Palmer Square shows it's not afraid of experimenting as it prices debut CBO
Palmer Square - the market leader for static CLOs - has tried its hand at a new structure by pricing its first CBO

Anchorage prices 2019's first CBO with seniors at 4.62%, halving basis with CLOs
Anchorage Capital Group priced 2019’s first CBO yesterday, naming the $300 million deal Anchorage Credit Funding 7

First Data takeover foreshadows inflows for CLOs that hold the debt
CLO managers that hold portions of First Data Corporation’s $11.5 billion syndicated term debt could find themselves with lots of cash to redeploy later this year if Fiserv completes its acquisition of the financial services company

Till debt us do part: CLOs have and hold David's Bridal loans as they plummet 10.87%
CLOs hold $26.63 million exposure to David’s Bridal, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday

On cloud nine: GSO prices $616 million Cirrus deal in debut CBO
The world’s largest CLO manager entered the collateralized bond obligation market on Friday

BlueMountain hires ex-Deutsche levloan and high yield analyst
The new hire will support portfolio managers responsible for the firm's investments in CLOs

LSTA asks for return of CLO bond buckets as part of Volcker reform
The Loan Syndication and Trading Association is advocating the return of high yield bond baskets within US CLO portfolios in what could be another sign of the shackles being loosened on CLO regulation in the US

Pension fund hires portfolio manager to oversee loan and CLO investments
PensionDanmark has hired a senior portfolio manager to oversee its credit investments

Tetragon confirms appointment of former BlackRock US CLO co-head Snell
Scott Snell, former head of BlackRock's US CLO unit, has joined Tetragon 

Protiviti hires ex-structured credit specialist to head European lender due diligence
Consulting firm Protiviti has hired a former structured credit specialist as head of European lender due diligence and risk management

Brigade prices triple Bs tight of double As with second CBO of 2018
Brigade Capital Management priced its second CBO of the year on Friday named Brigade Debt Funding II

Emerging market credit manager eyes CBO in $293.75 million deal
A Florida-based manager has hired Jefferies to arrange an emerging market CBO

Summer of innovations continues as manager prices Europe's first 2.0 CBO
A US-headquartered manager has priced Europe’s first CBO since the financial crisis, according to market sources

European CLO PM rumoured to be joining CIFC from large asset manager
CIFC Asset Management looks to have made a major breakthrough in its bid to establish a European credit business with the $17 billion asset manager rumoured to be hiring the head of European performing credit at a large global credit firm

Investors debate merits of bond buckets as regulators revisit Volcker rule
CLOs with bond buckets could return in the US as federal agencies have signalled their willingness to roll back certain parts of the Volcker rule

Fortress produces $1 billion quasi-CBO
Fortress Investments has produced one of the biggest quasi-CBOs since the financial crisis after pricing FDF IV at $1,018.8 million on Friday.

Columbia CLO heads hold talks with senior management over "business arrangements"
Two senior CLO portfolio managers at Columbia Management are "negotiating the terms of their business arrangement with senior management at Columbia and [its parent] Ameriprise"

Carlyle group's solid Q4 results include $1.7 billion of global credit fundraising
The firm’s fourth quarter global credit fundraising of $1.7 billion included four CLOs, follow-on closes in their new private BDCs, structured credit fund, and managed accounts

GreensLedge and Natixis unite again to arrange debut CBO for NY manager
A New York-based manager has entered the CBO market for the first time, pricing a $408.1 million transaction via GreensLedge and Natixis

Anchorage hooks itself a new issue CBO
The manager has launched the fifth in its series of CBO deals, according to market sources

Amundi's credit subsidiary promotes head of fixed income
Paris-based BFT Investment Managers, the credit and fixed income subsidiary of Amundi, has announced a new managing director

KKR promotes recent hire to its European credit business
KKR has revealed a list of promotions across its private credit strategies. They include the promotion of Matthieu Boulanger – who joined KKR only mere three months ago – to partner

Wells Fargo rewards CLO veteran with another promotion
Wells Fargo has appointed Mary Katherine DuBose as head of debt capital markets effective immediately

CVC hires Nomura's head of credit structuring for senior CLO role
CVC has hired a global head of CLO origination to join its New York office