CLO x-rays reveal chapter 11-diagnosed borrower
18 CLO managers hold $380.2 million debt of medical imaging and non-destructive testing product provider Carestream Health, which on Tuesday filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US Court for the District of Delaware. The firm entered into a restructuring support agreement to slash its debt by around $470 million

LP round up: private credit takes big slice of inflows as 10% portfolio share projected for 2026
Institutional investors revealed nearly $4 billion allocations to credit funds in July, with recipients including Angelo Gordon, Apollo, Ares, BlackRock, Brookfield, CarVal, Comvest, Deerpath, KKR, Schroders and Sixth Street

Apollo invests $1 billion in IG CLOs, launches secondary solutions platform and cuts BDC fees
In its earnings call, Apollo highlighted the resilience of the CLO asset class, strong deployment in direct lending, upcoming reduction in management fees for its publicly traded BDC and the launch of a new secondaries and sponsor solutions platforn, seeded by Abu Dhabi Investment Authority

Global CLO league tables - June 2022 YTD
Global CLO league tables - June YTD

Apollo sees value of diverse thinking in CLO investments
Officials at Apollo Global Management have praised the “diversity of thought” at Advent Capital after providing seed capital for Advent’s new CLO platform

Past returns: Ramp-up failings
Five years ago in Creditflux, we reported that CLO investors were fed up with misleading model portfolios.

Experienced US CLO portfolio manager lands at Advent
Convertible bond manager Advent Capital Management has put an important part of its CLO plans in place by hiring an experienced portfolio manager 

Redding Ridge prices $404 million print and sprint CLO
Redding Ridge Asset Management has priced a new CLO via Natixis named RR 21

Mid market CLO league tables: Familiar feeling as Golub and Natixis lead after tumultuous month
Only $1.15 billion of mid market CLO issuance was priced in May, for the quietest month in the space since January

Global CLO league tables - May 2022 YTD
Global CLO league tables - May YTD

Envision exchange leaves some lenders sick, but CSAM finds prevention is better than cure
Envision Healthcare’s distressed debt exchange has rocked the CLO market, with over $1.68 billion of the firm’s loans held by US CLOs. But some of the largest managers have avoided the name completely 

Convertibles specialist moves into CLO management with Apollo support
Convertible bonds specialist Advent Capital Management is moving into US CLO management with support from Apollo Global Management  

LP round up: Apollo and Silver Rock win over $1 billion as pensions plough into private debt
Institutional investors allocated at least $2 billion to credit funds in April, according to Creditflux data, with Apollo and Silver Rock emerging as big winners

NatWest keeps up momentum in US mid-market CLOs with role on MidCap new issue
NatWest Markets has scored another US CLO new issue arranging credit after teaming with Natixis and Apollo Global on Apollo-affiliate MidCap Financial's latest middle market transaction

Redding Ridge prints first new US CLO in six months
Redding Ridge Asset Management on Wednesday priced its first new US CLO in six months

Global CLO league tables - February 2022 YTD
Global CLO league tables - Feb YTD

Credit funds at a glance (March 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

MidCap doubles size of 2018 CLO with reset
MidCap Financial almost doubled the size of its 2018 CLO named Woodmont 2018-4 Trust by resetting the deal via Deutsche Bank on Friday

Gulf Stream builds on Apollo support with US CLO
Gulf Stream Asset Management priced its latest CLO on Friday with Apollo Global providing co-manager duties

Asset manager to launch debut 'public' CLO with Apollo backing
A large global asset manager is making its long-awaited move into US CLOs with market sources indicating it is launching a deal with support from Apollo, having executed a private CLO in partnership three years ago 

Credit funds at a glance (February 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Redding Ridge upsizes 2019 CLO by $321 million
Redding Ridge on Wednesday reset its 2019 CLO named RR 7 via Mizuho, greatly upsizing the transaction

Apollo launches $1 billion non-traded private credit BDC targeting individuals
Apollo has launched its first non-traded business development company, Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, with ‘more than $1 billion’ assets under management

US pensions assign $1.5 billion to 16 credit managers in December
US public pensions rounded off 2021 by gifting credit managers around $1.5 billion in commitments, according to documents seen by Creditflux