Arini prints fourth new US CLO in five months
The rapidly-expanding manager issued Arini US CLO VIII, a half-billion-dollar transaction, via Bank of America

Palmer Square prices new US CLO with weighted cost of debt under 148bps
The beginning of the week also saw Arini price its seventh US CLO via Scotiabank

Oak Hill signals revival of European CLO business with key hire
Oak Hill Advisors, which hasn’t issued a new European CLO since 2021, has hired a portfolio manager

Arini names co-PM replacements as European CLO PM exits
EXCLUSIVE: The firm promoted Jeysson Abergel and Adi Arya to serve as co-portfolio managers for the European CLO platform, two sources familiar told Creditflux  

Arini prices second new Euro CLO for 2026
Issuing as a EUR 429.375m transaction via Citi, Arini European CLO X follows the manager’s last issue six weeks ago

Arini prices new half-billion-euro CLO via JPMorgan
.The manager’s ninth European CLO priced its triple A paper at Euribor plus 130bps

Arini preps fresh CLO, breaking new Euro issuance pause
EXCLUSIVE: The latest print will be the manager’s first new European issue of the year, and comes at a time of caution in the primary market

Arini President Mathew Cestar says Europe’s missing AI boom provides opportunities
PODCAST: Europe has mostly missed the AI boom that’s driven a large part of US economic growth – but that actually makes European credit more appealing, according to the head of the alternative asset manager

Acer Tree and Arini price latest deals as market winds down
Acer Tree and Arini have issued new European CLOs to round out the year, with Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs acting as arrangers on the respective deals

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

Arini underlines aggressive US issuance schedule with third US CLO in seven months
Arini US CLO III priced on Tuesday as a USD 403.65m transaction via Bank of America, following on from the manager’s initial US print in April and its second deal in July

Arini and Permira upsize with latest new Euro CLOs
The two deals saw comparable spreads, with the triple As for both clearing at Euribor plus 130bps

Arini resets first CLO
The 2023 Euro deal marked Arini's first foray as a CLO manager

Arini prices, upsizes second US CLO
The deal was upsized from USD 400m to 500m and comes only three months after the manager's inaugural US print

The ‘real economy’ of Europe needs financing – Arini’s Mathew Cestar
“We know there’s a big pan-European need for financing,” says Mathew Cestar, president of Arini, one of the fastest growing alternative credit managers, on the latest edition of the Credit Exchange podcast with Lisa Lee

Arini follows up debut US print with first Euro issue for 2025
The fast-growing manager has priced its sixth European deal since its debut as a CLO issuer some 20 months ago

BCI anchors Arini’s debut private credit fund with USD 200m
In addition to backing the new European direct lending fund, the institutional investor giant plans to deploy more than USD 400m in related co-investments

Arini makes US debut with smaller-than-average new manager premium
Arini US CLO I priced its triple As at SOFR plus 150bps, a smaller differential to tier-1s than standard for a debut manager

Bank-asset manager partnerships reach European shores
EXCLUSIVE: the recent announcement from Arini and Lazard shows how new entrants into the direct lending market might copy the US model of leaning on bank partners

Europe-based Arini markets first US CLO with big team already in place in the States
EXCLUSIVE: Hamza Lemssouguer's hedge fund is progressing towards debuting its first US issue and building a US CLO managment business with aspirations to do multiple deals a year

Lemssouguer’s Arini and Lazard strike partnership for European direct lending
The deal sourcing from Lazard will be a key component of Arini’s new direct lending strategy

Hamza Lemssouguer’s Arini aims to become a new US CLO manager
EXCLUSIVE: The European hedge fund has hired Goldman Sachs as arranger for its first US deal 

Arini prices third European new issue CLO for the year
Arini has priced its third CLO of 2024 and fourth in total, which comes less than a year after its market debut   

Evangeline Lim departs from Arini and retires from CLO industry
Arini's head CLO PM Evangeline Lim is leaving Arini, triggering a shak-up that sees the firm's deputy CLO PM Ben Rothberg replacing her

Third CLO’s a charm for Arini
Arini Capital maintained its dramatic growth in the CLO market on Friday, pricing an impressively tight new European deal