Spire wins Creditflux Manager of the Year award
Spire Partners was the big winner at Creditflux's Manager Awards last night as the London-based manager scooped the award for the manager of the year. On top of this, the firm picked up awards for Best European CLO Manager and Best European CLO for Aurium CLO II

Global CLO round-up: 15 months to one month - managers set their own pace
Three new US CLOs priced this week courtesy of; Seix Advisors, via BNP Paribas; Kayne Anderson, via Goldman Sachs; and Steele Creek, via RBC. In Europe, Oaktree Capital Management paired with Barclays to price Arbour CLO VI.

Ares prices European CLO as senior triple As edge wider by 0.5bp
Ares Management returned to the European primary market on Friday to price a new issue CLO via Citi

Ares markets mezzanine tranches as it nears European CLO pricing
Ares management has chosen Citi as the sole arranger for its new European CLO, Ares European CLO XI.

Global CLO round-up: there's something for everyone as CLOs put on a good spread
This week, equity investors have something to be thankful for with triple A CLO spreads showing signs of tightening

Ares ups its target for US senior direct lending growth to $4.7 billion
Following $5 billion of inflows into global direct lending in the third quarter, Ares has upped the target for its US direct lending strategy 

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

Ares lays down a marker with 85bp CLO triple A print as European spreads widen
After pricing a benchmark CLO at the start of the year, Ares Management is back in the primary market after pricing Ares European CLO X today

B-wic round-up: secondary CLO market is looking more and more like new issue
2017 and 2018 CLOs flooded the secondary market last week, with bonds referencing Ares Management, LCM Asset Management and Napier Park Global Capital going on sale

Ares makes dramatic return to European CLOs with tightest ever triple A print
Ares Management has priced its first new CLO in Europe since December 2016, according to market sources

Ares plans to launch first new European CLO since 2016
Ares Management is preparing to issue its first new CLO in Europe since December 2016, market sources say

Indicus co-founder parts company with Ares
An experienced CLO specialist has left Ares in London, sources say

Wealth manager bumps up allocation to new Ares structured credit fund
A wealth management firm has increased its allocation to a structured credit fund that is being raised by Ares with a $500 million target

Ares wins $1.1 billion in global direct lending SMAs in strong start to 2017
Direct lending proved to be Ares Management’s most successful strategy in fundraising terms with the firm registering $1.1 billion of inflows for European and US private debt in the first quarter

Equity investors miss deadline to call 2007 euro CLO
Ares Management fails to secure equity approval to call well performing 2007 CLO

Ares prices triple-A notes at 85bp in €362.5 million CLO reset
Ares Management is understood to have priced a European CLO reset late yesterday

Manager opts for different retention route as it prepares euro CLO reset
A global CLO manager is preparing a reset of a 2013 European CLO, designating a new retention holder in the process