European spread narrowing sees historically tight deals reset
Both CVC and Five Arrows have reset 2018-vintage transactions  

Wellington prices impressively tight with latest new-issue CLO
The Boston-based asset manager is building a reputation for pricing tight deals despite its newness to the market    

2023-vintage UBS reset slashes cost of debt by over 100bps
Deal saw a mix of spreads coming in both wider and narrower than guidance 

KKR prices static Euro CLO with triple-As at 97bps
KKR printed its first static European CLO in style with one of the tightest deals of the year, with a total weighted cost of debt of Euribor plus 148.08bps

Onex prints reset of European CLO deal from 2017 vintage
Onex Credt Partners resets a European BSL CLO first inked in 2017 via BNP

European CLO round-up: senior spreads grind tighter in busy week for the market
Last week proved a busy one for European issuance, with no fewer than five deals pricing, all with AAAs below 150bps

Napier Park prices first European new issue CLO of the year
Priced this afternoon, Napier Park’s third deal of 2024 marked its first European offering this year – a new-issue CLO valued at EUR 456.9m, arranged by Natixis.

Triple A delayed-draw structure helps European CLOs beat negative carry
The first quarter of this year saw a trio of unusual deals in the European market: new issues that include delayed-draw options on triple A coupons. It is the first time this facility has been seen on CLO triple A notes.

European resets return as Carlyle reworks 2022 vintage deal
This week’s latest European CLO reset from Carlyle Group maintained the market’s trend so far this year for sub-150bps pricing levels

Europe sees another delayed-draw AAA as Onex prices
Onex Credit Partners became the third manager to bring to market a deal with a triple-A tranche in a delayed-draw format, when it priced OCP Euro CLO 2024-9 yesterday

Fair Oaks makes punchy return to European CLO primary
Fair Oaks Capital returned to the primary market for the first time in two years, getting tight pricing on its Fair Oaks Loan Funding V

Permira prices tenth European Providus CLO
Permira Credit threw their hat into the increasingly crowded European ring with their first deal of 2024

CVC keeps it tight for new European CLO
CVC Credit Partners hit a milestone on Thursday when it priced CVC Cordatus Loan Fund XXX, which matched this year's benchmark AAA spreads

European triple As drop below 150 as KKR prices new CLO
The somewhat limp activity in the European primary market so far in 2024 was given a kick along on Friday with the pricing of Avoca CLO XXIX, a new EUR 402.85m BSL CLO from KKR

European CLO primary spreads still have a long way to go
Are European CLO spreads in the primary market cheap or expensive? Our latest research shows that while US managers can celebrate AAAs reaching the 150s, in Europe spreads still have a long way to go to reach historical norms.

Axa ups the tempo for second European CLO reset this year
Europe saw its second CLO reset of the year last week as the 2022 vintage Adagio X was reset by Barclays

Weak opening for markets as BoE makes new intervention and Asia sell-off extends
In the absence of the US market on Monday for the country’s Columbus Day holiday, global markets have extended their bearish direction following US jobs numbers on Friday that point to further hawkishness in the outlook for rate hikes

Beneath the triple C: US CLOs take a dip in the triple C as Europe watches from the sun lounger
The US CLO market bore the brunt of downgrades to triple C in July and August, with a total of $6.22 billion of paper affected. European CLOs enjoyed a more relaxing summer holiday, with only 1 name representing €33.88 million worth of bonds downgraded to triple C.  

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

Carlyle prepares to sprint after taking plunge with "unramped" European CLO
Carlyle Group has produced what is believed to be a rare print-and-sprint CLO in Europe

Europe outpaces US as investors scramble to cover their shorts
Lifting of short positions has helped take European credit into a second successive day of outperformance against the US, with financial companies and some of the more recently volatile high yield names leading the way

Chinese power crunch brings off day for credit as investor optimism dims
Concerns about a China slowdown, Germany's election result, rate hikes and the US government's inability to lift its debt ceiling have contributed to a sharp move wider in credit, as investors attempt to digest a variety of big unknowns

CLO pipeline: Birch Grove and Fort Washington dish out first 2021 deals as Carlyle goes for sevenths
CLO investors can feast on a range of deals in the new issue market over the next month. 

CLO pipeline: four US and two European managers prepare first 2021 CLOs
The CLO market is set to carry on roaring with the pipeline as full as ever despite the summer slowdown just around the corner  

CLO pipeline: Man GLG resurfaces from six-year absence as deals exiting call-lock fill pipeline
CLO spreads have leaked out in recent weeks but deal economics are still favourable, encouraging managers to come back to the primary market for the first time this year