diminish after CLO purchase reduction – Apollo
The firm also said that it is preaching risk reduction after previously noting on its last earnings call that CLO spreads had tightened to unsustainable levels

Regulators will see the benefits of private credit – Blackstone
The resilience of private credit will become clear following a review of the sector by UK regulators, says Blackstone’s Daniel Leiter

Redding Ridge prints tightest European reset triple As since April
RRE 10 Loan Management was repriced in a EUR 461.4m transaction arranged by HSBC

Apollo partners with Coinbase on private credit, stablecoin strategies
The two firms aim to bring new investment products that focus on private credit and digital assets to the market in 2026

ABF increases the lending toolkit – Apollo co-head of asset-backed finance Bret Leas
PODCAST: Bret Leas, co-head of asset-backed finance at Apollo Global Management, says asset-backed financing has contributed to a significant widening of the financing toolkit, on the latest edition of the Credit Exchange podcast with Lisa Lee

“People overvalue liquidity” – Oak Hill Advisors
Individual investors end up taking on riskier investments like public equities rather than alternatives like private credit because of the liquidity profile, founder and CEO Glenn August said on a panel

Apollo, Oaktree and Searchlight among funds sitting on USS debt as company doesn’t make payment
EXCLUSIVE from Debtwire: Forbearance agreement reached between USS and creditors, as USS struggles financially despite recent LME efforts

Most private credit managers now offer semi-liquid vehicle options—Dechert
The number of private credit products that offer periodic redemptions have increased as more investors, both institutional and retail, demand more liquidity

Apollo launches sports lending strategy with new hires
The sports and live entertainment-focused strategy will invest in private credit and hybrid capital solutions opportunities

Apollo to launch three evergreen funds in Europe to tap individual investors
Apollo has secured regulatory approval in Luxembourg for three semi-liquid evergreen private markets funds including two credit ones

GoldenTree and Apollo set new mid-mezz tights with latest Euro deals
A new GoldenTree issue priced its single A paper at Euribor plus 200bps, while Apollo lowered the benchmark for triple Bs with a reset of its first European CLO

Apollo Debt Solutions issues second direct lending CLO
The print follows the manager’s inaugural such deal at the end of April, arranged by RBC and Apollo

KKR breaks 130 barrier for Euro CLOs as brace of resets wrap up August
KKR has smashed the 130 barrier for standard-duration European CLO triple As for the first time since April, while Redding Ridge and BlueBay also priced resets to end the month

Mid-market flurry continues as three private credit deals price
Private credit CLO issuance is powering ahead with three deals, together valued at USD 1.27bn, pricing in a single day from market heavyweights Golub, Carlyle and MidCap

Redding Ridge markets Euro reset for late August
The EUR 362.5m repricing of the 2021-vintage issue is set to price toward the end of the month via Goldman Sachs

MidCap hires MD for asset-based lending originations
The new hire previously worked at Apollo-affiliated equipment finance platform Capteris

Apollo resets 2021 CLO near market floor
Apollo’s Redding Ridge Asset Management has priced another US CLO reset with triple As close to the market floor at SOFR plus 129bps

Apollo looks elsewhere, saying CLOs suffer from commoditization
The alternative asset manager said CLOs have tightened to levels that are unsustainable