CIC prices third new issue, first for 2026, with AAAs at 125bps
Victory Street CLO III included an unusual EUR 60m triple A revolver tranche alongside its standard triple A notes, both of which priced only one bp outside the current market tight

Sculptor issues new Euro CLO at 124bp market tight
Sculptor European CLO XIV priced on Wednesday through Bank of America, with the deal valued at EUR 405.4m

Investors warn of hidden AI risks in CLO portfolios beyond software
EXCLUSIVE: The software selloff may be hiding the names that AI is really hurting in CLO portfolios, investors have warned 

CIFC prices second new European CLO for 2026
Deutsche Bank acted as the sole arranger for the EUR 403m CIFC European Funding CLO IX

NorthWall hires second PM ahead of first European CLO issuance
NorthWall Capital appointed Attila Takacs as co-portfolio manager of its CLO platform, as the firm prepares for its first European issuance

European CLO managers await influx of capital
At the Opal European CLO Summit, European CLO managers looked to the future as the industry prepares for an influx of new capital and a variety of new deal structures that are set to characterise CLO 3.0

Dechert expands levfin team with new partner hire
Dechert has hired former Kirkland & Ellis partner Ben Burton as a partner in its global finance practice, specialising in leveraged finance

Park Square rebuilds CLO team after PM departure
EXCLUSIVE: Park Square is hiring as it rebuilds its European CLO team following the departure of portfolio manager Ryan McGahon

European CLO market closes out week with EUR 1.5bn in reset activity
Reworked deals priced from Ares, KKR, Blackstone and Permira

Trio of new European CLOs price at market benchmark
CVC's EUR 403.3m Cordatus Loan Fund XXXIX issued through Morgan Stanley, while Partners' Penta CLO 24 was arranged by Citi and BNP Paribas was responsible for Tikehau CLO XVI

M&G upsizes latest new Euro CLO, Arini prints half-billion-euro issue
M&G's Margay CLO V saw its triple A paper price at the current market tight of 124bps over Euribor, while Arini European CLO XI printed its triple As at 125bps over the base rate

Dominic Courtman replaces Rob Reynolds as Pemberton’s CLO head
Former Investcorp portfolio manager Dominic Courtman has joined Pemberton as head of CLOs, as Rob Reynolds departs the firm to pursue other opportunities

Kartesia upsizes debut print as it becomes latest CLO market entrant
Kartesia has become the third new CLO manager to price a debut deal within the space of a week, with the private debt specialist’s inaugural European BSL print upsized to a target par of EUR 450m

CQS issues new EUR 620m CLO
The manager's third new European issue of the year was some 50% larger than the standard size for a Euro CLO

Fasanara prints inaugural CLO as market anticipates new manager rush
The manager's inaugural Valey Primus CLO issued through BNP Paribas today, with its triple A paper clearing at 129bps over Euribor

Carlyle and Cross Ocean price second Euro CLOs for the year
The close of the week also saw Voya price its latest new European CLO, valued at just under EUR 310m

Brigade and HPS print Euro CLOs at 124bp market benchmark
Capital Four and Silver Point have also also priced new standard-duration deals as the issuance market gets back into its stride after the August break

Euro CLO market closes out week with new issues from PGIM and Royal London
Royal London AM paired with Morgan Stanley to price its third CLO, while PGIM contracted Jefferies to arrange Dryden 134 Euro CLO

European CLO resets issue from CVC and Carlyle
European CLO heavyweights CVC and Carlyle have priced reset transactions, with both deals pricing their triple A paper at 127bps over Euribor

Matheson hires Blackstone lawyer to structured finance team
Law firm Matheson has hired a former Blackstone lawyer to its growing structured finance team

Kartesia set to price first CLO within weeks
Kartesia is preparing to price its debut CLO within weeks, a source familiar has told Creditflux, with the European private debt specialist and CLO equity investor currently undertaking an investor roadshow

European CLO issuance poised to resume after holiday break
Capital Four, PGIM and Silver Point are among those set to price new deals over the next few weeks, while Fair Oaks is currently marketing a second reset of its inaugural, 2019-vintage, CLO

Blackstone prices sole new Euro CLO for the week
Willsbrook Park CLO issued as a EUR 454.2m transaction with its top-of-stack paper clearing at the current market tight of Euribor plus 124bps

CLO managers invest in distressed experts in expectation of higher LME environment
EXCLUSIVE: Carlyle and BlackRock are among the CLO managers who have invested in distressed and special credits teams ahead of an expected rise in defaults and LME activity 

Euro CLOs maintain issuance through holidays as HPS and Macquarie price new deals
HPS' Aqueduct European CLO 18 printed as an upsized EUR 505.4m transaction through Jefferies, while Macquarie Asset Management's recently-completed acquisition of Spire Partners made Aurim CLO XVI the manager's first CLO pricing in Europe