Rivals mull replicating Apollo's new CLO variant
EXCLUSIVE: Following the recent launch of Apollo’s AMAPS vehicles, at least two other investment managers with CLO businesses are looking at the possibility of creating similar structures of their own

New private credit CLOs print from Apollo and Churchill
Apollo's ADL CLO 3 was valued at USD 515m and issued through Citi, while Churchill paired with Bank of America to price its USD 349m MMSLF CLO-V

European CLO issuance kicks into gear as spreads tighten in
European triple A spreads tightened this week to a new low of 124bps, with new issues hitting the market from Blackstone, Palmer Square, Apollo, Spire and ICG

Redding Ridge prices newest US BSL CLO with AAAs at 120bps
The manager issued its latest deal via RBC as a USD 506.1m transaction

Redding Ridge's latest new European CLO prints AAAs at 126bps
The EUR 558.6m transaction was arranged via Morgan Stanley and is the manager's third new European issue for the year

Apollo repurposes CLOs to generate wider spreads
The next generation of CLOs may have just been birthed. On an earnings call last month, Apollo Global Management CEO Marc Rowan unveiled a novel concept called Apollo Multi-Asset Prime Securities, or AMAPS. In an interview with Creditflux, Apollo's head of asset-backed finance Bret Leas said the impetus to innovate came in response to tightening CLO spreads

Apollo predicts banks will trade AMAPS notes someday
EXCLUSIVE: Apollo’s head of asset-backed finance says that Apollo’s newly-launched CLO alternative AMAPS will one day be traded by banks

Apollo issue sees European CLO AAAs nudge down further to 125bps
Apollo's Redding Ridge priced RRE 29 Loan Management via Barclays on Wednesday

New US BSL CLOs issue from Elmwood, Apollo and Five Arrows as AAA spreads solidify at 120bps
Elmwood and Apollo have priced new half-billion-dollar US BSL CLOs this week, as Five Arrows also printed a new USD 405m transaction via Citi

Comfortable with being uncomfortable
Despite macro concerns, CLO warehouses remain open. Deals may be delayed, but attendees at the Creditflux CLO Symposium were confident CLO issuance this year will match that of 2025

Apollo introduces new type of ‘next-generation’ CLO
The new product, unveiled by firm CEO Marc Rowan on Apollo’s first-quarter earnings call, looks to take the benefits of existing BSL CLOs and pair them with improved performance for investors

Diameter prices US CLO reset with Apollo as co-placement agent
Barclays was the lead arranger on the USD 458m repricing of the 2024-vintage BSL deal

European CLO rankings – February 2026
Apollo’s Redding Ridge leads narrowly from Permira in Creditflux’s year-to-date European CLO issuance rankings to the end of February

European CLO AAAs drop below 120bps with latest Apollo issue
European CLO triple As dipped under the 120bps-over-Euribor barrier for the first time in 11 months, with the pricing of RRE 28 via BNP Paribas

Apollo readies offensive strategy for software valuation troubles
The alternative asset manager says it’s ready to step in as a lender or even provide equity to software companies as the market anticipates  challenges from artificial intelligence

Apollo takes crown as 2025’s top issuer
For the first time, the combined issuance of Apollo Global Management’s three CLO brands has secured it top spot in the Creditflux ranking. The firm beat second-placed Blackstone by USD 1bn

Apollo nudges European AAAs down to 122bps
Barclays was the lead arranger on the reset of RRE 19 Loan Management, valued at EUR 362.5m, which also included Apollo as a co-placement agent

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

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

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

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

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