Global CLO b-wic round-up: fixed tranches make their way into European secondary
Last week brought the first instance of fixed coupon tranches trading in the European CLO secondary market this year, according to CLO-i. 

BlackRock names head of US CLO business, reports Reuters
BlackRock has appointed Owen Butler to lead its US CLO business, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters

CLO round-up: reset triple As price apart on divergent portfolios
CLO spreads have been volatile of late with seemingly no consistency in triple A CLO prints from deal to deal. In a reset-heavy week, BlackRock and Marathon Asset Management were positioned at opposite ends of the spectrum

European CLO PM rumoured to be joining CIFC from large asset manager
CIFC Asset Management looks to have made a major breakthrough in its bid to establish a European credit business with the $17 billion asset manager rumoured to be hiring the head of European performing credit at a large global credit firm

CLO b-wic line up: equity in Apollo euro deal with low funding costs goes on sale
European CLO equity is so often described as being the most illiquid part of the global CLO market, but the last few days there has been a significant amount of trading in this area.

US manager plans debut 2.0 European CLO, six years after selling 1.0 deals
A large US CLO manager is warehousing its first 2.0 CLO in Europe

CLO b-wic line-up: over $300 million of senior CLO paper goes on the block
Senior notes dominate the secondary market today as $306.5 million worth of triple A notes are up for grabs

CLO b-wic line-up: 5% CLO stakes go up for sale
With US CLO risk retention a thing of the past the door has opened for managers to offload their vertical strips

CLO b-wic line-up: $42 million of double B CLOs go up for sale
$41.9 million of double B notes are up for grabs today via b-wics. Out of these 16 line items, GSO Capital Partners’ Seneca Park is a noteworthy deal with the CLO being just two months away from the end of its reinvestment period

US manager hires Alcentra loan PM to spearhead new European CLO unit
A US manager is expected to make its first move into the European CLO market after hiring an experienced loans specialist in London

CVC appoints global head of performing credit as Bowers steps down in London
CVC Credit Partners is putting in place a new leadership structure, with partner and senior portfolio manager Jonathan Bowers set to step down from his role

Spire adds former Highland CLO PM to its team in London
Corporate loan specialist John McAuliffe has joined Spire Partners as a senior credit analyst

CLO manager looks to raise up to $2 billion to invest in CLOs globally
A US CLO manager is planning to invest in CLO tranches for the first time. It is understood that the firm is putting together a structured credit fund that will also have the ability to invest in index tranches

European CLO portfolio manager parts company with ICG
Market sources say that an experienced leveraged loan manager has left ICG in London

CLO round-up: it's a good time to be a debut manager
New managers are taking advantage of welcoming debt investors by speedily raising CLOs. Our analysis shows that 2017 is the perhaps the best time to price a debut CLO since 2013

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

Bain makes double hire to its London office
Bain Capital Credit has raided two hedge fund managers for loans and distressed debt talent

CLO round-up: Investcorp tops table of highest 2.0 equity distributions
This month has seen the largest 2.0 CLO equity distribution ever, according to CLO-i data

Alcentra hires from activist hedge fund for growing CLO investment team
Alcentra has hired an experienced analyst for its CLO investment team, according to well placed sources

Timing of CLO b-wic puzzles market participants
A huge CLO bid list scheduled for Friday (10 March) represents part of the liquidation of a CDO of ABS, according to Creditflux’s sister intelligence service Debtwire ABS

Another Investec deal is called as bank winds down its CLO business
Investec's 2006 European CLO, Gresham Capital III, has been called, according to an investor notice available on CLO-i

European 1.0 redemptions continue as two Investec deals are called
Two legacy European CLOs managed by Investec have been called, according to investor notices seen by Creditflux