First Eagle launches nontraded BDC that invests in US middle market private credit
The product will invest in directly originated, senior-secured, first lien loans to US middle market corporate borrowers

Wind River 2019-3 gets second refinancing
First Eagle Alternative Credit has priced a refinancing of Wind River 2019-3. with Scotiabank acting as the arranger

First Eagle resets middle-market CLO
A reset of Lake Shore MM CLO IV, a 2021 vintage middle-market CLO, saw the triple As split into note and loan tranches, which both priced at 170bps

First Eagle refinances Wind River 2022-1 CLO
First Eagle joined the wave of refinancings and resets yesterday with a partial refi of a 2022 US BSL CLO

First Eagle adds direct lending MD in New York
First Eagle Alternative Credit has hired a direct lending originator from Brightwood with a focus on the New York metro region

First Eagle resets CLO from early 2021
First Eagle, working with Morgan Stanley as the arranger, priced a reset last week of US BSL CLO Wind River 2021-1

Wind River prices partial CLO refi - Corrected
First Eagle has priced a refinancing of its 2018-vintage Wind River 2018-2 CLO

First Eagle prices the market’s second MM refi of 2024
First Eagle last week priced a rare refinancing of a private credit deal - Lake Shore MM CLO II, a middle-market CLO from 2019

First Eagle tightens senior spread by 30bps in refi of 2022 vintage CLO
First Eagle has refinanced four tranches of its Wind River 2022-2 CLO, pricing the triple-A notes at SOFR plus 134bps

First Eagle resets US CLO that made a bit of history in 2020
First Eagle Alternative Credit on Friday priced a reset of Wind River 2020-1, a middle market CLO that generated considerable attention when it first printed four years ago

RBC arranges two new US deals part two - Wind River 2024-1 CLO
First Eagle yesterday priced its first new-issue deal in 13 months in the form of Wind River 2024-1, a US CLO arranged by RBC

Another 2015 vintage US CLO gets refi
First Eagle has refinanced the top three tranches of a US BSL CLO that debuted in 2015 

Chris Flynn announces departure plans from First Eagle
First Eagle Alternative Credit has revealed plans to shake up its C-suite with the departure of President Chris Flynn in 2025, in addition to other senior-level changes

First Eagle hires new senior alternatives strategist
First Eagle Alternative Credit is in expansion mode with the hire of a new managing director, portfolio manager and senior alternatives strategist from Nuveen

Low warehouse balances show CLOs bracing for volatility
A record number of CLO warehouses are open but contain record low balances, according to several market sources. The figures indicate that CLO managers and equity investors are preparing for a sell-off in the loan market in the latter half of 2023.

CLO market needs a deeper investor base, conference hears
CLOs are toughing through the fallout from this month's banking crisis, but speakers at Creditflux's CLO Investor Summit in New York on Wednesday bemoaned that the market's investor base is lacking depth

Triple A notes come in tight as Elmwood and First Eagle print new CLOs
Elmwood Asset Management and First Eagle Investments each priced a new CLO on Monday, with both deals' triple A notes printing at or tight of the 10-day rolling average for five-year reinvestmenet paper

First Eagle promotes four across syndicated loans and direct lending
First Eagle Alternative Credit has promoted four officials to senior-level roles across its direct lending and syndicated loans businesses

CLO M&A hits new heights with anticipated Assured deal
Last year saw a record M&A volume centred on credit asset managers, with a study by Gapstow revealing the total assets under management of acquired firms was $326 billion, compared to $140 billion in 2021.

Mid market CLO league tables: HIG returns to CLOs while Natixis gallops further ahead
Three managers priced a mid market CLO in October as volumes crossed $1 billion for the third straight month

CLOs at a glance (November 2022)
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month

First Eagle mid market CLO features unusual capital structure
First Eagle Investment Management has priced a new middle market CLO with a rare twist at the top

First Eagle wraps up fundraising for $1 billion direct lending fund
The strategy will target 6-9% net internal rate of return for its unlevered sleeve and 8-11% net IRR of return for its levered sleeve

US investors welcome flurry of CLO new issues
The UK may have been off from Thursday for the Jubilee holiday, but in the US the primary CLO pipeline proceeded apace with several new issues hitting the market before Friday’s close

CSAM does the CLO awards double
Winning the Creditflux Manager of the Year award is a feat in itself. Winning it back-to-back in such different markets is an outstanding achievement — and CSAM can take great pride in it