Europe's nationally focused M&A law firms see opportunities amid transatlantic tensions
ANALYSIS: Nationally focused law firms emphasise trust, privacy, tailored advice; super-boutique Slaughter & May continues with 'Best Friends' on the Continent

Unitranche deals take off in Europe, setting new record – Houlihan
The European private credit market completed 570 unitranche deals in 2025, marking an all-time high since Houlihan Lokey started publishing its quarterly report

Arcmont closes second capital solutions fund with EUR 1.5bn raised
The second iteration of the private credit firm’s capital solutions fund is almost double the size of its predecessor

US managers to gear up European private credit CLO market
EXCLUSIVE: A slew of European private credit CLOs are set to come to market this year, with US-based managers leading the charge

Software sell-off leads to improved CLO equity arb – BNPP
BNP Paribas is currently bullish on H2 2024 CLO equity in the US, largely due to its low NAV and low software exposure

Private credit CLOs gather steam in Europe as Ares prices its first euro/sterling deal
The transaction follows the pioneering euro/sterling transaction from Barings last October, which also priced via BNP Paribas, and is the second private credit CLO for Ares in Europe

Lending giants invade lower mid-market in search of deals – Private Credit Comment
Smaller debt funds face increased competition from larger lenders; normalisation hinges on more M&A volumes or issues in syndicated markets

LGT Capital Partners launches CLO equity fund
The royal family-owned firm made its CLO debut last summer, pricing a EUR 517m deal arranged by Deutsche Bank 

Former Ares CLO leader Boris Okuliar joins Corinthia
London-based Okuliar is now Corinthia’s chief strategy officer and head of global diversified credit, signalling the private credit firm’s expansion into public credit

CLO equity payments decline for US and Europe
Reinvesting US BSL CLOs saw median equity payments slip 16bps from the fourth quarter of 2025

New filings detail Patrick Drahi's diversion of assets to detriment of certain Altice creditors – report
EUR 4.5bn loan affected, 55% of Altice International's assets; creditors explore litigation, including covenant breach and conveyance claims

Ares plans to raise a USD 6.6bn alternative credit fund in just six months
The alternative asset manager also said on its fourth quarter earnings call that it is preparing a final close for its latest opportunistic credit fund

European BSL market upped risk to win deals in 2025 – White & Case
The BSL market issued a higher percentage of loans rated below BB against a backdrop of patchy M&A flow

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

Partners reset tips Euro CLO AAA tight down to 121bps
Partners’ latest European CLO reset set a new tight for European CLO triple A spreads, as the rapid bout of spread tightening taking place in both the US and Europe over the last couple of weeks showed little immediate sign of abating

CLO platform M&A sees green shoots
ANALYSIS: CVC’s recent agreement to acquire Marathon Asset Management in a deal that sees the top European CLO player double-down on its US CLO presence may prove the start of trend 

Moody’s prepares to enter European private credit CLO rating space
EXCLUSIVE: Moody’s is in discussions about rating private credit CLOs in Europe for the first time, as the market continues to grow

Largest loan repricing wave sweeps through the market while AI fears drive software sector sell-off
Nord Anglia and INNIO break through 300bps barrier for single-Bs; Team.blue and Dedalus pull deals amid software/tech sell-off

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

Euro market kicks into high gear as end of week sees flurry of pricings
Friday was the busiest day thus far of 2026 for European CLO primary, with two new issues and two resets adding more than USD 1.7bn in fresh paper to the market

Apollo prints narrow; benchmark European reset AAA spreads dip to 123 bps
Apollo has priced the tightest standard-duration European CLO reset since Liberation Day, with the reworking of RRME 18 trimming 4 bps off the existing market low

Barings issues Euro market’s first reset for 2026
BNP Paribas was the sole arranger for Barings Euro CLO 2024-1, which was valued at EUR 376.5m

Private credit investors chase higher risk-return—Campbell Lutyens
A new survey shows investors are seeking higher returning strategies amid expectations of lower rates, while also turning away from the dominant North American market

CAPZA appoints co-head of private debt
New parent company BNPP AM Alts seeks to accelerate the growth of the mid-market private debt franchise in Europe, the company said

Fair Oaks prices first deal in six months
The refinancing of the 2024-vintage Fair Oaks Loan Funding V was also the first deal of the year for arranger Goldman Sachs