Borrowers increasingly asking how dependent lenders are on retail money – Churchill CEO
As investor redemptions have become an increasingly prominent theme in private credit, borrowers are questioning lenders about their reliance on retail capital, according to Churchill president and CEO Ken Kencel

We plan on becoming a repeat CLO issuer—Kartesia
EXCLUSIVE: Kartesia’s new CLO platform will aim to take advantage of cheaper credits and plans to be a repeat issuer 

Arini names co-PM replacements as European CLO PM exits
EXCLUSIVE: The firm promoted Jeysson Abergel and Adi Arya to serve as co-portfolio managers for the European CLO platform, two sources familiar told Creditflux  

Spire prices tight across capital structure as Euro CLO AAAs tighten to 126bps
The manager’s first issue in 11 months, and its first since its acquisition by Macquarie Asset Management was announced in March, trimmed benchmark European CLO triple As to 126bps over Euribor

Arini prices second new Euro CLO for 2026
Issuing as a EUR 429.375m transaction via Citi, Arini European CLO X follows the manager’s last issue six weeks ago

Primary regains momentum amid high demand for paper – Europe Loan Digest
BASF Coatings doubles book on tight margin; Archroma widens final print after fraud disclosure; Cooper Consumer Health prices A&E with a dividend recap

Partners prints European CLO reset at sub-128bps
Partners has trimmed the current triple A market tight for European CLOs, repricing Penta CLO 10 for the first time since its original issuance in 2021

Apollo introduces new type of ‘next-generation’ CLO
The new product, unveiled by firm CEO Marc Rowan on Apollo’s first-quarter earnings call, looks to take the benefits of existing BSL CLOs and pair them with improved performance for investors

Proskauer adds DLA partner to structured credit team
CLO specialist and former DLA Piper partner Konstantinos (Kos) Vavelidis has joined Proskauer as a partner in its London office 

Kartesia raises EUR 140m for new CLO platform KLM
The firm's head of CLOs and structured credit Michael Htun will lead its European CLO strategy

SMBC hires JPM alum to head EMEA SPG syndication
EXCLUSIVE: The bank has made a string of CLO-related hires globally this spring, after previously poaching top CLO bankers from JPMorgan in 2024

BlackRock launches Preqin tools to enhance private credit transparency
BlackRock Aladdin has launched a new suite of private credit solutions on Preqin to address transparency queries around the sector

Kartesia prepares to price debut CLO
EXCLUSIVE: The private debt specialist and CLO equity investor is currently marketing its first CLO offering to investors

UK public M&A rides scale wave as clouds obscure macro outlook – White & Case’s Patrick Sarch, with John West – podcast
While deal volumes reach significant highs in the UK, the numbers are largely being driven by big deals with expensive price tags. But these big-ticket transactions may not be the tide that lifts all boats, says White & Case’s Patrick Sarch, speaking with Mergermarket's John West

Mubadala leans into private credit despite negative headlines
Other panellists during the 2026 Milken Institute Global Conference also said they expect the asset class to grow and support companies’ capital expenditure needs

Fair Oaks issues tight in mezz as European CLO spreads narrow
The manager has priced its first new CLO since June last year, with the EUR 380.75m transaction arranged by BNP Paribas

Blackstone’s head of international says negative private credit headlines should wane soon
PODCAST: Dan Leiter, head of international and global head of liquid credit strategies for Blackstone Credit and Insurance, tells Lisa Lee on the latest episode of the Credit Exchange podcast there is also more clarity to come on the disruptive effects of AI, as it becomes more evident where there will be significant disruption and where moats will prove more robust than expected

Bain takes haircut on single Bs for 2018-vintage Euro CLO, first in post-GFC era
Bain has issued a redemption notice for the eight-year-old European CLO, marking the first haircut for a single B tranche on a European deal amongst post-crisis ‘CLO 2.0’ transactions

CVC's newest European CLO prices AAAs at 128bps
The manager's newest print, CVC Cordatus Loan Fund XXXVIII, was arranged by Citi and valued at EUR 406.5m

BlueBay to launch CLO equity interval fund
EXCLUSIVE: BlueBay Asset Management will soon launch its first CLO equity-focused interval fund, according to a source familiar

ABS steady as inflation concerns linger while BWICs clear in active secondary
While the ABS market had largely priced in no policy moves from major central banks this week, persistent inflationary pressures remain a concern, with market participants increasingly expecting a tighter policy stance over the medium term

Lazard to acquire Campbell Lutyens in private funds push
The USD 575m acquisition will create a third global division known as “Lazard CL” that will focus on fund placement, advisory on fund secondaries and GP capital advisory

Invesco resets its first European CLO with AAAs at 138bps
Deutsche Bank arranged the EUR 399m repricing, which included a EUR 25m equity injection

Credit issuance pipeline continues to build despite temporary pause—KBRA
Issuance will be ready to resume once the market stabilises, according to Gordon Kerr, European macro strategist at KBRA

Lipton raises EUR 50m equity and EUR 160m secured loan from CVC