Ares prices 20th CLO of 2024 with BSL reset
Ares priced a 2022-vintage US BSL CLO reset last week via Barclays, marking the manager’s 20th transaction of the year.

Ares resets 2022 vintage CLO knocking 56bps off triple-A spread
A reset of the US BSL CLO Ares Loan Funding III saw the senior tranche priced at SOFR plus 127bps

Ares closes USD 34bn senior direct lending fund
Ares has closed what could be the largest direct lending fund ever with nearly USD 34bn raised, including USD 15.3bn in equity commitments

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 receives another USD 100m for its third direct lending fund
Ares Management continues to inch towards its goal of raising USD 10bn for its third senior direct lending fund with a recent commitment from a pension fund.

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 launches third vintage of senior direct lending fund
Ares Management recently filed regulatory documents with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for the Ares Sr Direct Lending III Access Parallel

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

Alternative asset managers increasingly tapping wealth channel for private credit fundraising
Wealthy individual investors have become increasingly appealing to alternative asset managers looking to raise money for private credit funds as asset managers look to broaden fundraising beyond institutional investors

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 raises USD 22.4bn for US direct lending in 2023
Ares Management continues to see increased appetite for direct lending. The alternative asset manager's private credit team raised roughly USD 10.1bn in US direct lending commitments in Q4 of 2023

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 latest commitment for third direct lending fund comes from Los Angeles pension system
Ares Management continues to grow its Ares Senior Direct Lending Fund III with a new commitment from the Los Angeles Fire & Police Pensions

Ares secures another USD 50m for direct lending fund
The Ares Senior Direct Lending Fund III, which had its first close in July, is expected to be larger than previous vintages

Ares raises USD 6.6bn for asset-based credit fund
Ares Management Corporation revealed the final close of its asset-based private credit fund Ares Pathfinder Fund II, reaching its hard cap at USD 6.6bn in commitments

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

Kansas City Police Retirement System focuses on private credit
Ares has been hired by the organization to manage some of its private credit portfolio as it increases allocations to the strategy 

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