Muzinich & Co announces the expansion of its global CLO’s platform
12 JUN, 2025
Muzinich & Co announced this Thursday the expansion of its global platform of collateralized loan obligations through the launch of a European CLO business unit, in strategic partnership with Eagle Point Credit Management.
This marks an important milestone in the construction of the firm's CLO strategy, which began at the end of 2021. Since its inception, 1988 Asset Management, a subsidiary of Muzinich, has successfully set and closed 6 CLOs in the United States for a total of 2.5 billion dollars. These transactions are part of the 38.8 billion dollars assets under management of Muzinich.
The firm was recently recognized at the Creditflux CLO Manager Awards 2025 as the 'Best Boutique CLO Manager in the U.S.'.
Eagle Point, specialist in CLO equity and private credit strategies, has played a key role in the development of the U.S. CLO platform of 1988 Asset Management. Eagle Point will again act as a strategic partner in the launch of the European CLO business.
Muzinich & Co Team
With over 120 investment professionals in the United States, Europe, and Asia, Muzinich brings scale and operational depth to the initiative. The firm's platform is backed by a dedicated team of 27 credit analysts, offering broad sectoral and geographical coverage. Leveraging its global credit expertise, its track record in CLOs, and its relationships with CLO investors, Muzinich is well positioned to offer an attractive proposition to the European CLO market.
The collaboration aims to support a robust portfolio of several years of European CLO issuance by 1988 Asset Management, focused on delivering high-quality, risk-adjusted solutions to institutional investors.
We are very proud to leverage the great momentum of our CLO platform in the U.S. to now bring it to Europe. We look forward to continuing our strong collaborative relationship with Eagle Point.
Justin Muzinich, Chief Executive Officer of Muzinich
The 1988 CLO program has been widely recognized in the market as a leading manager of boutique CLO guarantees. We are excited to help bring that same CLO management model to the European market.
Thomas Majewski, founder and managing partner of Eagle Point
