HPS prices AAAs at 125bps for newest European CLO
HPS has priced a new European CLO via Jefferies, with RBC acting as a co-placement agent on the EUR 405m issue of Aqueduct European CLO 18

BlackRock becomes latest to issue static private credit CLO
The manager's latest print follows static private credit CLO prints in recent months from Fortress, Blackstone and Barings, as well as the manager's own BlackRock DLF IX-L CLO 2026 Static in January, which issued as an unusual single-tranche CLO

BlackRock highlights Euro CLO AAA debt opportunities in 3Q outlook
BlackRock has identified triple A-rated European CLO tranches as continuing to offer attractive opportunities in the current fixed income market, in the asset manager’s third-quarter fixed income outlook

BlackRock's latest Euro CLO prints AAAs at 126bps
BlackRock European CLO XVII printed as a EUR 405m transaction through Bank of America

BlackRock private market inflows led by private credit as spreads widen
Institutional investors want to put more private credit money to work in this environment, the global asset management giant said on its earnings call

AI outlook one of several key macro calls for investors – BlackRock midyear forecast
‘Scarcity versus abundance’ forms the key theme for the BlackRock Investment Institute midyear global outlook, which was published on Tuesday following the institute’s two-day forum earlier in June

BlackRock HPS reports exit requests over 13% for semi-liquid direct lending fund
HLEND, the private credit fund designed for individual investors, will repurchase 5% of shares outstanding to create around USD 620m of liquidity for investors

Private credit comes under scrutiny from US regulators
Global watchdogs sounded the alarm, then European central bankers weighed in with concerns about systemic risk. Now US lawmakers and regulators are putting private credit under the magnifying glass

Citi, HPS strike EUR 15bn private debt program
BlackRock-owned HPS and Citi are working together to offer private capital solutions to sponsor-backed and corporate-owned borrowers

European credit spreads remain resilient — BlackRock
Healthy fundamentals and low default risk means that European credit spreads are showing resilience, at least for now, according to BlackRock’s latest fixed-income outlook

BlackRock TCP crystallises losses from restructurings, lowers nonaccruals
The listed business development company has been using sales, paydowns, and partial exits to strengthen the balance sheet, CEO Philip Tseng said on the earnings call

BlackRock launches Preqin tools to enhance private credit transparency
BlackRock Aladdin has launched a new suite of private credit solutions on Preqin to address transparency queries around the sector

BlackRock issues new static private credit CLO
Scotiabank served as the arranger for the USD 536m BlackRock DLF 2026-C CLO

CLO manager rankings by AUM – Q1 2026
Creditflux’s latest quarterly CLO manager AUM rankings see a shake-up in the top 3, with BlackRock/HPS displacing Carlyle from the final podium spot

US private credit CLO rankings – February 2026
Blackstone’s latest USD 1bn BCRED print helped it to the top of Creditflux’s year-to-date private credit CLO issuance rankings for February, ahead of Blue Owl and BlackRock/HPS. Scotiabank, meanwhile, emerged as the top arranger, with 17.8% market share

BDCs make sales to rebalance portfolios and create liquidity
As concerns about liquidity and credit quality mount in private credit, some direct lending vehicles are considering offloading selected assets

BlackRock HPS’s semi-liquid private credit fund caps redemption at 5% limit
As exit requests for the perpetual nontraded BDC, HPS Corporate Lending Fund, surge past its original liquidity limits, some investors will not get their money back in full this quarter

Loan ETFs see massive outflows as retail investors react to software, Iran
EXCLUSIVE: The software sell-off and Iranian conflict have rattled the retail market and led to a spike in outflows, according to Octaura data

BlackRock TCP reports new write-downs, wiping out 19% of NAV
Loans on non-accrual now account for 9.7% of cost for the BDC’s portfolio and 4% of fair value, the fourth quarter earnings presentation shows

NYS system commits USD 500m as Illinois plans private credit RFP
NYSCRF allocates USD 500m to BlackRock, Ares and Pearl Diver; Boston, San Joaquin pensions also reveal recent commitments; Illinois police pension plans private credit search in June

Retail and consumer credits show weaker fundamentals – BlackRock co-head of leveraged finance Mitch Garfin
PODCAST: There are opportunities in the market, according to Mitch Garfin, co-head of leveraged finance at BlackRock – but consumer and retail-oriented sectors are under pressure 

BlackRock prices unusual single-tranche static CLO
The USD 399m deal, arranged by Morgan Stanley, was split almost evenly between a single triple A-rated loan tranche, and LP interests

BlackRock TCP’s BDC waives Q4 fees, anticipating NAV drop
The listed BDC faces nearly a 20% plunge in net asset value after making a series of bad bets

Mid-market CLO rankings – full-year 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Golub extended its reign at the top on the manager tables, but BlackRock/HPS vaulted into second place ahead of Apollo, while Wells Fargo secured the arranger crown

AI capex set to expand at unprecedented speed and scale – BlackRock
The 2026 outlook from the BlackRock Investment Institute notes that capital spending ambitions tied to the buildout of the artificial intelligence boom are so large that the micro is becoming macro