AI outlook one of several key macro calls for investors – BlackRock midyear forecast
‘Scarcity versus abundance’ forms the key theme for the BlackRock Investment Institute midyear global outlook, which was published on Tuesday following the institute’s two-day forum earlier in June

Apollo records USD 13bn in private credit trading volume
In the 18 months since launching a dedicated trading desk focused on Apollo-originated private credit, the firm has worked with more than 100 unique counter parties, according to a new report

Bain Capital's head of European credit says he’s still a strong believer in services
PODCAST: Speaking with Lisa Lee on the latest episode of Credit Exchange, Gauthier Reymondier says he is still a “strong believer” in the European services sector

Golub enters European CLO market with multi-currency private credit print

The world’s largest mid-market CLO issuer by AUM has become the third manager to issue a European private credit CLO, after Barings and Ares

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

Elmwood appoints new global head of research
The firm creates new role as the CLO manager builds up its European presence, CEO tells Creditflux

Canadian giant BCI launches IG private credit strategy with CAD 1.8bn
British Columbia Investment Management Corp., an institutional investor with more than CAD 300bn, seeded the new strategy and is creating a dedicated team

Europe on default watch following Bain downgrade
The most junior tranche of Bain’s Euro CLO 2018-1 has been downgraded to default in a first for the CLO 2.0 regime

Bridgepoint prints tight with second new CLO for 2026
Bridgepoint's latest new European CLO, which issued Wednesday, priced with its weighted average cost of capital ducking beneath 190bps over Euribor

Hormuz disruption builds case for energy infrastructure investment, lenders and private capital maintain support
Hormuz disruption exposes fragility, drives urgent calls for energy infrastructure investment; banks and investors remain committed to financing energy and supply chain resilience

JPMorgan combines private credit financing and CLO businesses
The bank has announced that former global head of private credit financing James Greenfield will head the new entity, with existing global head of CLO primary Steve Baker set to report to Greenfield

Global banks call for pension reforms to strengthen Europe’s financial sovereignty

Canyon’s CIO says more distressed opportunities await
PODCAST: A looming maturity wall and problems in the software space point toward a return to more traditional distressed opportunities, says Jeff Kivitz, chief investment officer at Canyon Partners, on the latest episode of Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee

UBS adds EUR 29m in equity for reset of 13-year-old Euro CLO
The latest reworking of Madison Park XI priced the triple As at Euribor plus 127bps

Balbec Capital buys UK bridging lender

Private markets fundraising challenges to persist despite easing geopolitical concerns
LPs plan to maintain or increase deployments but more selectively; sanguine views on geopolitics suggest tailwind for China rebound

Inflation impact on consumers is a key factor to watch – AlbaCore
The ongoing impact of inflation on consumers will be a core factor in assessing future credit performance, Deborah Cohen Malka, partner and portfolio manager at European credit manager AlbaCore, told Creditflux

Software loan shakeout in CLOs still to come—Barings
As an investor in US CLO tranches, the asset manager has observed that most CLOs have not made major changes to their software book despite concerns about artificial intelligence threatening the sector

Bank of England outlines details of latest private market stress test
The central bank is exploring how private markets would respond during a severe global downturn

M&G launches European CLO ETF with EUR 200m
The actively managed M&G AAA EUR CLO Active UCITS ETF will provide exposure to AAA CLOs

Muzinich launches European AAA CLO ETF
The new Muzinich AAA CLO UCITS ETF launched on the Waystone ETF platform and will be offered in the UK, Austria, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Singapore

Structural advantages of CLO equity make it more valuable—Sona
Despite recent investor anxiety about falling CLO equity returns, the asset class still holds value, according to a new report by Sona

Redding Ridge's latest new European CLO prints AAAs at 126bps
The EUR 558.6m transaction was arranged via Morgan Stanley and is the manager's third new European issue for the year

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

Orrick adds four more partners to growing structured finance team
Orrick has grown its structured finance team further with the addition of four new partners to meet “unprecedented” demand for ABS expertise