Carlyle Raises $600M for 1st CLO Captive Equity Fund 

Global investment firm, Carlyle announced the final close of its inaugural collateralized loan obligation (CLO) captive equity fund, CLO Partners, raising over $600 million and exceeding its initial $500 million target. 

CLO Partners invests in Carlyle-managed CLOs in the U.S. and Europe, leveraging Carlyle’s data and expertise as one of the largest CLO managers globally with $51 billion in assets under management. 

“We believe CLO equity is an attractive asset class, tested through multiple cycles, and we expect significant opportunities to deliver strong performance in the current and future market environment,” said Lauren Basmadjian, global head of liquid credit at Carlyle 

Carlyle has a 24-year track record of CLO investing and has issued 98 CLOs since inception. Just under 50% of the firm’s $382 billion in assets or $150 billion is allocated across credit assets including liquid credit, private credit and real assets credit.