US CLO spread tightening shows no sign of slowing as JP Morgan markets deal
A New York CLO manager is planning to launch a $511.6 million new issue CLO via JP Morgan, according to market sources

Pretium prices first US CLO following risk retention ruling
Pretium Credit Partners has become the first manager to issue a new CLO since the asset class was ruled exempt from US risk retention rules

New York manager raises $100 million for credit opps fund in a year
One William Street Capital Management has raised about $100 million for a credit opportunity fund over 12 months, regulatory filings indicate

Energy PE firm Orion closes second credit opps fund at $816 million
Orion Energy Partners, a private equity firm providing capital solutions to mid-market energy infrastructure businesses, has closed its second credit opportunity fund at $816 million

B-wic round-up: it's never too late to buy CLO equity
Secondary CLO market trades from the last week show that investors feel there is value in legacy CLOs where the call options have already been exercised and the debt repaid

US CLO round-up: SEC’s loss and shifting CLO spreads shake things up
It was all going so smoothly in the CLO market, with  very little volatility and seemingly never-ending spread tightening – but it’s fair to say things have changed

US credit manager passes $2.7 billion for securitised credit fund
Marathon Asset Management has now raised more than $2.7 billion for its Marathon Securitized Credit Fund, according to regulatory filings

Aberdeen Standard Investments launches global private markets fund
Aberdeen Standard Investments has launched a £138 million Global Private Markets Fund (GPMF), which will invest in a diversified mix of private credit, private equity, real estate and infrastructure

Zais opts for three-year reinvestment period as it issues new US CLO
Zais Group has taken advantage of demand for short-dated CLO paper by pricing a new US CLO with a three-year reinvestment period

Hildene makes huge 2017 gains after wringing every drop from 1.0 CLOs
For the most part, 1.0 CLOs are on their last legs with very few pre-crisis deals outstanding – but one fund manager has made hugely profitable trades in this area

US CLO round-up: who's going to be first to break 100bp?
US CLO spreads continue to rally and the question on everyone’s lips right now is: “when [not if] will triple As dip below 100 basis points?”

Vintage deals revived as CLO equity investors buy, refi, reset and repeat
US CLOs are being reworked time and again as investors look to reset deals that have previously been refinanced

Monroe's new CLO suggests increasing demand for mid market deals
The basis between middle market CLOs and CLOs backed by broadly syndicated loans is (slowly) shrinking

US pensions look beyond equities
US pension funds dramatically lowered their allocations to equity in the decade ending in 2016 as they diversified into illiquid and alternative assets. By Grace Jennings-Edquist

US power generators: Falling prices spark bankruptcies
As renewables and gas undercut traditional power generators, bond holders are preparing for price shocks. By Euan Hagger

PineBridge resets 2015 US CLO in $378 million deal
The manager priced a $378 million reset of a 2015 vintage CLO yesterday

US CLO triple As hit 100bp after CIFC prices $1 billion deal
CIFC Asset Management has priced its largest ever CLO amid huge demand for CLO paper

Florida pension fund commits $200 million to Doubleline's MBS strategy
Florida State Board of Administration approved a $200 million commitment to Los-Angeles based Doubleline for its opportunities credit fund in Q4 2017, according to board documentation

Goldman Sachs prices $1 billion CLO for giant US manager
GS plus GSO equals $1 billion CLO

MidOcean nets $87.6 million in 12 months for credit opps fund
MidOcean Partners has raised more than $87 million in a year for its first Credit Opportunity IDF fund, regulatory filings indicate

US CLO spreads edge closer to 100bp as PGIM prices record-breaking deal
PGIM has priced its first new CLO of 2018, achieving the deal with the lowest triple A spread and lowest funding costs on record

US CLO round-up: vertical is the new horizontal
What a difference a year makes. Caution has been replaced with optimism, new issues and resets are in favour and vertical is the new horizontal 

Willis Towers Watson fund exchange hires new US head in New York
Willis Towers Watson’s Asset Management Exchange (AMX), an institutional asset management marketplace, has appointed a new US head

Illinois CLO manager prices new issue deal via BNP Paribas
The manager priced its first CLO transaction of the year yesterday

US CLO manager shaves 3bp off record triple A tights
The manager priced a $510.8 million new issue CLO yesterday with a triple A spread at 103bp