OC health check: another two CLOs fail senior OC tests
Two senior overcollateralisation test failures number among 26 deals joining the list this week of CLOs breaching their OC tests in April, according to the latest trustee reports on CLO-i.

Who's got the moves Europe: TV producer's loans rally most as recovery begins
The S&P/LSTA European Leverage Loan Index ended the week at 82.98 on 3 April – recovering 4.06 points from 78.92 on 24 March which was the lowest point for the index since the 2008 financial crisis.

Structured credit dragged very wide — but CLOs stand to gain
Senior tranches of securitisations widened 220% in less than a month as the coronavirus pandemic has meant an increase in systemic risk — a sharp turnaround from the past few months when idiosyncratic risks were being cited as the main concern for structured credit investors.

CLO warehouses trigger draw stops as loan market tanks
CLO warehouses are being put on ice due to ‘draw stop’ triggers, which have come into play as loan prices plunge.

Global CLO b-wic round-up: sellers flock to secondary market as trade rate hits 71%
The broader market sell-off reached CLOs last week, with investors lining up to list their positions in the CLO secondary market

Global CLO league tables - February 2020 YTD
Global CLO league tables - February 2020 YTD

CLO pipeline: make some noise for repricings
CLOs may be a bit late to the spread-tightening party, but a hoard of CLO repricings is aiming to make up for it by sheer volume

CLO pipeline: a refi of nine cuts time (and margins)
Nine US CLO managers are preparing to refinance one of their CLOs to lower financing costs

CLO pipeline: Medalist ascends podium as new issues pace themselves
CLO managers are biding their time before re-entering the primary CLO market, but this week Investcorp Credit Management, KKR and Medalist Partners are marketing new issue US CLOs

Ratio of CLO managers adding risk falls to lowest level since 2009, JP Morgan finds
The proportion of CLO managers looking to add risk has fallen to its lowest level since 2009, according to a market survey carried out by JP Morgan’s research desk

European CLO spreads widen as Commerzbank prices first 2019 CLO
European CLO spreads widened sharply on Friday as Commerzbank issued a new CLO with triple As paying 101 basis points over Euribor

CVC prepares to refinance 2015 European CLO
CVC Credit Partners is looking to refinance three tranches of CVC Cordatus Loan Fund V via Citi

Global CLO b-wic round-up: control equity hits the market as secondary market picks up
The CLO secondary market in both Europe and the US brought healthy volumes last week. There was €174.9 million listed in the European CLO secondary market, while the US returned a with just over $600 million in CLO b-wics. 

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

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

Global b-wic round-up: focus shifts to the wings of the capital structure
The secondary US CLO market looks to be rebounding after a slow end to the first quarter of 2019 with first-loss and first-pays drumming up attention

2018 breaks more records as US new issue CLO volumes pass $125 billion
US new issue CLO volumes for 2018 currently stand at $125.68 billion, making 2018 a record-breaking year for the sector, according to CLO-i data

Blackstone grows credit assets by 31% over year
The firm achieved strong fundraising in credit, taking credit-related assets under managment to $130.6 billion in the third quarter, a 31% increase year-on-year 

ICG reissues three European CLOs still bound by call locks in risk retention move
Intermediate Capital Group has shifted its CLO risk retention strategy to an originator structure by reissuing three of its deals

CLO b-wic line up: equity in Apollo euro deal with low funding costs goes on sale
European CLO equity is so often described as being the most illiquid part of the global CLO market, but the last few days there has been a significant amount of trading in this area.

CVC reworks debut 2.0 for a second time following €455.9 million reissue
CVC Credit Partners priced its first ever CLO reissue transaction on Friday

GSO prices fifth new CLO of the year with triple As at 78bp
GSO Partners has priced its second European CLO of the year and become the first manager to issue five new transactions globally in 2018

European CLO round-up: 78bp is the benchmark if you're a European CLO manager
Dispersion in CLO spreads is exclusive to the US CLO market with with three European CLOs pricing this week, and triple A notes in all of them hitting 78 basis points.

GSO on the verge of pricing its fifth new issue CLO of 2018
Pre-sale reports for GSO's fifth new issue CLO of the year have been published by Moody's and Fitch

Investcorp prices €467.3 million CLO reset
Investcorp Credit Management teamed up with Morgan Stanley to reset Harvest CLO XV on Tuesday