Europe welcomes four new CLOs in a day after nothing for one month
No issuance to speak of in a month, and then four CLOs come along at once 

Four Euro CLOs emerge with target pricings as early as tomorrow
According to the latest marketing blasts, WhiteStar is targeting pricing tomorrow, Palmer Square and Cross Ocean are aiming for ‘as early as’ tomorrow and Five Arrows will aim for early-to-mid next week

Axa IM plots Euro CLO warehouse investment amid loan pressure and possible liquidations
Some European CLO warehouse may face liquidations and there will be further pressure on leveraged loans in the last quarter of the year, according to Axa Investment Management

Beneath the triple C: US CLOs take a dip in the triple C as Europe watches from the sun lounger
The US CLO market bore the brunt of downgrades to triple C in July and August, with a total of $6.22 billion of paper affected. European CLOs enjoyed a more relaxing summer holiday, with only 1 name representing €33.88 million worth of bonds downgraded to triple C.  

Euro CLO league tables: Goldman Sachs, Fidelity and Tikehau enter fray as Jefferies extends lead
Four European CLO managers braved the market in August to price a new issues, the same number as August 2021

Global CLO league tables - August 2022 YTD
Global CLO league tables - August YTD

CLOs keep eyes glued to screen as Cineworld previews possible chapter 11
Cineworld, the UK-based cinema giant, has announced that a chapter 11 restructuring is among the options it is considering, in response to recent media speculation about a possible default

Widening asset/liability gulf will hurt CLOs: Barclays
A mismatch between CLO asset / liability rate risk is increasing in the US as more leveraged loan issuers opt for one-month pay frequency, Barclays credit strategists have found

Global captive CLO equity fund closes with $230 million
The fund will invest in majority equity positions of the manager's US and European CLOs

Euro CLO league tables: gear shift brings flurry of new issues before summer break
After a slow June, the European market picked up its pace in July with managers eager to price deals before the summer lull 

Global CLO league tables - July 2022 YTD
Global CLO league tables - July YTD

Making the grade: CLO managers move into IG bonds
CLO managers have been using the incredible volatility in credit markets this year to add an unfamiliar asset to their portfolios – investment grade bonds

CVC issues print-and-sprint Euro CLO as Goldman marks comeback
Goldman Sachs returned to European CLO arranging duties last week as CVC Credit Partners priced a print-and-sprint deal

CSAM prints first European CLO in 12 months
Credit Suisse Asset Management has become the latest manager to navigate through challenging market conditions to price a European CLO

Alcentra prints European CLO with triple A coupon at 212bp
Alcentra’s Jubilee 2022-XXVI is the fifth European CLO to price in July, taking the month up to €1.89 billion. That is dwarfed by the 11 European CLOs that priced with a combined €4.78 billion in July 2021

Bridgepoint becomes control equity investor in 2021 CLO after secondary trade
Bridgepoint says it bought an additional 30% equity stake in its third European CLO, Bridgepoint CLO 3, meaning the firm has a majority equity interest in the deal at 61%. The price suggests the CLO is performing well 

Experienced European CLO banker tipped to join Mizuho
The former head of European CLOs at Natixis is set to return to the industry after five years 

Blackstone prints Euro CLO triple As at tight 170bp
Blackstone priced its latest European CLO yesterday with triple As pricing at least 50bp tighter than current market levels

European junior CLO debt can withstand downturn without taking principal loss: TwentyFour
European CLO single Bs are able to weather a “moderately pessimistic forecast” in which loan defaults spike to 6.5% for two years, without coming close to taking a principal loss, according to a blog written by TwentyFour Asset Management’s Elena Rinaldi.

Euro CLO triple As rise above 210bp as Anchorage prices with highest par sub
The deal also features the largest triple A par subordination 

Euro CLO league tables: Permira and Barclays Providus with sole new issue
Just one manager priced a European CLO priced in June, when Permira Credit and Barclays brought Providus VII to market

Global CLO league tables - June 2022 YTD
Global CLO league tables - June YTD

Quarterly rankings: Carlyle climbs to top of pack with CBAM boost
Carlyle Group has cemented itself as the largest manager globally, following its acquisition of fellow CLO manager CBAM

Beneath the triple C: ebbs and flows leave triple C levels at a temporary stasis
Following a rising tide of downgrades in May the loan market stabilised somewhat in June, with seven issuers held by CLOs downgraded to triple C and a counter-swell of five names upgraded to single B.

Sound Point breaks one month European CLO market silence as pipeline builds
After the longest pause in the European CLO primary market since December 2018, Sound Point has broken the silence with a static new issue while other managers are exploring static and print and sprints to get deals done