AIG passes $2 billion CLO volumes after adding another US new issue
AIG Asset Management surpassed $2 billion in CLO volumes for the first time post-crisis after pricing a new issue named AIG CLO 2019-2 on Friday

Medley BDC finds no "superior proposal" to merger plans after go-shop process
Medley Capital Corporation (MCC) has not found a “superior proposal” for its plans to merge with another Medley-managed business development company and instead recommends that shareholders vote for its amended agreement.

CLO pipeline: Sculptor begins to mould its first CBO
Silence! Artist at work: Sculptor has got its apron on and is shaping up to launch its first CBO

AB launches US CLO business after hiring from Sculptor
AB is building on its middle market CLO business by launching a broadly syndicated loan CLO platform, according to a company announcement. AB's majority owner, Axa Equitable, will fund the new product offering, according to AB, which presumably means that it will invest in the equity of forthcoming AB CLOs

Macquarie appoints ex-UBS official to build new asset-based finance business
Macquarie Capital is building a asset-based finance platform has appointed ex-UBS official to lead the new group

US university backs Kayne's mid market fund
The University of Michigan Regents has committed $25 million to  mid market fund with a flexible remit 

Global CLO b-wic round-up: volumes jump as investors get their triple A fix
The US CLO secondary market brought over $1.2 billion in total listings last week with the main driver behind last week’s supply being an increase in US CLO triple A bonds and an anchor equity position.

Reality bites after credit traders abandon Brexit hedges
Rediscovered faith in the ability of the UK and European Union to reach an agreement before the 31 October Brexit deadline has helped fuel a surge tighter of credit spreads, led by UK financial names. But that break with caution faces an immediate reality check today, following admissions a lot more work is needed

Benefit Street prices $507.85 million US CLO
Benefit Street Partners priced its second new CLO of the year on Thursday, according to market sources

Voya prices short reset of its oldest active CLO from 2012
Voya Alternative Asset Management has brought back the three-year CLO reset, pricing the first of these short transactions since August

Wellfleet joins exclusive list of CLO managers to refinance 2017-era CLOs
Wellfleet Credit Partners on Friday joined the growing trend of managers refinancing 2017-vintage CLO first-pay notes

Octagon on course to become first manager to price six CLOs in 2019
Octagon Credit Investors is working on its sixth new issue CLO of the year, according to market sources

Crescent and Barclays price second consecutive new issue CLO
Crescent Capital teamed up with Barclays for the two firms’ second consecutive CLO new issue as partnership

US pension allocates to Golub in bid to boost 'non-core fixed income' bucket
The State of New Mexico Investment Council has awarded $100 million to a senior debt fund managed by Golub Capital Partners, as part of a plan to bolster its non-core fixed income bucket

Boston pension looks to allocate $60 million to private debt
The Boston Retirement System has launched a request for proposals in which it seeks a manager to oversee a $60 million private debt portfolio

BlackRock brings triple A spreads back to 130bp with new US CLO
BlackRock has priced its latest new CLO named BlackRock XXIII, scoring the tightest triple A print for three months

Credit traders' kickstand: curves in focus as market overcomes mid-week wobble
Credit markets have had a more positive week overall than last, and that was given a couple of extra twists today by UK/European Union and US/China talks. But this masks weakness mid-week and, following a brief steepening of curves, improvement is mainly exhibited by financial sector names

CBAM approaches $10 billion in CLO volume as 11th new issue prices
CBAM has priced its eleventh new CLO, bringing its overall volumes to $9.88 billion, according to market sources

US pension injects $300 million into mezzanine debt and high yield
Virginia Retirement System has earmarked $300 million for investments in high yield and mezzanine debt, according to a document seen by Creditflux.  

CVC adds Alcentra official to investor relations team in London
CVC Credit Partners has appointed a managing director in its investor relations team from Alcentra 

Direct lending across the Atlantic: Creditflux unveils two direct lending reports
Creditflux is pleased to unveil two direct lending reports with the third edition of European Direct Lending Perspectives now available, along with the inaugural US Private Credit Perspectives report.

Russell and Mediobanca launch multi-asset fund with CLO allocation
Mediobanca Private Banking has joined forces with Russell Investments to set up a fund that has a 20% allocation to credit, sources say  

BlueMountain starts new chapter as co-founder leaves and it winds down hedge fund
There are sweeping changes taking place at BlueMountain Capital Management, with the firm announcing that co-founder Stephen Siderow is leaving and that it is winding down its flagship hedge fund, BlueMountain Credit Alternatives Fund