CLO round-up: blinded by the tights
Secondary CLO spreads continued to grind tighter this week and, at last, the primary market began to follow in both the US and Europe

CLO round-up: secondary market rallies amid increased primary supply
CLO primary activity increased across the board this week, with US new issue supply amounting to $1.8 billion - up 48.7% on the week prior - while in Europe supply increased 208.8% to €1.2 billion

Investcorp prints first new CLO in over 12 months
Investcorp returned to the European CLO primary market on Thursday with its first new issuance in over a year

Barings strikes strategic partnership agreement with Lakemore to support CLO issuance
Barings has entered into a strategic partnership with Lakemore Partners to support the growth of the manager's CLO platform

Nassau prints first reinvesting CLO in Europe in 40 days
Nassau Corporate Credit priced the first reinvesting CLO in Europe in 40 days on Wednesday

Sound Point becomes 5th largest CLO manager as Assured deal completes
Sound Point announced the completion of its partnership with Assured Guaranty yesterday jumping Sound Point into position as 5th largest CLO manager in the world.

Blackstone prints new euro CLO with 2023's longest reinvestment period
Blackstone Credit has priced the first European CLO of the year with a reinvestment period that exceeds five years

Fidelity grows Euro CLOs under management to €1.5 billion
Fidelity International grew its volume of European CLOs under management to over €1.5 billion for the first time after printing its fourth new issue deal on the continent

Global CLO league tables - May 2023 YTD
Global CLO league tables - May 2023 YTD

Invesco becomes 2023's third double issuer of CLOs in Europe
Invesco became the third CLO manager to issue twice in Europe in 2023 on Friday

Fidelity markets Euro CLO via Morgan Stanley
NatWest Markets has secured another co-placement agent role, as Fidelity markets its latest new issue European CLO

CSAM and Five Arrows print Euro CLOs as bwic activity ramps up
Credit Suisse Asset Management and Five Arrows rounded off the week with two new issue European CLOs, while secondary bwic volumes increased week-on-week

Invesco and CSAM reveal latest price guidance on forthcoming Euro CLOs
CSAM and Invesco are edging closer to pricing new European CLOs

Barings targets next week for new US CLO
Barings is marketing a new issue US CLO, Barings CLO 2023-II

Signal becomes second debut European CLO manager of the week
Signal Capital priced its inaugural CLO on Friday, becoming the second first-time manager to print a transaction on the continent in just two days

Debut CLO manager Signal targets next week for Harmonic CLO I
The triple As are understood to be 0.9 times covered, according to an investor update 

Direct lenders grab larger share of loan market despite fundraising slowdown
With Debtwire’s European direct lending conference in London next Thursday, we speak to market participants about the dynamic between European syndicated loan market and direct lending

Price talk revealed on M&G's comeback European CLO
M&G appears to be feline well as its comeback CLO takes shape. Bank of America is serving as lead arranger on M&G's deal, named Margay CLO I

Euro CLO league tables: New faces at the top after a first post-pricing upsize
Only three deals priced in Europe in April for a total of €1.2 billion but even in a quiet month, the European CLO market offered something new

Global CLO league tables - April 2023 YTD
Global CLO league tables - April 2023 YTD

AlbaCore prepares investment grade and opportunistic CLO strategies with European focus
AlbaCore Capital Group is building out its CLO investment capabilities, with officials at the firm telling Creditflux about the launch of two new CLO strategies — one focused on investment grade CLO tranches and another with a more opportunistic CLO approach

CLO co-head parts ways with Accunia
One of Accunia's CLO portfolio managers is understood to have parted ways with the firm last month

Aegon agrees to buy NIBC's CLO platform
Aegon Asset Management has agreed to buy NIBC’s North Westerly European CLO platform, which includes three deals alongside the NIBC CLO team

CLO rankings: manager AUM, advisory firm and trustees Q1 2023
Two acquisitions close to shake up the top and Dechert takes early lead over Milbank in manager counsel rankings

Arini hires European CLO portfolio manager
Arini Capital, the credit hedge fund set up by ex-Credit Suisse star trader Hamza Lemssouguer, has bolstered its efforts to launch a CLO platform by hiring a portfolio manager