Natixis looks to strengthen euro CLO platform as head of origination departs
The head of European CLOs and loan fund financing at Natixis is stepping away from the industry. But this has not deterred Natixis, which is implementing plans for growth in CLOs

Macquarie hire signals push into European credit fund financing
Macquarie has signalled a push into credit fund financing in Europe by hiring a senior official involved in this activity 

CLO round-up: it's a good time to be a debut manager
New managers are taking advantage of welcoming debt investors by speedily raising CLOs. Our analysis shows that 2017 is the perhaps the best time to price a debut CLO since 2013

Leading fund: Lupus Alpha CLO Opportunity Notes I
Single-B CLO trades boost Lupus Alpha asset Management

European CLO manager wastes no time in directing reset
Morgan Stanley has reset a European CLO, with new triple-A notes pricing at 90bp

BlueBay closes senior-only European debt fund at €3 billion
BlueBay Asset Management has announced that it is held a final close on a €3 billion European direct lending fund

Investcorp prices refi of 2014 European CLO
Since taking over the former 3i Debt Management platform, Investcorp has been an active issuer of CLOs

Wealth manager bumps up allocation to new Ares structured credit fund
A wealth management firm has increased its allocation to a structured credit fund that is being raised by Ares with a $500 million target

Axa buys into MJX and Alcentra CLO dual-compliant double Bs
Axa Investment Managers bought into recent deals from MJX Asset Management and Alcentra, according to a monthly update for its listed fund Volta Finance.

CLO round-up: ICG switches risk retention method as Apollo CMV nears debut
ICG completed a total revamp of a European CLO this week (vertical to horizontal risk retention, and sponsor to originator); BlueMountain set a record for tightest US 2.0 CLO print and Apollo is marketing its first risk retention-compliant US CLO

ICG teams up with originator to overhaul 2014 CLO
Credit Suisse yesterday carried out a reset of ICG’s St Paul’s CLO V which not only gives the European CLO a brand new capital structure but also overhauls the way it complies with risk retention rules

Fast-growing private credit firm Northleaf brings in senior advisor
Northleaf Capital Partners has announced that Robert Weiss has joined as a senior advisor for its private credit team

Think outside the box
While the US market credit is the most liquid and the UK is considered the home of European direct lending, there are opportunities further a?eld

Fees on the line as CLO investors fight back over ramp-up failings
CLO managers globally are being chastised for failing to deliver on their model portfolios.

Oak Hill resets its debut European 2.0 CLO
The manager made its first move on the European CLO market this year with deal arranged by Goldman Sachs

CLO round-up: triple-A investors answer the call as spreads hit 118bp
Hold the phone, CLO triple-A spreads are as tight as 118bp. That's if you're lucky enough to be on the approved list of a major Japanese bank

GLG scores 80bp print as it refinances debut European CLO
The hedge fund is the second European CLO manager to price triple A notes at 80 basis points over Euribor.

CVC Credit raises $600 million for global CLO risk retention programme
CVC Credit Partners has announced the final close of its $600 million CLO risk retention vehicle, CVC Credit Partners Global CLO Management. 

Oak Hill looks to revamp its first post-crisis euro CLO
Oak Hill Advisors is looking to become the latest manager to carry out a reset of a European CLO following similar exercises recently by Investcorp and Chenavari, according to market sources

CLO round-up: US CLO triple As hit 121bp amid late flurry of deals
What had started off as a quiet week in the new issue CLO market has ended with a bang as MJX Asset Management refinanced a deal on Thursday while American Money Management (reset) and CVC Credit Partners (new US CLO) have priced today

Alcentra cuts coupon on senior notes by 29bp in 2014 euro CLO refi
Market sources say that Alcentra has refinanced €451.3 million worth of debt in Jubilee CLO 2014-XIV. The deal sees the class A notes effectively paying investors 65 basis points

Investcorp resets 2015 CLO in a quiet week for Europe
In an otherwise quiet week for the European CLO primary market, Investcorp Credit Management priced a reset of its 2015 deal Harvest XI on Wednesday

CLO round-up: volumes spike as secondary market bursts into life
Junior CLO spreads are tightening in the secondary market amid an uptick in volumes. The primary market has not been slow this week either as CBAM launches a $1.25 billion and three other CLOs price on Friday

There are reasons to be upbeat, MEP tells securitisation specialists
IMN's 21st Annual Global ABS conference opened yesterday on a note of cautious optimism for the European securitisation market

PGIM prices triple As at 92bp as it issues latest European CLO
PGIM achieved its target pricing levels as it issued Dryden 52 Euro CLO 2017 on Friday