Newshttps://www.creditflux.com/en-gbCopyright © 2026 Creditflux2026-05-14 16:43:26 The Singaporean state investment firm intends to lend directly to growth stage technology and life sciences companieshttps://www.creditflux.com/Funds/2026-05-14/Temasek-taps-Pinegrove-for-venture-debt-partnershipThu, 14 May 2026 15:18:00 Healthy fundamentals and low default risk means that European credit spreads are showing resilience, at least for now, according to BlackRock’s latest fixed-income outlookhttps://www.creditflux.com/Funds/2026-05-14/European-credit-spreads-remain-resilient-BlackRockThu, 14 May 2026 14:40:00 Permira and Partners Group were the big movers at the top of Creditflux’s European manager CLO issuance league table last month, rising from fifth and eighth places in March to occupy second and third behind CVChttps://www.creditflux.com/CLOs/2026-05-14/European-CLO-rankings-April-2026Thu, 14 May 2026 12:11:00 Four months into the year, Golub leads Blackstone and Blue Owl in our private credit CLO manager issuance league tables. On the arranger side, BNP Paribas continues to head Scotiabank, with Natixis moving in front of SocGen to occupy the final podium slothttps://www.creditflux.com/CLOs/2026-05-14/US-private-credit-CLO-rankings-April-2026Thu, 14 May 2026 12:00:00 Carlyle and Elmwood powered to the top of our year-to-date US BSL CLO manager issuance rankings for April, rising ahead of Blackstone and Bain, while Bank of America maintained its lead in the arranger standings ahead of JPMorgan and Citihttps://www.creditflux.com/CLOs/2026-05-14/US-BSL-CLO-rankings-April-2026Thu, 14 May 2026 11:52:00 The alternative credit manager will have three co-presidents after promoting Spyro Alexopoulos and hiring two new executiveshttps://www.creditflux.com/Funds/2026-05-13/Golub-shakes-up-leadership-with-coCEOs-coPresidents-appointmentsWed, 13 May 2026 20:04:00 The US regulator is monitoring stresses in some portfolios as well as risks related to liquidity, valuations, conflicts of interest, and fees, the new enforcement chief said in a speechhttps://www.creditflux.com/Funds/2026-05-13/New-SEC-enforcement-director-puts-private-credit-funds-under-the-microscopeWed, 13 May 2026 18:36:00 Carlos Gross, who ran special situations at Benefit Street Partners, has been named head of European credit opportunities in Federated Hermes' private credit teamhttps://www.creditflux.com/Funds/2026-05-13/Federated-Hermes-taps-Benefit-Streets-specialsits-exec-to-lead-European-credit-teamWed, 13 May 2026 13:36:00 Bank of America arranged the repricing of CBAMR 2017-2, which included a USD 400.7m equity injection, to take the total amount of subordinated notes for the transaction to just under USD 560mhttps://www.creditflux.com/CLOs/2026-05-13/Carlyle-prices-largest-BSL-CLO-deal-ever-with-USD-185bn-resetWed, 13 May 2026 13:15:00 Arranged by SMBC Nikko, the BSL deal was upsized to a target par of USD 425mhttps://www.creditflux.com/CLOs/2026-05-13/Permira-upsizes-for-second-new-US-CLO-of-2026Wed, 13 May 2026 10:37:00 NYSCRF allocates USD 450m to net-lease, GP stakes funds; San Diego, San Mateo pensions commit to asset-based finance fundshttps://www.creditflux.com/Funds/2026-05-13/New-York-Connecticut-among-systems-pursuing-alternative-credit-strategiesWed, 13 May 2026 09:06:00 The alternative credit manager held a final close for its third Senior Loan Fund after raising capital from new and existing investorshttps://www.creditflux.com/Funds/2026-05-12/Antares-raises-USD-85bn-for-senior-direct-lendingTue, 12 May 2026 21:42:00 EXCLUSIVE: NorthWall Capital has