Fresh ideas blow in from the west
As Creditflux hosted its first conference in California, the hub of US innovation, it was no surprise that new ideas such as applicable margin resets and high triple-C buckets were on the agenda

Philadelphia Energy bankruptcy tars nine CLO managers with $241 million exposure
The Philadelphia-headquartered company has entered into bankruptcy protection for a second time, having only emerged from its first filing in August

DFG returns to CLO primary market with risk retention-compliant deal
DFG Investment Advisers returned to the CLO primary market on Friday for its first new issue since August

Controlling equity stake in 2018 CLO fails to trade in secondary market
Over 90% of an equity tranche from a 2018 Sound Point Capital Management CLO was available on b-wic yesterday but failed to trade  

CLO pipeline: deal flow picks up as Amherst and SocGen work on mandates
This week’s CLO pipeline looks very healthy in the US broadly syndicated loans CLO market with Amherst Pierpont and Societe Generale among the firms working on mandates

DFG hires experienced credit analyst in New York
DFG Investment Advisers has drafted in John Hwang as director and senior credit analyst on its leveraged credit team in New York

Europe's CLO manager field set to get bigger as managers from all corners aim to break through
Regulation does not always impair activity

Former CIFC co-chief executive joins DFG
DFG Investment Advisers has hired the former co-chief executive officer of CIFC Asset Management

DFG prices third new issue CLO of 2018
DFG priced its third new issue CLO of the year yesterday, making 2018 a record year of issuance for the manager

New York manager makes vibrant start to 2018 after pricing new US CLO
The manager has priced its eighth new CLO in its first transaction in the market this year

New York CLO manager hires Morgan Stanley for forthcoming new issue
The new issue transaction will be the manager's eighth actively managed CLO

Citi polishes off two US CLOs as primary volumes continue to flow
With no signs so far of a summer slow-down in the new issue CLO market, top-ranked arranger Citi had a busy day yesterday, pricing one reset and one brand new CLO

DFG marks US CLO’s reinvestment end date with refi
DFG Investment Advisors has priced a refinancing of a 2013 CLO on the day it reached the end of its reinvesment period

DFG secures tight pricing as it issues its sixth US CLO
DFG Investment Advisers has priced its sixth US CLO with market sources indicating that the New York-based manager achieved a 124bp triple-A print

DFG aims to debut new dual-compliant risk retention CLO vehicle
New York-based manager DFG is in the market with the first CLO using its newly established risk retention vehicle, according to market sources

New York-based manager prices second CLO of 2016
DFG Investment Advisers has priced its fifth CLO, according to market sources.

Deutsche Asset Management makes New York credit hire
Seasoned leveraged loans and high yield analyst returns to Deutsche for asset management arm 

Credit manager prepares next US CLO after portfolio management rejig
A New York-based credit manager is preparing its first new CLO of the year, according to market sources. The deal follows the departure of a central CLO portfolio manager late last year

Vibrant refi market comes to life as CLO manager creates loan triple-As
A boutique CLO manager shaved 17bp from its funding costs as it refinanced its debut CLO yesterday

DFG prices $414 million deal to take CLO AUM to $1 billion
Sources say that DFG Investment Advisers priced its third CLO, Vibrant III, yesterday

BNP Paribas markets 2.0 manager's first CLO in 16 months
BNP Paribas is preparing a $414 million CLO for a New York-based credit manager, according to market sources