Market bemoans Europe’s lack of CLO manager tiering
Manager tiering became a hot topic in Europe again last month following Credit Suisse Asset Management’s decision to break with tradition by syndicating its triple A notes in Madison Park Euro Funding XIV, rather than place the notes with an anchor investor.

Cayman Island hopping: EU laws provoke switch in CLO listings
The Cayman Islands Stock Exchange (CSX) is set to become the listing place of choice in 2019 for CLOs put together by US managers — at least, according to a bold prediction by law firm Harneys.

Being fully invested can have a greater impact on IRRs than avoiding 2% defaults annually
The IRR differential can be as much as 3.3% for a fully invested CLO versus one that maintains a 5% cash balance

Doing CLOs is hard work as recovery lags
There’s scrutiny on staffing, structures and, of course, ‘the challenging arb’. But Q4 volatility created opportunity, which led speakers at the Creditflux CLO Symposium to ask for more

Arrival of five-year bespokes draws in CLO investors
Synthetic bespoke tranches are undergoing a major shift, with dealers projecting five-year business to supersede previously dominant shorter tenors by the end of 2019.

DWS backs away from planned ESG-style European CLO
DWS has dropped plans to launch a European CLO, sources say. It is unclear why DWS, the asset management arm of Deutsche Bank, has turned its attention elsewhere, but one source says that the capital-intensive nature of putting together risk retention-compliant deals likely weighed on the firm. 

CLOs at a glance

A round-up of CLO performance

Invesco returns to market with its second 2.0 European CLO
Invesco has priced its second euro CLO after entering the European market in November last year, according to market sources

Redding Ridge does without single B debt as it prices European CLO
RRE 2 has an unusual debt structure for a European transaction, with the CLO opting against a single B tranche. At the opposite end of the structure, the triple As are issued in senior and junior tranches which priced at 113 and 150 basis points over Euribor respectively

CLO pipeline: Black Diamond looks to brush itself off and jump back in ring after year out
Black Diamond Capital Management features twice in our CLO pipeline this week, as the firm is planning a return to both the European and the US CLO market.

Euro CLO round-up: benchmark ruffles up, but junior tranches sit tight
CLO triple A benchmark levels underwent a shake-up last week as Credit Suisse Asset Management and HPS Investment Partners brought deals to the market with first-pay tranches printing above the recent benchmark of 108.5 basis points

HPS prints triple As at 111bp in latest European new issue CLO
HPS Investment Management has priced a new CLO in Europe named Aqueduct EUR CLO 4, with triple As printing at 111 basis points over Euribor

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.

CSAM syndicates triple A notes at 112bp in new European CLO
Credit Suisse Asset Management yesterday priced its latest European CLO offering, syndicating its triple A notes at 112 basis points over Euribor

Fair Oaks goes for short reinvestment as it markets debut euro CLO
Fair Oaks Capital has gone for the short-dated route for its debut CLO, Fair Oaks Loan Funding I, which was launched yesterday via Deutsche Bank

European managers find tight debt execution by refinancing once more
PGIM and Carlyle Group joined the growing list of CLO managers to refinance in Europe since the seven-month refinancing drought was brought to an end last month – and these managers are enjoying tight debt execution on their liabilities

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

Oaktree refinances 2016 European CLO with triple As at 87bp
Oaktree Capital Management yesterday refinanced its 2016 vintage CLO named Arbour CLO IV, producing the European market’s first sub-90 basis point print in over nine months

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.

Napier Park joins growing list of US CLO managers looking to issue in Europe
Napier Park Global Capital has joined the growing list of CLO managers looking to issue in Europe for the first time, according to market sources

114bp is syndicated benchmark for triple As in Europe as Och-Ziff prices CLO
Och-Ziff Loan Management priced a new issue euro CLO yesterday, according to market sources

Euro CLO league tables: at long last - a reset, a refi and a debut
A chill swept through the European CLO market in April. While managers priced €3.16 billion of CLOs, it was the slowest month since January. 

Global CLO league tables at a glance - April 2019 YTD
Global CLO league tables at a glace - April 2019 YTD

High beta's time to shine in next leg of rally, says BAML
High-beta credits have yet to reward expectations they would lead the market rally in 2019, but this is about to change, according to a research note by Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Voya prices its second European CLO
Voya Alternative Asset Management priced its second European CLO yesterday, according to market sources