European private credit CLOs ramp up, with Pemberton, Ares readying new deals
Pemberton to join Ares with new issues next year, while Barings looks at a reset of its initial static deal

Regulators will see the benefits of private credit – Blackstone
The resilience of private credit will become clear following a review of the sector by UK regulators, says Blackstone’s Daniel Leiter

Corinthia Global Management hires Ares alum in New York
The global private credit manager has hired former Ares partner Craig Shirey to serve as a managing director

Alaska, Pennsylvania among pensions disclosing recent private credit investments
Alaska retirement system reveals over USD 400m in private credit investments and Pennsylvania and Texas pensions make new commitments to European private credit funds, while Maine PERS commits to another new TPG Twin Brook fund

European CLO veteran Boris Okuliar departs Ares
The exit sees the loss of Ares’ co-head of its global liquid credit business after nine years at the firm, to spend more time with family and explore new opportunities

Barings moves toward second Euro private credit CLO as Blackstone, Apollo mull initial deals
EXCLUSIVE: The firm that cracked the European private credit CLO market open last year is working on its second such deal, while Blackstone and Apollo eye a market entry

Ares launches direct lending fund for European wealth investors
The firm’s first ELTIF product will give individual investors access to its existing European direct lending strategy

Ares 'bespoke' mid-market CLO unlocks UK insurance capital
Ares’ debut mid-market European CLO employs a highly unusual structure that allows it to attract investments from UK insurance firms

US pensions increasingly eye European private credit amid expanding allocations, diversification pressures
US public pensions have committed at least USD 4.4bn to European private credit strategies since July 2024  

The M&A market is normalising – Ares’ Matt Theodorakis
PODCAST: “People are looking to do deals going forward” after taking a pause following ‘Liberation Day’, Theodorakis told Lisa Lee, managing editor at Creditflux, on the latest Credit Exchange podcast

Europe sees first reinvesting private credit CLO as Ares prices rare sterling deal
The second private credit CLO in Europe is comprised of over 50 middle-market companies based in the UK, primarily operating in defensive industries

Ares hits post-tariff mezz tights with new Euro issue
The manager's second new Euro CLO of 2025 reinforced the tightening trend seen in recent weeks

Ares appoints new co-head of European alternative credit
The firm taps Richard Sehayek to serve alongside Stefano Questa

Ares pulls reset of new Euro CLO amidst market volatility fallout
Expected to price last week, the deal was withdrawn, as overall CLO market activity slows in the wake of tariff-induced upheavals

Ares raises biggest ever European private credit fund

European direct lending "incredibly attractive", could easily see EUR 3bn unitranche in region: Ares
Co-head of European credit at Ares Management, Mike Dennis, spoke with Lisa Lee about the firm’s record fundraise for direct lending, and opportunities to invest in Europe  

Ares snatches tightest cost-of-funding crown by slimmest of margins
Ares’ first new European deal of 2025 equalled year-to-date spread tights for every tranche  

Mega direct lenders break records despite sluggish fundraising cycle
The new year kicked off with Ares Management showcasing the largest ever fundraise for a European direct lending strategy, suggesting that investors are preferring to pile into the largest private credit managers

Ares raises EUR 30bn for European direct lending, hits hard cap
Ares Management has raised EUR 30bn for its latest European direct lending strategy and held a close for the latest fund

Ares negotiates sub line lending solutions with banks
Ares Management is upping its subscription line lending activity. It has agreed a new partnership with Investec and is talks with a number of other banks

Ares prices inside guidance for static European CLO reset
Ares has reset its 2020-vintage Ares European CLO XIV, a static deal, valued as a EUR 235.8m transaction via Goldman Sachs

Ares 2018-vintage reset prices with big equity injection
Ares' latest US BSL CLO reset of Ares XLIX has priced, but introduced a hefty equity injection of USD 61.25m 

Ares plans to swaps short-dated for static in European CLO reset
Ares is marketing a static reset of the short-dated 2020-vintage Ares European CLO XIV, with Goldman Sachs acting as the arranger

2022 vintage European CLO is reset
The third European reset to hit the market in May has priced in a marginally-upsized restructuring of a 2022-vintage CLO

Ares add new European CLO to its roster
The second half of this week saw a renewed rush of European issuance, and Ares was amongst those coming to the market