CSAM prints first European CLO in 12 months
Credit Suisse Asset Management has become the latest manager to navigate through challenging market conditions to price a European CLO

Alcentra prints European CLO with triple A coupon at 212bp
Alcentra’s Jubilee 2022-XXVI is the fifth European CLO to price in July, taking the month up to €1.89 billion. That is dwarfed by the 11 European CLOs that priced with a combined €4.78 billion in July 2021

Blackstone prints Euro CLO triple As at tight 170bp
Blackstone priced its latest European CLO yesterday with triple As pricing at least 50bp tighter than current market levels

Impact investor earns $146 million from US body for second CLO
An impact investment firm owned by M&G is poised to launch its second CLO, according to filings seen by Creditflux

Euro CLO triple As rise above 210bp as Anchorage prices with highest par sub
The deal also features the largest triple A par subordination 

Investcorp prints Nochu-anchored Euro CLO with triple As at 160bp
The deal marks the return of Japanese bank Norinchukin to the European CLO new issue market

Euro CLO league tables: Permira and Barclays Providus with sole new issue
Just one manager priced a European CLO priced in June, when Permira Credit and Barclays brought Providus VII to market

Global CLO league tables - June 2022 YTD
Global CLO league tables - June YTD

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

   

European CLO managers wait for stability as loans slide
European loan prices have dipped into the high 80s, as Creditflux goes to press, which should create an attractive entry point for loan buyers. But, in reality, the bid for these assets has not been strong, particularly from CLOs amid fears loans could slump further still

Euro double As and US triple As offer best value in CLOs: BNP Paribas
Secondary market double A rated tranches offer the best relative value in European CLOs’ capital structures, while US triple As in primary starting to look attractive, according to BNP Paribas credit strategists

CLO spreads are not pricing in recession: JP Morgan
CLOs are priced fairly for a growth slowdown but not a recession, according to JP Morgan credit strategists, who warn spreads are at risk if US growth contracts

Sound Point breaks one month European CLO market silence as pipeline builds
After the longest pause in the European CLO primary market since December 2018, Sound Point has broken the silence with a static new issue while other managers are exploring static and print and sprints to get deals done

European CLO market set to reap rewards from Harvest as Nochu returns
Prolific CLO triple A investor Norinchukin is set to make its grand return to European CLOs with the Japanese bank providing anchor triple A investment in Investcorp’s forthcoming new issue

Sound Point explores European static CLO with turbo tranche
Sound Point Capital Management has opted to explore a static structure for its latest European CLO, in the latest sign of managers trying to be innovative to get the market moving

Manager selection stakes are heightening as CLO pain points intensify: Barclays
CLOs’ slump in market value and piling of distressed assets have made differentiation between managers much more acute on key metrics, regionally and by vintage, according to Barclays credit strategists

Oaktree identifies CLOs among top picks in credit
Oaktree Capital Management’s head of performing credit Armen Panossian has outlined CLO tranches among his three favoured investments in this market

CLO investors show more signs of optimism than other ABS: Barclays
CLO investors attending the Global ABS conference in Barcelona were more upbeat than those that work in residential mortgage-backed securities and other ABS, say Barclays securitised credit strategists. But the overall mood was sombre

Panelists look at a mixed future for CLOs as conference opens in Barcelona
Prominent headwinds and the uncertain state of the market was at the forefront of discussion on CLOs yesterday as the Global ABS 2022 conference got underway in Barcelona.

Euro CLO league tables: short on deals but high on drama as new issuance race tightens up
For the second straight month, European CLO volume was below €2 billion, making it the first time there has been back-to-back months of less than €2 billion issued since November and December 2020

Global CLO league tables - May 2022 YTD
Global CLO league tables - May YTD

European CLO triple As widen to 140bp with long-awaited Permira deal
European CLO triple As have widened out to 140 basis points over Euribor, as Permira Credit breaks the two-week CLO market silence by pricing its long-awaited new issue deal, Providus CLO VII

Junior debt investors gain seat at Euro CLO negotiation table
CLO documentation and structural negotiations are no longer limited to triple A noteholders and majority equity investors in Europe

Euro loan slide hits ramped warehouses as Carlyle eyes print and sprint deal
European loans tumbled in May, leaving CLO warehouses under pressure and causing a slowdown in primary issuance

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