Private credit trading has reasons to grow despite slow take off in Europe
Banks try to establish a secondary market for private credit; large unitranche deals drive private credit trading growth, while semi-liquid funds require asset trading to manage portfolios and meet redemptions

Secondaries emerge as preferred solution to liquidity and deployment pressures – Private Credit Comment
With a subdued M&A market stymying sponsors’ exit opportunities, and confronted with a more challenging backdrop for fundraising, some direct lenders in Europe are eagerly exploring private credit secondaries as a new avenue that can bolster liquidity for the asset class

Coller’s head of credit says volatility benefits secondaries market growth
PODCAST: Volatility is "a very good thing" for private credit secondaries, says Michael Schad, head of credit at Coller Capital, on the latest episode of Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee

Coller and Cherry Bank to raise capital for private credit secondaries from Italian wealth market
Coller Capital has announced a distribution partnership with Cherry Bank to better sell its private credit secondaries investment product to affluent individuals in Italy

Entegra to launch CLO pricing benchmark for Europe
EXCLUSIVE: The firm also introduced visibility reports for European CLO managers today to guide managers in pricing new issue CLOs, founder Daniel Ezra said

Spreads widen and issuances pause as CLO managers react to market volatility
EXCLUSIVE: Triple-A tranches are widening by up to 10bps amid a slowdown in CLO reset and issuance activity, according to multiple sources

Software sell-off weighs on growing share of European single-B CLO tranches
Around 7%-8% of single-B tranches no longer covered on MVOC basis; manager tiering re-emerges

Group.ONE TLB and Cision loan fall on continued AI selloff
Market Comment: Software leveraged loans are under pressure on continued AI fears

Pantheon backs Eurazeo in EUR 480m private debt secondaries deal
Eurazeo announced it has closed a continuation vehicle, allowing some LPs to liquidate their shares early

EQT targets secondaries expansion with Coller Capital acquisition
The Swedish private equity firm has acquired credit secondaries specialist Coller Capital in a deal worth USD 3.2b

PGIM rolls out private credit secondaries platform
The asset manager will deploy up to USD 1bn into private credit secondaries over the next two years

Are Investors Mispricing “Tail” Volatility in triple A CLOs? - Fair Oaks
GUEST ANALYSIS: Investors may be overestimating the volatility and risk of triple A CLOs, according to Fair Oaks Capital

CVC launches dedicated private credit secondaries platform
The alternative asset manager tapped Henri Lusa, a former managing director at Partners Group, to lead the new effort

Polus raises EUR 890m for European special situations fund
The latest fund exceeded its original EUR 750m target, a source familiar told Creditflux

CLO market braces for First Brands fallout
Auto part supplier's leveraged loan has been bid at 40 cents on the dollar, boding ill for recoveries and a hit to equity returns, as First Brands hurtles toward a restructuring

Pantheon closes oversubscribed private credit secondaries fund
The secondaries specialist raised USD 2.2bn for its Pantheon Credit Opportunities III fund and related vehicles

Investors opt for debt as alternative to secondary sales to generate liquidity
Investors are increasingly seeking financing as an alternative to selling their fund stakes on the secondaries market

European CLOs back on track for record year, but caution remains – Global ABS panellists
Panellists at this year’s Global ABS conference in Barcelona say European CLO issuance has recovered from its April hiatus – but concerns remain, especially over lack of leveraged loan supply and deteriorating credit quality

Generali Investments, Partners team up on private credit secondaries fund
Generali Investments’ debut private credit secondaries fund will invest globally and is available to professional investors

Wild volatility drives spike in secondary market activity, as primary market hits the brakes in Europe
EU ABS weekly digest: primary ABS and CLO markets hit the brakes, while the secondary markets saw a flurry of BWICs hit the screens in Europe

Trump's tariff U-turn sparks cautious tightening in secondary
ANALYSIS: European CLO market saw little forced selling, more BWIC activity with some percentage of DNTs

CLO market stabilises after Trump’s tariff reversal
ANALYSIS:Investor sentiment has moderated after the US president backed down on tariffs, but the full effects will take a few days to emerge

BWICs dominate CLO, ABS secondary activity as primary quietens
EXCLUSIVE: A flurry of BWICs hit screens this week, offering both CLOs and ABS, though some did not trade in Europe

European CLO market braces for issuance slowdown amid tariff fallout
European CLO spreads are widening “by the minute” in early Monday trade, and deal activity is expected to slow as many “resets off the table”  

Partners Group launches dedicated private credit secondaries effort
EXCLUSIVE: The firm already has experience in private equity secondaries, infrastructure secondaries and real estate secondaries