Carlyle raises more than $800 million for global CLO-focused fund
Carlyle's newest fund will invest in CLOs backed by US and European senior secured corporate loans actively managed by third parties

Citi promotes European CLO head and co-head of credit correlation trading
Citi – a market leader in CLO origination and bespokes – has promoted officials responsible for these businesses.

Manager sells 2017 CLO to 67 investors and claims top spot in Creditflux ranking
Creditflux's CLO syndication survey results are in and its a large asset manager that claims top honours

CLO manager looks to raise up to $2 billion to invest in CLOs globally
A US CLO manager is planning to invest in CLO tranches for the first time. It is understood that the firm is putting together a structured credit fund that will also have the ability to invest in index tranches

Hayfin acquires US CLO manager
European credit platform Hayfin Capital Management has signed an agreement to acquire a US CLO specialist

US pension scheme puts $100 million into top-performing CQS fund
A multi-strategy credit fund run by CQS has earned a $100 million commitment from a US pension fund

Managers argue over whether structured credit trade is played out
Some US and European hedge funds are trimming their exposure to structured credit as investors back away from this asset class, according to some industry experts

Shrinking spread cushions prove hard for CLOs
 Falling loan spreads are placing ever tighter constraints on CLO managers’ choice of investments just as the loan supply itself is declining

Managers pick spots on CLO curve
As refi volumes slowed through 2017, the term curve for CLOs steepened, leading managers to vary their deal tenors as they sought to hit the evolving sweet spot.

Deadline approaches for Creditflux CLO Syndication Survey
Competition is hotting up as the deadline for Creditflux's groundbreaking CLO study takes shape  

Is your firm managing the most widely syndicated CLO of the year?
Creditflux’s first ever CLO syndication survey is now open

Nearwater aims to put $500 million to work in global risk retention financing
Start-up company Nearwater Capital has closed on a $500 million capital commitment which will fast-track its move into risk retention financing, sources say. The firm has already deployed capital into CLO risk retention

Manager looks to raise up to $500 million to invest in CLOs globally
A firm regarded as one of the biggest CLO mezzanine and equity investors in the market is launching its latest CLO strategy 

US CLO debutant to make spectacular move into European CLOs
A fund manager that priced its first US CLO just months ago has started working on its debut European CLO

CLO managers return to new issues
The frenetic pace of refis and resets slowed in the third quarter as CLO managers – new and old – turned their attention to building assets

Past returns
We look back to when CLO investors were morphing into CLO managers and when BlueCrest went on a hiring spree for its credit business

Creditflux enhances CLO-i database
Creditflux is happy to announce that CLO-i, our CLO and loan database, now has expanded coverage of every US and European deal in the market

Large US CLO manager prices its first refi of 2017 via Credit Suisse
A US manager that typically favours resets over refis has achieved a 68bp cut in CLO triple A financing as part of a refi

White & Case promotes three credit lawyers to partners in US and Europe
White & Case has announced the promotion of three lawyers with credit expertise to its partnership in offices across the US and Europe

Genesis of a CLO desk
On the 10-year anniversary of Genesis CDO I, Creditflux analyses the development of Deutsche Bank’s structured credit desk. By Hugh Minch

Angelo Gordon leads the way as US CLO managers turn to Europe
US CLO managers are looking to replicate their success domestically by building European CLO businesses

Investors prefer direct lending to CLOs
For the first time in the history of Creditflux’s credit allocator survey, investors have voted direct lending the best investment in credit. CLOs came joint second. By Michelle D’souza

Infrastructure-backed CLOs return as $450 million deal prices
An investment bank affiliate has priced the first CLO backed by infrastructure assets since the financial crisis

Oak Hill launches new CLO-focused hedge fund
Oak Hill Advisors has so far raised $77.4 million for an offshore fund that invests in CLOs, filings suggest

Accunia prices its second CLO in €386.6 million transaction
Accunia European CLO II priced yesterday in a deal arranged by Deutsche Bank