Investors scrutinise AI disruption and opportunities in the European loan market
Lower EV, high leverage elevate credit risk and refi challenges; AI-driven sell-off creates selective buy opportunities

Majority of LPs expect to mix public and private credit despite liquidity challenges – BSP survey
Within the next five years, 59% of global institutional investors expect to take an integrated approach to public and private credit investments, new research from Benefit Street Partners shows 

Loan market sell-off set to widen, Sealed Air enters primary despite expected issuance slowdown – Europe Loan Digest
Electronic Arts to price today; strong CLO bid protects prices from macro volatility

EQT, Advent, Cinven embrace deal flexibility as hedge against Middle East chaos
ECM Pulse:Optionality trumps predictions in chasing LP returns; uncertainty dogs IPO prospects as bid-ask gap remains

Apollo’s head of investments Europe says private credit is going through a rite of passage
PODCAST: Speaking on the latest episode of the Credit Exchange podcast with Lisa Lee, Apollo’s head of investments Europe Tristram Leach says he believes direct lending will continue to grow – but it needs to go through a period where there are elevated redemptions in the market

Euro CLO market perks up to close out week, as LGT and Capital Four price deals
A new issue from LGT Capital Partners and a reset from Capital Four came after a tepid week of issuance, impacted by the ongoing disruptive impacts of AI on software loans, allied to uncertainty stemming from the war in Iran

Muzinich appoints Tatjana Greil Castro as global head of investments
The privately-owned corporate credit specialist has also appointed Thomas Samson as global head of high yield and Hugo Wheeler as head of global accounts and marketing

Sona markets new Euro CLO
Jefferies has been engaged as the arranger for Sona Fios CLO VII, with the deal set to price toward the end of next week

Some banks pull SRT deals amid Iran war uncertainty
Pulled deals likely to return once volatility subsides; investors expect wider spreads, higher-quality portfolios

CVC issues Euro CLO reset with wider cost of funding
The manager repriced its 2019-vintage Cordatus Loan Fund XV on Wednesday, adding EUR 28.4m in fresh equity

Arini preps fresh CLO, breaking new Euro issuance pause
EXCLUSIVE: The latest print will be the manager’s first new European issue of the year, and comes at a time of caution in the primary market

Euro CLO managers wait out volatility while investors feel bearish – FT Live gathering
EXCLUSIVE: The European CLO market remains in ‘wait-and-see’ mode regarding deal issuance for now, as investors voiced their concerns at the FT Live Euro CLO conference in London

US Bank recruits veteran securities executive as head of global investment services
The leading CLO trustee has hired Alan Flanagan from BNY

Napier Park’s CIO says firm has stockpiled cash to buy mispriced assets
PODCAST: The alternative asset manager, which oversees USD 40bn in AUM, has been prepping for a repricing of financial assets that predates the Iran war and the software crisis, according to its Chief Investment Officer, Jonathan Dorfman, speaking on the latest episode of Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee

EU insolvency law harmonisation campaign marches on with new directive
LEGAL ANALYSIS: European Parliament signs off new ‘harmonisation’ directive: Relates to five areas, including avoidance actions and ‘pre-packs’

European CLO market predicted to double in size within five years
At the FT Live Euro CLO conference in London, managers have predicted rapid growth in the European market over the next five years

Palmer Square issues 2026's first static European CLO
Arranged via JPMorgan, the half-billion-euro new issue priced its triple As at 100bps over Euribor

European CLO rankings – February 2026
Apollo’s Redding Ridge leads narrowly from Permira in Creditflux’s year-to-date European CLO issuance rankings to the end of February

ABS primary braves geopolitical uncertainty as spreads start to feel pressure – European ABS Weekly Digest
The European ABS primary market mostly shunned geopolitical risk this week as seven deals priced, two of which were pre-placed

European CLO default rate remained stable in 2025 — Fitch
The annual default rate remained largely stable for EMEA CLO portfolios in 2025, while defaults decreased among issuers rated CC or below, according to new data from Fitch 

Eurazeo expands evergreen push across Europe as wealth inflows rise 18%
EUR 922m in wealth inflows in 2025, up 18%; Two evergreen launches in 2025, wealth AUM now EUR 5.8bn

Kennedy Lewis, Bank of Ireland strike European LBO financing partnership
The US private credit manager is committing EUR 2bn so the partners can offer tailored financing options to mid-market private equity sponsors that will span bilateral, club, and syndicated loan structures

‘London is still London, we’re not done yet’ concludes panel of legal experts – Debtwire Forum Conference Coverage
In-court UK restructurings harder to sell, advisers must consider full range of options; workout professionals must establish how to deal with out-of-the-money creditors and “fairness”

Spreads widen and issuances pause as CLO managers react to market volatility
EXCLUSIVE: Triple-A tranches are widening by up to 10bps amid a slowdown in CLO reset and issuance activity, according to multiple sources

Macquarie expands CLO ambitions with acquisition of Euro platform Spire
The deal sees Macquarie expanding its CLO management presence across the Atlantic, as competition for a slice of the European market hots up