CLO market wrangles over direction of liability spreads after August volatility
Investors are seeking to get wider spreads on CLO primary deals, but Blackstone and other managers are trying to keep firm on US triple-As at 135bps

What August slowdown? Blackstone prices new CLO in Europe
Blackstone prints new European CLO with triple-A spreads at 135bps via BNP

Blackstone makes it three new European CLOs this year
Blackstone’s third new European CLO of the year priced on Wednesday, reflecting the growing market weakness in the lower mezz

Blackstone chooses static structure for new European CLO
Blackstone’s sixth CLO deal of the year priced yesterday in the market’s third static European deal of 2024

Blackstone CLO gets bushier as delayed draw tranche issues
Blackstone added its contribution to 2024’s accelerating run of delayed draw single-B issues yesterday, as it priced a drawn-down class-F tranche

European CLO market stirs as first refi of the year prices
BNP Paribas injected some life into the sluggish European CLO market on Monday with the first European refi of the year

Blackstone is back as the largest CLO manager in the world: 2023 manager rankings by AUM
Our full-year 2023 rankings for CLO managers by total CLO AUM are out, with Blackstone moving into top place.

3Q23 manager rankings by AUM
Carlyle Group is now the largest CLO manager in the world, according to the latest update to our rankings of the CLO manager universe published today

HSBC takes co-placement role on new Blackstone deal
HSBC took a co-placement agent role on the latest Blackstone European CLO, arranged by Morgan Stanley

Blackstone rethinks captive equity strategy
Blackstone has announced proposals to wind down its existing risk retention vehicle, Blackstone Loan Financing Limited (BGLF).

Blackstone prints new euro CLO with 2023's longest reinvestment period
Blackstone Credit has priced the first European CLO of the year with a reinvestment period that exceeds five years

Blackstone and CVC reveal price guidance on upcoming Euro CLOs
The duo are aiming to price deals as early as next week 

CLO structurer tipped to join Blackstone in London
Blackstone Credit has added to its CLO origination team

CLO rankings: manager AUM, advisory firm and trustees Q1 2023
Two acquisitions close to shake up the top and Dechert takes early lead over Milbank in manager counsel rankings

Board aims to grant Blackstone fund ability to invest directly in primary CLOs
The board of publicly traded fund Blackstone Loan Financing is proposing to amend its investment policy to allow it to directly invest in primary CLO opportunities, following the results of its shareholder consultation announced today.  Changes to NAV valuation methodology alongside various potential exit opportunities was also discussed.

Triple B spreads reach new tights as Blackstone prints European CLO
Blackstone Group has got off the mark in 2023, pricing its first European CLO and in the process taking triple B spreads to just 520 basis points

Blackstone pre-markets European CLO via BofA
It follows just over two months after Blackstone priced its last European CLO, Edmondstown Park CLO

Global 2022 CLO league tables
Global 2022 CLO league tables

CLO rankings: manager AUM, advisory firm and trustees Q4 2022
As 2022 draws to a close manager consolidation through mergers and acquisitions have been balanced out by new market entrants to leave roughly the same number of managers that entered the year, at least for now.

Beneath the triple C: Winter is coming for CLOs as downgrades outstrip upgrades
Both US and European issuers have felt downward pressure from the rating agencies as we head towards the end of the year, with downgrades to triple C now firmly outpacing upgrades out of it.

Global CLO league tables - November 2022 YTD
Global CLO league tables - November 2022 YTD

Euro CLO league tables: Final whistle beckons in close manager race as Jefferies looks to park the bus
Last month, just shy of €3 billion of European CLO paper was priced in the primary market, the most since March and Russia’s war with Ukraine

Polus 2022 European CLO tops Fitch ESG ranking
Cairn CLO XV has scored the highest ESG score among Fitch-rated European CLOs

Blackstone's new Euro CLO volumes pass €1 billion for 2022
Blackstone Credit's new European CLO volumes for 2022 passed €1 billion on Friday after it priced its third new issue named Edmondstown Park CLO

European CLO managers trade loans to avoid (par) burn
Between March and July, European CLO managers traded €21 billion of assets within CLOs that were still in their reinvestment period as opportunities arose amid a weaker macro environment and Russia’s war with Ukraine