Global b-wic round-up: focus shifts to the wings of the capital structure
The secondary US CLO market looks to be rebounding after a slow end to the first quarter of 2019 with first-loss and first-pays drumming up attention

BlackRock prices European CLO senior triple As at 108.5bp in new issue deal
Natixis has priced BlackRock European CLO VIII in a €408.5 million deal

Loan trading round-up: CLO managers fall out of love with First Data
An analysis of loan trading among CLO managers in February shows that First Data is falling down the pecking order with managers selling $182 million of the company's loans

Sound Point becomes first European CLO debutant of 2019
Sound Point Capital Management has made the breakthrough by becoming the first debutant CLO manager in Europe this year

CLO pipeline: managers seek to return as others arrive, after testing Q1
With the first quarter of 2019 now in the books, the CLO market looks to be continuing where it left off.

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

Europe's CLO manager field set to get bigger as managers from all corners aim to break through
Regulation does not always impair activity

CLO pipeline: managers decide there's no point hanging about with quick-fire CLOs
The CLO pipeline for the coming week shows signs of decent flow as managers ready themselves to offload deals. 

Alcentra and Barclays launch new euro CLO with longer call-lock
Alcentra is in the market for a new euro CLO, with Barclays arranging the transaction

CLO pipeline: manager sets sail for primary market after three-year absence
Even though at least five US CLOs hit the market last week, the CLO pipeline still looks strong, especially in the US new CLO space

Global CLO round-up: 15 months to one month - managers set their own pace
Three new US CLOs priced this week courtesy of; Seix Advisors, via BNP Paribas; Kayne Anderson, via Goldman Sachs; and Steele Creek, via RBC. In Europe, Oaktree Capital Management paired with Barclays to price Arbour CLO VI.

CLO pipeline preview: Waterville fills the pipe as Par Four surfs high triple-C wave
At least seven CLO managers chose last week to launch their first deals of the year, with the market still set to absorb a robust level of issuance in the pipeline

Global CLO b-wic round-up: fixed tranches make their way into European secondary
Last week brought the first instance of fixed coupon tranches trading in the European CLO secondary market this year, according to CLO-i. 

CLO pipeline preview: resets and refis set to make a comeback
Despite a slow build up, the pipeline offers respite with many deals lined up to come to market

Euro CLO b-wic round-up: mezz is where the money is
This year, there has been one constant: junior mezzanine tranches have accounted for most listings on the secondary market

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

Ares markets mezzanine tranches as it nears European CLO pricing
Ares management has chosen Citi as the sole arranger for its new European CLO, Ares European CLO XI.

ICG ditches fixed triple As in new CLO price talk
Intermediate Capital Group is marketing an updated version of its first CLO of 2019, via Goldman Sachs. 

Global CLO b-wic round-up: momentum stalls in CLO secondary market
Only $589.94 million worth of assets were posted on CLO b-wics last week with a US public holiday disrupting the flow. But the trade rate was high with some $422.74 million of CLOs changing hands.

CLOs are not like CDOs, says Barclays, but warns of loan quality impact
CLOs are far removed from the kinds of structured products that contributed to the 2008/09 global financial crisis, Barclays has argued in a wide-ranging research piece this week

Euro CLO b-wic round-up: triple A notes boost volumes
At first glance, the European CLO secondary market has matched its US counterpart with b-wic volumes peaking last week

Price talk circulates on ICG's €410 million European CLO
Intermediate Capital Group is marketing its first CLO of the year, via Goldman Sachs, with pricing expected mid-week

Euro CLO round-up: five deals hit pipeline after BlueMountain keeps up momentum
BlueMountain Fuji CLO Management ended its seven-month absence from the new issue European CLO market and also broke the market’s silence this week. The firm partnered with Deutsche Bank to price its fourth deal in Europe - BlueMountain Fuji Euro CLO IV.

Spire teams with BAML for the first time on a CLO as it markets €407 million deal
Price talk has emerged for a new European CLO being marketed by Spire Partners, according to market sources

Market welcomes Esma loosening of securitisation regs but questions remain
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)'s revision of the reporting templates that must be completed under the securitisation regulations addresses many of the concerns raised by market participants but leaves some points of difficulty, according to industry lawyers