Axa IM prices July's 10th European CLO as continent sees volumes soar
Axa Investment Managers priced Europe’s 10th new issue CLO of the month on Friday in a deal arranged by Goldman Sachs

Oaktree raises new special situations fund while CIO warns of direct lending risk
Oaktree Capital Management has released its second quarter 2018 results in which the Los Angeles-based firm reported $2.4 billion of new capital commitments in the quarter

PGIM prices first GBP CLO of the 2.0 era
PGIM brought a fresh innovation to the CLO market today by pricing the first sterling-denominated deal of the 2.0 era

Loan managers can start to be selective
The portfolio overlap in European CLOs - at roughly 45% - is 10% higher than in the US. But newcomers and smaller managers stand a good chance of differentiating themselves

Barclays prices €359 million CLO for new client in Europe
Barclay’s European CLO arranging business has a new client, according to market sources

Ares lays down a marker with 85bp CLO triple A print as European spreads widen
After pricing a benchmark CLO at the start of the year, Ares Management is back in the primary market after pricing Ares European CLO X today

Axa IM markets new issue European CLO
Axa Investment Managers is marketing a new issue European CLO via Goldman Sachs

CSAM targets Europe's 12th CLO with over 4.5 years of reinvestment
European CLO managers are continuing their push for longer reinvestment periods

Pricing balance between 'floored' and 'unfloored' CLO tranches shifts as two deals price
The use of ‘unfloored’ mezzanine tranches in European CLOs is becoming more widespread with Barings and KKR Credit each pricing deals incorporating such features on Friday

Junior CLO spreads come in as CVC prices new European deal
CVC Credit Partners has priced its first new European CLO of 2018, moving the market slightly tighter in the process

Pearl Diver launches new CLO funds and expands into US with New York office
CLO equity investor Pearl Diver Capital is in full-on expansion mode with the launch of new funds and the opening of its US office in New York

German asset manager launches CLO-focused Ucits fund
UniInstitutional Structured Credit, managed by Frankfurt-headquartered Union Investment, will invest in a portfolio of securitisations, with a strong focus on CLOs  

Tikehau prices new European CLO with 11 debt tranches
Tikehau Capital yesterday priced its first new European CLO since November and its fourth European deal overall

European loan portfolio manager parts ways with CQS
A European leveraged loan portfolio manager at London-based CQS  has left the firm, Creditflux has learned

Cairn prices €362 million CLO refi with triple A spreads hitting 79bp
Cairn Capital priced its second CLO transaction of the year this morning

Global CLO manager prices ninth transaction of 2018 as spreads widen
A global CLO manager teamed up with Citi yesterday to issue its sixth new European CLO

Price talk circulates for PGIM's forthcoming GBP CLO
PGIM is marketing its forthcoming sterling-denominated CLO, with price talk for the triple A notes around 125 basis points over GBP Libor

Sovereign investors' allocation to alternative credit increase rapidly, finds survey
Sovereign investors are increasing their exposure to CLOs, direct lending and bank loans, according to a 2018 Global Sovereign Asset Management Study published by Invesco this week

Cairn markets European CLO refi as spreads look set to widen by 6bp
The Euro CLO refi market is picking up steam, with Cairn Capital looking to become the fourth manager to refinance a transaction in as many weeks

Barings markets its fourth new CLO of 2018
Barings has mandated Morgan Stanley with arranging a new European CLO

Warehouse rating announcement suggests busy new issue pipeline for Alcentra
Alcentra has opened a warehouse facility with plans to launch a new CLO named Jubilee CLO 2018-XXII

Carlyle issues new Euro CLO with tightest triple As for over one month
Carlyle Group issued its second new European CLO of 2018 yesterday, with the tightest triple A print in over one month

ICG reissues three European CLOs still bound by call locks in risk retention move
Intermediate Capital Group has shifted its CLO risk retention strategy to an originator structure by reissuing three of its deals

European CLO PM rumoured to be joining CIFC from large asset manager
CIFC Asset Management looks to have made a major breakthrough in its bid to establish a European credit business with the $17 billion asset manager rumoured to be hiring the head of European performing credit at a large global credit firm