OC health check: US CLOs hit by new round of test failures
135 deals breached an over-collateralisation test last week, 78 for the first time, according to the latest trustee reports from CLO-i.

Beneath the triple C: April showers send buckets overboard
Downgrade waves rocked the CLO market in April as Moody's and Standard & Poor's downgraded 135 corporate borrowers to triple C or below, from ratings above that level. The downgrades put CLOs in rough waters as $41.6 billion of such loans are prevalent in US CLOs while €5.64 are moored in European CLO portfolios – affecting 5.92% of the US market and 4.37% of the European market

OC health check: first senior breach in middle market pushes CLO tally to 13
41 CLOs have breached an overcollateralisation test in the last week, according to the latest trustee reports on CLO-i, taking the overall total to 182

OC health check: failures lift above 100 as five more deals breach senior test
Another 116 CLOs have breached their overcollaterisation tests in the last week, according to the latest trustee reports on CLO-i. Out of this, five deals have failed OC tests for all classes – bringing the overall tally of deals that have breached senior OC tests to nine.

Seven points basis opens up in CLO triple Bs - but Investcorp trades well to defy trend
Triple B rated tranches once again swamped the secondary CLO market yesterday and trading levels suggest the basis between bonds on negative watch/outlook versus those not subject to a downgrade is about seven points

OC health check: another two CLOs fail senior OC tests
Two senior overcollateralisation test failures number among 26 deals joining the list this week of CLOs breaching their OC tests in April, according to the latest trustee reports on CLO-i.

Who's got the moves US: Carlyle leads as $3.7 billion of CLO loans recover
CLOs were exposed to $833.4 million worth of paper in the 10 term loans that suffered the largest price falls last week. But CLOs also had exposure to $3.67 billion of loans that recovered the most over the seven days.

Kayne Anderson CLO trades high as double A investors factor in portfolio health
Demand for high quality mezzanine US CLO paper is picking up, according to trader sources, with the most sought after single As trading at about 425 basis points and the best triple Bs trading at 670bp towards the end of last week

Neuberger goes down in duration with one-year US CLO
Neuberger Berman has adapted to the sell-off in credit markets by launching a one-year reinvestment CLO, as opposed to a five-year deal

CLO refis come back in favour as PGIM and CIFC hit the market
PGIM and CIFC Asset Management launched US CLO refinancings this week via Bank of America and Citi, respectively, according to market sources. Price guidance on the triple A tranches indicates a solid opening to the year

Global CLO b-wic round-up: control stake trades as junior notes come to the fore
The European and US CLO secondary markets produced high volumes of junior and subordinated notes last week. Over 30% of listings were rated as equity, single B or double B.

Global CLO round-up: it's time to rethink benchmarks
The CLO market broke out of holiday mode last week by presenting strong issuance on both sides of the Atlantic - $2.8 billion in the US and €1.6 billion in Europe. High volumes have brought with them bigger shifts in market dynamics. This week put the focus on tightening spreads, as benchmark triple A levels dipped.

Global CLO b-wic round-up: control equity hits the market as secondary market picks up
The CLO secondary market in both Europe and the US brought healthy volumes last week. There was €174.9 million listed in the European CLO secondary market, while the US returned a with just over $600 million in CLO b-wics. 

Global CLO b-wic round-up: secondary volumes make up for slump in primary
June saw the highest volume of US CLO b-wics this year with over $3.8 billion of US CLOs on the auction block, according to CLO-i. 

US CLO round-up: something old, something new, GSAM returns with newcomers too
GSAM is back pricing CLOs after 12 years away, while relative newcomers make swifter re-entries in the CLO market 

US and European investors score new allocations to triple A CLOs as managers 'de-Nochu'
US and European investors in triple A-rated CLOs are in good spirits as the world’s largest buyer of these notes pulls back from investing

Audax becomes 2019's sixth debut CLO manager as it prices $499.56 million new issue
Audax Private Debt yesterday became the sixth first-time manager to issue CLOs in 2019, producing its debut deal named Audax Senior Debt CLO I

Gulf Stream to take CLO plunge again — eight years after sale
A CLO management business that was sold in 2011 is set to have a spectacular rebirth. Market sources say that Gulf Stream Asset Management is set to relaunch as a separate, standalone business, some eight years after the original version of the company was acquired and subsequently absorbed by Apollo Global Management.

US CLO round-up: dropping anchor (investors) brings CLO spreads tighter
Syndication was the theme of the week across the global CLO market last week as managers and arrangers presented deals which were sold to a more diverse group of investors than has been the case for most of this year.

CSAM plans double CLO issuance next week with US and EU deals in the market
Credit Suisse Asset Management is preparing to issue two new issue CLOs next week, with one issuance on either side of the Atlantic

KKR and FS Investments' BDC platform markets new issue CLO
KKR and FS Investments’ business development company, FS KKR Capital Corp, is marketing a new issue CLO via Citi named FS KKR MM CLO 1

CLO pipeline preview: resets and refis set to make a comeback
Despite a slow build up, the pipeline offers respite with many deals lined up to come to market

Oaktree partially refinances 2016 CLO, cutting triple A spread by 33bp
Oaktree Capital Management partially refinanced its 2016 deal named Oaktree EIF III Series I earlier this month

KKR prices its fifth CLO reset of 2018
KKR Financial Advisors priced a $372 million CLO reset yesterday (20 November) via Credit Suisse

Onex prices CLO refi as triple A term curve turns flat
Onex Credit Partners has refinanced OCP CLO 2016-12 today via Bank of America Merrill Lynch