Global CLO trading lab: Payments season prompts equity to surge but short-dated bonds trade low
Over the last two weeks, $2.8 billion of US CLOs and €640 million of European CLO paper have appeared on b-wics, with equity making up 33% and 40% of the respective markets

CLO pipeline: US manager base poised to hit 119 and Europe 57
The CLO market is open to newcomers as both the US and European are set to welcome first time CLO issuers – BlueBay Asset Management in the US and Acer Tree Investment Management in Europe

Euro CLO league tables: Dry January means focus switches to refis and resets
It is healthy to take a break after what was a bumper 2021. And Europe's CLO market has taken that to heart by abstaining from new issues and instead reworking older CLOs

Credit Rendezvous: the upside of inflation
It is clear, inflation is not transitory and central banks are acting with several interest rate hikes likely in store for the US this year. That makes loans and CLO debt tranches attractive, but there could be opportunities beyond these floating rate assets

KKR matches CSAM senior notes in Euro CLO refi, but goes tighter with mezz
JP Morgan has arranged a refinancing of KKR's 2016 European CLO Avoca XVII, which has around 2.2 years left of reinvestment with its non-call ending next February

CSAM refis European CLO with two-year triple As at 82bp
The CLO’s triple As priced at 82 basis points over Euribor, down from 95bp, in line the deal’s most recent guidance but wider than the 77-79bp original guidance

Citi's former European CLO head earns promotion to MD
A long-time European CLO specialist is among the 306 promoted to managing director at Citi, according to reports

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

Oak Hill resets 2016 European CLO via Morgan Stanley
Oak Hill Advisors has reworked its 2016 European CLO Oak Hill European CLO V

Tikehau markets first European CLO new issue since PM change
The deal includes ESG scores on all credits, 'full ESG exclusion policy' and language related to the Sustainable Financial Disclosure Regulations

Past returns: Insurers weigh CLO barbell trade to fight Solvency II
Five years ago in Creditflux we reported that insurers in Europe were putting on a CLO barbell trade in reaction to Solvency II regulations which came into effect in January 2016

Global CLO trading lab: bank sells $834 million triple As in quarterly reallocation as hedge fund trades CLO equity
Thursday’s secondary CLO market was the busiest of 2021, with over $1 billion of US CLOs on offer. This featured an enormous b-wic worth $834.3 million, where sources have told Creditflux of the bank behind the aucton. While a large credit hedge fund is said to have sold out of control CLO equity 

Tikehau scores 99bp triple As on Euro CLO reset but mezz trails wide of market
Tikehau Capital has scored tight triple As on the reset of its 2016 vintage European CLO, Tikehau CLO II, but mezz tranches trails slightly wider

"I’m passionate about broader representation within investment teams"
CIP's Leila Donnachy takes our credit quiz 

Global CLO trading lab: Seasoned equity prices lag as debt spreads level out
The CLO secondary market took a back seat to the surging primary market in August and September with secondary US CLO volume accounting for just 3.7% and 4.2% of the total US CLO market (primary and secondary volumes). But opportunities are there in CLO equity tranches

Morgan Stanley prints Euro CLO refis for Chenavari and GoldenTree
Morgan Stanley partially refinanced two 2019 vintage European CLOs managed by Chenavari and GoldenTree yesterday, adding €609 million to the arranger’s 2021 volume

CBAM promotes eight to investment committee on fifth anniversary
CBAM Partners has promoted eight people to its investment committee as it marks the five year anniversary of its founding

Euro 2021 CLO volume exceeds €60 billion as BNPP and Axa IM pair for new issue
BNP Paribas arranged Axa IM's return to the primary CLO market after 21 months 

CLO pipeline: Birch Grove and Fort Washington dish out first 2021 deals as Carlyle goes for sevenths
CLO investors can feast on a range of deals in the new issue market over the next month. 

Global CLO trading lab: Equity supply spikes as investors go long
CLO equity returned to the secondary market in a big way last week, after a month of very little visibility, with $118.3 million of US CLO and €44.9 million of European CLO subordinated notes on sale

Mizuho keeps big European CLO plans on track with senior hire after key CLO figure leaves
Mizuho has lost a key figure in its European CLO business, which it had sought to expand this year. However, it has been quick to fill the gap. 

Chenavari pairs with Barclays for second Euro CLO reset in a month
-Barclays arranged the €373.75 million transaction yesterday, marking a second time partnership for the pair this month

Oaktree Euro CLO moves market tighter as Deutsche Bank joins forces with Standard Chartered
European CLO triple As have jumped tighter with Oaktree Capital Management resetting senior notes at 93 basis points, compared to the 96.2bp July average for European CLOs with similar reinvestment profiles

CLO pipeline: four US and two European managers prepare first 2021 CLOs
The CLO market is set to carry on roaring with the pipeline as full as ever despite the summer slowdown just around the corner  

CLO pipeline: Man GLG resurfaces from six-year absence as deals exiting call-lock fill pipeline
CLO spreads have leaked out in recent weeks but deal economics are still favourable, encouraging managers to come back to the primary market for the first time this year