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

European CLO spreads reach new tights as BlackRock prices new issue
European CLOs reached new record tights yesterday as BlackRock and Credit Suisse priced the tightest new issue for over 12 months

Rate cuts force US and Europe price re-adjustment
Central banks’ latest round of interest rate cuts sent relative value between US and European CLOs to head into a whirlwind in recent weeks, sources say

Global CLO b-wic round-up: US and European double B trading patterns diverge
48% of the CLO secondary market was made up of triple A bonds; $255.6 million of US CLOs and €108.55 million of European CLOs. But there were differences in how CLO double Bs are trading in those markets.

CLO pipeline: new kids in class look to excel on first assignments
The summer holiday is well and truly over with the European CLO market building on last week’s momentum as three new deals and one reset are to enter the primary market. 

Euro loan trading: Areas caters to CLOs while managers cast away Nets
Global travel catering services Areas flew off the shelf after it allocated its €1.05 billion term loan B, with 50 CLO managers buying the loan

Investcorp looks to become first manager to reset a 2017 CLO
Investcorp Credit Management is setting itself up to be the first CLO manager to reset a deal that first priced in 2017

Euro CLO round-up: debt investors own the floor as tempo picks up
It was one of those rare weeks in Europe when volumes surpassed the much larger US CLO market and, to cap it all off, spreads made a big jump tighter.

Spreads tighten 3bp as Axa IM prices first European new issue CLO for 12 months
Triple A CLO spreads tumbled in Europe again on Friday as Axa Investment Managers priced its first new CLO in 12 months, according to market sources

CLO pipeline: managers look to avoid a repeat of 2018 with new issue flutter
US and European CLO managers are preparing to up the ante in September, but they will have to defy a trend set a year ago

Global CLO b-wic round-up: secondary market awakens with control equity bonanza
Four anchor positions made available on secondary market as equity accounts for over a third of all volumes.

Refis and resets are in the money again in Europe, conference hears
CLO refinancing and reset volumes could be about to surge in Europe once again, according to panellists at the Standard & Poor's European Structured Finance Conference in London yesterday

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

Euro CLO league tables: back to earth in tandem as issuance nosedives
August brought just €1.12 billion of issuance in the European CLO market across two refinancings and one reset, the quietest month since January when only €0.51 billion of European CLOs priced

CLO pipeline: Carlyle and KKR plan swift re-entries
Carlyle Group and KKR are included in the CLO pipeline this week as both managers have started marketing their latest transactions as the US CLO pipeline begins to look full after a quiet week

Euro trading: Vue proves to be leading light for CLOs, but liquid bonds play crucial support role
Vue International's newly issued loan starred in 25 CLO managers' portfolios, which bought €239.4 million of the loan in June and made it a box office hit among CLO managers, according to CLO-i.

CLO pipeline: Golub and Sound Point to cement positions among market leaders
Last week there were nine CLOs priced in the US market, including four broadly syndicated loan new issues and two middle market new issues, whereas there was no issuance in Europe. The CLO action over the next few weeks is again weighted towards the US, according to market sources

CLO pipeline: refis can't wait till after summer
The CLO market in both the US and Europe looks to be slowing down in the near future with only two deals added to the running pipeline.  

Spire prices CLO triple As at 105bp as Euribor rates slide
Spire Partners scored Europe’s tightest triple A CLO print of the year yesterday with market sources indicating that this is a reflection of how attractive CLO tranches are given the recent drop in Euribor rates

CLO pipeline: US takes up baton after European July sprint
The US CLO market is ready to kickstart issuance in August as nine deals have been added to the running pipeline.

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

Euro CLO spreads could tighten further as Spire targets 105bp triple A print
Spire Partners is looking to bring Europe’s CLO market even tighter as it readies a reset of its inaugural deal named Aurium CLO I

Chenavari double debt tranche CLO warehouse reduces up-front cash call
Chenavari Investment Managers used a novel approach to warehousing its last European CLO, according to market sources. The firm priced Toro European CLO 6 on 12 July via Morgan Stanley, with sources indicating that the warehouse facility behind the deal had two debt tranches. 

PineBridge refi shows steep term curve in European CLO market
PineBridge Investments has refinanced its 2016 vintage CLO named Euro Galaxy V, according to market sources

Global CLO b-wic round-up: 71% of equity positions trade as supply picks up
The European and US secondary CLO market took a step back this week as the primary CLO generated $7.8 billion of deal flow globally