Mid market CLO round-up: eyes (wide) open as mid-market CLOs re-awaken
AB returned to the middle market CLO space this week after a year out to price ABPCI V. It is the second middle market CLO of the year after Fortress Investment Group refinanced Fortress Credit Opportunities VII. 

Octagon CLO pricing points to tightening mezz tranches
Octagon Credit Investors priced its second CLO transaction of the year yesterday and its first new issue, Octagon Investment Partners 40

SocGen wins first new issue CLO mandate since 2017
Societe Generale is working on its first CLO new issue mandate since 2017, according to market sources

MUFG prices new issue CLO for TCW with AMR mechanism written in
TCW Asset Management Company priced a new issue CLO yesterday featuring Applicable Margin Reset (AMR) technology

Sound Point shrugs off flat CLO curve as it targets 43bp tighter triple As with refi
New issues have been the main source of business in the US CLO market this year with market sources divided over the merits of CLO refinancings

CLO pricing stands firm as Barings prices senior triple As at 132bp
Barings priced its first new issue CLO of the year yesterday, with the triple As coming in 1.91 basis points tight of the ten-day average at 134.82bp, although the deal still indicates a widening market

US CLO refi highlights 4bp roll down on term curve
TCI Capital Management refinanced its 2016-1 CLO last week via BAML on Friday, with pricing revealing a 12 basis points differential between two-year CLOs and five-year deal

GSO becomes first manager to price two new issue CLOs this year
GSO Capital Partners on Friday became the first manager to issue two new CLOs in 2019, following the $502.05 million deal named Buckhorn Park

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.

US CLO round-up: Anchorage keeps primary open as debutants and newcomers fill pipeline
Anchorage Capital shored up the CLO market this week against an untroubled horizon as the sole manager to price a new issue, while TCI Capital Management priced the first refinancing of the year as Creditflux went to press.

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

Global CLO league tables: new year, new issues
Momentum in the CLO market at the start of 2019 is less forceful than it was at the beginning of 2018 and 2017, on the basis of opening volumes

AIG CLO comeback gathers pace as it plans second pricing in two months
AIG Asset Management is working with Wells Fargo to price a $507.2 million new issue CLO named AIG CLO 2019-1

US CLO round-up: it's a slow start, but at least we have a benchmark as 42 deals fill pipeline
It’s safe to say 2019 is off to a slow start for the US CLO market. This past week, $1.4 billion has priced, bringing total issuance in January 2019 to $5.7 billion. That’s 70% below the January 2018 new issue volume of $20 billion.

GSO prices Europe's largest new issue CLO in over six months
 Europe’s CLO primary market is taking off, with GSO Capital Partners today becoming the third manager to price a new issue deal on the continent

Triple As hit 150bp as PPM prices second post-crisis CLO with longer call-lock
PPM Loan Management priced its second CLO of the 2.0 era yesterday, according to market sources, with an extension of its triple-A call-lock from pre-marketing that took the notes 10-15 basis points wide of initial price talk

US CLO round-up: Dry January ends early as spreads get hammered
Is the 2019 vintage going to be a classic? It's certainly started off slow, but it could mature into something very special if loan volatility persists

European CLO round-up: single B basis between US and Europe narrows
The European CLO market finally came out of its issuance shutdown on Friday when Credit Suisse Asset Management partnered with Barclays to price Cadogan Square CLO XIII.

Octagon prices 2019's first reset as Nomura begins to fulfil CLO promise
Octagon Credit Investors has teamed up with Nomura to reset 2014’s Octagon Investment Partners XXI for five years additional reinvestment

CSAM sheds light on CLO pricing as it reopens European market
Credit Suisse Asset Management has priced Europe’s first CLO in two months, according to market sources

KKR prices new US CLO with triple As at 137.72bp
KKR Financial Advisors priced its first new issue CLO of the year on Friday named KKR CLO 24

CBAM prices its first CLO via Barclays as new issuance heats up
CBAM has priced its first ever CLO via Barclays, a $601.05 million new issue named CBAM 2019-9

GoldenTree sets CLO spread benchmark with 2019's first five-year deal
GoldenTree Loan Management is the first manager out the gate with a five-year CLO in 2019, GLM US CLO 4

PGIM redeploys print and sprint strategy, pricing second short new issue via Jefferies
PGIM has continued its print and sprint strategy with a second short CLO in as many months, as the primary market finally reawakens