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

Euro CLO league tables: Jefferies takes huge lead as managers bunch up
The increased volatility and geopolitical risk brought about by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine meant European CLO issuance dropped off in March after a strong February

European loans stumble after bright start to 2022
Jitters around inflation, interest rate hike expectations and escalating geopolitical tensions in Russia/Ukraine have created softness in the European leveraged loan market

AlbaCore launches carbon conscious investing credit strategy
The firm claims it is the "first European private market solution to provide line-by-line greenhouse gas reporting for a corporate credit portfolio"

Credit funds at a glance (January 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

AlbaCore raises CLO head to partner in raft of promotions
AlbaCore Capital Group has promoted its top CLO specialist to partner and portfolio manager

CLO managers join forces as they line up behind SFDR
A plethora of European CLO managers have teamed up with regulatory reporting provider FinDox to form a working group focused on Sustainable Financial Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), sources tell Creditflux.

Euro CLO newcomer Albacore strikes inside 100bp with triple As
AlbaCore Capital has brought its third European CLO to market, pricing triple As inside the 100bp price band

Euro resets close triple A basis with US CLOs
The basis between European and US CLO triple As is narrowing

Credit funds at a glance (July 2021)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Credit fundraising: managers take care of infrastructure with new partnerships
Credit managers were busy launching new partnerships to support growth in infrastructure and CLOs. There were 13 announcements in the month paving the way for upcoming funds, platforms, and joint ventures

AlbaCore swims to €1.5 billion first close on European private debt fund
AlbaCore Capital Group has held a first close on its third European direct lending fund, which has a €2 billion target

Beneath the triple C: CLOs benefit as upgrades make for lighter triple C buckets
For the first time since the sell off in March last year, downgrades to triple C have come to a near-standstill

AlbaCore features capped triple A tranches on ESG-branded CLO
Nine months after making its CLO debut the manager has priced AlbaCore Euro CLO II, splitting the triple A tranches into three

Axa IM leads as ESG grows in European CLO industry
European CLOs are increasingly launching with express ESG mandates embedded as issuers seek to get ahead of what appears to be an inevitable shift towards ethical investing

AlbaCore adds distressed hire among raft of new arrivals
AlbaCore Capital Group has added four hires to its investment team in recent weeks, taking its total headcount to 46

AlbaCore generates 55% IRR for new $1 billion dislocation strategy
AlbaCore Capital Group says it generated a 55% internal rate of return on its coronavirus-related European dislocation strategy from March through to November

Credit Rendezvous: record fiscal stimulus provides pick-me-up
Credit markets had a mini bounce-back in the second quarter as central banks poured cash into the economy. But there is great uncertainty about the effects of a second wave of coronavirus. As part of our quarterly report on credit - the Credit Rendezvous - Creditflux spoke to experts across 12 segments of the credit market

AlbaCore becomes third manager to debut in euro CLOs in 2020
AlbaCore Capital has joined the ranks of CLO managers after pricing its first-time transaction named AlbaCore Euro CLO I