CLOs round-up: Jan 2024 - back with a bang
Our roundup of CLO primary activity in January shows that the market got off to a dramatic start in January, especially in the US BSL space

European CLO primary spreads still have a long way to go
Are European CLO spreads in the primary market cheap or expensive? Our latest research shows that while US managers can celebrate AAAs reaching the 150s, in Europe spreads still have a long way to go to reach historical norms.

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.

The Caribbean is back on the menu as EU announces removal of Cayman from its blacklist
On 18 January 2024, the European Commission published the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024163 in the Official Journal of the EU, announcing that the Cayman Islands will be removed from its anti-money laundering list of 'high-risk third countries'

Permira confirms co-heads of credit platform
European alternative credit manager Permira Credit has named David Hirschmann and Ariadna Stefanescu as co-heads, effective immediately, as parent company Permira makes plans to expand the credit business

Global CLO rankings - FY 2023
Our full rankings for the global CLO market, including arrangers, law firms and trustees

New research says that CLO arb is better than you think, but still not good enough
New research by Barclays’ Powell Eddins and Pranava Boyidapu suggests that CLO arbitrage is in a better place than many investors think, but that BBs are still more attractive

Captive equity is still an option as Carlyle raises fund
Despite predictions of poor returns, captive equity funds can still be raised. The latest manager to hit the market is Carlyle Group, the world’s largest CLO manager according to our 3Q23 Creditflux rankings. According to market sources, Carlyle is raising a half-billion-dollar equity fund, which is expected to be complete by the end of the year.

Banks support triple As as insurers and asset managers step awa
While attention is focused on what the proposed risk-weighted asset (RWA) implementation of Basel 3 will mean for US banks, European banks have already become the dominate buyers of CLO triple A paper.

Banks predict steady year ahead
It’s the season for predictions and the CLO market is no exception, with all the banks having their say. We’ve rounded up their forecasts for new issuance and resets in the US and Europe

2023: a bumper year for CLO funds
It looks like 2023 will finish as a solid year for most credit funds, and an outstanding one for CLO funds. But funds pursuing corporate distressed strategies continued to struggle

Tightening spreads show market’s growing maturity
As another tumultuous year ends, we review how CLO spreads are looking around the world. In summary? Given current macroeconomic woes, the situation could have been much worse

What CLO investors really need to know
From the drivers of CLO performance to cashflow modelling, these are the seven things every CLO equity investor needs to know. This article is an extract from Dealscribe and CLO Research’s guide What CLO Equity Investors Need To Know

Fund performance
Q4 has kicked off with structured finance funds leading the way in the Creditflux league tables, as the category index reached 0.61%, and all but one fund made positive returns.

CLOs at a glance
CLOs at a glance

CLO market round-up: 27 Nov - 1 Dec
After a busy Thanksgiving week, CLO pricing activity was substantially quieter last week, with only a handful of deals in the market.

CLO market round-up: 20 - 24 Nov 2023
Thanksgiving or not, last week was a banner week for middle market CLO deals, with no fewer than five pricing

BlackRock launches securitised asset fund
BlackRock has launched a new securitised asset fund dubbed the BlackRock Senior Securitised Fund with at least 65% exposure to ABS and no more than 35% to CLOs

CLO market round-up: 13 - 17 Nov 2023
Who said it was a slow market in Europe? Pricing action in the primary European CLO market put paid to that notion over the past week with a trio of European deals pricing, including two debuts.

Creditflux CLO Symposium opens for booking
Our flagship CLO Symposium & Managers Awards is now open for registration. We will once again be returning to the Landmark Hotel in London on 15 May for this staple of the CLO community.

Setting standards for emissions data
Macroeconomic trends may have pushed the topic of ESG reporting down the news agenda this year, but this is changing with a raft of new regulations in countries around the world

CLO Census: It’s time to put the shop in order
After a lacklustre year for the CLO market, the 539 respondents to our comprehensive survey are increasingly calling for structural changes, from electronic trading to standardised documents

Fund performance
No autumnal fall for CLOs as category rises to 16.1% year to date

Credit hedge funds
Hedge fund performance tables