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King Street defeats Octagon in heated public dispute over CLO fund
More than two-thirds of shareholders in XA Investments' XFLT fund backed the board's recommendation to replace existing sub-adviser Octagon Credit Investors with King Street subsidiary Rockford Tower

XAI CLO fund shareholder meeting pushed back a week as Octagon denounces delay
A special shareholder meeting that was set to determine the future of Octagon Credit Investors as the sub-adviser to a CLO fund managed by XA Investments (XAI) has been deferred for a week, marking the latest bout in a highly public dispute

Octagon criticises ‘coercive’ use of sweeteners offered to CLO fund shareholders
Shareholders in the XFLT fund have been offered access to a series of tender offers if they vote to oust sub-adviser Octagon, a move described by Octagon as “coercive”

Glass Lewis backs board proposal to remove Octagon on disputed CLO fund
The proxy voting services company is recommending shareholders vote with the board of CLO fund XAI Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust in replacing sub-advisor Octagon with King Street

Egan-Jones Ratings backs Octagon in CLO fund dispute
Independent proxy advisory firm Egan-Jones Ratings has recommended that XFLT shareholders vote against a proposal to replace Octagon as the CLO fund’s sub-adviser

Octagon accuses XFLT's board of misleading shareholders as row with CLO fund deepens
Octagon Credit Investors has accused the board of a CLO fund for which it is acting as a sub-adviser of misleading shareholders, as a highly public dispute between the credit investing firm and the fund's board continues to escalate

Octagon urges shareholders to vote against approval of new sub-advisor for disputed CLO fund
Octagon has further raised the stakes in its clash with XA Investments over its role as sub-adviser on a disputed CLO fund, having last week described various claims from the fund’s board as “increasingly desperate”

Octagon calls for board to be replaced in ongoing battle for CLO fund
Octagon Credit Investors has called for the board of a disputed CLO fund to be replaced, after the asset manager was blamed for the fund’s underperformance, an allegation Octagon rejects

It’s Octagon vs King Street in public battle for a CLO fund
Octagon Credit Investors has urged investors in its XFLT fund not to accept a proposal that will see King Street subsidiary Rockford Tower replace it as the fund’s sub adviser

The PMs leading the next wave of European CLO strategies
ANALYSIS: A series of high-profile hires have been made ahead of an expected influx of new European CLO managers this year

Creditflux showcases contributions, achievements and observations of outstanding leaders – Trailblazing Women
EXCLUSIVE: For International Women's Day, Creditflux speaks to Octagon's Lauren Law, PineBridge's Laila Kollmorgen and Ropes & Gray's Shona Ha

Octagon prints new vanilla US BSL deal
The half-billion-dollar CLO priced its sole tranche of triple As at SOFR plus 130bps

Octagon refinances three-year-old BSL deal
The US manager priced a USD 731.5m partial repricing of its 2022-vintage Octagon 64 CLO

Octagon prices eighth deal of 2025 with reset of two-year-old US CLO
Arranged by RBC, the repricing of Octagon 61 was the manager’s second reset of the year

Octagon more than doubles equity size in 2022-vintage US BSL reset
The USD 708m transaction also upsized the debt tranches by some USD 90m

CLO manager M&A driven by search for talent and scale
Irradiant’s star investor Maji set to depart as firm is acquired

CVC, Octagon price new US issues with AAAs at current tight
CVC's print established a new low this year for the overall cost of funding on a standard-duration US CLO with AAAs at 113bps  

Octagon cracks 100bps spread barrier with latest US CLO refi
Octagon has priced its second US BSL-backed refinancing this year    

Three managers print new US BSL CLOs near market tights
New-issue US BSL CLOs deals from Rockford Tower, Golub and Octagon priced triple-A paper between four and eight basis points wide of the year-to-date tight

Octagon prints partial refi of 2019-vintage US BSL CLO
Octagon Credit Investors, working with BNP Paribas as the arranger, has printed a USD 492m partial refinancing 

US CLO resets price from Octagon, Trimaran, Sculptor and UBS
Four managers -- Octagon, Trimaran, Sculptor and UBS -- has priced end-of-year US BSL resets totalling USD 2bn  

Octagon prices its 11th CLO reset this year
Octagon Credit Investors has reset its Octagon 62 deal, a US BSL CLO that dates back to 2022. Citi served as the arranger of the transaction.

Octagon resets 2020 vintage CLO for a second time
A new reset of a 2020 vintage US BSL CLO managed by Octagon has priced, with senior triple-As coming in at SOFR plus 136bps

Octagon adds USD 43.5m of equity in reset of 2017 deal
Octagon Credit Investors has upsized and reset Octagon 32, a US BSL CLO from 2017 that has been refinanced twice in recent years