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New report finds 2023 a record year for alternative credit M&A
4 months ago
A new report on “Acquisitions of Alternative Credit Managers” by credit specialist Gapstow forecasts that more M&A activity lies ahead for credit firms as they struggle with the challenges facing the broader investment management industry -
Blue Owl cuts equity by a third in reset of 2019 CLO
5 months ago
Blue Owl last week capped off a busy 12 months with a dramatic reset of its first-ever private credit CLO, the 2019-vintage Owl Rock CLO I – marking the manager’s 24th middle market deal -
Private credit lending continues to surge, according to AIMA report
6 months ago
Lending grew by more than 60% between 2021 and 2022 according to a new report entitled "Financing the Economy," by the Alternative Credit Council, a private credit affiliate of the Alternative Investment Management Association. -
BNP Paribas prices monster middle market CLO
8 months ago
The largest CLO in years priced yesterday in the form of Golub Capital Partners CLO 69(M), a USD 1.33bn transaction -
2023's mid market CLO volumes pass $13 billion as Ivy Hill prices
10 months ago
Ivy Hill Asset Management priced its second middle market CLO of the year on Wednesday named Ivy Hill Middle Market Credit Fund XXI -
March madness sees most funds give up gains made in Q1
1 year ago
After a positive start to the year, credit funds ended the quarter with a step backwards; just under 30% of those listed reached positive returns for the month. -
Adams Street targets $4.5 billion for third private credit strategy
1 year ago
Kentucky Public Pensions Authority is planning a re-up to the vehicle, according to a recent investor presentation -
Fund performance: Light at the end of the tunnel for credit funds after difficult year
1 year ago
Following a tough September, credit funds bounced back in October as 59% of funds made positive returns. -
Nassau launches CFO backed by fund LP interests
1 year ago
Nassau Alternative Investments has launched its second collateralised fund obligation -
Blackstone follows up static CLO with mid market deal
1 year ago
Blackstone Credit has begun July on an issuance spree as on Tuesday it priced its second new issue mid market CLO this year -
Mid market CLO league tables: $1.1 billion Golub deal shuffles the pack
2 years ago
Mid market CLO issuance slowed last month amid market volatility with just one new issue and two resets pricing in March, worth a combined $1.9 billion -
Blue Owl reaches agreement to buy CLO manager Wellfleet
2 years ago
Blue Owl Capital, owner of Owl Rock Capital Partners a mid market CLO manager, has reached an agreement to buy Wellfleet Credit Partners from Littlejohn & Co -
Monroe markets first reinvesting middle market CLO linked to Sofr
2 years ago
Monroe Capital has launched a new middle market CLO with Deutsche Bank, which is believed to be the first reinvesting mid market deal linked to Sofr -
Panagram takes on 'structure advisor' role for mid market CLO as two deals price
2 years ago
Panagram Structured Asset Management has taken an advisor role for a BlackRock mid market CLO - one of two mid market deals Natixis arranged this week, with another for Nuveen Asset Management -
Antares and Palmer Square give new life to legacy CLOs via resets
2 years ago
Antares Capital Management and Palmer Square Capital Management each reset a CLO on Tuesday, with the two deals worth a combined $964.8 million -
Credit Fundraising: Private credit and CLO captive equity feature strongly as closes mount up
2 years ago
Credit funds have made a fair start to the fourth quarter, although the $21 billion raised during October is down substantially on September’s impressive record for 2021 -
CLO refi and reset volumes surge with $2.3 billion priced on Friday
2 years ago
CLO refi and reset volumes surged on Friday with $2.3 billion priced across the US market, according to market sources. Brigade Capital Management, MidOcean Credit Partners and New Mountain Capital reset regular-way CLOs, Blackstone Credit scored a regular CLO refi, Sculptor Capital Management refinanced a bond-heavy CLO, and Ivy Hill Asset Management reset a middle market CLO -
Mid market CLO league tables: No change up top but KKR and Silver Point enter race
2 years ago
The mid market CLO space welcomed two new faces to its ranks last month as Silver Point Capital and KKR priced a new issue CLO each -
Blue Owl closes $2 billion debut opportunistic credit fund
2 years ago
Blue Owl has closed its inaugural credit opportunities fund, Owl Rock Opportunistic Fund at its $2 billion target -
Barings completes first middle market CLO since 2019
2 years ago
Barings has issued its first CLO backed by middle market loans since October 2019 -
Audax brings CLO haul to $2 billion with largest deal so far
2 years ago
Audax Management Company issued a fifth middle market CLO on Thursday, bringing its deals under management to $2 billion -
Credit fundraising: Audax scores big in lighter month
2 years ago
Fundraising markedly dropped in May, but credit funds still amassed $12.8 billion and 10 credit funds reached final closes across a variety of different strategies -
Mid market CLO league tables: Antares and Wells Fargo press reset to lead market
3 years ago
Following March's $5.87 billion, the busiest month of mid market CLO issuance since at least 2016, April felt like a quiet month for mid market CLOs with $2.26 billion pricing across three new issues, two resets and one partial refinancing -
Golub goes from fixed to mixed in mid market CLO refi
3 years ago
Golub Capital Partners has refinanced the fixed-rate tranches of its 2017 vintage middle market CLO named Golub Capital Partners CLO 34(M), converting the bonds into a mix of fixed and floating-rate liabilities in the process -
It's all relative: CLOs march tighter as macro traders open positive CDS skews
3 years ago
Credit default swaps are back near where they started the year after giving up their early-February gains amid a rise in government bonds. CDS curves steepened over the past month and macro hedging has left indices trading with positive skews. But CLOs paint a calmer picture in which spreads have inched tighter
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