CLO equity funds to become dominant source of funding as trio of new funds prepares to hit the market
EXCLUSIVE: At least three funds investing in CLO equity will soon come to market, as the vehicles become the dominant source of funding for new CLOs, according to industry sources

Carlyle enters fundraising ‘super cycle’, racking up USD 30bn in inflows for 1H
The alternative asset manager also expects to be back in market with its flagship credit opportunities fund

Carlyle resets 2024-vintage CLO valued at USD 570m
Carlyle has reworked a two-year-old US BSL CLO, with Goldman Sachs serving as sole arranger on the transaction

Ardian taps Carlyle’s MacKenzie to lead European CLO business
Caryle’s former head of liquid credit Stuart MacKenzie has been hired by Ardian to run its European CLO business

US BSL CLO rankings – June 2026
As the first half of the year drew to a close, Carlyle enjoyed a strong month of issuance in June that saw it extend its lead over Elmwood and Blackstone at the top of Creditflux’s year-to-date US BSL CLO issuance tables

New Euro CLOs price from market heavyweights KKR and Carlyle
Heavy hitters KKR and Carlyle have both priced new, conventionally-structured European CLOs, with KKR's Avoca CLO XXXVI pricing its triple As at the current market tight of 124bps over Euribor

Carlyle maintains strong CLO issuance pace with fourth new US print this year
The manager paired with Bank of America to price Carlyle US CLO 2026-4, which was valued at USD 507.1m

US BSL CLO rankings – May 2026
Carlyle leads narrowly from Elmwood and Blackstone in Creditflux's latest year-to-date US BSL CLO issuance rankings, while SMBC Nikko consolidates its rise in the arranger ranks, claiming a 5.25% market share

Carlyle’s deputy CIO of credit says inflationary cost pressures starting to emerge
PODCAST: Inflationary impacts are beginning to emerge and are hard to ignore, although they remain manageable for now, according to Carlyle's deputy CIO of global credit Alex Chi on the latest episode of Credit Exchange

AllianceBernstein, Brookfield, and Carlyle to offer private markets products for retirement plans
The three firms will offer a turnkey private markets product for retirement savers

Carlyle hires new head of European liquid credit and CLOs as MacKenzie exits
EXCLUSIVE: Stuart MacKenzie, who headed European liquid credit and oversaw European CLOs, is stepping down and leaving Carlyle, according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux

Virginia, Arkansas among systems expanding into alternative credit strategies
Recent Ares funds gain momentum with allocations from VRS, TCDRS; Arkansas Teachers plan multi-strategy credit SMAs with KKR, Brookfield

Carlyle prices market’s first private credit CLO in two weeks
Carlyle Direct Lending CLO 2026-1 priced its senior triple A paper at SOFR plus 165bps, reflecting widening in the market since the beginning of the month

Cash-poor LPs find side door to Carlyle’s new buyout fund
The alternative asset manager is offering select institutional investors an alternative to committing new cash to its upcoming private equity fund

Carlyle, Sixth Street BDCs find yield boost in CLOs
ANALYSIS: The two firms recently struck a joint venture that will buy up broadly syndicated loans and issue CLOs managed by the two teams

Carlyle prices its first new CLO for 2026
The USD 505m Carlyle CLO 2026-1 priced its senior triple A notes at SOFR plus 116bps

AI’s improvements to workflow will be felt in months, not years – Carlyle co-president Mark Jenkins
PODCAST: Speaking on the latest episode of Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee, Jenkins predicts the next stage will involve how corporates implement AI tools into their workflows, and that the process is “really in the first innings of implementation”

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

‘In 2026 we will see data-centre term loans’
2026 outlook with Lauren Basmadjian, global head of liquid credit at Carlyle

Carlyle, Barings market new European CLOs
The two managers are marketing new European CLOs with similar sizings and spreads – but Carlyle’s deal is set to print as a standard-duration five-year CLO, while Barings is offering a short-duration three-year reinvestment period

Carlyle AlpInvest backs Investec’s debut European senior direct lending fund
AlpInvest led a secondaries transaction that helped launch the EUR 400m fund

Carlyle and Fidelity issue comparably structured new US CLOs
The comparably sized Carlyle US CLO 2025-7 and Ballyrock CLO 32 featured similar spreads through their capital structures

Latest Carlyle CLO issues AAAs at SOFR plus 122bps
The manager's newest US CLO priced on Tuesday as a USD 509m print via Deutsche Bank

Carlyle anticipates 4Q25 exit uptick from USD 4bn realization pipeline
Medline IPO not expected in 4Q25; More than USD 1bn raised from UBS private wealth partnership