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• Muzinich expands European CLO Platform, eyes two deals in 2026

  JPMorgan warehouse, conservative portfolio construction and partnerships underpin European push

  Muzinich & Co is accelerating its European CLO expansion, in a bid to capitalise on an anticipated rise in new issuance across both the US and Europe. Muzinich last May announced the expansion of its CLO platform by launching into Europe, w...

• European SRT outlook 2026: momentum holds

  Europe's SRT market remains strong in 2026, but regulatory uncertainty and credit dispersion loom

  After a record year for issuance, the European SRT market is entering 2026 with strong momentum, even as regulatory uncertainty and credit differentiation begin to shape behaviour, market participants tell SCI. Banks continue to deploy SRTs as a core...

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• Edelweiss fund raising for latest performing credit vehicle

  Firm targeting US$1.5bn for Indian special opportunities

  Edelweiss Asset Management is targeting US$1.5bn for its latest performing credit fund, SCI has learned. Edelweiss Special Opportunities Fund IV has pencilled in US$400m for its first close and has so far raised around US$150m. The strategy aims to...

• ABF Deal Digest: Willis Aviation Capital set to focus on third-party asset management

  A weekly roundup of private asset-backed financing activity

  This week’s roundup of private ABF activity sees Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) establishing a new division that will focus on the management of third-party assets and capital through discretionary funds, in partnership with a numb...

• Fair Oaks partners with BNPP for seventh European CLO

  Aiming to raise €350m, with the vehicle set to go live in Q2

  Fair Oaks Capital has partnered with BNP Paribas to open a new European CLO warehouse, SCI has learned. Fair Oaks Loan Funding VII aims to raise €350m and is set to go live in Q2, sources familiar with the matter told SCI. As a continuatio...

• SEC issues 'No Objection' on CLO loan tranche classification

  Commission assuages industry fears that it might end widespread industry practice allowing banks to ...

  The US SEC has given the banking sector the greenlight on buying CLO loan tranches, confirming that the assets will retain their existing classification as loans rather than securities. The Commission last month issued a &ls...

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• Job swaps weekly: Schroders makes senior securitisation and ABF hire

  People moves and key promotions in securitisation

  This week’s bumper roundup of securitisation job swaps – and the first roundup of 2026 – sees Schroders Capital hiring an investment director for securitised products and asset-based finance. Elsewhere, a BNP Pa...