Software loan shakeout in CLOs still to come—Barings
As an investor in US CLO tranches, the asset manager has observed that most CLOs have not made major changes to their software book despite concerns about artificial intelligence threatening the sector

Bank of England outlines details of latest private market stress test
The central bank is exploring how private markets would respond during a severe global downturn

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

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

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

Trio of new Euro CLOs prints on busy Friday
The traditional rush to conclude deals in advance of the annual Global ABS conference in Barcelona saw a trio of new issues price on Friday, from Onex, Guggenheim and Rockford Tower

CQS prints second new European CLO for the year
Issuing with a vanilla capital structure, Grosvenor Place CLO 11 priced its triple As at Euribor plus 129bps

First Eagle taps AlbaCore alum for alternative credit product sales
Edward Berry joins as a managing director in London and will help distribute the firm’s alternative credit products, including those under the Napier Park brand

Muzinich becomes third debut European CLO issuer in 2026
Global credit specialist Muzinich has priced its long-awaited first European CLO, with JPMorgan acting as arranger for the EUR 414.6m deal

The PMs leading the next wave of European CLO strategies
ANALYSIS: A series of high-profile hires have been made ahead of an expected influx of new European CLO managers this year

ECB warns of private credit cross-border risks, opacity
Private credit in isolation poses limited risks to financial stability, but the European Central Bank says it is still concerned about spillover

Arcano upsizes newest European CLO
Spanish manager Arcano Partners has priced its fourth new CLO via Jefferies, with the transaction upsized to a target par of EUR 450m

Apollo issue sees European CLO AAAs nudge down further to 125bps
Apollo's Redding Ridge priced RRE 29 Loan Management via Barclays on Wednesday

Barings raises more than USD 19bn for global direct lending strategy
The firm raised capital from institutional, insurance and private wealth investors globally

Bain CLO’s F-note downgrade could signal incoming trend – Fitch
The recent downgrade of class-F notes in Bain Capital Euro CLO 2018-1 may not prove an isolated case among European CLOs, according to the ratings agency

Carlyle hires new head of European liquid credit and CLOs as MacKenzie exits
EXCLUSIVE: Stuart MacKenzie, who headed European liquid credit and oversaw European CLOs, is stepping down and leaving Carlyle, according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux

Citi, HPS strike EUR 15bn private debt program
BlackRock-owned HPS and Citi are working together to offer private capital solutions to sponsor-backed and corporate-owned borrowers

BSP prices latest new European CLO
The EUR 405.7m transaction, which issued on Friday, is the manager’s fourth European issue for the year and its second new issue

A&E and dividend recap activity populates primary, with new-money deals also pre-marketed – Europe Loan Digest
Smiths Detection, Schülke in pre-marketing; Hanab, TMF flex down pricing on recap deals; Caldic, Envalior, BME performance in focus

Leveraged loan price bifurcation widening — S&P
A growing distressed tail is trading below 80, while other loans are trading above par, pressuring CLO investors and managers

Blackstone prints new European CLO at 126bps, Silver Point issues second Euro deal
Blackstone’s latest European CLO printed this week as a EUR 403m transaction via Jefferies, while Silver Point followed up its debut European offering last October with a second deal arranged through Barclays

Golub shakes up leadership with co-CEOs, co-Presidents appointments
The alternative credit manager will have three co-presidents after promoting Spyro Alexopoulos and hiring two new executives

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