Imperial adds structured credit talent to London and New York offices
Imperial Capital has added to its structured products business in London and New York

CVC Credit raises $600 million for global CLO risk retention programme
CVC Credit Partners has announced the final close of its $600 million CLO risk retention vehicle, CVC Credit Partners Global CLO Management. 

CLO round-up: US CLO triple As hit 121bp amid late flurry of deals
What had started off as a quiet week in the new issue CLO market has ended with a bang as MJX Asset Management refinanced a deal on Thursday while American Money Management (reset) and CVC Credit Partners (new US CLO) have priced today

Investcorp prices its "first" US CLO
The Bahrain-based firm has priced its first CLO since acquiring 3i’s debt management division in 2016

GoldenTree squares up for huge credit interval fund launch
GoldenTree Asset Management has partnered with a retail distribution giant on the latest example of a credit interval fund, according to SEC filings

US Treasury proposals could breathe new life into CLO market-making
The US Treasury Department yesterday proposed a dramatic paring back of the Dodd-Frank Act, but made no mention of changing the risk retention rules in relation to CLOs

CLO round-up: volumes spike as secondary market bursts into life
Junior CLO spreads are tightening in the secondary market amid an uptick in volumes. The primary market has not been slow this week either as CBAM launches a $1.25 billion and three other CLOs price on Friday

CLO round-up: spreads widen amid spike in euro CLO issuance
Refinancing fever had spread across the CLO market this year, but there are now signs of life in the primary market for CLOs

Things aren’t always what they seem
Buy CLO triple As but don’t be fooled by diversity scores; take a look at credit index futures if you need liquidity; and watch out for quasi-mid market loans appearing in CLOs

PGIM plans CLO senior fund for European investors
PGIM is looking to break new ground in the coming weeks by launching the first Ucits fund to target triple-A CLO securities

Points up front: dying question
The delicate reason, why it may not be possible to call a CLO..

Past returns: mixing synthetics and ethics
In Creditflux 10 years ago we looked at how Société Générale was pitching an “ethical” synthetic CDO

Pearl Diver ramps new fund and looks to mezz
Pearl Diver’s AUM has swelled to $1.3 billion as it finishes investing a new fund and looks towards its next vehicle

PGIM takes top spot as credit market celebrates
PGIM was the big winner at the Creditflux Manager Awards dinner on 3 May after scooping up the coveted manager of the year award

Longer reinvestment periods pose risks to CLOs, finds S&P
In a recent report published by Standard & Poor’s the rating agency examines the relationship between a CLO’s reinvestment period and subordination levels for debt tranches

Axa IM rekindles relationship with MJX after manager creates CMOA
Axa Investment Managers has emerged as a key investor in a recent MJX Asset Management CLO

Onex eyes CLO resets as seasoned 2.0s reach reinvestment end
Onex Corporation held its earnings call last week, during which officials at the firm underlined the importance of resetting seasoned US CLOs into new structures

CLO round-up: Columbia and CSAM produce 100%-plus annualised distributions
Amidst the reset and refi environment, Columbia Management and Credit Suisse Asset Management have pleased the equity investors in their CLOs by delivering 100%-plus annualised payments in May

Citi introduces tiered pricing model for CLO b-wics to boost participation
Market sources say that Citi – one of the largest CLO market-makers in the business – has launched a new CLO b-wic pricing initiative, which could improve liquidity in the secondary market for CLOs

CLO round-up: spreads tighten in secondary as managers turn to refis
CLO spreads have been grinding tighter this year with triple-B discount margins falling from a 424 basis point rolling average to 347bp

CLO managers boost “diversity” by adding industry categories
Some recent CLOs have increased the number of industries into which they classify borrowers to as many as 70, according to Fitch 

Ares wins $1.1 billion in global direct lending SMAs in strong start to 2017
Direct lending proved to be Ares Management’s most successful strategy in fundraising terms with the firm registering $1.1 billion of inflows for European and US private debt in the first quarter

CLO round up: manager tiering hits US market
New issuance volumes overtook those of refinanced deals in the CLO market last week. $1.63 billion of new issue printed in the US

Stabilisation managers emerge to rescue CLO refis
Documents for an Octagon CLO refi reveals a tactic used by arrangers to ensure better execution  

Investing ethically is worth it
Managers could see less volatile returns as a result of their increasing adoption of ESG-friendly portfolios; meanwhile direct lending is spreading across Europe