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

JP Morgan US CLO structurer switches to buy side
A JP Morgan executive director is leaving the bank's CLO arranging team to join KKR Credit as a CLO structurer

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

KKR matches PGIM CLO triple A print despite extra year of reinvestment
PGIM and KKR have turned to the primary market to refinance legacy CLO transactions, each placing their triple A notes at Libor plus 95 basis points

Secondary CLO spike pushes double Bs to 800bp as KKR resets
KKR Credit has priced a US CLO reset in another example of how junior CLO spreads have gapped out over the last two weeks

Waiting for afters
Day one arb remains important, but last year there were opportunities aplenty in the secondary market, which put the onus on printing CLOs and waiting for the day after non-call periods expired

KKR US CLOs highlight sharp February rally as triple Bs move in by 60bp
KKR priced its largest CLO in almost three years on Friday, teaming up with Citi to issue the $607.6 million deal named KKR CLO 31

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.

KKR prices three-year reinvestment CLO via BNP Paribas
KKR Credit teamed up with BNP Paribas on Thursday to print a $402.3 million three-year reinvestment CLO named KKR 29

FS KKR resets 2019 CLO with single As the only tranche to tighten
FS Investments and KKR's business development company, FS KKR Capital Corp, has reset its sole CLO from 2019

KKR promotes three in credit team to managing director
KKR has unveiled 26 promotions globally to managing director, including three in credit

KKR features delayed-draw single Bs in US CLO
KKR priced its fourth US CLO of 2020 last week, taking its deal volume for the year to $1.31 billion in the US and around $2.17 billion globally

FS and KKR to merge BDCs to create $14.9 billion vehicle
FS Investments and KKR plan to merge their two business development companies into a single vehicle which would have about $14.9 billion in assets

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

KKR prices its first new US CLO since January
KKR has priced its first new issue US CLO post-covid, after teaming with Credit Suisse to issue the $450.75 millon deal named KKR CLO 30

Details emerge on nature of Revlon payment 'error' and lender attitudes
Fresh details have emerged on the nature of the ‘operational error’ Citi says took place when it transferred $900 million to Revlon loan holders

KKR targets sub-debt and ABS with latest private credit fund
KKR is preparing to launch its third mezzanine private credit fund, dubbed KKR Private Credit Opportunities III

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

KKR closes CMBS risk retention fund at $950 million
KKR has held a $950 million final close on its risk retention real estate debt fund, KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners II