US CLO round-up: market springs into life with non-risk retention compliant deals
US CLO risk retention is on the verge of being abolished (the 5% rule is set to be officially scrapped on 11 May) and the market seems to have made itself comfortable with ‘springing’ vertical strips

US CLO round-up: there’s no time like the present to price CLOs
Risk retention will soon dissapear from existence. But CLO managers aren't hanging around

Hayfin prices first US CLO after Kingsland acquisition
The asset manager has priced a $606.25 million new issue US CLO via Citi, according to market sources

Ares plans to reset 2015 CLO, according to presale reports
Ares Management is preparing to reset one of its 2015 CLOs according to reports from Moody's and Standard and Poor's

Alcentra creeps closer to $300 million target with third structured credit fund
London-headquartered Alcentra, the alternative fixed income specialist for BNY Mellon Investment Management, appears to have raised more than $214 million for its third Clareant structured credit opportunities fund

Apex reworks 2015 CLO in fresh $434 million transaction
The credit management affiliate of Jefferies priced its fourth US CLO transaction of the year on Friday

Saranac opts for dual risk retention compliance as it resets 2014 CLO
Canaras Capital Management yesterday priced its second CLO transaction of 2017, according to market sources

CLO cost of debt hits record levels as Allianz GI completes refi
The deal sets a new record for lowest cost of debt following a refi this year, according to CLO-i data

KKR slashes cost of debt by 46bp following latest European CLO reset
The €419.5 million deal was arranged by Goldman Sachs, and cut the cost of debt to 161bp according to market sources

CLO round-up: it's a good time to be a debut manager
New managers are taking advantage of welcoming debt investors by speedily raising CLOs. Our analysis shows that 2017 is the perhaps the best time to price a debut CLO since 2013

CLO manager shares details of vertical strip finance pricing
Vertical strips with some third-party financing have been perhaps the most popular way for CLO managers to tackle risk retention rules. One manager has disclosed details on just how much this financing costs

New York-based firm prices third CLO of 2017
Manager joins exclusive group to price three CLOs this year with latest $587.18 million deal

Octagon sees demand for short-dated, double-B CLO debt
Octagon Credit Investors has refinanced a 2014 US CLO and in a rare feat, the manager has refinanced the deal down to the double-B level in the capital structure

Morgan Stanley cuts triple-A coupon by 32bp in US CLO refi
Senior CLO coupon goes from 148bp to 116bp after Morgan Stanley refinances a 2014 US CLO 

CLO triple-A spreads hit 115bp after Citi refinances 2014 US deal
Citi has refinanced a US CLO which, when it was originally launched in 2014, had priced tight relative to the market

Global credit manager signs up Morgan Stanley for 2014 US CLO refi
A global manager has selected Morgan Stanley to refinance a 2014 vintage CLO, with the deal expected to close in April

Neuberger Berman fills CMOA coffers
Loan manager raises $148 million for its capitalised majority-owned affiliate

BAML prices $560 million CLO refinancing for global manager
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has refinanced a 2013 vintage CLO in a $560 million deal, according to market sources.  

CLO refinancing volumes pass $16 billion as Invesco prices
Invesco surpassed $1 billion in 2017 CLO refinancings earlier today, pricing a $407 million deal