Credit funds at a glance – April 2025
Our roundup of top performers, fundraising and moves in credit

US-based Diameter Capital moves to enter Europe as a CLO manager
EXCLUSIVE: The credit-focused alternative asset manager has made hires in Europe to issue CLOs in the region, according to sources

Muzinich launches new European CLO platform with Eagle Point as strategic partner
The boutique US CLO manager plans to build a European platform that will support "a strong, multi-year pipeline of European CLO issuance"

Swiss investment manager LGT launches new European CLO platform
The alternative investments management arm of the LGT Group has unveiled a new CLO business, the latest addition to the European CLO management space  

BMO Asset Management launches market’s latest CLO ETF
The fund from the Canadian asset manager will invest in AAA-rated CLOs

Danske Bank Asset Management announces new fund investing in IG CLO tranches
The fund, which will invest in both US and European CLOs, will be overseen by the firm’s Chief Portfolio Manager Jacob Toft Hansen

Europe-based Arini markets first US CLO with big team already in place in the States
EXCLUSIVE: Hamza Lemssouguer's hedge fund is progressing towards debuting its first US issue and building a US CLO managment business with aspirations to do multiple deals a year

Silver Point recruits CLO PM Elliott-Taylor as it edges closer to European management launch
The firm hired away its latest recruit from a fellow European CLO management aspirant  

First out the blocks, Arcano heading a burgeoning list of names with big plans
As Arcano successfully debuts as a European manager, a reminder of the long list of others that are seeking to do the same 

Silver Point preps for first European CLO deal, hires trader for region
Silver Point is currently preparing its first deal and actively recruiting for its European platform 

Hamza Lemssouguer’s Arini aims to become a new US CLO manager
EXCLUSIVE: The European hedge fund has hired Goldman Sachs as arranger for its first US deal 

Alcentra raises over USD 1bn to invest in third-party as well as own CLOs
The funding will invest in CLO mezz and equity through the firm’s third-party CLO tranche investing platform and for its own issuance in Europe

Ex-Panagram CEO, CLO team launch new credit manager
The new Reckoner Capital Management is backed by RedBird Capital Partners

Tikehau in ‘expansion mode’ to compete in the big leagues, mulls European private credit CLO
The French alternatives manager unveils partnership and expansion plans to compete with the alternative giants of the US market  

European CLO ETF options widen as Invesco launches two new offerings
The asset manager joins Janus Henderson and Palmer Square in announcing debut European CLO ETFs this year  

BlackRock launches new CLO mezzanine ETF
BlackRock has added to its ETF suite, its second to provide access to CLOs and moving further down the stack  

AGL taking steps to enter European CLO management
US-based AGL Credit Management is interviewing candiates to enter CLO management in Europe

European CLO market sees burst of ETF launches to start new year
CLO ETFs are gaining traction in Europe, with growing institutional and retail investor demand 

Janus Henderson launches European CLO ETF
The fund is the second European CLO ETF to hit the market, following Fair Oaks’ fund launch last year

Palmer Square announces three new European CLO ETFs
The new funds are the first European CLO ETFs to offer the ability to invest beyond triple-A-rated tranches  

HPS fundraises to invest in CLOs
HPS Investment Partners has been fundraising for CLO investments and has made two registrations for CLO funds in Luxembourg

Napier Park launches and successfully fundraises for captive CLO equity fund
Napier Park has launched its first global CLO captive equity fund and has already raised a sizeable amount

Arcano Partners launches European CLO platform with EUR 150m of captive equity
Spanish firm Arcano has announced it is launching a new CLO platform and has raised captive equity to back issuance 

Janus Henderson highlights agency mortgages in new fixed-income ETF
John Kerschner views agency mortgages as the cheapest thing in fixed-income and has a high allocation for the new JIII ETF   

TCW unveils new CLO ETF as it expands its offerings for investors
TCW has joined the increasingly crowded lineup of CLO AAA ETFs with the launch of ACLO, one of a range of new fixed income ETFs from the West Coast-based manager