30 January

Our latest league tables for CLO managers based on AUM got people talking as Blackstone took back its crown from Carlyle to officially become the largest CLO manager in the world again. The full rankings are available here.

3 January

4 January

Obra adds veteran CLO PM as it expands into CLO management

Obra Capital continued its push into CLO management with the hire of Scott Macklin, who joined the firm as head of US leveraged finance, responsible for managing Obra’s CLO management platform.

4 January

Deutsche Bank markets new US CLO with triple As at 157bps

4 January

Investor wades into debate over whether CLO BB notes are literally underrated

5 January

New research says that CLO arb is better than you think, but still not good enough

10 January

Blue Owl pulled the trigger on its CLO primary market activity in 2024, pricing the first private credit deal of the year, and its 25th private credit CLO.

8 January

Investcorp goes for growth with promotion of Lane to manage strategic projects

Investcorp Credit Management promoted Barry Lane to a new position of managing director, where he is tasked with managing European CLO issuance and working on strategic projects to grow the business.

16 January

Global head of CLO origination jumps to the buy-side

Hildene Capital Management raided Jefferies for its new head of capital markets, Jason Schechter. He joins Hildene from Jefferies, where he served as the global head of CLO origination and US CLO trading.

17 January

US CLO market hits tightest mark since 2022 as AGL prices

AGL Capital Management followed through on the tight pricing foreshadowed earlier in the month for its new US BSL CLO, AGL CLO 29. The confirmation of its senior triple-A notes printing at 157bps over SOFR was (briefly) the tightest non-short-dated or non-static deal since the first half of 2022.