hired Permira’s Andrew Lawson to lead its new European CLO management strategy with more hires expectedhttps://www.creditflux.com/CLOs/2026-05-12/NorthWall-to-enter-European-CLO-management-hires-Permira-vet-to-lead-strategyTue, 12 May 2026 15:05:00 The listed business development company will focus on reducing leverage, repurchasing stock, and managing existing investments instead of deploymenthttps://www.creditflux.com/Funds/2026-05-12/KKR-to-support-FS-KKR-BDC-with-USD-300m-via-investment-tender-offersTue, 12 May 2026 14:38:00 As investor redemptions have become an increasingly prominent theme in private credit, borrowers are questioning lenders about their reliance on retail capital, according to Churchill president and CEO Ken Kencelhttps://www.creditflux.com/Funds/2026-05-12/Borrowers-increasingly-asking-how-dependent-lenders-are-on-retail-money-Churchill-CEOTue, 12 May 2026 14:35:00 EXCLUSIVE: Kartesia’s new CLO platform will aim to take advantage of cheaper credits and plans to be a repeat issuer https://www.creditflux.com/CLOs/2026-05-12/We-plan-on-becoming-a-repeat-CLO-issuerKartesiaTue, 12 May 2026 13:14:00 The repricing of the 2021-vintage BSL transaction was the tightest for a US reset in almost a month, while Aristotle Pacific also priced a reset as its first issue for the yearhttps://www.creditflux.com/CLOs/2026-05-12/CIFC-lowers-US-CLO-reset-AAA-benchmark-to-121bpsTue, 12 May 2026 07:16:00 EXCLUSIVE: The firm promoted Jeysson Abergel and Adi Arya to serve as co-portfolio managers for the European CLO platform, two sources familiar told Creditflux  https://www.creditflux.com/CLOs/2026-05-11/Arini-names-coPM-replacements-as-European-CLO-PM-exitsMon, 11 May 2026 22:30:00 The private credit manager priced Comvest Credit 2026-1 CLO on Monday, with its triple As issuing at SOFR plus 165bpshttps://www.creditflux.com/CLOs/2026-05-11/Comvest-prints-first-CLO-in-seven-monthsMon, 11 May 2026 19:08:00 Abry partnered with Coller Capital on the credit secondaries transactionhttps://www.creditflux.com/Funds/2026-05-11/Abry-Private-Debt-acquires-USD-330m-private-credit-portfolioMon, 11 May 2026 14:42:00 PODCAST: The continued evolution of AI is seeing it shift to middle- and back-office applications in finance, says David Neuenhaus, US head of asset management and private equity at KPMG, on the latest episode of Credit Exchange with Lisa Leehttps://www.creditflux.com/Funds/2026-05-11/KPMGs-US-head-of-private-equity-discusses-Milken-AI-and-retail-moneyMon, 11 May 2026 14:26:00 The manager’s first issue in 11 months, and its first since its acquisition by Macquarie Asset Management was announced in March, trimmed benchmark European CLO triple As to 126bps over Euriborhttps://www.creditflux.com/CLOs/2026-05-11/Spire-prices-tight-across-capital-structure-as-Euro-CLO-AAAs-tighten-to-126bpsMon, 11 May 2026 13:16:00 Issuing as a EUR 429.375m transaction via Citi, Arini European CLO X follows the manager’s last issue six weeks agohttps://www.creditflux.com/CLOs/2026-05-11/Arini-prices-second-new-Euro-CLO-for-2026Mon, 11 May 2026 09:26:00 BASF Coatings doubles book on tight margin; Archroma widens final print after fraud disclosure; Cooper Consumer Health prices A&E with a dividend recaphttps://www.creditflux.com/Funds/2026-05-09/Primary-regains-momentum-amid-high-demand-for-paper-Europe-Loan-DigestSat, 09 May 2026 05:27:00 The new hire will work in securitized products and capital solutions, adding to SMBC’s expanding global securitization capabilitieshttps://www.creditflux.com/CLOs/2026-05-08/Morgan-Stanley-alum-joins-as-SMBC-managing-directorFri, 