Euro CLO league tables: Carlyle and GSO vie for top spot
April has proved to be a strong month for Europe as nearly €5 billion of volumes have been produced in the last month

CLO b-wic line-up: price talk circulates on CVC CLO control block
The control equity position in CVC Credit Partners’ 28 days-old reset, CVC Cordatus Loan Fund VI, is available in the secondary market today

King Street loses out as European loan specialist has change of heart
Market sources say that King Street Capital Management came tantalisingly close to bringing in a senior official to help establish its European CLO business

We are not structured finance investors – we are corporate credit specialists
Fair Oaks' Miguel Ramos-Fuentenebro takes our credit quiz

Alcentra holds $513 million close for CLO-focused fund
Alcentra has held a final close on its third structured credit opportunity fund with $513 million capital commitments - which has the ability to invest in US and European CLO equity, mezzanine tranches and warehouse capital 

US firms to continue CLO charge in Europe despite risk retention still applying
Europe is expected to welcome an influx of new CLO managers this year, despite the continent being subjected to CLO risk retention

CLO b-wic line-up: recent deals dominate secondary market
Recently priced deals have been put up for sale in the secondary market as 75.1% of today’s b-wic line-up consists of deals which have been priced (or altered) in the last 12 months

Citi markets €455.9 million CLO reissue of previously refinanced deal
A manager has hired Citi to reissue its 2014 vintage European CLO with pricing expected next week

CVC CLO investor looks to sell majority equity block in recently reset deal
The control equity position in CVC Credit Partners’ 2016 CLO has been put up for sale

Blockchain experts eye CLOs in bid to overhaul archaic practices
The CLO industry, in many ways, can still be accused of living in the dark ages – but all that could be about to change with Creditflux learning that at least two firms are looking to modernise CLO infrastructure by implementing blockchain technology.

They said it: regulators are using The Big Short as their frame of reference
The LMA’s Nicholas Voisey describes why it’s difficult to campaign for the European loan market

Points up front: traders are dedicated, no matter how hot it gets
When a fire alarm goes off, you should make your way to the nearest exit: unless you’re a trader

CLO performance is faltering – a loans shock would help
Early CLO 2.0s benefited from wide loan spreads. Today, that arbitrage opportunity has closed and returns have gradually diminished – yet there are now similarities to the market in 2007

Issuers excited by busy first quarter
After 13 months of compulsory risk retention for US CLOs, it seems that the simplified regulatory regime is already encouraging a host of CLOs from returnees and new entrants to the market
 

Tracking down the credit industry’s original winners
All winning managers at the first Creditflux awards survived the crisis, under their own names – like BlackRock – or under new owners. But what happened to the people who collected the trophies?
 

Junior CLO triple As come to Europe as manager prices its first euro deal since 2015
Guggenheim Partners Europe has priced its second 2.0 CLO in the European market today, and its first in two and-a-half years

BNP Paribas prices European CLO for Partners
The manager has returned to the CLO primary issuance market for the first time in 2018

CVC targets its first CLO reissue in reworking of early 2.0 European deal
CVC Credit Partners intends to reissue its debut 2.0 European CLO transaction from 2014

Global CLO manager prices first European new issue of 2018 via Barclays
A manager issued its first new CLO in Europe of 2018 on Thursday, according to market sources

London-based fund manager announces majority equity purchase in Post CLO
An investor has announced that it has taken the majority equity position in Post CLO 2018-1 via one of its funds

BNP Paribas partners with Partners to plan a new issue European CLO
Partners Group has its sights set on becoming the 16^th manager to price a new CLO in Europe in 2018

US manager hires Alcentra loan PM to spearhead new European CLO unit
A US manager is expected to make its first move into the European CLO market after hiring an experienced loans specialist in London

Commerzbank unit prices first 'market standard' CLO via BNP Paribas
A European CLO manager, known for issuing short-dated CLOs, has priced its first four-year reinvestment deal

US manager seeks pastures new as it opens CLO warehouse in Europe
A large US CLO manager is making a move into European CLOs and has hired Barclays to arrange its debut transaction on the continent

Barings in dispute with CLO equity investor over priority of payments
Barings has gone to court with the equity investor in its 2006 vintage CLO, Duchess VI, over the correct interpretation of the transaction documents