European Commission proposes securitisation revamp
Formal proposals aim to fuel the European economy by facilitating securitisation

Blackstone hires ex-Lazard co-head of US financial institutions
Joseph Cassanelli will work on the team behind Blackstone’s Tactical Opportunities strategy, which allows Blackstone to invest across asset classes, industries and geographies

Public ABS volatility creates opportunity for Citi, Carlyle ABF partnership
By backing fintech specialty lending businesses, Carlyle will gain access to their portfolio of alternative collateral, Carlyle’s head of ABF told Creditflux

Global investors pile into European CLOs as consensus on US ‘exceptionalism’ erodes
European credit, including CLOs and other ABS products, is attracting international investor interest as geopolitical uncertainty prompts a reach for geographic diversity

Cautious optimism over ABS and CLO markets – Global ABS 2025
A hazy geopolitical backdrop is not deterring investors and arrangers in the structured finance market, as delegates attending the Global ABS 2025 conference in Barcelona appeared upbeat about the prospects of both CLO and ABS markets

Investors remain cautious as European CLO and ABS markets rebound after April’s tariff tantrum
Spreads in both primary and secondary markets have all but retraced to the tights seen earlier this year, even as tariff uncertainty remains – but investors remain wary of further volatility

ABF specialist Balbec names new CEO
Peter Troisi to take the helm as Charles Rusbasan transitions to an executive chairman role

TwentyFour Asset Management launches private asset-backed fund
It’s the first major move into private credit by the firm or its parent Vontobel Asset Management  

Custom vehicles offer range of options for co-investments
Institutional investors, the huge pools of capital that have fuelled private credit to a USD 2tn market, often aspire to invest directly alongside fund managers. But many have been hampered by high cost and other difficulties — until perhaps now

400 Capital names leaders for ABS, corporate and distressed strategies
The alternative credit manager also announced two new partners

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

CLO Symposium 2025
The Creditflux CLO Symposium will be held at the Nobu Hotel, London on 14-15 May 2025

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

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

Guggenheim alums to head new Hoplon-backed private ABS shop
The new platform just finished a USD 1.35bn IG securitization of internet identity service assets

KKR, Capital Group set to launch a hybrid private-public credit fund for individuals
The new fund with a low minimum will invest across corporate direct lending, private asset-based lending and public fixed income

Lincoln Financial partners with Bain, Partners Group on private credit products for US wealth channel
Lincoln aims to launch the two new private credit products in late 2025

Atos provides a French lesson for SRT investors

US BSL CLO Rankings - February 2025
2025 rages on as February continues to set pace for another record year

European ABS, CLOs tighten as secondary trading picks up
Secondary spreads for both ABS and CLOs in Europe tighten this week, notably for mezzanine tranches

Oaktree expands asset-based finance team with hires from Atalaya and Goldman
Oaktree Capital Management has increased staff for its asset-backed finance group

Obra builds out new CLO management business around CLO investing
Obra Capital became the newest manager in the CLO space with last month’s pricing of Obra CLO 1, but the origin of the team dates back to the days before the Great Financial Crisis

UBS refinances Covid-era US CLO
UBS Asset Management has printed a refinancing of Madison Park Funding XLV, a short-dated US BSL CLO that debuted back in July 2020

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