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

Mid market CLO league tables: Golub and Natixis increase their leads
August saw over $2 billion of issuance in the mid market space with managers that have been active this year, returning managers and debut managers all pricing last month. 

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

US CLO league tables: 2019 volumes top $100 billion
The summer slowdown hit the US CLO market last month with just $8.6 billion of issuance of which $5.07 billion was in new issues, the slowest month of the year since January. 

GreensLedge hires experienced CLO pair as it launches asset management business
GreensLedge has made a huge statement by hiring two from Barings' CLO investment team

Par-Four prices first CLO since striking Davidson Kempner and Jefferies equity deal
Par-Four Investment Management yesterday priced a new issue CLO named Tralee CLO VI

Regatta prices first US CLO in 12 months
Regatta Loan Management - the capitalised manager vehicle linked to Napier Park Global Capital - yesterday returned to the CLO primary market with its first new issue in the US market for just under a year

Marble Point prices new CLO with unusual debt structure
Marble Point yesterday priced its second new CLO of 2019 via Bank of America Merrill Lynch, according to market sources

BlueMountain prices first CLO deal following Assured Guaranty buyout agreement
BlueMountain Capital Management yesterday priced its first CLO transaction since its acquisition by Assured Guaranty

ICG revives US new issue CLO market after 12-day break
Intermediate Capital Group yesterday returned to the US CLO market to price its first new issue in nine months

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

CVC teams up with RBC for reset and upsize of 2012 CLO
CVC Credit Partners came to market yesterday with a short reset of its 2012 vintage deal Apidos XI

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

US loan trading: Caesars marches out of CLOs as Blackstone rolls in
With $158 million of its term loan leaving the hands of CLO managers, Caesers Entertainment was the most sold issuer in June

THL returns with second middle market CLO offering
THL Credit Advisors on Friday priced its second CLO backed by loans to middle market companies

Par-Four markets first deal since forming JV for its CLO equity
Par-Four Investment Management is marketing its first new CLO since striking a deal with Jefferies and Davidson Kempner to purchase its equity

HPS and Nomura team up in first-time CLO partnership
HPS Investment Partners has teamed up with Nomura for the two firms' first CLO transaction as a partnership

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.  

US CLO round-up: summer blues don’t weigh on the issuance parade
Summer is shining on US CLOs as $3.8 billion worth of activity entered the market last week. The flow brought four new deals (including one middle market deal), one reset and two refinancings.

Japan Post Bank's CLO book grows fastest of top five buyers
Japan Post Bank continues its march toward the top tier of CLO investors, with the bank registering JPY 1.32 trillion (around $12.24 billion) of CLOs on its balance sheet as of 30 June, according to its latest financial statements

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 managers suffer puncture with $85 million of Jack Cooper debt
CLO managers hold $85.8 million of exposure to auto hauler Jack Cooper Ventures, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to the latest trustee reports from CLO-i 

Assured Guaranty to buy BlueMountain for $160 million
Assured Guaranty has agreed to buy BlueMountain Capital Management, as well as its associated entities, for $160 million

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.