Creditflux Symposium 2025 opens at Nobu Hotel in Portman Square, London
17th Creditflux Symposium starts today, 14 May, with sessions on structured finance and ABS

Metric raises EUR 1bn for fifth flexible private capital fund
Under the strategy, the asset manager provides flexible financing that does not fit into traditional private debt or private equity

Clearlake launches Clearlake Credit to chase private and public credit investments
The new platform will integrate the newly acquired MV Credit and WhiteStar Asset Management

Private credit’s golden era never really ended – Blackstone’s Michael Zawadzki
On the Credit Exchange podcast, Lisa Lee speaks with the CIO of Blackstone Credit and Insurance about opportunities in volatile markets and the durability of private credit premiums

Sidley poaches nine US finance lawyers from A&O Shearman including bulk of CLO expertise
The moves leave A&O Shearman with a significantly diminished slate of CLO prowess 

Apera secures EUR 2.9bn for European lower middle market lending
The fundraise for Apera Private Debt Fund III is double the size of its predecessor vehicle

Private credit funds, partner banks present risks as global growth slows—IMF
Private credit funds and their partner banks can face losses as a slowing economy will challenge borrowers’ ability to repay loans

M&A rebound will come – Goldman Sachs’ Vivek Bantwal
Goldman Sachs' co-head of global private credit chats with Lisa Lee on the Credit Exchange podcast

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

Siepe hires two from US Bank to boost CLO, private credit tools
The software and technology service provider for CLO and private credit managers is expanding its team

US CLO managers and investors turn away from Europe after risk retention changes
EXCLUSIVE: The reassessment is the latest consequence of the new European Supervisory Authorities’ revised guidance on risk retention

Generali Investments, Partners team up on private credit secondaries fund
Generali Investments’ debut private credit secondaries fund will invest globally and is available to professional investors

Tariffs will increase defaults – Blackstone
The alternative asset management giant also said the private credit market is providing financing that previously would not have been available in times of dislocation like this

European direct lender Arcmont launches debut NAV lending fund
EXCLUSIVE: The European direct lender has tapped an AIMCo alum to head the new global strategy

News in brief
CLO ETF outflows are ‘manageable’

SRTs are pricier but more effective
In the second of our two-part look at regulatory arbitrage, we investigate how SRTs improve upon the synthetic collateralised loan obligations that were popular before the financial crisis

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

Large managers have many advantages. But they don’t hold all the cards

CLO Symposium 2025
The Creditflux CLO Symposium will be held at the Nobu Hotel, London on 14-15 May 2025

Funds at a glance – March 2025
Leading fund – Lupus Alpha CLO Opportunity Notes I

Credit hedge funds – April 2025

CLOs at a glance – March 2025
Our list of recent CLO pricings globally

Trump tariffs will materially impact credit, raise financing costs – Napier Park’s Jon Dorfman
The co-founder and CIO of the alternative credit manager discussed his concerns stemming from the recent economic and policy uncertainty on the latest edition of the 'Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee' podcast

CLO market stabilises after Trump’s tariff reversal
ANALYSIS:Investor sentiment has moderated after the US president backed down on tariffs, but the full effects will take a few days to emerge