08 May 2026 16:50:00 At least 80% of the NYLIM Investment Grade CLO ETF portfolio will be allocated to investment-grade securities, the firm saidhttps://www.creditflux.com/CLOs/2026-05-08/New-York-Life-Investment-Management-launches-IGleaning-CLO-ETFFri, 08 May 2026 13:49:00 Partners has trimmed the current triple A market tight for European CLOs, repricing Penta CLO 10 for the first time since its original issuance in 2021https://www.creditflux.com/CLOs/2026-05-08/Partners-prints-European-CLO-reset-at-sub128bpsFri, 08 May 2026 09:39:00 The US CLO market has seen a trio of 2024-vintage BSL resets price this week, with the three deals totalling to just under USD 1.3bn in valuehttps://www.creditflux.com/CLOs/2026-05-08/Allstate-prices-US-CLO-reset-at-120bps-as-Trinitas-Post-Advisory-Group-also-issue-repricingsFri, 08 May 2026 08:30:00 The listed business development company has been using sales, paydowns, and partial exits to strengthen the balance sheet, CEO Philip Tseng said on the earnings callhttps://www.creditflux.com/Funds/2026-05-07/BlackRock-TCP-crystallises-losses-from-restructurings-lowers-nonaccrualsThu, 07 May 2026 19:13:00 Proposed plan for debtor Premier Marketing Group is result of mediation efforts; case has been plagued with fights over adequate protection, discovery, and morehttps://www.creditflux.com/Funds/2026-05-07/First-Brands-journey-from-fraudled-freefall-into-bankruptcy-to-mediationbacked-plan-amidst-examiner-allegationsThu, 07 May 2026 18:12:00 Total loan growth in the US banking system was driven by lending to nonbank financial institutions like investment funds from 2024 to 2025, the ratings agency foundhttps://www.creditflux.com/Funds/2026-05-07/Bank-loan-growth-driven-by-lending-to-private-credit-and-other-fundsSPThu, 07 May 2026 15:10:00 The new product, unveiled by firm CEO Marc Rowan on Apollo’s first-quarter earnings call, looks to take the benefits of existing BSL CLOs and pair them with improved performance for investorshttps://www.creditflux.com/CLOs/2026-05-07/Apollo-introduces-new-type-of-nextgeneration-CLOThu, 07 May 2026 14:58:00 Goldman Sachs veteran Michael Marsh has been hired to the newly created rolehttps://www.creditflux.com/CLOs/2026-05-07/Hayfin-names-Goldman-Sachs-veteran-as-head-of-investmentsThu, 07 May 2026 13:34:00 CLO specialist and former DLA Piper partner Konstantinos (Kos) Vavelidis has joined Proskauer as a partner in its London office https://www.creditflux.com/CLOs/2026-05-07/Proskauer-adds-DLA-partner-to-structured-credit-teamThu, 07 May 2026 13:11:00 The firm's head of CLOs and structured credit Michael Htun will lead its European CLO strategyhttps://www.creditflux.com/CLOs/2026-05-07/Kartesia-raises-EUR-140m-for-new-CLO-platform-KLMThu, 07 May 2026 08:00:00 EXCLUSIVE: The bank has made a string of CLO-related hires globally this spring, after previously poaching top CLO bankers from JPMorgan in 2024https://www.creditflux.com/CLOs/2026-05-07/SMBC-hires-JPM-alum-to-head-EMEA-SPG-syndicationThu, 07 May 2026 07:41:00 BlackRock Aladdin has launched a new suite of private credit solutions on Preqin to address transparency queries around the sectorhttps://www.creditflux.com/Funds/2026-05-06/BlackRock-launches-Preqin-tools-to-enhance-private-credit-transparencyWed, 06 May 2026 12:00:00 EXCLUSIVE: The private debt specialist and CLO equity investor is currently marketing its first CLO offering to investorshttps://www.creditflux.com/CLOs/2026-05-06/Kartesia-prepares-to-price-debut-CLOWed, 06 May 2026 10:17:00 The world’s largest CLO manager is establishing a