Vintage euro CLO scrabbles for pennies to stave off default
A 2005 vintage European CLO has sold the last of its assets, according to an investor notice sent out last week, but may not have sufficient proceeds to pay back all its debt

BlackRock seals 85bp triple-A print on new European CLO
BlackRock, which is still a relative newcomer to European CLO management, has achieved the tightest 2.0 CLO triple-A print, according to Creditflux data.

CLO round-up: Investcorp tops table of highest 2.0 equity distributions
This month has seen the largest 2.0 CLO equity distribution ever, according to CLO-i data

BlueBay, Brightwood and Permira win private debt mandates
BlueBay Asset Management, Brightwood Capital Advisors and Permira Debt Management have been tasked with overseeing a London pension fund’s direct lending portfolio

Imperial brings in emerging market veteran to its London offices
Imperial Capital says that it has hired John Gibbens to work in its emerging markets sales and trading division in London

JP Morgan credit specialist set to join large credit manager in London
An experienced banker is leaving the leveraged finance desk at JP Morgan ahead of a move to the buy side. He is set to be involved with his new employer's upcoming direct lending fund

Investcorp Credit CLO makes 57% equity distribution after reset boost
Investcorp Credit Management has made one of the highest CLO equity distributions of all time, according to data from CLO-i

CLO round-up: CSAM prices US triple As at tightest levels since 2013
CLO spreads have been grinding tighter this year and last week saw Credit Suisse Asset Management achieve the tightest triple-A spread in the US market since June 2013, according to Creditflux data

Waterfall looks to add derivatives to its credit managed account
A US pension fund looks set to approve a change to its account with Waterfall, which will see the manager gain the ability to use derivatives as a hedging tool

Goldman prices five-year euro CLO reset for global manager
Goldman Sachs has secured its second European CLO arranging credit of the year after pricing a reset earlier today

Carlyle hits $4 billion in global CLO issuance with new European deal
Carlyle Group surpassed $4 billion in global CLO issuance today as it priced a new European CLO, according to market sources

Aviva adds two to its infrastructure debt team in London
Aviva Investors has announced two hires to its infrastructure debt platform

Secondary CLO round-up: investors bid up 2013 BlueMountain CLO
The secondary CLO market slowed down last week, but there was still plenty of mezzanine CLO paper in for the bid, according to data from CLO-i.

Chenavari joins European CLO refi rush
Original arranger secures mandate to refinance Chenavari CLO

Direct lender Beechbrook makes strong start in ramping UK fund
Regulatory filings show that Beechbrook Capital has made a strong start in ramping up its debut UK direct lending fund

Direct lending shows signs of growth in continental Europe, finds Deloitte
Deloitte has released its latest Alternative Lender Deal Tracker report in which it highlights that 267 direct lending deals took place over the course of 2016 – an increase of 2% on 2015’s volumes