Carlyle hires new head of European liquid credit and CLOs as MacKenzie exits
EXCLUSIVE: Stuart MacKenzie, who headed European liquid credit and oversaw European CLOs, is stepping down and leaving Carlyle, according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux

Hayfin explores sale of US CLO business
EXCLUSIVE: Hayfin commits to US private credit and fundraising, as it's shifting away from US CLOs

CLO managers push for index-linked discount obligation thresholds
European and US CLO managers are changing their discount obligation language, according to a new report by Dealscribe 

BSP prices latest new European CLO
The EUR 405.7m transaction, which issued on Friday, is the manager’s fourth European issue for the year and its second new issue

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

Leveraged loan price bifurcation widening — S&P
A growing distressed tail is trading below 80, while other loans are trading above par, pressuring CLO investors and managers

Blackstone prints new European CLO at 126bps, Silver Point issues second Euro deal
Blackstone’s latest European CLO printed this week as a EUR 403m transaction via Jefferies, while Silver Point followed up its debut European offering last October with a second deal arranged through Barclays

European CLO rankings – April 2026
Permira and Partners Group were the big movers at the top of Creditflux’s European manager CLO issuance league table last month, rising from fifth and eighth places in March to occupy second and third behind CVC

Mapping the future together
Credit market players are getting on with business, looking through the conflict in the Persian Gulf, and dealing with the resultant rise in inflation, all while hurriedly adapting to AI, which many are labelling the greatest transformative technology in our lifetimes

‘The CLO equity entry point does look more attractive’
Investor's Corner with Shiloh Bates, portfolio manager at RBC Global Asset Management

Comfortable with being uncomfortable
Despite macro concerns, CLO warehouses remain open. Deals may be delayed, but attendees at the Creditflux CLO Symposium were confident CLO issuance this year will match that of 2025

GoldenTree takes third gold in a row
This year, the firm faced stiff competition from finalists Bain, Blackstone, Fidelity and Voya, but GoldenTree was once again named Global Manager of the Year at the Creditflux awards in London

CLOs labelled ‘best’ asset class since 2000
Despite LME trouble and the constrained supply of loans, CLO performance has been so strong this millennium that 30 new managers are rumoured to want to join the fray in Europe alone

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

NorthWall to enter European CLO management, hires Permira vet to lead strategy
EXCLUSIVE: NorthWall Capital has hired Permira’s Andrew Lawson to lead its new European CLO management strategy with more hires expected

We plan on becoming a repeat CLO issuer—Kartesia
EXCLUSIVE: Kartesia’s new CLO platform will aim to take advantage of cheaper credits and plans to be a repeat issuer 

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  

Spire prices tight across capital structure as Euro CLO AAAs tighten to 126bps
The manager’s first issue in 11 months, and its first since its acquisition by Macquarie Asset Management was announced in March, trimmed benchmark European CLO triple As to 126bps over Euribor

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

Partners prints European CLO reset at sub-128bps
Partners has trimmed the current triple A market tight for European CLOs, repricing Penta CLO 10 for the first time since its original issuance in 2021

Apollo introduces new type of ‘next-generation’ CLO
The new product, unveiled by firm CEO Marc Rowan on Apollo’s first-quarter earnings call, looks to take the benefits of existing BSL CLOs and pair them with improved performance for investors

Proskauer adds DLA partner to structured credit team
CLO specialist and former DLA Piper partner Konstantinos (Kos) Vavelidis has joined Proskauer as a partner in its London office 

Kartesia raises EUR 140m for new CLO platform KLM
The firm's head of CLOs and structured credit Michael Htun will lead its European CLO strategy

SMBC hires JPM alum to head EMEA SPG syndication
EXCLUSIVE: The bank has made a string of CLO-related hires globally this spring, after previously poaching top CLO bankers from JPMorgan in 2024

Kartesia prepares to price debut CLO
EXCLUSIVE: The private debt specialist and CLO equity investor is currently marketing its first CLO offering to investors