CLOs at a glance: managers show creative side to price new issues

Aon wraps up fundraising for $350 million opportunistic credit fund
The fund will target global investments across public corporate and structured credit, stressed credit and real estate debt

Global CLO b-wic round-up: secondary CLOs rally but dispersion persists
The US CLO secondary market rallied, and spreads compressed last week, but there are still several outliers

Five Arrows prices same-day CLOs in US and Europe for first time
Five Arrows Managers broke new ground on Friday after pricing two CLOs on one day for the first time in its history

Legg Mason teams with affiliate Western for credit fund
Legg Mason has teamed up with its affiliate Western Asset Management to launch a closed-ended fund to invest in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities, according to fund registration filed by the pair yesterday

Carlyle defers $4 million CLO management fees in the second quarter
Carlyle Group deferred $4 million subordinate fees on its CLOs in the second quarter, representatives for the firm announced on the company's earnings call on Thursday

Redding Ridge back as top CLO issuer post sell-off with new US and EU deals
Redding Ridge Asset Management has shot back to become the largest CLO issuer by volume since the sell off in March after printing a new issue apiece in the US and Europe, according to market sources

Azimut purchases 20% stake in US private credit manager
Azimut Group has purchased a 20% equity stake in a $2.1 billion opportunistic private credit manager

Janus Henderson launches 'first of its kind' senior CLO ETF
Janus Henderson has become the latest manager to prepare a CLO-focused fund, but the manager has taken a rather unusual approach to its fund structure: an exchange traded fund

Ostrum's US CLO plan takes a turn after head of structured credit leaves
An experienced CLO PM has left Ostrum after just one year

CLO pipeline: Redding Ridge plans fourth US CLO since March
Last week proved to be one of the busiest weeks of the primary CLO market since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with $5.21 billion worth of new paper issuance coming through: eight US CLOs, one middle market deal and three euro CLOs

Covid could trigger 'mega trend' into private debt, says Blackstone's Gray
The coronavirus pandemic could spark a 'mega trend' of investors into alternatives in private credit, Blackstone's president and chief operating officer said on the firm's second quarter earnings call on Thursday

OC health check: breaches start to take toll on July payment dates
37 CLOs reported an over-collateralisation test failure last week, but this was a falling percentage of those publishing trustee reports and none were fresh breaches

Former JP Morgan credit correlation head launches $200 million fund
The former head of credit correlation trading at JP Morgan has launched a global credit fund management business with $200 million of assets, according to market sources

Fair Oaks resumes dividends on listed CLO fund
Fair Oaks Capital will resume paying dividends on its listed fund Fair Oaks Income Fund

GSO retakes its crown in tight CLO issuance race
Primary volumes have started to pick up as smaller deal sizes and short reinvestment periods have become the norm

Newcomer wins Creditflux Manager of the Year award in virtual event
Last night Creditflux presented its first ever virtual hosting of our annual Manager Awards, with over 450 people tuning in live to see the winners announced

Whitebox targets $400 million for structured credit fund
Whitebox Advisors is looking to raise $400 million for its latest structured credit fund, Whitebox Advisors Term Credit Fund III, according to market sources

Credit Rendezvous: record fiscal stimulus provides pick-me-up
Credit markets had a mini bounce-back in the second quarter as central banks poured cash into the economy. But there is great uncertainty about the effects of a second wave of coronavirus. As part of our quarterly report on credit - the Credit Rendezvous - Creditflux spoke to experts across 12 segments of the credit market

Two large managers prepare CLO funds
Another two managers have joined the plethora of firms launching CLO-focused funds of late including CIFC, Capital Four, DFG, Eagle Point, Neuberger Berman, Octagon, and Tetragon

OC health check: all quiet on the overcollateralisation front
Eight US broadly syndicated loan CLOs reported overcollateralisation test breaches last week during a quiet reporting period in which only 40 CLOs published a trustee report, according to CLO-i, but focus is turning to the swathe of CLO distributions coming due.

Global CLO b-wic round-up: CLO lower mezz spreads tighten back after volatile two weeks
Secondary CLO spreads in the US and European markets have recovered after moving wider over the last two weeks

Beneath the triple C: downgrades hold steady as Travelport loses its luggage
For the second month in a row downgrades to triple C steadied, with just under $9 billion of CLO loans falling to this rating across 34 corporate borrowers

Creditflux announces finalists for Manager of the Year award
Ahead of the virtual awards ceremony on 15 July Creditflux is thrilled to announce the four finalists for the prestigious Manager of the Year category.