US loan trading: CLO managers on cloud nine after Ultimate Software allocations
CLO managers took down about 27% of Ultimate Software's loans in April, when the cloud operator issued its $2.3 billion first lien term loan due 2026, according to CLO-i

Anchor equity in 2018 CLO reissue fails to trade in secondary market
The anchor equity piece of Anchorage Capital’s 2018 reissue, Anchorage CLO 5-R was up for grabs yesterday on a b-wic seen by Creditflux

Florida-based manager revives plan for rare emerging markets CBO
RVX Asset Management has launched an unusual securitisation backed by emerging markets debt, according to market sources

US life insurers grew their CLO investments by 31% in 2018, finds Moody's
US life insurers held $79.4 billion in CLO exposure at the end of 2018, which is up 31% from the amount held at the end of 2017, according to a report by Moody’s Investor Service

CLO managers process Fusion bankruptcy implications
12 CLO managers hold $185.2 million exposure to the debt of the cloud services company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy 

The sky is not falling in on the CLO market, writes PineBridge
CLO market participants are fighting against the perception that their strategy is the detonator to another nuclear financial crises. PineBridge Investments took aim this week at naysayers predicting doom, re-emphasising arguments made last month during Creditflux's CLO Symposium in London. 

CIFC becomes first manager to print four new issue US CLOs in 2019
CIFC Asset Management today became the first CLO manager to price four new issues in the US market this year after executing a deal via BNP Paribas

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

US CLO league tables: CSAM dominates globally but Octagon takes US lead
Octagon Credit Investors clinched the top spot in the US broadly syndicated loan CLO market by a mere $129,000 from Credit Suisse Asset Management. 

Octagon eyes $2 billion new issue volumes as it markets fourth CLO of 2019
Octagon Credit Investors is looking to become the first manager to price four new issue CLOs in the US this year

Correction: US CLO round-up: newcomers make waves in CBOs and mid market
The CLO market is showing little sign of constraint as three new names entered the market last week – two debut middle market deals priced while one US CBO closed

PGIM prices new issue CLO via RBC as triple A spreads tighten
PGIM yesterday priced its seventh CLO transaction of the year, teaming up with RBC to issue Dryden 68

TICP cuts triple A spread down to 120bp in refi of 2016 CLO
TICP yesterday cut the funding costs of a 2016 vintage CLO by 38.74 basis points via refinancing

Diameter becomes first firm to jump into CBOs without taking a step in CLOs
Diameter Capital Partners has joined the small group of firms who manage CBOs, it has emerged

US CLO round-up: dropping anchor (investors) brings CLO spreads tighter
Syndication was the theme of the week across the global CLO market last week as managers and arrangers presented deals which were sold to a more diverse group of investors than has been the case for most of this year.

CSAM ends bumper week with new issue CLO and hybrid CBO
Credit Suisse Asset Management completed four CLO transactions this week after printing one new issue CLO and one hybrid CBO today

GSO prices CLO with tightest prints across senior and junior tranches
CLO spreads fell sharply yesterday as GSO Capital Partners priced a new issue deal named Niagara Park CLO with a weighted average funding cost of 176.65 basis points over Libor

Global b-wic round-up: Short-dated CLO paper hits the market
Last week brought over $800 million of b-wics listed in the US CLO secondary market for the first time this month, with around 10% being paper that had a reinvestment period that ended in 2019.

Redding Ridge prices three-year new issue CLO
Redding Ridge priced a $597.2 million new CLO via Deutsche Bank on Friday, with the deal selling its senior notes at a slight discount to par 

CSAM plans double CLO issuance next week with US and EU deals in the market
Credit Suisse Asset Management is preparing to issue two new issue CLOs next week, with one issuance on either side of the Atlantic

AGL further expands with hires from CIFC and Mizuho
AGL Credit Management, founded by former CIFC chief executive officer Peter Gleysteen, has appointed a further two officials to its New York office

Symphony becomes 90th manager to price CLO this year
Symphony Asset Management yesterday became the 90^th CLO manager to price a transaction this year after printing a new issue named Symphony CLO XXI

Ostrum appoints structured credit head as it looks to issue US CLOs
The market has found a plethora of CLO managers looking to expand in Europe, but Ostrum Asset Management has gone the other way by hiring an experienced US CLO portfolio manager

AGL confirms Comer hire in New York
AGL Credit Management has today confirmed the appointment of Wynne Comer as chief operating officer. Creditflux first reported on the move last week

Global b-wic round-up: US CLO equity continues its surge
Last week marked the third straight week that the US CLO secondary market has seen total listings of under $600 million, but over a quarter of that was equity.