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

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. 

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

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

Capital raised for risk retention keeps struggling CLOs afloat
In a bid to turn struggling warehouses into CLOs, managers are prepared to take losses on funds raised for risk retention in order to issue new deals.

CLO pipeline: refinancings to make a comeback
CLO refinancings look set to continue their recent surge in the US CLO market, with another five refinancings and two resets appearing in the pipeline.

Global b-wic round-up: secondary flows drop to $599 million in the US
Secondary CLO trading took a back-seat last week, with European market participants away Monday and the US focused on 10 primary market pricings 

Voya markets second European CLO since crossing the Atlantic
Voya Alternative Asset Management is marketing its second European CLO known as Voya Euro CLO II, according to market sources

Return of the refi: GSO produces Europe's first CLO refinancing for seven months
GSO Capital Partners has priced Europe’s first CLO refi transaction since last September, according to market sources

European CLO volumes reach €10 billion in 2019 as PGIM prices
The deal also features three fixed-rate tranches