Credit hedge funds perform across the board
Credit hedge funds continued their steady performance through January

Volatility eases for credit funds
Year-end return data for credit hedge funds shows that the volatility that marked 2011 has subsided, and gains have increased since the beginning of 2012

Spotlight on asset-based lending: a tale of uncomfortable bedfellows
When senior lenders share security with asset-based lenders they fret about the increased risk of default and lower recoveries

Tightening spreads may prompt CLO rethink
Managers and arrangers look to break the CLO mould by adding longer life expectancy

Credit options surge as fund managers bet on stability
Fund managers have been big sellers of credit options in recent weeks

Goldman structures new US CLO to meet risk retention requirements
Goldmans Sachs is arranging a $311.5 million CLO which market sources say aims to comply with article 122a

Traders don't fear the call risk: bids come in north of par for CLO mezz
A couple of brave double-B CLO investors rocked the market by brushing off call-risk

Yield-hungry investors feast on rare CLO mezzanine paper
Single-A and triple-B rated paper traded above par as CLO investors continued their search for yield in the secondary market yesterday

Large CLO manager in line to be the first to issue two 2013 CLOs
One of the largest CLO managers is planning its second deal of the year

US manager keeps up the momentum with another new CLO
One of the most active CLO issuers in recent times has launched another CLO -its first this year

Natixis arranges its first CLO 2.0 of broadly syndicated loans
Natixis yesterday priced its first broadly syndicated CLO of the 2.0 era

Apollo invests in rival's recent CLO and sees its valuation edge higher
Apollo has added to the exposure it has to CLOs in its business development company by purchasing debt and equity in a rival's recent CLO

Cairn prices breakthrough European CLO 2.0
The first European CLO 2.0 has been signed, sealed and delivered

Developing manager closes in on its second CLO
A new CLO manager is close to pricing its second deal, just months after breaking into the new issue market

When two become one: GSO looks to marry two existing CLOs together
GSO Capital is attempting to fuse two of its existing US CLOs to create its new Sheridan Square CLO, it has emerged

2007 CLO posts 34% equity distribution as European returns rise
Growing numbers of European CLOs are now making annualised cash-on-cash returns of 20%, and in some cases significantly higher

Citi takes 2012 arranger crown
Citi once again led the way in a big year for CLO issuance. But the bank had to shake off some stiff competition in the fourth quarter.

Door to European CLO 2.0 opens as secondary spreads grind tighter
After years in the doldrums, several managers are lining up new euro CLOs