Third time’s a charm as Ivy Hill resets CLO with chunky equity infusion
Ares has reset and upsized a middle market CLO, marking the third time the deal was reworked since debuting in 2013

Ares resets 2016 vintage BSL CLO for second time
Ares Management last week priced a USD 504.65m reset of Ares XXXIX CLO, a 2016 vintage US BSL CLO.

Ares prices third CLO this month
Ares’ priced its third deal of the month on Friday – a US BSL new issue CLO that reflected the market’s steady move tighter.

Ares reissue gets a refi
Another (arguably) 2013 vintage CLO came back to the market on Friday in a refinancing of a 2018 reissue

Ares refinances 2019 vintage CLO
Ares CLO Management on Friday refinanced Ares LIV CLO, a 2019 vintage US BSL CLO

Ares prices its first BDC CLO
Ares Capital Corp on Friday priced the inaugural CLO for its business development company via BNP Paribas

New Ares CLO keeps pricing tight
The fourth Ares CLO of 2024, a new issue US transaction valued at USD 406m, priced this week, with the senior triple-As at 150bps over SOFR

Ares prices second half-billion dollar CLO of 2024
Ares Management on Tuesday priced Ares LXXI CLO, the second new issue deal of the year from Ares to top a half-billion dollars in size

Ares resets half-billion dollar 2021 vintage CLO
Ares Management reset Ares LXI CLO today, a 2021 vintage US BSL deal arranged by Nomura

Ares chooses partial refi for giant 2015 vintage US BSL CLO
Ares has issued a partial refi of Ares XXXIV CLO, refinancing the triple A tranche of the 2015 vintage deal

Private credit CLO AAAs hit 190 as Ares prices new Ivy Hill deal
Ares Capital, via Ivy Hill Asset Management, added weight to middle market CLO issuance last week with a new USD 450.8m deal

Ares joins the 150 club with latest US BSL CLO
Market heavyweight Ares priced its first deal for 2024 with a notably tight half-billion-dollar offering arranged by JP Morgan, market sources told Creditflux

Ares adds sixth deal to 2023 tally
The wave of CLOs that priced today included a new US CLO for Ares Management arranged by Bank of America

Triple As dip back under 170bp as Ares reset prices
Citi reset a 2022 vintage US CLO for Ares on Wednesday, the first deal this month with triple A levels below 170bp

CLO round-up: blinded by the tights
Secondary CLO spreads continued to grind tighter this week and, at last, the primary market began to follow in both the US and Europe

Triple As tighten to 170bp as Ares resets 2022 CLO
Ares Management teamed up with JP Morgan on Monday to reset its 2022 deal named Ares CLO LXVI, with the triple A notes matching the tightest print of the year

2023's mid market CLO volumes pass $13 billion as Ivy Hill prices
Ivy Hill Asset Management priced its second middle market CLO of the year on Wednesday named Ivy Hill Middle Market Credit Fund XXI

Pressure starting to mount as CLO warehouses turn stale
In the US CLO market, deals have been marinating for a long time. That’s to say CLO warehouses – the traditional appetiser before a CLO is served – have been at the prep stage far longer than managers would have originally expected.

New CLOs from AGL and Ares amount to almost $900 million issuance
AGL Credit Management and Ares Management both priced a new CLO on Thursday, with the two transactions amounting to $882.75 million issuance

Triple As heading back to 180s as tranches on new Ares US CLO go subject
The tranches on a forthcoming CLO from Ares Management named Ares CLO LXVIII went subject on Monday with triple A spreads set to head back into the 180s

US CLO pipeline: issuers takes credit sell-off in their stride as supply picks up
Despite the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in the last week, the CLO machine has continued to churn with just shy of $5 billion of US and mid market CLO issuance this week

Ivy Hill climbs back into CLO market after Natixis plants mid-market deal
Ivy Hill Asset Management is back with its first middle-market US CLO in two years 

Beneath the triple C: Winter is coming for CLOs as downgrades outstrip upgrades
Both US and European issuers have felt downward pressure from the rating agencies as we head towards the end of the year, with downgrades to triple C now firmly outpacing upgrades out of it.

Ares prints new US CLO with 220bp senior triple A print
Ares Management priced a new CLO on Monday with a senior triple A spread of Sofr plus 220 basis points

Ares markets new $400 million CLO via Nomura
Ares Management is marketing a new CLO via Nomura, with pricing expected next week