Creditflux manager awards shortlist 2026
The best in the CLO market will be honoured at the 18th annual award ceremony on 21 April 2026 at the Chancery Rosewood, London

Last call for Creditflux CLO Symposium 2026
Join us at the definitive CLO community gathering on 20-21 April 2026 at The Chancery Rosewood, London

Iran War to increase corporate default rates globally — IACPM Survey
Though the credit market is absorbing new leveraged loan issuance amid geopolitical uncertainty, credit managers expect the war to drive a rise in defaults

European CLO rankings – March 2026
Palmer Square was the leader in European CLO issuance for the first three months of the year, according to Creditflux’s latest issuance rankings, closely followed by CVC, Blackstone, Apollo and Permira, while it was equally close in the arranger standings, with Bank of America just in front of JPMorgan

European CLO legal counsel rankings – 1Q 2026
Milbank maintained a comfortable lead among manager counsel in European CLOs in our first quarter rankings ahead of Paul Hastings and Latham & Watkins, while on the arranger table, Orrick leapt into second place behind market leader Paul Hastings

Global CLO legal counsel rankings – 1Q 2026
Milbank and Paul Hastings topped Creditflux’s global CLO manager and arranger legal counsel rankings for the first quarter of 2026. But the spotlight is on Orrick – following its dramatic sweep on Cadwalader’s global finance practice last October, the firm has moved up to second place in the global standings

Oaktree prices US and European CLOs in single day

Oaktree priced two CLOs to close out last week – a new European issue titled Arbour CLO XVI via Citi, and a reset of a 2024-vintage US BSL transaction through SMBC Nikko

European credit portfolio manager departs Onex
James Dunn, Onex’s managing director and portfolio manager, European credit, is leaving the firm, three sources familiar have told Creditflux

Two more lawyers leave Cadwalader for Orrick
Orrick has added another two former Cadwalader lawyers to its growing structured finance team in London

European CLOs show resilience, but signs of slowdown emerging – Q1 analysis
A slight decline in year-on-year new issuance was offset by strong repricing activity, but indications of an overall issuance slowdown were beginning to emerge as the quarter drew to a close

Arthur Cox bolsters structured finance team with Walkers hires
EXCLUSIVE: Two structured finance specialists will leave Walkers to join Arthur Cox over the summer

New European Partners Group CLO prices with delayed-issuance single B tranche
Both the triple As and double As were split across note and loan tranches, with the triple As issuing at the current market benchmark of 130bps over Euribor

Bain closes third CLO captive equity fund
EXCLUSIVE: The fund, which primarily targets majority equity investments in the firm’s US and European CLOs and warehouses, is valued at around USD 1.5bn, the firm’s global head of credit John Wright told Creditflux

CLO equity price decline represents compelling buying opportunity — CIFC
Over the next 12 to 24 months, CLO equity could generate returns comparable to those seen in 2023-2024, CIFC believes

Sailing on in high seas
The first quarter of 2026 will go down as one of the most turbulent periods for financial markets

Investors seek safe havens as volatility rocks CLO ETFs
CLO ETF managers are seeing a flight to quality as investors react to recent market volatility by pulling funds from mezzanine tranches and investing more heavily in triple As

CLO managers brace for software loan maturity wall
Underperforming software loans that will mature in 2028 are causing sleepless nights for CLO managers

News in brief
Top stories on creditflux.com: spreads widen and outflows increase as war hits credit

CLOs at a glance – April 2026
Our list of recent CLO pricings globally

Outstanding performers – Creditflux announces 2026 CLO Awards finalists
This is our list of the best US and European CLOs, CLO funds and CLO managers. Winners will be announced at the 18th Creditflux awards, at the Chancery Rosewood in London on 21 April

CLO Symposium 2026
The Creditflux CLO Symposium will be held at the The Chancery Rosewood, London on 20-21 April 2026

Euro CLO investors seek good entry points in the mezz as spreads widen
EXCLUSIVE: As European double B tranches widen beyond 600bps, investors are observing rather than investing while they look for the best entry points in the mezz

Elmwood’s European CLO strategy began at Creditflux symposium
EXCLUSIVE: Elmwood has revealed that its European CLO strategy started at the 2024 Creditflux conference, where they began their hiring process

CLOs price from Polus and Tikehau as Euro market shows signs of vitality
New CLO transactions from Tikehau and Polus have helped maintain this week's momentum to the European CLO market, after a quiet period last week as managers digested the implications of the Iran war and ongoing worries over the impact of AI on software loans