Key highlights:
Q1 2026 European Issuance
- In Q1 2026, €59.6bn of securitised product was issued in Europe, a decrease of 6.3% from Q4 2025 (€63.6bn) and a decrease of 3.1% from Q1 2025 (€61.5bn).
- Of this, €43.3bn was placed, representing 72.8% of the total, compared to €37.8bn placed in Q4 2025 (representing 59.4% of €63.6bn) and €38.0bn placed in Q1 2025 (representing 61.8% of €61.5bn).
- In Q1 2026, Pan-European CLOs led placed totals, followed by UK RMBS and German Auto ABS:
- Pan-European CLOs increased from €14.0bn in Q4 2025 to €15.9bn in Q1 2026.
- UK RMBS decreased from €5.2bn in Q4 2025 to €4.9bn in Q1 2026.
- German Auto ABS increased from €1.1bn in Q4 2025 to €3.2bn in Q1 2026.



