CLO manager rankings by AUM – Q2 2026
The latest Creditflux CLO manager AUM rankings sees stability in the top rankings following a shake-up in the top 3 last quarter – but a little further down, CIFC has moved ahead of UBS to snare seventh overall behind Ares, while Benefit Street Partners edged out CVC to move into the top 10

News in brief
Top stories on creditflux.com: including early summer visits to Clearlake and Nearwater

Gearing up private credit CLOs in Europe
Hybrid deals are the latest attempt to make private credit CLOs work in Europe. They aim to combine private credit and leveraged loans to create a vehicle that delivers yield and liquidity

European private credit CLO market sparks back to life
ANALYSIS: After a brisk start, the European private credit CLO market has stalled somewhat over the past year, but a new issue in the space and the expectation of incoming hybrid issues has breathed new life into the sector

European CLO issuance kicks into gear as spreads tighten in
European triple A spreads tightened this week to a new low of 124bps, with new issues hitting the market from Blackstone, Palmer Square, Apollo, Spire and ICG

European CLO rankings – May 2026
Blackstone matched its strong US issuance performance for the year-to-date by rising to second in our European manager rankings for May, behind CVC

Three firms look to issue market-first hybrid European CLOs
EXCLUSIVE: At least three managers are working on so-called ‘hybrid’ BSL/private credit CLOs, sources have told Creditflux

Blackstone sees exit of key CLO leader
EXCLUSIVE: Blackstone is seeing the retirement of one of the main builders of its European CLO business

Blackstone prints new European CLO at 126bps, Silver Point issues second Euro deal
Blackstone’s latest European CLO printed this week as a EUR 403m transaction via Jefferies, while Silver Point followed up its debut European offering last October with a second deal arranged through Barclays

CLO manager rankings by AUM – Q1 2026
Creditflux’s latest quarterly CLO manager AUM rankings see a shake-up in the top 3, with BlackRock/HPS displacing Carlyle from the final podium spot

‘This is a perfect storm for the loan market’
Investing Corner with Michael Sobol, global head of investing at Blackstone

Apollo takes crown as 2025’s top issuer
For the first time, the combined issuance of Apollo Global Management’s three CLO brands has secured it top spot in the Creditflux ranking. The firm beat second-placed Blackstone by USD 1bn

CLO manager rankings by AUM – FY 2025
Blackstone once again ended the year on top, but Apollo broke through to secure the second spot

Zable returns to CLOs at Guggenheim, citing its experience and brand
CLO veteran Robert Zable always planned to return to the market. He’s now taking the reins at Guggenheim Investments to build out the manager’s CLO and liquid loan efforts

BlackRock rockets up after HPS buyout
After its acquisition of HPS, BlackRock has risen from 18th place to seventh in the US BSL AUM table. The highest-profile faller is UBS, which dropped out of the top 10. It was top in 2024

Laura Coady takes the helm of Blackstone's global CLOs
Coady, who will also serve as head of liquid credit, steps into the role as the firm’s former head of capital formation, Jane Lee departs

New European Blackstone CLO prices at 127bps
The manager’s latest European deal, Stannaway Park CLO, showed some evidence of weakening demand in the lower mezz, with its double Bs issuing at 540bps over the base rate

Blackstone markets new Euro CLO with AAAs at 127bps, mezz outside recent tights
The triple As are just outside the new tight set last week by KKR's Avoca CLO XXXIV, but guidance for the mezz suggests some market widening

Blackstone matches market tight with new Euro CLO
Blackstone’s latest new European CLO, Apna Park CLO, issued via BNP Paribas on Tuesday in a EUR 405.325m transaction

Blackstone’s Jane Lee to leave the firm
EXCLUSIVE: Blackstone's head of CLO capital formation who spearheaded its CLO issuance has resigned to take time off

Blackstone resets benchmark-setting 2022 Euro CLO
Blackstone has reworked Otranto Park CLO, one of the tightest 2022-vintage European CLOs, in a EUR 411.4m transaction via Citi

Blackstone, State Street Investment Management launch Euro CLO ETF
The new fund will invest in floating-rate, triple A-rated European CLO tranches

Blackstone readying to launch European CLO ETF
EXCLUSIVE: The world’s largest CLO manager is prepping an ETF that focuses on CLOs in Europe

Blackstone prices tightest European CLO since April
The new-issue CLO priced at the tight end of investor guidance for both the triple As and mezz, as European CLO investors clamour for new-issue paper from tier-1 and tier-2 investors

Euro pipeline remains strong with Blackstone, Voya and ICG among those readying new issues
The pipeline into the August break remains strong as a number of managers look to take advantage of a still-benign issuance environment in advance of the summer break