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

Hayfin prices short-dated CLO
After a quiet year in the primary market Hayfin Capital Management returned last week with a short-dated European CLO

Secondary market activity in Europe quietens on US holiday, but strong sentiment prevails
Secondary trading was quieter in Europe this week, especially the last two days, due to the US Thanksgiving break

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.

Investcorp prices second European CLO this year
Following up its first primary market activity in over a year in July, Investcorp Credit Management has returned to the market with a second new European deal, Harvest CLO XXXI

ABS rallies on better-than-expected inflation prints
The European ABS market has rallied over the last two days on news of rapidly falling inflation in both the US and the UK

CarVal shifts gears with first European CLO
Following the recent market debuts of Arini and Sona Asset Management in the European space, CarVal CLO Management this week expanded its scope across the Atlantic with the launch of its first European CLO

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.

Sona joins the CLO roster with pricing of first European deal
Sona Asset Management priced their first CLO today, Sona Fios CLO I, which at EUR 423.9m is the largest European deal from a debut CLO platform in the 2.0 era

Manulife Investment agrees deal to buy CQS
Manulife Investment Management, the global wealth and asset management portion of Manulife Financial Corporation, has agreed to buy London-based alternative credit manager CQS, including the CQS credit platform and CQS brand

CLOs at a glance
Recent CLO primary market activity

Europe greets new CLO manager
The latest debut manager has joined the European CLO market thanks to a new deal arranged by Bank of America

European structured finance market constructive on rates pause — market snapshot
European ABS and CLOs had a constructive week in the secondary market, reflecting better sentiment in broader credit

European CLO rankings - October 2023 YTD
Our latest rankings for the CLO primary market in Europe up to the end of October

Barclays arranges third European reset of the year
Neuberger Berman issued a reset of its 2022-vintage Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers Euro CLO 5 marking the third European reset this year, after October’s Adagio X and Bosphorus CLO VII deals

Five Arrows sticks with unfunded single B for new European CLO
Five Arrows priced its latest Euro CLO, Contego CLO XII, yesterday and featuring an undrawn B-class tranche.

MV Credit prices third European CLO
MV Credit priced a new CLO last week in a EUR 332.25m deal arranged by Citi

Demand for European loan format notes increases as Onex prices latest CLO
Consolidating its busy year, Onex Capital Partners has followed up its EUR 351.6m August CLO issuance with another transaction on Friday, arranged by BNP Paribas

Barings makes it two European CLOs this year
Barings priced its second European CLO of the year last week and its fifth overall of 2023 in a EUR 400.5m transaction

European triple As go back to 170bps for new Partners Group CLO
Partners Group has priced a new European CLO arranged by Morgan Stanley, with Mizuho acting as co-placement agent

JP Morgan makes it eleven for Palmer Square
Hot on the heels of its fourth European CLO pricing earlier in October, Palmer Square priced its fifth European CLO of 2023 on the last day of the month

Axa ups the tempo for second European CLO reset this year
Europe saw its second CLO reset of the year last week as the 2022 vintage Adagio X was reset by Barclays

European secondary activity quieter as CLO spreads widen further
Activity in the secondary market was quieter for a second week, especially with half-term holidays in the UK, according to market sources