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

Purdue Pharma bankruptcy highlights value of ESG analysis
Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy this week, and the sector wide concern over the US opioid epidemic, has highlighted the utility of environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards in credit analyses

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

Ares grows credit 34% with direct lending boost, but high yield takes rough ride in Q4
Ares Management Corporation reported strong returns for its European direct lending strategies in the fourth quarter of 2018. But the firm's overall revenues slumped and its US loan funds and high yield strategies were hit by the volatile credit market 

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 

Direct lender Green Arrow adds two strings to its bow with new funds
Green Arrow Capital, which recently acquired Italian private equity house Quadrivio, is nearing a final close for two funds, sources say.

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

Citi markets €455.9 million CLO reissue of previously refinanced deal
A manager has hired Citi to reissue its 2014 vintage European CLO with pricing expected next week

Junior CLO triple As come to Europe as manager prices its first euro deal since 2015
Guggenheim Partners Europe has priced its second 2.0 CLO in the European market today, and its first in two and-a-half years

BNP Paribas prices European CLO for Partners
The manager has returned to the CLO primary issuance market for the first time in 2018

ICG increases fundraising goal as direct lending funds near full deployment
London-based Intermediate Capital Group has increased its fundraising target to €6 billion per year on a rolling three-year basis

Cairn works reg cap and eyes another fund launch
Cairn Capital’s regulatory capital relief business is up and running, with the firm closing its first deals late last year

Alchemy strikes gold with new distressed fund hitting £900 million
Distressed debt specialist Alchemy Partners has successful raised £900 million for its fourth special opportunities fund, holding a final close at the fund's hard cap

Europe welcomes another debut CLO manager
A credit manager has become the fourth to issue a debut European CLO in 2017

Apollo eyes triple A print in the 70s as it plans European CLO reset
Apollo is planning its second European CLO transaction of 2017