Blackstone, State Street Investment Management launch Euro CLO ETF
The new fund will invest in floating-rate, triple A-rated European CLO tranches

CLOs attracting more investor demand, especially in Europe – JPM's Steve Baker
Creditflux catches up with JPMorgan's Steve Baker and Ed Watson as they gear up for the rest of the year

UK and France dominate European CLO collateral – Fitch Ratings
One-third of the collateral behind European CLOs is issued by UK and French companies, as Fitch warns of French downgrade risk

New Euro issuance returns with a flourish as HPS, Brigade and Palmer Square price deals
European managers are well and truly back from summer holidays, with three new CLOs printing on Wednesday – the first new European issues to price in four weeks

Price talk emerges for Royal London's first ever CLO
The asset management arm of the UK insurance and pensions group is marketing its first European deal via Goldman Sachs

Spire upsizes 2021-vintage deal with fifth print of 2025
The manager printed a reset of Aurium CLO VIII via Deutsche Bank on Tuesday, upsized to EUR 537m from EUR 443m

Tikehau issues first repricing of 2018-vintage Euro CLO
As part of the reset, the capital stack for the 2018-vintage deal was consolidated from its previous 11 debt tranches into a straight vanilla capital structure

Originator “fix” notices soar following risk retention update – Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank reports a surge in “fix” notices following 8 August EBA risk retention update

European CLO optimism abounds as tariff risk appears minimal
European CLO issuance looks to break new records while the securitisation market fills with optimism as unpredictable trade policies show little impact on ratings

Proposed changes to Solvency II capital charges “remain significantly more conservative” than other jurisdictions – AFME
The Association for Financial Markets in Europe argues that a more “risk-sensitive” framework has the potential to unlock up to EUR 210bn in additional financing for the EU economy

September European pipeline bulging as warehouse creation surges
A bumper pipeline for European issuance includes at least 20 deals set to price in September, and is accompanied by a huge surge in the number of open warehouses, as the market looks to capitalise on growing investor demand

Nassau Euro issue prints at wider end of recent resets
Barclays was sole arranger on the repricing of Nassau Euro CLO III, which left the vanilla capital structure unchanged

European BB CLO tranches most susceptible to downgrade – S&P Global
Triple-A tranches demonstrate “significant stability,” according to the ratings agency

HPS markets new issue as European deal activity ramps up
The manager is marketing its newest European CLO, one of a brace of new issues and resets set to price this month

European regulators set to meet for risk retention discussion in coming weeks
EXCLUSIVE: 27 EU regulators to discuss penalties for non-compliance with risk retention requirements as market adjusts to new rule

Sculptor markets Euro reset via Jefferies
The deal, which is expected to price next week, is guiding price talk at triple As at Euribor plus 134bps

KKR breaks 130 barrier for Euro CLOs as brace of resets wrap up August
KKR has smashed the 130 barrier for standard-duration European CLO triple As for the first time since April, while Redding Ridge and BlueBay also priced resets to end the month

Diameter, Silver Point shop first Euro deals to become new European CLO managers
EXCLUSIVE: The two deals add to a busy September pipeline, which also includes the expected debut for Royal London as a first time manager

Anchorage prints second reset of 2022 Euro CLO in two years
Jefferies arranged the repricing of Anchorage Capital Europe CLO 6, the first reset to price in Europe since last Friday

Royal London pre-markets inaugural European CLO
EXCLUSIVE: The asset management arm of the Royal London Group is set to make its CLO management debut in September

European BSL defaults may tick up slightly – AlbaCore
The firm is currently looking to get more exposure to some CLO equity, double Bs and single Bs, as spreads across all parts of credit have tightened since this past spring, portfolio manager Seán Golden told Creditflux

Euro new issues on track for record year on growing demand
Year-to-date European new issues have totalled close to EUR 38bn, according to Creditflux data, putting 2025 almost EUR 4.7bn ahead of last year’s tally to the end of August

Hayfin adds to surge of short-dated August Euro resets

CLO lawyers see European CLO risk retention clarification as 'headache, not a migraine'
After an initial reaction of concern about how this may impact sentiment in the growing European CLO market, lawyers have now become more sanguine about the updated regulation, with fixes already being implemented by affected managers

Over half of European CLOs may have lost risk retention compliance following EBA clarification – Dealscribe
Over 85% of manager-originator European CLOs include conditional sale agreements to transfer credit risk from the CLO to the originator, according to research published by Dealscribe