Finding horizontal and vertical angles
2017 CLOs where managers hold a vertical strip have higher spread portfolios and higher leverage than those with a horizontal risk retention investment. By Tanvi Gupta

Golub's mid-market deals dominate US CLO performance ranking
Mid-market CLOs dominate our rankings of the best performing US CLOs in August with three deals from Golub Capital Partners featuring in our top 10

2017 PGIM deal tops ranking of best-performing European CLOs
A PGIM-managed 2017 deal, Dryden 48 Euro CLO, made its first equity distribution in August, with the €6 million payment pushing the deal to the top of our CLO performance rankings for the month

Axa unwinds short-maturity CLO fund as 1.0 universe dwindles
Axa Investment Managers has recently wound down a fund designed to take advantage of a short-term opportunity in ageing CLO debt tranches

Marathon leads the pack to top US CLO performance tables
Recently refinanced CLOs top our ranking of the deals with the highest equity distributions over the last week with Marathon Asset Management leading the way

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

Apollo notches up 100% CLO refi/reset record
It’s not easy being a large CLO manager and staying on top of the refi-reset market, but Apollo has managed to do just that

Join the debate: CLO ramp-up failings
“There is one manager out there that has got away with this behaviour for several years. The ‘fight back’ from investors is overdue”

CLO boom encourages new ideas
Volumes are up, spreads are down and risk retention is a doddle. That must mean it’s time to push the boat out and innovate

Leading fund: Lupus Alpha CLO Opportunity Notes I
Single-B CLO trades boost Lupus Alpha asset Management

CSAM scores rare double-digit final return for pre-crisis euro CLO
Credit Suisse Asset Management yesterday completed its first redemption of a European CLO, a rare deal that has made uninterrupted distributions to equity since before the crisis

CLO buckets come good for unpopular CLOs-squared
A recently redeemed Highland CLO shows that CLO squareds have performed well despite the ratings volatility suffered by CLOs following the financial crisis.    

CLO investor trades out of low-coupon Ares triple As
A $30 million slice of the triple-A tranche of Ares XXVI was sold on Friday with market sources claiming that the stake sold above par with a cover of 100.05

Investors call time on Investcorp's 2006 European CLO
Investcorp Credit Management has redeemed the third European CLO the team launched when they were part of Mizuho in April 2006

CLO round-up: volumes spike as secondary market bursts into life
Junior CLO spreads are tightening in the secondary market amid an uptick in volumes. The primary market has not been slow this week either as CBAM launches a $1.25 billion and three other CLOs price on Friday

Zais CLO equity attracts high price in secondary market
An investor, who had seen a Zais CLO return 100% of capital through equity distributions alone, has sold the top-performing CLO's equity notes 

Points up front: dying question
The delicate reason, why it may not be possible to call a CLO..

Investors agree wind-up call for KKR euro CLO 1.0
Investors have approved a plan that will allow KKR Credit to wind down a poorly performing 2006 European CLO

CLO round-up: Columbia and CSAM produce 100%-plus annualised distributions
Amidst the reset and refi environment, Columbia Management and Credit Suisse Asset Management have pleased the equity investors in their CLOs by delivering 100%-plus annualised payments in May

CLO round up: manager tiering hits US market
New issuance volumes overtook those of refinanced deals in the CLO market last week. $1.63 billion of new issue printed in the US

Investing ethically is worth it
Managers could see less volatile returns as a result of their increasing adoption of ESG-friendly portfolios; meanwhile direct lending is spreading across Europe

Who cares about risk retention?
Managers watching CLO spreads reach their tightest levels since the crisis had little time to fret about US risk retention

They said it
Waiting game is over

Libor switch adds to squeeze on CLO equity
An option at the disposal of loan issuers could give CLO equity investors a serious headache