CLOs

First Eagle to acquire THL Credit Advisors

First Eagle, with $99 billion AUM, will expand its presence in structured finance-based direct lending to middle-market firms through the acquisition by uniting the two firms’ credit-business platforms, according to a release.

Will CLOs face a triple-C avalanche in a downturn?

Ratings agencies have argued recently that the population of loans whose ratings fall below the lowest single-B rating – the lowest rung above the highly speculative triple-C ratings layers – will grow significantly in an economic downturn.