Northleaf adds newly-created business development role in London
The new hire will lead the Toronto-based firm's business development and investor relations activities across Europe, the Middle East and Africa

Ostrum appoints structured credit head as it looks to issue US CLOs
The market has found a plethora of CLO managers looking to expand in Europe, but Ostrum Asset Management has gone the other way by hiring an experienced US CLO portfolio manager

Global b-wic round-up: US CLO equity continues its surge
Last week marked the third straight week that the US CLO secondary market has seen total listings of under $600 million, but over a quarter of that was equity.

Euro CLO league tables: at long last - a reset, a refi and a debut
A chill swept through the European CLO market in April. While managers priced €3.16 billion of CLOs, it was the slowest month since January. 

Global CLO league tables at a glance - April 2019 YTD
Global CLO league tables at a glace - April 2019 YTD

Global CLO round-up: new managers put down roots
Birch Grove priced its debut CLO this week while relative newcomers PPM (in the US) and Voya Alternative Asset Management (Europe) grew their CLO AUM.

I still love to sit in front of computer screens to try and understand markets
Jochen Felsenheimer of Xaia Investment takes our credit quiz

Control equity available in BlackRock CLO just one month after first payment
Control equity in BlackRock's 2018 European CLO is up for auction today at 10am New York time (3pm London), according to market sources

Global b-wic round-up: secondary flows drop to $599 million in the US
Secondary CLO trading took a back-seat last week, with European market participants away Monday and the US focused on 10 primary market pricings 

16% of insurers plan CLO allocation increase, survey finds
Goldman Sachs Asset Management has released its annual insurance asset management survey

Maryland pension carves out private debt bucket
The Baltimore pension fund has also mandated a total of $25 million to one direct lending fund and one distressed debt fund 

Global b-wic round-up: focus shifts to the wings of the capital structure
The secondary US CLO market looks to be rebounding after a slow end to the first quarter of 2019 with first-loss and first-pays drumming up attention

BlackRock prices European CLO senior triple As at 108.5bp in new issue deal
Natixis has priced BlackRock European CLO VIII in a €408.5 million deal

Loan trading round-up: CLO managers fall out of love with First Data
An analysis of loan trading among CLO managers in February shows that First Data is falling down the pecking order with managers selling $182 million of the company's loans

Sound Point becomes first European CLO debutant of 2019
Sound Point Capital Management has made the breakthrough by becoming the first debutant CLO manager in Europe this year

Northleaf appoints private credit officials in Chicago, London and Toronto
Northleaf Capital Partners has expanded its private credit team with three hires - including an ex-Barclays head of international corporate credit

Capzanine appoints Emisys co-founder to lead new Milan office
Following offices in Spain and Germany, the firm has opened a Milan office - and hired three former Emisys Capital officials

CLO pipeline: managers seek to return as others arrive, after testing Q1
With the first quarter of 2019 now in the books, the CLO market looks to be continuing where it left off.

Direct lending challenges in 2019: competition, lack of quality assets and high transaction multiples
Results from Proskauer Rose's survey show these are not putting off 75% of respondents, who are fundraising for a debt fund

Global 2019 YTD CLO league tables at a glance
Global 2019 YTD CLO league tables at a glance

Esma amends recognitions for UK CCPs in event of no-deal Brexit
The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) will continue to recognise three UK-based central counterparties (CCPs) and the UK Central Securities Depository (CSD) in the event of a no-deal Brexit on 12 April

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

Danish pension fund eyes niche credit opportunities
PensionDanmark is preparing for more volatility in 2019 by casting its eye towards niche opportunities in the special situations and distressed debt market. The Copenhagen-based pension fund last month merged its alternatives and private debt platforms

Bespoke gains pull CLO buyers as market tipped to hit $100bn
Synthetic bespoke issuance could catch up with the more visible CLO market this year, say structured credit specialists