Kem One releases cleansing materials detailing restructuring proposal
Proposal involves 2028 SSNs being extinguished; restructuring close targeted for 2H26

HSBC AM raises USD 1bn for new NAV financing strategy
The strategy invests in senior secured loans financing European and Asian-based private equity funds’ portfolio growth

Carlyle’s deputy CIO of credit says inflationary cost pressures starting to emerge
PODCAST: Inflationary impacts are beginning to emerge and are hard to ignore, although they remain manageable for now, according to Carlyle's deputy CIO of global credit Alex Chi on the latest episode of Credit Exchange

Repricing wave brings back pain for CLO arbitrage – Europe Loan Digest
Ineos offers premium talk compared to market; performing credits shave up to 50bps off existing debt

CLO managers join big hitters as Barcelona draws global focus – 2026 Global ABS wrap
This year's Global ABS conference in Barcelona foreshadowed a busy second half of the year, but worries over the macroeconomic backdrop and geopolitical instability sapped sentiment

Eiffel eyes first half of 2027 for debut European CLO print
EXCLUSIVE: After making some key hires, Eiffel Investment Group is working towards printing its first European CLO within the year

APG leans into private credit, seeks managers with ESG alignment
The Dutch pension investor giant is increasing its exposure to the asset class and evaluating various private credit sub-strategies to create a diverse portfolio

Santander to expand into European CLO arranging
EXCLUSIVE: The global bank is planning to start arranging European CLOs, according to sources

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

Rate market dispersion and divergence is the theme for this year: El-Erian
Speaking at this year’s Global ABS conference, Allianz’s chief economic adviser and the former CEO of PIMCO Mohamed El-Erian said the most important issue currently facing the market is the sources and uses of funds

Don’t just sit there waiting
Credit markets are evolving and innovating. Not only are they dealing with transformative artificial intelligence technology, they are coming out with new products, investing in new ways and dealing with a changing regulatory backdrop

‘Walk, don’t run’ to take advantage of software disruption, says KKR
Eddie O’Neill and Jeremiah Lane, co-heads of global leveraged credit at KKR, give their view on the headwinds and opportunities in CLOs

Goldman Sachs scopes out private credit opportunity
Opportunities are “everywhere” in private credit, as the dust starts to settle around the software sell-off, according to Goldman Sachs’ co-head of private credit James Reynolds

News in brief
Top stories on creditflux.com: from First Trust’s CLO start to Apollo’s next generation

Welcoming in new CLO equity investors
New investors are committing capital to captive equity funds because they see value beyond pure IRR. But the old guard aren’t happy because projected returns for CLO equity have fallen

Europe sees new 1Q direct lending record
Despite exposure to software companies and worries about fund redemptions, European direct lenders made a strong start to 2026 — and the market is optimistic about the rest of the year

CLO equity players may be better off remaining flexible across channels
Investors needn’t commit to either Paris or London

Fund performance – June 2026
Emerging markets hit top spot and CLO funds rebound after blip

Credit funds at a glance – June 2026
Our roundup of top performers, fundraising and moves in credit

Credit hedge funds – June 2026
Credit hedge fund performance

CLOs at a glance – June 2026
Our list of recent CLO pricings globally

Invesco prints newest European CLO at 129bps
The double B and single B notes in Invesco Euro CLO XVII benefit from a 20% cash sweep/turbo feature

Barings reorganises leadership team, taps new president
Barings President Eric Lloyd is transitioning to the role of vice chairman

Clearlake European CLO co-heads depart
Clearlake Credit’s co-heads of European CLOs have left the firm, according to sources familiar