relationship with Warwick which will see it investing in Warwick’s CLO equity, according to a statement from the firmhttps://www.creditflux.com/CLOs/2026-05-06/Blackstone-to-invest-in-Warwick-Capitals-CLO-equityWed, 06 May 2026 10:00:00 The private credit asset class is due for a shakeup, and panellists at the 2026 Milken Global Conference say the disruption should bring wider spreads and opportunities in special situation lendinghttps://www.creditflux.com/Funds/2026-05-06/Theres-something-unnatural-in-private-credit-GoldenTreeWed, 06 May 2026 08:35:00 The triple A paper for the deal cleared at SOFR plus 145bpshttps://www.creditflux.com/CLOs/2026-05-06/Barings-prices-static-private-credit-CLOWed, 06 May 2026 07:13:00 While deal volumes reach significant highs in the UK, the numbers are largely being driven by big deals with expensive price tags. But these big-ticket transactions may not be the tide that lifts all boats, says White & Case’s Patrick Sarch, speaking with Mergermarket's John Westhttps://www.creditflux.com/Funds/2026-05-05/UK-public-MA-rides-scale-wave-as-clouds-obscure-macro-outlook-White-Cases-Patrick-Sarch-with-John-West-podcastTue, 05 May 2026 14:59:00 BDO accused of ignoring red flags, including cash needs and factoring dependencehttps://www.creditflux.com/Funds/2026-05-05/First-Brands-secured-lender-Black-Diamond-sues-auditor-BDO-accusing-it-of-missing-rampant-fraudTue, 05 May 2026 14:56:00 The trio of transactions totalled just over USD 1.4bn in value, with Oak Hill's deal matching the new-issue triple A benchmark of 120bps over SOFRhttps://www.creditflux.com/CLOs/2026-05-05/US-CLO-resets-issue-from-Oak-Hill-CIFC-and-BSPTue, 05 May 2026 14:12:00 Other panellists during the 2026 Milken Institute Global Conference also said they expect the asset class to grow and support companies’ capital expenditure needshttps://www.creditflux.com/Funds/2026-05-05/Mubadala-leans-into-private-credit-despite-negative-headlinesTue, 05 May 2026 08:32:00 William Boyle previously served as Morgan Stanley’s global head of private capital advisory; new hire bolsters JP Morgan’s recently formed private capital advisory unithttps://www.creditflux.com/Funds/2026-05-05/JPMorgan-hires-Morgan-Stanley-executive-to-lead-global-secondaries-practiceTue, 05 May 2026 05:17:00 Onex priced its latest deal with its triple As at 120bps above SOFR, while there were also half-billion-dollar new issues from Neuberger Berman, Ares and UBShttps://www.creditflux.com/CLOs/2026-05-04/US-CLO-AAAs-fall-to-120bps-as-end-of-week-sees-USD-2bn-worth-of-new-issues-priceMon, 04 May 2026 13:09:00 The manager has priced its first new CLO since June last year, with the EUR 380.75m transaction arranged by BNP Paribashttps://www.creditflux.com/CLOs/2026-05-04/Fair-Oaks-issues-tight-in-mezz-as-European-CLO-spreads-narrowMon, 04 May 2026 12:23:00 PODCAST: Dan Leiter, head of international and global head of liquid credit strategies for Blackstone Credit and Insurance, tells Lisa Lee on the latest episode of the Credit Exchange podcast there is also more clarity to come on the disruptive effects of AI, as it becomes more evident where there will be significant disruption and where moats will prove more robust than expectedhttps://www.creditflux.com/Funds/2026-05-04/Blackstones-head-of-international-says-negative-private-credit-headlines-should-wane-soonMon, 04 May 2026 11:21:00 Ares has invested USD 10bn in digital space, seeing massive market opportunityhttps://www.creditflux.com/Funds/2026-05-04/Ares-expects-first-close-this-summer-on-data-center-fundMon, 04 May 2026 11:18:00