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Private credit firms chase opportunities in asset based lending as US banks withdraw
11 days ago
Lending against assets is becoming the fastest growing part of private credit. The market is expected to grow from roughly USD 787bn in 2024 to more than USD 1.26trn in 2028, according to a report by Research and Markets, a data and statistics firm. -
US loan volume nears record levels
11 days ago
In Q1 2024 quarterly institutional loan issuance reached its second highest level on record. The period also saw the lowest quarterly share of new money issuance, at just 13% of total activity -
US CLOs get welcome boost as major name returns to single B
13 days ago
CLO mangers received a welcome boost last week after S&P Global Ratings upgraded an arts and craft retailer rating to B- from CCC+- on Friday, citing “significant improvement” in operating margin and cash generation. -
185bps settles in as MM CLO benchmark as Cerberus prices
13 days ago
Specialist middle market manager Cerberus added a second new issue to its 2024 roster on Friday, arranged by GreensLedge -
BlackRock keeps up issuance with new middle market CLO
13 days ago
In a flurry of activity, BlackRock followed its Magnetite XVII reset last Tuesday with a new middle market CLO deal the following Wednesday, just outside the tightest such deal recorded so far this year -
Global Loan Highlights 1Q24: Don’t call it a comeback
1 month ago
Loan refinancing share hits historic high, but IG issuance stymies YoY global growth -
Deerpath prices new MM CLO
1 month ago
Deerpath Capital yesterday dipped its toe back in the primary market water for the first time since December -
Blue Owl pulls off tight reset for 2020 middle market CLO
1 month ago
Another Covid-era middle market deal was restructured yesterday, as Blue Owl pulled the trigger on a USD 395.31m reset -
Apogem prices middle market reset
1 month ago
Apogem Capital returned to the primary market this week for the first time in 12 months, with a reset of a 2019-vintage CLO -
Brightwood brings on a team of banks for latest MM CLO
1 month ago
Brightwood last week worked with three different investment banks to arrange the pricing of a hefty new USD 707.3m middle market CLO -
Audax adds bumper MM CLO
2 months ago
Audax Private Debt added to this week’s parade of middle market deals, pricing the second-largest MM CLO of the year on Wednesday -
HPS prices new private credit CLO
2 months ago
This week has seen increasing amounts of deal flow emerging in middle market CLOs, and HPS Investment Partners joined in on Wednesday, pricing its first deal of 2024 -
Private credit CLO AAAs hit 190 as Ares prices new Ivy Hill deal
2 months ago
Ares Capital, via Ivy Hill Asset Management, added weight to middle market CLO issuance last week with a new USD 450.8m deal -
Four fixed rate tranches featured in latest Apex US CLO
2 months ago
Apex Credit Partners has returned to the primary issuance market for the first time in almost two years, market sources said, pricing a new USD 322.725m deal on Friday with Jefferies as sole arranger -
Churchill adds new private credit CLO to roster
2 months ago
While most market attention in recent weeks has been on the BSL side of the ledger, Churchill announced the pricing of a new USD 298.06m middle market transaction on Friday, the third CLO from Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp and its first of 2024 -
Reissue market brightens as Vibrant reworks 2018 deal
2 months ago
Vibrant Capital Partners has joined the rush of activity in the primary market, last week pricing a USD 425.25m reissue in conjunction with BNP Paribas -
Blue Owl prices third deal this year
2 months ago
Blue Owl has priced its second private credit CLO of 2024, and its third deal this year overall, with a near-USD 600m transaction on Wednesday -
AB adds MM CLO reset to its roster
2 months ago
Although most attention over the past week has been focused on the BSL market, AllianceBernstein has been active in the middle market arena, with a reset of its 2019-vintage ABPCI Direct Lending Fund CLO V -
Largest new-issue CLO since 2017 prices
2 months ago
Golub Capital has stunned the market with its new-issue middle market CLO that priced on Tuesday – upsized from USD 500m to a mammoth USD 1.34bn -
Antares resets 2019 vintage MM CLO
2 months ago
Antares Capital Management undertook its first primary market pricing activity of the year last week, with a middle market reset of a 2019-vintage deal arranged by SMBC Nikko -
Santander brings Z Capital to market for first time since 2021
2 months ago
Santander arranged a significant deal on Friday, pricing Z Capital Partners’ first primary market foray since 2021 -
Bain goes back to its MM beginings with reset of BCC Middle Market CLO 2018-1
2 months ago
Bain Capital Credit delved into the archives for its latest deal, with a reset of its first-ever middle market offering, the 2018-vintage BCC Middle Market CLO 2018-1, pricing on Wednesday -
Scotia continues growth with new CLO for Fortress
3 months ago
The middle market has continued its strong start to the year, with Fortress Investment Group yesterday setting a new benchmark for middle market pricing -
GreensLedge prices new CLO for PennantPark
3 months ago
Middle market CLO specialist PennantPark Investment Advisers yesterday priced its first deal of 2024, marking its first primary market activity since August last year -
Middle market CLO continue to roll with new Guggenheim deal
3 months ago
The middle market has continued its strong start to the year, with Guggenheim Investments following on from Blue Owl with its own new USD 400m offering, Guggenheim MM CLO 2024-7
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