Barings moves toward second Euro private credit CLO as Blackstone, Apollo mull initial deals
EXCLUSIVE: The firm that cracked the European private credit CLO market open last year is working on its second such deal, while Blackstone and Apollo eye a market entry

Blackstone prices tightest Euro AAAs in more than 10 weeks
Ringsend Park CLO lowered the tariff-era benchmark to Euribor plus 131bps

Blackstone hires Laura Coady from Jefferies to head CLO business
The alternative asset manager has poached Jefferies's top CLO banker to become its global head of CLOs and head its European liquid credit strategies

Investors optimistic, bullish on European structured credit – BofA, King Street, Blackstone, Federated Hermes
PODCAST: Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee catches up with Bank of America's Alex Batchvarov, King Street's Young Choi, Blackstone's Alex Leonard and Federated Hermes' Andrew Lennox at the Global ABS conference in Barcelona

Blackstone makes it a Euro trifecta for May with latest reset
The manager’s reworking of its Wilton Park CLO showcased the market’s trend toward tightening in the lower mezz

News in brief
Blackstone plays offense amid volatility

Blackstone prices second new European issue after market pause
Tully Park CLO priced with the tightest triple As for a Euro deal since dealmaking resumed at the end of April

Blackstone prices Euro market’s first reset in a month
The deal is the first European repricing since Sculptor European CLO IV was reset on 3 April

European CLO issuance begins to re-emerge as Blackstone and PGIM ready deals
Following two new-issue Euro deals on Wednesday, the pipeline is beginning to rebuild with more set to price next week

CLO market turns to print-and-sprint deals as volatility spikes
EXCLUSIVE: Napier Park, TP Birch Grove, and BlackRock attempt print-and-sprint deals as the maths gets tougher; AGL and Blackstone pull off deals

Long-term CLO investments require strong distributions, healthy equity NAVs, and an extended life

Alcentra's USD 165m fundraise for own European CLO deals heralds dramatic shift for the region
EXCLUSIVE: The dedicated amount forms part of the USD 1bn fundraise announced by the firm earlier this week  

Blackstone kicks off Euro CLO issuance program for 2025 with tight new issue
Manager's Ravensdale Park CLO priced as the second-tightest European deal so far this year  

Blackstone prints new-issue European CLO
Blackstone has priced Waterstown Park CLO, its sixth new European issue of 2024, in a EUR 405.3m transaction  

Blackstone’s head of liquid credit Rob Zable set to leave firm
One of the biggest names in the CLO world is making a change, with Rob Zable leaving Blackstone by the end of the year

CLO market wrangles over direction of liability spreads after August volatility
Investors are seeking to get wider spreads on CLO primary deals, but Blackstone and other managers are trying to keep firm on US triple-As at 135bps

What August slowdown? Blackstone prices new CLO in Europe
Blackstone prints new European CLO with triple-A spreads at 135bps via BNP

Blackstone reports 18% return from private credit over last 12 months
Blackstone's private credit and liquid credit returns outperform private equity investments in the last 12 months

Blackstone makes it three new European CLOs this year
Blackstone’s third new European CLO of the year priced on Wednesday, reflecting the growing market weakness in the lower mezz

Blackstone chooses static structure for new European CLO
Blackstone’s sixth CLO deal of the year priced yesterday in the market’s third static European deal of 2024

Blackstone CLO gets bushier as delayed draw tranche issues
Blackstone added its contribution to 2024’s accelerating run of delayed draw single-B issues yesterday, as it priced a drawn-down class-F tranche

CLO rankings: 2023 turns out OK
Last year may not have seen records in the primary CLO market, but it was a very solid performer with a strong finish. 

European CLO market stirs as first refi of the year prices
BNP Paribas injected some life into the sluggish European CLO market on Monday with the first European refi of the year

Blackstone is back as the largest CLO manager in the world: 2023 manager rankings by AUM
Our full-year 2023 rankings for CLO managers by total CLO AUM are out, with Blackstone moving into top place.

3Q23 manager rankings by AUM
Carlyle Group is now the largest CLO manager in the world, according to the latest update to our rankings of the CLO manager universe published today