TwentyFour AM favours European CLO equity going into 2026
In comparison, US CLO equity faces more challenges related to LMEs and refinancing activity, the asset manager said

Bank of America Research projects record year for US CLO issuance
The bank forecasts some USD 600bn in deals expected to hit the market, more than 19% ahead of this year’s issuance total, while it also sees at least eight debut managers coming to market in the US in 2026

CLO dispersion set to increase in 2026 – BNP Paribas
Next year is likely to see increasing dispersion in credit performance off the back of a series of idiosyncratic credit events, BNP Paribas has forecast in its 2026 CLO outlook

CLO issuance projected to hit new records in 2026 – KBRA
The ratings agency projects USD 220bn in issuance across US BSL CLOs and private credit CLOs as well as five to six European private credit CLOs next year

European private credit CLOs ramp up, with Pemberton, Ares readying new deals
Pemberton to join Ares with new issues next year, while Barings looks at a reset of its initial static deal

Record gross supply but meagre risk/reward ratio for CLOs next year, says JPMorgan in 2026 outlook
The bank is forecasting a new record gross supply figure of half a trillion dollars next year for the US CLO market, but that headline figure belies the ‘recycled’ nature of much of the supply, with new origination expected to decline by around 20%

Investor demand for diversification drove multi-currency CLO
EXCLUSIVE: Geographical diversification was a driving force behind the creation of Europe’s first sterling/euro middle market CLO

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

Laura Coady takes the helm of Blackstone's global CLOs
Coady, who will also serve as head of liquid credit, steps into the role as the firm’s former head of capital formation, Jane Lee departs

CIC Private Debt prices second CLO, first of 2025
Twelve months on from its inaugural deal, the manager priced Victory Street II, which priced with an impressively small premium for a fresh-faced manager

More European multi-currency CLOs expected after Barings issuance
EXCLUSIVE: More sterling/euro private credit CLOs are expected to launch next year, following the successful pricing of Barings’ pioneering multi-currency deal

Barings prices multi-currency European mid-market CLO
The primarily euro-denominated deal included a GBP 103m triple A tranche issued in sterling

Rob Zable returns to CLOs with global role at Guggenheim
EXCLUSIVE: Blackstone’s former global head of liquid credit strategies will now lead the New York-based firm’s CLO and liquid loan effort

Reckoner Capital plans CLO ETF launch in Europe
EXCLUSIVE: The team led by John Kim, previously the head of Eldgridge’s Panagram, has already started two CLO ETFs in the US

Trinitas and Oaktree price European resets with AAAs at 130
Trinitas reset a 2024-vintage deal, while Oaktree repriced a nine-year-old transaction that was last reset in 2021 at historic tights

Barings to launch first European multi-currency private credit CLO
EXCLUSIVE: Sterling-euro deal will be the third European private credit CLO to hit the market

Monthly defaults driven by bankruptcies for first time in two years – S&P Global
Five of the eight defaults recorded in September resulted from bankruptcy filings, with three coming from the US, according to a new research report

Reset frenzy set to ease — for now
The majority of deals from 2022 and 2033 that could be reset have been, so activity is likely to slow. But 2024 was a busy year for issuance and deals from then may bring a new surge in 2026

Partners sets new Euro reset tight for single As
The reset of Penta CLO 16 also matched the current low for European triple As

Bank of America ups forecast for European CLO issuance for 2025
Bank of America research has revised upwards its estimates for 2025 Euro CLO gross issuance in light of strong YTD numbers and the expectation of continued market strength

Oaktree raises EUR 200m to fund its European CLOs
The sophomore fund has already begun deploying capital, the company said

Blackstone’s Jane Lee to leave the firm
EXCLUSIVE: Blackstone's head of CLO capital formation who spearheaded its CLO issuance has resigned to take time off

Mizuho EMEA names former BNP Paribas exec as CIB head
Matthew Ponsonby will become head of Mizuho EMEA’s corporate and investment bank, and president and CEO of Mizuho International on 1 October

KKR’s Avoca XXX resets at current Euro tight
The deal matches KKR's own triple A tight of Euribor plus 128bps, set with the reset of Avoca CLO XXIX at the end of August

AlbaCore reworks 2024-vintage Euro CLO
The capital structure remained unchanged in the EUR 382m offering – the manager’s second deal of the year