Investcorp prices its "first" US CLO
The Bahrain-based firm has priced its first CLO since acquiring 3i’s debt management division in 2016

Loan b-wic suggests liquidation of 2007 European CLO
A loan portfolio circulating in the secondary market this week may represent the liquidation of a 2007 European CLO, based on analysis of its holdings

Things aren’t always what they seem
Buy CLO triple As but don’t be fooled by diversity scores; take a look at credit index futures if you need liquidity; and watch out for quasi-mid market loans appearing in CLOs

Rothschild switches to new risk retention method for latest euro CLO
Rothschild Credit Management has changed tack by retaining a horizontal slice of its first European CLO of the year

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

Citi introduces tiered pricing model for CLO b-wics to boost participation
Market sources say that Citi – one of the largest CLO market-makers in the business – has launched a new CLO b-wic pricing initiative, which could improve liquidity in the secondary market for CLOs

CLO managers boost “diversity” by adding industry categories
Some recent CLOs have increased the number of industries into which they classify borrowers to as many as 70, according to Fitch 

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

Boutique CLO managers boss secondary market
Creditflux analysis shows that, when their total assets are taken into account, small managers' CLOs are more liquid than those of large managers 

Are you resets in disguise? - CLO specialists analyse new issue volumes
CLO volumes have been boosted by refis, resets and now repacks? Top CLO names analyse CLO formation at the Creditflux Credit Symposium

KKR Credit seeks investor wind-up vote for another euro CLO 1.0
KKR Credit has proposed to wind down a 2006 European CLO, according to an investor notice

BlackRock seals 85bp triple-A print on new European CLO
BlackRock, which is still a relative newcomer to European CLO management, has achieved the tightest 2.0 CLO triple-A print, according to Creditflux data.

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

CLO round-up: CSAM prices US triple As at tightest levels since 2013
CLO spreads have been grinding tighter this year and last week saw Credit Suisse Asset Management achieve the tightest triple-A spread in the US market since June 2013, according to Creditflux data

Veteran Natixis team plans next euro CLO 10 years after last deal
More than a decade after issuing its last deal, Natixis Asset Management is understood to be planning a return to European CLO management.

Move up the stack to avoid implosion
Pundit warns investors to be concerned about return of their principal – but senior loans may be a safe haven as credit yields are squeezed and high yield becomes crowded

Onex edges closer to printing its debut European CLO
The wait is almost over for Onex Credit Partners with sources reporting that the firm is close to pricing its first European CLO

BlueMountain splits CLO platform in two after CMV launch
BlueMountain Capital Management has neatly divided its platform in order to create some separation between its pre-risk retention CLOs and those which have been issued to comply with risk retention

JP Morgan's head of European CLO origination set to relocate to New York
The head of JP Morgan’s primary European CLO team is in the process of relocating from London to New York, according to market sources.

Manager opts for different retention route as it prepares euro CLO reset
A global CLO manager is preparing a reset of a 2013 European CLO, designating a new retention holder in the process