Neuberger Berman restarts post-Barcelona Euro activity with new issue
The manager returned to European primary market issuance for the first time in 14 months with its latest print this week

Blackstone hires Laura Coady from Jefferies to head CLO business
The alternative asset manager has poached Jefferies's top CLO banker to become its global head of CLOs and head its European liquid credit strategies

US-based Diameter Capital moves to enter Europe as a CLO manager
EXCLUSIVE: The credit-focused alternative asset manager has made hires in Europe to issue CLOs in the region, according to sources

Fair Oaks returns to European CLO primary with tight new issue
The European manager priced its first deal in over 12 months with relatively tight pricing throughout the stack

Europe sees first reinvesting private credit CLO as Ares prices rare sterling deal
The second private credit CLO in Europe is comprised of over 50 middle-market companies based in the UK, primarily operating in defensive industries

US CLO spreads to widen as uncertainty and tariffs bite – JPMorgan
Higher US tariff levels may lead to CLO spreads widening and pressure US CLO market growth, but new origination has been more resilient than expected, according to JPMorgan analysts in their mid-year CLO outlook report

Serone adds third act with newest CLO pricing
The European manager priced its third deal just a year on from its market debut

Anchorage prints first new Euro CLO in 12 months
Spreads for the manager’s latest deal priced wide of those for Ares’ new CLO, which also priced Wednesday

European market gears up for fresh issuance wave with building pipeline
ANALYSIS: The pipeline includes up to 20 deals, building on a stream of increased issuance and tightening spreads following the market’s April hiatus

Credit markets have become more stable and behave differently – KKR’s Eddie O’Neill
PODCAST: The co-head of global liquid credit at KKR sees opportunities and reasons for optimism after the recent market upheaval, especially in Europe and Asia in the latest "Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee" podcast

Swiss investment manager LGT launches new European CLO platform
The alternative investments management arm of the LGT Group has unveiled a new CLO business, the latest addition to the European CLO management space  

Tariffs will push up default rates for several years, say agencies and managers
After an uptick in leveraged loan defaults culled weaker credits in 2024, many expected default rates to fall in 2025. But the uncertainty stemming from the Trump administration’s tariffs means those assumptions are now under threat

News in brief
Blackstone plays offense amid volatility

PGIM issues new European CLO via HSBC
The deal is the manager's second new European print of 2025, and its third Euro transaction for the year to date

European CLO resets expected to continue throughout 2025 – Fitch Ratings
A report from the ratings agency indicates as many as 80 European CLOs from 2022 and after could be viable reset candidates this year 

Blackstone prices Euro market’s first reset in a month
The deal is the first European repricing since Sculptor European CLO IV was reset on 3 April

Clearlake launches Clearlake Credit to chase private and public credit investments
The new platform will integrate the newly acquired MV Credit and WhiteStar Asset Management

DWS axes Euro CLO management plans due to market volatility, shift in focus to private credit
The move comes amidst the departure of its head of European alternative credit, Dan Robinson

European CLO market value metrics slip as Trump tariffs roil leveraged loans – Deutsche Bank
CLO market value metrics declined as leveraged loan prices dropped; CLO credit metrics were a different story

Latham & Watkins hires two marquee structured finance lawyers
The law firm has recruited A&O Shearman veterans Franz Ranero and James Smallwood    

Wild volatility drives spike in secondary market activity, as primary market hits the brakes in Europe
EU ABS weekly digest: primary ABS and CLO markets hit the brakes, while the secondary markets saw a flurry of BWICs hit the screens in Europe

Trump's tariff U-turn sparks cautious tightening in secondary
ANALYSIS: European CLO market saw little forced selling, more BWIC activity with some percentage of DNTs

BWICs dominate CLO, ABS secondary activity as primary quietens
EXCLUSIVE: A flurry of BWICs hit screens this week, offering both CLOs and ABS, though some did not trade in Europe