DWS resets third infra CLO this year
The manager reset its 2021-vintage RIN IV on Wednesday as a USD 366m offering, including a USD 6m equity injection

DWS resets two-year-old infrastructure CLO
The deal follows a similar repricing from the manager in late June

Bain taps veteran of DWS, Blackstone Credit for global credit COO role
The firm created the new role as the global credit platform scales

DWS slashes cost of debt in 2023-vintage infrastructure CLO reset
The repricing of RIN VI lowered the deal's overall cost of funding by more than 100bps

Deutsche Bank and DWS strike private credit agreement
The asset manager is also bringing on a Deutsche Bank executive to head its global private credit business

DWS prints the first infrastructure CLO of 2025
The latest deal in the RIN series is the first infrastructure-focused CLO this year

MUFG, DWS financing venture starts with project, infrastructure investments
MUFG and DWS Group announced a “private financing strategic venture” this week to enhance both firms’ ability to underwrite and distribute infrastructure and alternative credit investments

DWS prints market’s third infrastructure CLO of the year
DWS has reset a 2019-vintage deal after issuing two new infra CLOs in September   

New managers hustle to join buoyant CLO market
New entrants are bustling to join the ranks of BSL CLO managers in both the US and Europe, with Obra, Fortress and CIC all in the market

Nuveen and AGL among those plotting debut as European CLO managers
US-based firms Nuveen, AGL Credit Management and LCM Asset Management are among those planning to kick-start CLO deals in Europe

Spreads come in as DWS prices new infrastructure-focused CLO
The latest infrastructure CLO from DWS subsuduary RREEF America has priced with triple-As at 155bps, 5bps tighter than in June

Second US infrastructure CLO this year prices
DWS Group has priced the latest of its infrastructure-focused RIN series of CLOs, with a USD 350m deal arranged by Société Générale

DWS prints new CLO backed by infrastructure assets
DWS Group priced a new CLO backed by infrastructure loans on Monday

Credit funds at a glance (November 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Senior CLO investor departs buyside after 17 years to rejoin Fitch
So often CLO investment firms will poach talent from rating agencies and other CLO service providers. But it can be a two-way street, as demonstrated by Fitch Ratings

Former DWS official claims company over-stated ESG progress: WSJ
DWS Group’s environmental, social and governance investment claims are in the spotlight after its former sustainability officer claimed the firm over-stated its ESG efforts, according to the Wall Street Journal

Credit funds at a glance (June 2021)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

"The lack of standardised ESG data creates opportunities for data-driven investors"
Investors can gain an edge by using technology to help parse ESG data

CLOs are here to help with infrastructure expansion
Issuers of CLOs backed by infrastructure debt are looking forward to a boom as investors turn to infrastructure projects as a way out of the pandemic slump

DWS wraps fourth infra CLO
DWS Group has issued its fourth CLO backed by infrastructure credits

All types of financing will have to incorporate ESG risks and use their real economy influence
Fund managers can no longer ignore, postpone or hide from measures to tackle climate change

Faith in structures has been rewarded
CLOs have been resilient against covid-19 fallout, said speakers at Creditflux’s CLO Symposium last month. But there’s always room to improve and 3.0 deals may add ESG and bullet tranches

CLO managers offer views on ESG for upcoming PRI report
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is set to unveil a report detailing results from its ESG structured credit survey in the next few months, and the institution anticipates that this will be a launch pad for further investigation about ESG integration into the asset class

Zais ESG head to join DWS
Zais Group’s head of ESG (environmental, social, governance) and impact investing is joining DWS as group sustainability officer in New York

ABS market holds strong as talf date approaches
The US Federal Reserve announced last week that the term ABS loan facility's first subscription date for loans backed by eligible asset-backed securities (ABS) will be 17 June, but before the Fed has even spent a dollar, talf has already been a success, says Tom Sweeney, co-head of structured credit finance at DWS Asset Management.