CLO manager rankings by AUM – Q2 2026
The latest Creditflux CLO manager AUM rankings sees stability in the top rankings following a shake-up in the top 3 last quarter – but a little further down, CIFC has moved ahead of UBS to snare seventh overall behind Ares, while Benefit Street Partners edged out CVC to move into the top 10

European CLO legal counsel rankings – 2Q 2026
Milbank maintained its leading position among European manager counsel ahead of Paul Hastings, while the latter continues to head the arranger counsel rankings ahead of Orrick and Clifford Chance

Global CLO legal counsel rankings – 2Q 2026
Industry heavyweights Milbank and Paul Hastings top Creditflux’s global rankings for CLO manager and arranger legal counsel for the first half of 2026, but there’s ongoing movement further down the tables

European CLO rankings – June 2026
CVC, Apollo’s Redding Ridge and Blackstone claimed the top three spots for European CLO issuance in Creditflux’s rankings for the first half of 2026, while BNP Paribas rose to second in the arranger standings, behind Bank of America and ahead of JPMorgan

European CLO rankings – May 2026
Blackstone matched its strong US issuance performance for the year-to-date by rising to second in our European manager rankings for May, behind CVC

European CLO rankings – April 2026
Permira and Partners Group were the big movers at the top of Creditflux’s European manager CLO issuance league table last month, rising from fifth and eighth places in March to occupy second and third behind CVC

Orrick wins out in legal reshuffle
Comparing our law firm rankings for the first quarter of 2026 with those from 2024 gives a clear picture of the damage done by staff departures. Meanwhile, Paul Hastings and Milbank stayed top

CLO manager rankings by AUM – Q1 2026
Creditflux’s latest quarterly CLO manager AUM rankings see a shake-up in the top 3, with BlackRock/HPS displacing Carlyle from the final podium spot

European CLO rankings – March 2026
Palmer Square was the leader in European CLO issuance for the first three months of the year, according to Creditflux’s latest issuance rankings, closely followed by CVC, Blackstone, Apollo and Permira, while it was equally close in the arranger standings, with Bank of America just in front of JPMorgan

European CLO legal counsel rankings – 1Q 2026
Milbank maintained a comfortable lead among manager counsel in European CLOs in our first quarter rankings ahead of Paul Hastings and Latham & Watkins, while on the arranger table, Orrick leapt into second place behind market leader Paul Hastings

Global CLO legal counsel rankings – 1Q 2026
Milbank and Paul Hastings topped Creditflux’s global CLO manager and arranger legal counsel rankings for the first quarter of 2026. But the spotlight is on Orrick – following its dramatic sweep on Cadwalader’s global finance practice last October, the firm has moved up to second place in the global standings

European CLO rankings – February 2026
Apollo’s Redding Ridge leads narrowly from Permira in Creditflux’s year-to-date European CLO issuance rankings to the end of February

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

Apollo takes crown as 2025’s top issuer
For the first time, the combined issuance of Apollo Global Management’s three CLO brands has secured it top spot in the Creditflux ranking. The firm beat second-placed Blackstone by USD 1bn

Global CLO law firm rankings – FY 2025
Milbank and Paul Hastings again top Creditflux’s global legal manager and arranger counsel rankings for 2025 – but the shifting legal landscape drove changes further down

CLO manager rankings by AUM – FY 2025
Blackstone once again ended the year on top, but Apollo broke through to secure the second spot

European CLO rankings – full-year 2025
CVC leapt to the top of the European CLO manager issuance pile in 2025, while Jefferies extended its run of annual victories amongst arrangers to four in a row

European CLO rankings – November 2025
As a record-breaking year winds its way to an end, CVC leads from Apollo and BlackRock/HPS in Creditflux's latest year-to-date European CLO issuance rankings

European CLO rankings – October 2025
Apollo and Jefferies head our European CLO manager and arranger league tables for October

BlackRock rockets up after HPS buyout
After its acquisition of HPS, BlackRock has risen from 18th place to seventh in the US BSL AUM table. The highest-profile faller is UBS, which dropped out of the top 10. It was top in 2024

Global CLO law firm rankings – Q3 2025
Creditflux’s latest global CLO law firm league tables sees A&O Shearman sliding down the rankings following some high-profile departures, while in the arranger tables, Paul Hastings has opened up its lead over second-placed Cadwalader to a mammoth USD 100bn

CLO manager rankings by AUM – Q3 2025
Blackstone, Carlyle and Apollo continue to lead the way in Creditflux's latest quarterly CLO manager rankings by global AUM, while BlackRock's acquisition of HPS has catapaulted it into the ranks of the top five managers globally

European CLO rankings – September 2025
CVC and Jefferies maintain their lead in Creditflux's year-to-date European CLO manager and arranger rankings as the curtain comes down on the third quarter

European CLO rankings – August 2025
CVC heads Apollo in the latest update to Creditflux's European CLO manager rankings, while Jefferies continues to sit atop the arranger league tables

Global CLO law firm rankings - Q2 2025
Our global rankings for CLO law firms for the first half of 2025