Direct lender opens warehouse ahead of unique European CLO launch
The union of direct lending and CLOs has moved a step closer in Europe, with a fund manager paving the way for the first direct lending securitisation of its kind

Golub becomes CLO manager with most mid-market issuance for 2017
Golub has priced its fourth middle-market CLO transaction of the year, teaming up with Wells Fargo to arrange a reset of a 2014-vintage deal

Mid-market CLO issuance crosses $10 billion as Madison prices reset
Madison Capital Funding priced a reset of a 2014 middle-market CLO this week, according to market sources

Cerberus's 2017 mid-market CLO issuance surpasses $1 billion
Cerberus Capital Management yesterday priced its third new issue middle-market CLO of the year

Mid-market CLO round-up: spreads reach tightest levels of 2017
Golub, Madison Capital and MidCap price mid-market CLOs as triple A spreads keep drifting lower

Apollo subsidiary prices its third mid-market CLO of the year
The manager priced the $353.33 million deal yesterday in a deal arranged by Wells Fargo

Tennenbaum CLO suggests increasing demand for mid-market deals
Middle-market CLO spreads have taken a giant step tighter following Tennenbaum Capital Partners' $350.85 million CLO

Cerberus outlines CLO-based mid-market financing strategy
Cerberus claims not to be a CLO manager (not in the traditional sense anyway), but the firm is targeting two more mid-market CLOs this year

US credit firm hires CLO portfolio manager and head of private debt
A US credit manager has announced two major hires to its direct lending and CLO management businesses in New York

Managers take baby steps into retail loans
Retail loans have been out of favour among fund managers for some time, and although this sentiment persists, CLO-i data shows that there is an active two-way market for certain names

Japanese bank rides refinancing wave with mid-market CLO push
A key CLO investor is buying middle-market CLO paper for the first time after purchasing $1.2 billion of senior notes in a recent deal

Fifth Street looks to quit CLO management as it winds down credit hedge fund
Fifth Street Asset Management is streamlining its business and its three middle-market CLOs and credit hedge fund will be cut as part of this process

Apollo subsidiary prices $1.2 billion mid-market CLO
While the field of middle-market CLO managers is relatively small, newcomers to this business have been able to successfully raise large amounts of capital with Midcap Financial Services Capital Management the latest to produe a $1 billion-plus CLO

Onex eyes CLO resets as seasoned 2.0s reach reinvestment end
Onex Corporation held its earnings call last week, during which officials at the firm underlined the importance of resetting seasoned US CLOs into new structures

Wells Fargo adds step-up tranche as it prices mid-market CLO
Wells Fargo has priced a $300 million CLO which features a step-up tranche that activates after two years

Sumitomo eyes mid-market CLOs
SMBC has decided to try its hand at CLO arranging 

A star is born as Antares re-debuts in CLOs with largest 2.0
Antares Capital is back in the CLO market with a (big) bang

Europe’s direct lenders edge closer to CLOs
Direct lenders are increasingly adding leverage to their funds, creating a slow evolution from direct lending funds into quasi middle-market CLOs