GSO on the verge of pricing its fifth new issue CLO of 2018
Pre-sale reports for GSO's fifth new issue CLO of the year have been published by Moody's and Fitch

CLO b-wic lineup: junior debt in Columbia CLO goes under the hammer
From triple A notes down to the equity, a bit of everything is up for grabs today

CLO b-wic line-up: $42 million of double B CLOs go up for sale
$41.9 million of double B notes are up for grabs today via b-wics. Out of these 16 line items, GSO Capital Partners’ Seneca Park is a noteworthy deal with the CLO being just two months away from the end of its reinvestment period

CLO b-wic line-up: soon to be static Euro triple As go up for sale
Fresh off the UK bank holiday yesterday, there is one CLO aution scheduled today for CLO investors interested in European triple A-rated tranches

CLO b-wic line-up: price talk circulates on CVC CLO control block
The control equity position in CVC Credit Partners’ 28 days-old reset, CVC Cordatus Loan Fund VI, is available in the secondary market today

CLO b-wic line-up: recent deals dominate secondary market
Recently priced deals have been put up for sale in the secondary market as 75.1% of today’s b-wic line-up consists of deals which have been priced (or altered) in the last 12 months

Ares emerges as favourite to take over troubled direct lending fund
Following Oaktree’s wind-down request, the board of the Ranger Direct Lending Fund has chosen Ares as replacement manager - moves which could see the fund change its focus from peer-to-peer loan investments to asset-backed loans

Junior CLO triple As come to Europe as manager prices its first euro deal since 2015
Guggenheim Partners Europe has priced its second 2.0 CLO in the European market today, and its first in two and-a-half years

Barings in dispute with CLO equity investor over priority of payments
Barings has gone to court with the equity investor in its 2006 vintage CLO, Duchess VI, over the correct interpretation of the transaction documents

European CLO manager returns to market after 12 month hiatus
A London-based CLO manager has priced its first deal in the CLO market in 12 months

New York CLO manager prices first new issue deal of the year
The manager priced its first new issue CLO of the year yesterday, according to market sources

Short-term resets to hit Europe as CQS plans first CLO deal in 12 months
Short-dated CLO resets look set to hit Europe, with CQS Management preparing to launch a €365.26 million restructuring of its 2015 deal

London-based manager joins CLO re-issue wave with €412.2 million deal
The manager has become the latest to reissue a CLO after hiring Morgan Stanley to restructure its debut transaction

Drug makers: desperately seeking pain relief
With Teva’s profitable Copaxone being undermined by cheaper alternatives, the company is in need of a pick-me-up. By Euan Hagger

Direct lenders pile into "turbocharged" market as fundraising skyrockets: report
Growth in the direct lending market in the 12 months to 31 December was “turbocharged,” growing robustly in the fourth quarter 2017 in particular due to a consistently growing Eurozone economy, according to Deloitte

European CLO round-up: Voya debuts in Europe as managers opt for dual-compliance
Europe has today welcomed a new manager with Voya Alternative Asset Management getting off the mark by pricing Voya Euro CLO I. That's now 41 active managers in Europe

BlackRock prices dual-compliant European CLO
BlackRock priced its first new issue CLO of the year yesterday, which is set to close on 9 May

B-wic round-up: mid market CLOs find new homes in secondary market
The US secondary CLO market has had another eventful week as $908.2 million worth of CLO notes were made available, out of which $693.2 million, or 76.3%, traded successfully

Manager hires Citi to reset previously refinanced European CLO
A European CLO manager has started marketing its first CLO transaction of the year, according to market sources

Citi's European CLO head earns another promotion
Citi is streamlining its structured finance business and has assigned additional responsibilities to its primary European CLO head

Price talk circulates on forthcoming Spire CLO
The manager is planning to launch its fourth CLO later this week via Citi

Pennsylvania pension fund to commit €150 million to direct lending
The Public School Employees’ Retirement Board has recommended a €150 million investment in Intermediate Capital Group's ICG Europe VII fund

Capital Four fund soft closes at €350 million
Copenhagen-based Capital Four Invest has recommended a soft close for its Luxembourg-domiciled Credit Opportunities Fund following its growth to €350 million

Which flavour do you favour?
We asked four direct lenders for their opinions on four fictional European borrowers operating in software, food, consumer loans and retail – and found they had similar tastes.

Brigade sets sail for Europe again as it prices second Armada CLO
Brigade Capital issued its second new CLO in the European market this morning, according to market sources