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

Direct lending specialist tipped to join Permira in London
Market sources have told Creditflux that an experienced direct lender has left a large credit manager ahead of a move to Permira Debt Managers

Oaktree brings in distressed debt specialist from US lender
Distressed debt specialist leaves bank for buy-side role in London

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

Pension fund allocates £40 million to UK direct lending fund
Strathclyde Pension Fund has emerged as one of the investors in a new UK-focused direct lending fund

Reg cap volumes mushroom as more banks look to share risk
While direct lending continues to grab headlines, a complementary strategy is continuing to expand

Former BlueBay partner establishes direct lending firm after key hires
The former head of German direct lending at BlueBay has launched a new firm with backing form a German private equity firm. He has hired former Barings and Park Square officials to support his new business

3iDM hires two arrangers for its first European CLO of 2017
NatWest is collaborating with the soon-to-be Investcorp Credit Management - that's RBS partnering with 3iDM in 2016-speak

Eiffel proves you don’t need to guess oil prices to pick good oil bonds
Paris-based manager benefits from tertiary link to oil bounce with helicopter pick 

Ex-GoldenTree partner lands at Brigade to fortify its European CLO plans
There is a change of leadership at Brigade's London offices with an experienced portfolio manager filling a position that had recently opened up

KKR increases leverage as it resets 2013 European CLO
KKR Credit Advisors has priced a reset of its 2013 European CLO, Avoca X, according to market sources. 

US pension fund to channel capital into Waterfall's new European unit
A US pension fund is looking to take advantage of New York-based Waterfall Asset Management's recent expansion into Europe

Triple-A spreads hit 85bp after €266.2 million refi of Oaktree CLO
Morgan Stanley prices refinancing of Oaktree's debut European CLO

Och-Ziff becomes fourth debut European CLO manager of 2016
Och-Ziff Capital Management has priced its debt European CLO according to market sources, becoming the fourth debut manager of 2016 in the process

1.0 Cairn CLO to be redeemed after equity investor gains control via b-wics
Cairn Capital's second European CLO has been called by a majority equity noteholder vote. Sources say that unusually, the redemption vote was made by an investor who had built up the position in the secondary CLO market

Morgan Stanley secures 100bp print on European CLO triple As
Morgan Stanley achieved the tightest triple-A print of the 2.0 era on Friday after pricing a European CLO for KKR Credit Advisors

Euro CLO triple-As edge closer to 100bp as Tikehau prices
European senior CLO spreads ripped tighter yesterday as Citi priced a new deal for a Paris-based manager