Creditflux showcases contributions, achievements and observations of outstanding leaders – Trailblazing Women
EXCLUSIVE: For International Women's Day, Creditflux speaks to Octagon's Lauren Law, PineBridge's Laila Kollmorgen and Ropes & Gray's Shona Ha

Latest new Euro CLOs from HPS and Ares showcase significant spread widening from mid-February lows
The triple As for both HPS' Aqueduct European CLO 17 and Ares’ European CLO XXIV priced at Euribor plus 127bps, while the overall cost of debt has also widened out some 20bps from the levels seen in February

European investors in waiting mode as CLO spreads widen amid Iran conflict
EXCLUSIVE: European CLO investors are taking a ‘wait-and-see’ approach with spreads starting to widen as geopolitical risk hits the market 

MUFG expands European leveraged finance business with new DACH hire
Former Crédit Agricole managing director Mario Hatzinger has been appointed as MUFG’s head of leveraged finance for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland 

New York Life Investment Management and Candriam increase Kartesia stake to 80%
The two firms previously held 33% of the ownership of the private debt company, which is expected to enter the European CLO market soon

Royal London issues upsized second CLO
The European asset manager priced the EUR 509.5m Hambridge Euro CLO 2, following its debut as a CLO issuer last September

US managers to gear up European private credit CLO market
EXCLUSIVE: A slew of European private credit CLOs are set to come to market this year, with US-based managers leading the charge

Golub lines up private credit CLO for European market debut
The US asset manager is set to price Golub Capital Partners Euro CLO 89(M) as its first CLO issue on the continent; it comes as the firm is simultaneously ramping up a BSL CLO platform in the region

Elmwood and Diameter price inaugural European CLOs
The senior triple A notes for Elmwood’s first European CLO priced at a notably tight level for a debut manager, issuing at Euribor plus 122bps

Software sell-off leads to improved CLO equity arb – BNPP
BNP Paribas is currently bullish on H2 2024 CLO equity in the US, largely due to its low NAV and low software exposure

Private credit CLOs gather steam in Europe as Ares prices its first euro/sterling deal
The transaction follows the pioneering euro/sterling transaction from Barings last October, which also priced via BNP Paribas, and is the second private credit CLO for Ares in Europe

New Euro CLOs price from CIFC, Investcorp, and CQS
CIFC and Investcorp have issued new European CLOs with triple-A paper priced at 120bps over Euribor, while CQS priced its first new Euro deal of the year on the same day as its first US issue 

Software sell-off weighs on growing share of European single-B CLO tranches
Around 7%-8% of single-B tranches no longer covered on MVOC basis; manager tiering re-emerges

European CLO rankings – January 2026
Apollo and Bank of America take an early lead in 2026 European CLO issuance, according to Creditflux’s January rankings

Onex, AXA, Five Arrows and Serone print new Euro deals
Onex priced its first new European CLO issue of 2026, one of four new Euro CLOs that issued toward the close of last week

Credit risk lingers in junior European CLO notes outside reinvestment – Fitch Ratings
Under the assumptions of the stress test, 83% of double B and single B rated tranches in transactions past their reinvestment expiry show model-implied ratings below their current ratings

LGT Capital Partners launches CLO equity fund
The royal family-owned firm made its CLO debut last summer, pricing a EUR 517m deal arranged by Deutsche Bank 

European CLO AAAs drop below 120bps with latest Apollo issue
European CLO triple As dipped under the 120bps-over-Euribor barrier for the first time in 11 months, with the pricing of RRE 28 via BNP Paribas

Diameter and Elmwood market inaugural European CLOs
EXCLUSIVE: The US managers are set to price their debut European prints as early as this week

Park Square launches European CLO platform
The new platform will be co-led by Wlod Wator and former BlackRock European CLO portfolio manager Ryan McGahon

Mizuho expands in European CLOs with second sole-led deal
EXCLUSIVE: The Japanese bank is currently in market with a new-issue transaction for KKR, according to sources

Pemberton strengthens CLO platform with new hire
Jay Daryanani has joined the firm as managing director and deputy head of CLOs

Former Ares CLO leader Boris Okuliar joins Corinthia
London-based Okuliar is now Corinthia’s chief strategy officer and head of global diversified credit, signalling the private credit firm’s expansion into public credit

CLO equity payments decline for US and Europe
Reinvesting US BSL CLOs saw median equity payments slip 16bps from the fourth quarter of 2025

A fiery start to the year
Welcome to the first issue of the Creditflux magazine for 2026. Our cover pays homage to the Lunar New Year, which begins on February 17 and is symbolised by the horse