Credit markets have become more stable and behave differently – KKR’s Eddie O’Neill
PODCAST: The co-head of global liquid credit at KKR sees opportunities and reasons for optimism after the recent market upheaval, especially in Europe and Asia in the latest "Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee" podcast

KKR joins CLO captive equity rush
Investment giant KKR is fundraising for a new CLO captive equity fund with an impressive target size, joining managers like Bain, Beach Point and Brigade who all hit the news this week 

Beneath the triple C: Stormy October hits CLOs with rising tide of downgrades
After a slight respite in the pace of downgrades over the summer for CLOs, October brought renewed momentum as macro-economic pressures - primarily high interest rate burdens for corporate borrowers and supply side inflation - became the recurring rationale

CLOs at a glance (November 2022)
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month

CLOs at a glance (July 2022)
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month
 
 

   

CLOs at a glance (April 2022)
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month  

Global CLO league tables - March 2022 YTD
Global CLO league tables - March YTD

CLOs at a glance (February 2022)
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month

CLOs at a glance (January 2022)
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month

Global CLO league tables - Jul 2021 YTD
Global CLO league tables - Jul 2021 YTD

Global CLO trading lab: quality and optionality shine as 2020 and 2019 mezz trades up
The primary and secondary CLO markets are moving in tandem with both markets drifting wider amid a wealth of supply

Global CLO league tables - May 2021 YTD
Global CLO league tables - May 2021 YTD

CLO pipeline: queue gets longer as Blackstone goes again and Sancus makes first move
The queue to price for US CLO managers is only getting larger with 18 new issue CLOs in the pipeline, according to market sources, along with 18 repricings and two new issue European CLOs and two mid market CLO resets

Global CLO league tables - April 2021 YTD
Global CLO league tables - April 2021 YTD

CLO pipeline: and breathe... issuance splurge clears the backlog
Over 20 deals remain in the CLO pipeline, despite a glut of issuance last week in which 38 transactions priced, totalling $18.1 billion

Former Credit Suisse CDO head returns to KKR
KKR has hired two managing directors to its global private credit team, with one its former structured credit fund manager

Global CLO b-wic round-up: 2020 deals trade at premium
As the primary CLO market continues to grind tighter, the secondary market is holding steady, but last year's vintages are trading well as they near the end of their call-locks

Global CLO league tables - January 2021
Global CLO league tables - January 2021 YTD

CLO pipeline: snow business like the CLO business
CLO issuers are putting aside the cold snap and are warming up with a flurry of deals.

CLO pipeline: New issuance pause ends as managers look to gain from rallying spreads
It is two and a half weeks since the last US CLO new issue priced, but that is set to change and Bridgepoint’s debut European transaction on Friday brought an end to Europe’s own two-and-a-half-week primary break

Global b-wic round-up: Europe drifts wider
The CLO secondary market had a robust week with $860 million of US CLO paper and €315 million worth of European CLO bonds listed. But spreads widened off the back of concerns over lockdowns across the globe, the increased risk of downgrades and tomorrow’s US presidential election

Global CLO b-wic round-up: CLO mezz tranches widen amid macro concerns
Last week was busy for the primary European CLO market but not for secondary, with €1.35 billion of new issue European CLOs priced across four transactions but just €190 million of European CLO paper listed in b-wics

Global CLO b-wic round-up: CLO lower mezz tightens while equity investors strive for duration
A large supply of CLO paper flooded the secondary market last week as $1.5 billion of US CLO bonds and €370 million of European CLOs were listed, according to CLO-i

Global CLO b-wic round-up: dealers get involved amid rally, but dispersion persists
The CLO secondary markets returned to form last week with $716.2 million of US CLO bonds and a further €306.5 million of European CLO paper listed. Although for both markets over half of the total volume listed came from Thursday’s scheduled b-wics

Global CLO league tables - July 2020 YTD
Global CLO league tables - July 2020 YTD