Key Takeaways
- • Polus Capital Management has closed the $400m (£297.5m) reset of its US collateralised loan obligation, Polus US CLO I, according to Alternative Credit Investor.
- • The deal marks Polus's first US CLO reset, announced by the firm on LinkedIn.
- • The US reset follows the closing of Polus EU CLO XXII at €400m (£344m) at the end of September 2026.
- • London-headquartered Polus manages $14bn in assets under management across leveraged credit, special situations and structured credit.
Summary
Polus Capital Management has closed the $400m (£297.5m) reset of its US collateralised loan obligation (CLO), Polus US CLO I, according to Alternative Credit Investor. The London-headquartered manager announced the transaction on LinkedIn, describing it as its first US CLO reset.
The US reset comes shortly after the firm closed Polus EU CLO XXII, its latest European CLO, at €400m (£344m) at the end of September. The source also notes that Polus closed Cairn CLO XX at €450m in September 2025, giving a recent pattern of CLO activity across both US and European markets.
Polus said in late 2025 that it had raised more than $1bn (£755.3m) for CLOs and other credit investments across Europe and the US since 2014. The firm currently has $14bn in assets under management and runs alternative credit strategies spanning leveraged credit, special situations and structured credit.
The US reset comes shortly after the firm closed Polus EU CLO XXII, its latest European CLO, at €400m (£344m) at the end of September. The source also notes that Polus closed Cairn CLO XX at €450m in September 2025, giving a recent pattern of CLO activity across both US and European markets.
Polus said in late 2025 that it had raised more than $1bn (£755.3m) for CLOs and other credit investments across Europe and the US since 2014. The firm currently has $14bn in assets under management and runs alternative credit strategies spanning leveraged credit, special situations and structured credit.
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