GSO adds turbo tranche feature to European CLO as part of reset
GSO Capital Partners has issued a novel single B-rated European CLO tranche that is designed to amortise quickly

Euro CLO league tables: refi market opens up to give KKR best of both worlds
European CLO issuance in October crossed €5 billion for the second month this year as managers took advantage of falling spreads and increased demand. In one example, KKR obtained tight senior CLO financing to go with tight mezz spreads from 2017 in a demonstration of expert timing 

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

Wings of the structure fly in opposite directions as Alcentra prices European CLO
Alcentra has priced its latest new issue CLO in Europe, and its second issue of 2019 on the continent

Established firms say managers new to European CLOs will struggle to attract assets
New managers making their way in the European CLO market may have a fight on their hands, with sources noting the difficulty these firms face in getting sizeable allocations.

Two roads diverged in the CLO wood

Direct lenders start to overcome bank dominance in Spain
Spain is becoming a popular destination for direct lenders — despite the competitive terms offered by local banks. Sources say that borrowers are starting to look beyond pricing to ease of execution and flexible documentation.

European CLO manager hires MUFG for first 'fully compliant' ESG CLO
A CLO issuer is looking to take ESG compliance in European CLOs to another level by pitching its upcoming CLO as the “first fully ESG compliant CLO”, according to marketing materials seen by Creditflux

Bain prices euro CLO triple As at 90bp amid signs of single-B spread widening
Bain Capital Credit has become the 47^th manager to issue a new CLO in Europe this year after pricing Bain Capital Europe CLO 2019-1 yesterday. Natixis was responsible for arranging the deal, which resulted in senior notes pricing at benchmark levels of 90 basis points

Voya makes it four in a row with $603 million US new issue CLO
Voya Investment Management has notched up its fourth US CLO of 2019 to continue its remarkable record of producing a quartet of CLOs in calendar years

CVC issues its third 2019 CLO in Europe
CVC Credit Partners joins an exclusive club of managers with its third new European CLO of the year. Like GSO Capital Partners and BlackRock in recent weeks, CVC priced its triple A bonds at 90 basis points

Cairn prices €419 million CLO with triple-As tight of market
Recent spread dispersion in the European CLO market is evidenced by Cairn Loan Investments’ pricing of a €418.73 million CLO in which the triple-A tranche came tight of the 10-day rolling average but the single-B piece was deeply discounted

Be-Spoke one week away from pricing breakthrough SME CLO
Be-spoke Capital has moved a step closer to pricing its SME loan securitisation, with price talk emerging for the forthcoming Alhambra SME Funding 2019-1

CVC markets new issue European CLO via Deutsche Bank
Price talk has emerged for CVC Credit Partners’ forthcoming CLO new issue, CVC Cordatus Loan Fund XVI

Single B spreads tighten dramatically as Invesco prices third euro CLO
Invesco yesterday brought its third CLO new issue to market via Barclays, according to market sources

KKR bucks trend to refinance older vintage CLO from 2014
KKR Credit partially refinanced its 2014 vintage European CLO named Avoca CLO XI yesterday, according to market sources

PGIM becomes first CLO manager to price 12 transactions in 2019
PGIM has priced a €412.38 million new issue CLO via Citi named Dryden 73 Euro CLO 2018, becoming the first CLO manager to complete 12 transactions globally this year

BlueMountain prices first European CLO with Credit Suisse
BlueMountain Fuji Management on Friday priced a new issue CLO via Credit Suisse, marking a first-time partnership between the manager and arranger in Europe

Capital Four makes CLO market entry with debut transaction
Capital Four Management priced its inaugural CLO this morning, becoming Europe’s eighth debut manager of 2019

Commerzbank markets new CLO with portfolio 93% ramped
Commerzbank is marketing its latest CLO offering named Bosphorus CLO V, according to market sources, with BNP Paribas arranging the deal

Capital Four upsizes debut CLO, but capital stack diverges
Triple-A pricing and that of more junior tranches is on a path of divergence, as evidenced by the marketing of debut CLO manager Capital Four Management

GSO's third new European CLO of 2019 shows capital stack divergence
Triple A tranche pricing has noticeably improved on European CLOs, but double B and single B pricing not so much

GSO and Deutsche Bank unite to refinance 2017 European CLO
GSO Capital Partners has teamed up with Deutsche Bank to refinance the triple and double A debt of its 2017 CLO named Palmerston Park