CLOs at a glance (June 2022)
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month
 
   

Carlyle prepares to sprint after taking plunge with "unramped" European CLO
Carlyle Group has produced what is believed to be a rare print-and-sprint CLO in Europe

Invesco installs turbo single B tranche in European CLO new issue
Turbo tranches have returned to the European CLO market with Invesco using the mechanism attached to the single B-rated tranche in its latest new issue

Angelo Gordon prints 30th European CLO new issue of 2022
The €447.95 million deal, named Northwoods Euro CLO 26, brings CLO new issuance volume this year to €12.6 billion, according to Creditflux data

Quadruple winner Redding Ridge celebrates with new European CLO
Redding Ridge picked up four trophies in awards season (in contrast to one Premier League football team which is labouring in a similar pursuit) and it has struck while the iron is hot to print a new European CLO

Capital Four prints two-year ESG European CLO
Capital Four has become the latest European CLO manager to print a short-dated new issue, with JP Morgan arranging the €351.6 million deal, named Capital Four Euro CLO IV

Euro CLO league tables: PGIM and Jefferies lead as Euribor caps come back in fashion
April was the quietest month of the year in the European CLO market with only €2 billion pricing across four new issues and one reset

Global CLO league tables - April 2022 YTD
Global CLO league tables - April YTD

Managers look at rating agency combos as weighted average life drops
CLO managers are looking closely at rating agency pairings as investors opt for shorter risk horizons, according to market participants.

NatWest buys triple As to win future CLO business
NatWest Markets is understood to be buying European CLO triple A paper on its balance sheet in the hopes of picking up future mandates for its arranging business, according to market sources

Investable universe for Euro CLOs shrinks amid inflation
The number of loans suitable for European CLOs is getting smaller at a time when new CLO issuers are looking to enter the market

CLOs at a glance (May 2022)
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month
   

Minority equity available in Capital Four's forthcoming short-dated Euro CLO
JP Morgan is marketing Capital Four Management’s latest European ESG CLO, anticipated to price at the end of this week or beginning of next week

Euro CLO seniors firm up, but mezz widens as Jefferies prints Spire new issue and CSAM reset
Jefferies has expanded its European CLO arranging lead as senior spreads remain in line with recent deals, mezz appears to have leaked slightly wider and deals continue to feature capped tranches

PGIM opts for two-year reinvestment on Euro CLO with triple As at 110bp
BNP Paribas arranged the €401.3 million deal, which features a shorter than traditional reinvestment and non-call period 

ICG hops into Easter with new CLO as European pipeline builds
The European CLO pipeline is slowly building 

Appetite for CLO warehouse investing increases in Europe
The investor base for European CLO warehouse risk has grown in the past few months, and is supporting the increasing number of CLOs where the equity tranche has come from widely syndicated sources

CLOs at a glance (April 2022)
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month  

European CLO pipeline thins as investors wait for stability
The European leveraged loan and CLO market has yet to regain momentum following the start of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, with investors pointing to a thin immediate CLO pipeline

Global CLO league tables - March 2022 YTD
Global CLO league tables - March YTD

Euro CLO league tables: Jefferies takes huge lead as managers bunch up
The increased volatility and geopolitical risk brought about by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine meant European CLO issuance dropped off in March after a strong February

BlackRock Euro CLO set to price, with KKR and ICG in line and 115bp emerging as triple A benchmark
BlackRock is expected to price a European CLO issue today via Bank of America. The immediate CLO pipeline is thin, but KKR is marketing a deal via Morgan Stanley and ICG is marketing via Citi

Bain goes long with new European CLO as 2022 issuance passes €15 billion
Credit Suisse arranged Bain’s €416.72 million deal, named Bain Capital Euro CLO 2022-1, which features a 4.6 year reinvestment period and a two year non-call

WhiteStar gets off the mark in Europe with reset of 2020 CLO
WhiteStar Asset Management has reset a 2020 vintage former MacKay Shields European CLO, slashing triple As down to 117 basis points over Euribor and adding additional equity

European CLO triple As slide over 30bp in a month
Partners Group has priced Penta CLO 11 today, sources say with the triple A notes pricing at 125bp. This confirms that senior CLO notes are now in the 120-125bp range, having been 30bp tighter just a month ago