More than USD 2bn of new US BSL CLO paper prices on a busy Thursday
Blackstone issued a sizeable USD 710m BSL CLO that matched the current triple-A market tight for new US issues, on a busy Thursday that also saw fresh BSL deals price from Aristotle Pacific, MidOcean, and Elmwood

MidOcean gears up for second CLO equity fund
EXCLUSIVE: The investment manager previously raised more than USD 300m for its debut CLO Equity Fund I in 2024

BNP Paribas arranges trio of new US CLOs
The deals from Oak Hill Advisors, Trinitas and MidOcean totalled just over USD 1.2bn

New US CLOs price from Neuberger Berman, Bain and MidOcean
The three managers issued new BSL deals this week with comparable capital structures

MidOcean prints second short-dated CLO in quick order
The 1Y/2Y deal comes six weeks after the manager's first deal of the year, a 1Y/3Y issue in mid-May

MidOcean prints new short-dated US CLO
The 1Y/3Y BSL issue priced its senior triple As at SOFR plus 145bps

MidOcean Partners’ surpasses USD 300m target for captive equity fund
MidOcean Partners has announced the final close of its first captive equity fund, raising USD 304m of capital commitments for MidOcean CLO Equity Fund I

MidOcean prices short-dated CLO reset
MidOcean Partners has printed a short-dated reset of its MidOcean Credit CLO XI, a US BSL deal that marked the debut of its new leadership team back in 2022

MidOcean prices new US BSL CLO
MidOcean has priced its 6th new CLO since returning to the primary market in 2022

MidOcean raises USD 100m more for CLO equity fund
New York-based MidOcean has raised a total of USD 236m so far for captive CLO equity fund

MidOcean reconsolidates mezz tranches in latest CLO refi
MidOcean has priced the second refinancing of a US BSL deal that originally priced in 2016, reworking the triple-A, double-A and single-A tranches

MidOcean prices its first CLO refi of the year
MidOcean Partners returned to the market on Friday with its fourth deal, and first refi, of 2024

MidOcean Partners closes USD 765m opportunistic credit fund
MidOcean's latest direct lending strategy focuses on lending to mid-sized stressed, distressed and dislocated performing businesses.

Goldman looks to price new US CLO for MidOcean today
According to market sources MidOcean Partners is set to price a new US BSL deal later today via Goldman Sachs

MidOcean cuts WACC by 90bps in 2023 reset
MidOcean Credit last week reset its 2023 vintage MidOcean Credit CLO XII in a deal that brought funding costs in by almost 90bps

MidOcean prices fourth CLO of new era
MidOcean Partners continues its steady resurgence amongst the ranks of CLO managers, with yesterday’s pricing of the USD 410m MidOcean Credit CLO XIV

MidOcean prices second US CLO of 2023
New York-based MidOcean Partners priced its 13th CLO on Thursday, arranged by Morgan Stanley with NatWest acting as co-placement agent

CLO manager raises new captive equity fund
The New York-based alternative asset manager raised a new CLO equity fund with a first close of USD 136m

CLO industry consortium to tackle Miami Triathlon in aid of cancer charity
A group of CLO industry specialists led by MidOcean Credit Partners' managing director Jamil Nathoo will participate in the Miami Triathlon next month to raise money for charity

MidOcean syndicates triple As to 15 investors in latest CLO
MidOcean Credit Partners priced a new CLO via Deutsche Bank on Wednesday, with sources close to the transaction saying the deal's triple A notes were syndicated to 15 investors

Stunning January rally means CLOs are back in business
Longtime observers of the CLO market tell Creditflux they have “never seen the market move so quickly” after a rip-roaring January saw a spectacular rally in both loans and CLO debt.

Mini loan recovery helps primary pipeline re-emerge
Better than expected inflation numbers at the start of November lifted loan prices to an extent that the primary market for leveraged loans opened up, allowing for a number of regular new issue deals to clear the market

Deutsche Bank evolves CLO investment strategy
Deutsche Bank has developed its US CLO investment strategy in recent months, with sources noting the bank has scored co-placement agent roles in two deals

The Last Tranche with MidOcean's Rotondo: retail bid is the wildcard in leveraged loan market
In this episode of the Last Tranche, Joe Rotondo, senior portfolio manager on the credit investments team at MidOcean Partners, looks back on a turbulent year for the leveraged loan asset class

CLOs at a glance (November 2022)
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month