CLO equity bids soar above NAV as dealers dominate b-wics
Two of the most active CLO dealing desks snapped up three out of four positions available on a closely watched secondary sale yesterday

US insurance company's affiliate looks to expand in structured credit
An insurance company-backed asset manager is making a push into the structured credit market

Los Angeles-based manager begins marketing new CLO with BNP Paribas
A Los Angeles-based CLO manager is working on its second CLO of the year, according to market sources. The $818 million deal is expected to price next week

Global credit manager signs up Morgan Stanley for 2014 US CLO refi
A global manager has selected Morgan Stanley to refinance a 2014 vintage CLO, with the deal expected to close in April

LMCG credit fund turns defensive after near 4% one-month return
LMCG’s Serenitas Credit Gamma Master Fund posted a return of 3.58% for February, according to a note sent to investors

Angelo Gordon continues to ramp up after launching large direct lending fund
Angelo Gordon’s US direct lending unit has added a $55 million position to its new fund

Manager markets first dual-compliant CLO after CMV launch
A US CLO manager is preparing a $600 million deal to be managed by its new capitalised management vehicle, according to market sources.

Control of 2013 US CLO changes hands amid talk of low 20s valuation
A $50 million b-wic featuring control of Mountain Hawk CLO II traded yesterday, according to market sources. The CLO has recovered somewhat after a rocky 2016, but price talk on the equity tranche suggested future distributions will be low

Rare controlling equity b-wic casts light on CLO fee-sharing deals
CLO investors get a rare chance later today to buy a controlling equity stake in a US CLO complete with a share of the deal's management fees

New York insurer brings in corporate credit portfolio manager
Corporate credit portfolio manager joins insurer after 12 years at PartnersRe

Eagle Point builds nest for double Bs as investors take long view on CLOs
Junior CLO debt is fast becoming a long-term, buy-and-hold asset class

Ellington Management gears up for CLO launch
Ellington Management is preparing to make a push into CLO management

Real money chooses European credit
Creditflux’s biggest ever survey of institutional investors shows that real money investors are gravitating towards European credit

Heading tighter into uncertainty
Tightening loan spreads are making the job of a CLO manager harder in both the US and Europe. But credit volatility could be on the horizon

Manager's 2007 CLO hits 23% running IRR after two huge equity payments
A 2007 CLO managed by a US CLO manager has made a huge equity payment for the second quarter in a row, according to CLO-i

JP Morgan completes $1.4 billion of CLOs in an afternoon
Friday afternoon was a busy one for JP Morgan’s CLO arranging team, with the bank completing $1.4 billion of business across three deals

Alcentra picks new arranger to prepare its first US CLO of 2017
Alcentra is preparing its first new issue US CLO of the year, according to market sources

CLO primary spreads show signs of tightening as LCM prices
Primary CLO debt showed some signs of tightening last week as LCM Asset Management priced a risk retention-compliant deal