Mezz tiering takes hold in Europe as investors take their pick of deals
Manager performance in elevated rate environment is coming under more scrutiny from investors   

New Invesco Euro CLO prices wide of recent market levels
Invesco’s first new European deal in six months saw its triple-As priced at Euribor plus 134bps   

Barings prices Europe’s first ever private credit CLO
Barings and BNP Paribas have priced Europe’s first ever private credit CLO, achieving a historical feat that had eluded the region so far

Deutsche Bank forecasts record new issuance for European CLOs in 2025
Deutsche Bank Research is forecasting a record EUR 50bn in gross new issue CLO supply for the European CLO market in 2025, with net issuance projected to increase to EUR 25bn

European CLOs hit another BB tight with latest Trinitas print
Trinitas’ latest European deal recorded a new year-to-date low for European double-B spreads, slicing 10bps off the previous tight

KKR joins CLO captive equity rush
Investment giant KKR is fundraising for a new CLO captive equity fund with an impressive target size, joining managers like Bain, Beach Point and Brigade who all hit the news this week 

Partners prices new European CLO
The new deal from Partners Group adds to an increasing number of European transactions pricing triple-As at 128bps over Euribor

Bain Capital fundraising for third captive CLO equity vehicle
Bain Capital Credit has become the latest CLO manager to start fundraising for a new captive equity fund

Onex completes post-pricing upsize in European market first
In a first for the European CLO market, Onex has completed a post-pricing upsizing of its latest European deal, Onex Credit Partners Euro CLO 2024-11

UBS looks for significant tightening as it markets 2023-vintage Euro reset
UBS is currently marketing its second European CLO in two months, a reset of Madison Park Euro Funding XIX, a 2023-vintage issue

Voya leaves it late to price first new Euro issue of 2024
The steady flow of European CLO dealmaking continued with the pricing of Voya Euro CLO VIII, arranged by Jefferies and HSBC

PGIM prices wide of mezz guidance in return to European primary issuance
The US manager’s first European deal in two years followed the recent trend and showed some weakness in the mezz compared to initial price talk

Fidelity Investments buys Fidelity International’s European CLO platform
Life has become a little simpler for CLO investors, as the two different Fidelity CLO platforms combine into one manager

CLO fundraising round-up - November 2024
CLO funds have had a stand-out year, and both fundraising and fund returns have soared, with managers out in the market with both third-party and captive CLO funds

Euro reset sees KKR extend one of its longest-running deals
The latest reset of a 2014 vintage CLO by KKR saw a hefty cost-of-debt increase, as a prior partial refi in 2019 had locked in extremely tight spreads 

European BSL CLO Rankings - October 2024
Palmer Square and Jefferies remain on top our latest YTD rankings for the European CLO market

Carlyle returns to European primary market with second new print of 2024
Carlyle's first European CLO since April priced with the senior triple-As at the current market tight of Euribor plus 128bps

Accunia launches new investment-grade US CLO fund
The Danish asset manager Accunia has launched an IG CLO fund and is currently looking for investors 

Barings sees weakness in lower mezz with latest Euro CLO
Barings has printed its first European deal in over five months, joining other European managers rushing to conclude pricings before the US election

Palmer Square refinances static European CLO
Static CLO specialist Palmer Square has priced a full refinancing of a 2023-vintage static European CLO 

Tikehau goes short with 1Y/2Y European CLO reset
Originally priced as a 1.5Y/4.5Y issue, a reset of Tikehau CLO IX has shortened the duration to a 1Y/2Y schedule

KKR prices static Euro CLO with triple-As at 97bps
KKR printed its first static European CLO in style with one of the tightest deals of the year, with a total weighted cost of debt of Euribor plus 148.08bps

Differing approaches on display as Fortress and CIC Private Debt debut as CLO managers in Europe
CIC Private Debt and Fortress have priced their debut CLOs within hours of each other this week to mark the first set of manager debuts the market has seen in six months

CIC Private Debt prices inaugural CLO to become a new manager in Europe
French firm CIC Private Debt has become a CLO manager in Europe with its first deal that cleared with relatively tight triple-A spreads

Fortress becomes European CLO manager after pricing debut deal
US hedge fund Fortress has become a new European manager with a CLO that upsized and attracted a significant new manager premium