Please see the table below for the top 10 largest EU CLO managers and their collateral AUM trends since 2017 (rather than CLO liabilities), based on data from PitchBook and Intex.
Collateral AUM is used instead of CLO liabilities, as liability notionals would overstate the actual AUM.
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| EU CLO Manager (AUM € Bn) | 30-Sep-25 | 31-Dec-24 | 31-Dec-23 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-20 | 31-Dec-19 | 31-Dec-18 | 31-Dec-17 | |
| 1 | CVC Credit Partners | 14.2 | 12.8 | 11.3 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.3 |
| 2 | Blackstone | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.3 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 6.2 |
| 3 | KKR Financial Advisors | 10.5 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Redding Ridge Asset Management | 9.8 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 5 | Carlyle Group | 8.9 | 8.7 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 9.8 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 5.1 |
| 6 | PGIM | 8.6 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 4.9 |
| 7 | Investcorp Credit Management | 8.0 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.5 |
| 8 | Sound Point Capital Management | 7.6 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| 9 | Palmer Square Capital Management | 7.4 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 0.5 | |||
| 10 | UBS AM | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
Related article:
League Table: Full List of EU CLO Managers by Collateral AUM and Trends (As at 30 September 2025)
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