OC health check: slowing of downgrades offers some reprieve for CLOs stuck in breach
89 deals reported overcollateralisation breaches last week, but only seven of these deals were breaching any OC test for the first time, according to the latest reports available on CLO-i

Seven points basis opens up in CLO triple Bs - but Investcorp trades well to defy trend
Triple B rated tranches once again swamped the secondary CLO market yesterday and trading levels suggest the basis between bonds on negative watch/outlook versus those not subject to a downgrade is about seven points

Secondary CLO debt trades well but Trace suggests CLO equity trading at 12 cents
A variety of CLO paper was in for the bid yesterday with US secondary CLO volumes reaching $281 million, and European volumes hitting €74 million

CLO pipeline: down but not out, as deals find new ways to limp forward
Deepening credit instability has taken a toll on CLO appetite, but there is still life in the primary market

US CLO league tables: old deals get a fresh start in the new year
The majority of CLO issuance last month was in all forms of repricings, which totalled $4.8 billion and accounted for 54.5% of US CLO volumes

US CRE CLO growth spurt encourages Europeans
The US CRE CLO market hit a record $19.2 billion in 2019 and sources say that a first ever European deal will be issued this year. They cite the growing commercial mortgage direct lending market on the continent as laying the foundations for a European CRE CLO.

KKR goes for three years of reinvestment to capitalise on steep CLO term curve
KKR Credit has priced the first three-year CLO of 2020 as the manager looks to capitalise on a steeper term curve

CLO pipeline: Medalist ascends podium as new issues pace themselves
CLO managers are biding their time before re-entering the primary CLO market, but this week Investcorp Credit Management, KKR and Medalist Partners are marketing new issue US CLOs

Global CLO b-wic round-up: Junior mezz covers return while triple A supply drives big week
Narrowing of the bid-ask gap that has plagued junior mezzanine tranches could bring a change of fortunes in the US CLO secondary market 

US CLO round-up: Fed up of waiting
The US CLO market made a bright start this year, but 2019 now lags 2018 and 2017 after a weak August checked its momentum. This has left some pinning their hopes on a favourable outcome to the US Federal Reserve meeting this week, amid political overtures to up its game in the wake of the European Central Bank's stimulus package

KKR becomes latest CLO manager to adopt mascot feature
KKR Financial Advisors yesterday became the latest manager to adopt the 'mascot' feature in its latest new issue CLO, known as KKR CLO 27

CLO pipeline: Carlyle and KKR plan swift re-entries
Carlyle Group and KKR are included in the CLO pipeline this week as both managers have started marketing their latest transactions as the US CLO pipeline begins to look full after a quiet week

Triple As could dip back into double digits as KKR plots Europe's largest CLO of 2019
Triple A CLO spreads could be about to dip below 100 basis points again in Europe as KKR markets a reset with price talk ranging from 99 to 102bp over Euribor

KKR splits double A tranche into fixed and floating as it prices US new issue CLO
KKR Credit has issued its third third new CLO of the year. One crucial difference between marketing and pricing was the split in the double A tranche into a fixed rate and floating rate tranche

KKR looks to price third new issue US CLO of 2019 amid tighter market
KKR Credit is targeting its third new CLO of the year. KKR CLO 26 is being marketed by Credit Suisse and is set to price at tighter levels than the other KKR CLOs that have been issued this year, judging by price talk

Mid market CLO league tables: Natixis and Golub reign supreme
June brought just three middle market CLOs pricings with two new issues and one refinancing that totalled $1.6 billion, bringing the year-to-date volume to $9.9 billion. Natixis is the leading arranger, having a hand in 38% of deals

Mid Market CLO league tables: Middle market continues to draw fresh faces
Golub Capital continues to top the manager rankings, however below the established middle market CLO managers sit a couple of newcomers.

Correction: US CLO round-up: newcomers make waves in CBOs and mid market
The CLO market is showing little sign of constraint as three new names entered the market last week – two debut middle market deals priced while one US CBO closed

KKR and FS's BDC upsizes first mid-market CLO and prices
KKR and FS Investments’ business development company, FS KKR Capital Corp, yesterday priced its new issue CLO via Citi, according to market sources

CLO pipeline: Black Diamond looks to brush itself off and jump back in ring after year out
Black Diamond Capital Management features twice in our CLO pipeline this week, as the firm is planning a return to both the European and the US CLO market.

KKR and Citi price largest CLO refi of 2019
CLO refis continue to build popularity since a slow start to the year. On Friday KKR Financial Advisors refinanced its 2016 CLO named KKR CLO 16, which edged in as the largest CLO refi of 2019 to date

KKR and FS Investments' BDC platform markets new issue CLO
KKR and FS Investments’ business development company, FS KKR Capital Corp, is marketing a new issue CLO via Citi named FS KKR MM CLO 1

US CLO round-up: floodgates open in land of the giants
The CLO market is starting to look like its old self again as deals came rushing in this week with eight new deals and one reissue and one reset pricing, totalling $3.77 billion.

US CLO managers look to scale flat WALs in search of flexibility
The anticipation of a downturn in the credit cycle has made investors turn their attention toward document provisions that give CLO managers flexibility

KKR prices second CLO in space of a day
KKR Financial Advisors went wild in the CLO primary market yesterday by pricing a new issue on both sides of the Atlantic