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

Fidelity reworks Euro CLO, 18 months after reissue
The manager reset Fidelity Grand Harbour 2022-1 on Wednesday via JPMorgan

Price talk emerges for Royal London's first ever CLO
The asset management arm of the UK insurance and pensions group is marketing its first European deal via Goldman Sachs

European BB CLO tranches most susceptible to downgrade – S&P Global
Triple-A tranches demonstrate “significant stability,” according to the ratings agency

Diameter, Silver Point shop first Euro deals to become new European CLO managers
EXCLUSIVE: The two deals add to a busy September pipeline, which also includes the expected debut for Royal London as a first time manager

Royal London pre-markets inaugural European CLO
EXCLUSIVE: The asset management arm of the Royal London Group is set to make its CLO management debut in September

Hayfin adds to surge of short-dated August Euro resets

CVC raises USD 700m for CLO equity fund, plans new products
The European private credit manager also expects to hold a final close for its European Direct Lending Fund IV in late 3Q

Credit quality of European CLOs improved since start of year – Fitch
A new report from Fitch Ratings points toward higher quality CLO portfolio credit in the year to date, despite a lower default recovery rate

The top five holdings of July’s CLO ETF launches in Europe
A round of high-profile CLO ETF launches by BlackRock, PGIM and UBS in Europe and their top holdings in July

Private debt market fundraising shows shift to Europe – Goldman Sachs
Private credit market fundraising has been pivoting to Europe, while global defaults remain below historical averages, according to new research from Goldman Sachs

UBS launches firm’s first European CLO ETF
The UBS EUR AAA CLO UCITS received approval in Luxembourg last month

Voya's first European CLO for the year prices tight with triple Bs at 300bps
The new issue was upsized to EUR 509m and is the manager's first European primary market activity since last November

Capital Four raises around USD 120m for first global captive CLO equity fund
EXCLUSIVE: The firm has held a first close for its latest CLO equity fund, which will fund the firm’s future CLOs in both the US and Europe

Mid-year market summary – challenges abound but CLO resilience shines through
ANALYSIS: The first half of the year saw CLOs whip-sawing between historical tights and the after-effects of the Trump administration's tariff policies – but the market remains on course for another potentially record year

Fitch warns of dimmer credit outlook for rest of year
The rating agency’s mid-year updates cites deteriorating economic growth from US policy uncertainty, tariffs and geopolitical risk

BNP Paribas taps alts head for combined BNP, AXA IM group
Isabelle Scemama will oversee more than EUR 300bn in assets as the two groups merge

Fortress prints second Euro CLO
The EUR 408m deal – co-arranged by Natixis and HSBC – comes eight months after the manager’s inaugural European print

Royal London gears up for debut CLO issue later this year
EXCLUSIVE: The asset management firm, part of the Royal London Group, has hired an arranger and is planning to price its inaugural deal later this year in Europe  

Nascent European CLO ETF market could catch up to US—S&P
Positive European sentiment will help drive European ETF adoption, according to a new report

Sculptor prices new euro CLO amidst busy market
Sculptor European CLO XIII was the manager's first new European issue in over six months

Barings moves toward second Euro private credit CLO as Blackstone, Apollo mull initial deals
EXCLUSIVE: The firm that cracked the European private credit CLO market open last year is working on its second such deal, while Blackstone and Apollo eye a market entry

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