Global CLO b-wic round-up: that's another fine mezz you've gotten me into
European CLO investors are tripping over themselves to buy mezzanine paper in the secondary CLO market

CSAM sees sun after nine years in shade

CLO pipeline: a refi of nine cuts time (and margins)
Nine US CLO managers are preparing to refinance one of their CLOs to lower financing costs

CLO tranche investor leaves Carlyle after 12 years
The New York-based co-head of global structured credit has parted ways with Carlyle, sources say. The firm is understood to have appointed a replacement in London

CLO pipeline: ESG, risk retention and secondary loans come to the fore
Managers new and old are trying different strategies and structures to price their latest deals    

CLO pipeline: Carlyle and KKR plan swift re-entries
Carlyle Group and KKR are included in the CLO pipeline this week as both managers have started marketing their latest transactions as the US CLO pipeline begins to look full after a quiet week

Market rallies as key CLO investor retreats

Carlyle switches to corp structure as credit portfolio grows 31%
Carlyle Group is set to become a full C corporation, moving away from its publicly traded partnership structure, amid global credit portfolio growing 31% year-on-year, according to the investment firm’s 2019 Q2 results  

Carlyle targets upper mid-market credit for new $3.1 billion fund
Carlyle Group has raised $3.1 billion for the first fund in its credit opportunities series.

CLO pipeline: new business and manager returns add ray of light as arbitrage clouds the picture
The near-term CLO pipeline is shrinking amid familiar cries that the equity arbitrage is challenging. Adding to constraint fundamentals, the usual summer torpor is also approaching.

Global b-wic round-up: US CLO equity continues its surge
Last week marked the third straight week that the US CLO secondary market has seen total listings of under $600 million, but over a quarter of that was equity.

Credit drives strong returns for five of the largest asset managers in the business
Carlyle is close to hitting its ambitious fundraising target; direct lending has been kind to Ares; and Och-Ziff has decided to shed its US CLO risk retention stakes after exiting its financing agreements

Not a bad time to try your hand at CLOs

Carlyle and Oppenheimer opt for interval fund structure as part of JV
The new private credit fund will invest at least 80% across loans and structured credit (Including CLOs), opportunistic credit, direct lending and liquid credit, SEC filings reveal

Structured credit specialists seek future-proofing in direct lending
At the turn of the last credit cycle, structured credit recovered spectacularly – but credit managers today seem to be gravitating towards private credit as the area to pick up excess returns in a downturn

B-wic round-up: mid market CLOs find new homes in secondary market
The US secondary CLO market has had another eventful week as $908.2 million worth of CLO notes were made available, out of which $693.2 million, or 76.3%, traded successfully

New wave of CLO funds emerge as managers capitalise on tight spreads
Credit managers have raised an abundance of capital in the last few months with the aim of stocking up on their CLO investments

Carlyle's head of origination for credit earns promotion to partner
Carlyle Group has announced 58 senior promotions across all its global offices: eight to partner, 19 to managing director and 31 to principal/director

Carlyle, ICG and Oaktree earn approvals as Chile's first alternatives managers
The news follows recent reforms to Chile’s Pension Fund Law allowing pension fund administrators to invest directly in alternative asset managers

Carlyle raises more than $800 million for global CLO-focused fund
Carlyle's newest fund will invest in CLOs backed by US and European senior secured corporate loans actively managed by third parties

Carlyle's co-founders step down as new leadership team is unveiled
The group names two Co-CEOs and a Co-CIO – but claims its three co-founders will continue to be actively engaged at Carlyle

Carlyle wins court case over mortage-backed credit permacap
Carlyle Group wins a long-running court case over a fund known as Carlyle Capital Corporation

Marathon leads the pack to top US CLO performance tables
Recently refinanced CLOs top our ranking of the deals with the highest equity distributions over the last week with Marathon Asset Management leading the way

Direct lenders look to spread their wings and cross the Atlantic
Middle-market lending is becoming a global business amid talks of JVs