Tikehau overcomes change in plan to land European CLO specialist
Tikehau is bringing in an experienced European loans specialist to its CLO team, but under different circumstances to those it expected a few weeks ago   

European CLO manager puts platform up for sale
European CLO merger and acquisition activity is on the rise as a boutique manager puts its CLO platform up for sale

BNP Paribas AM pairs again with Citi for 2018 European CLO refi
BNP Paribas Asset Management has refinanced four senior tranches of its 2018 vintage CLO

Permira sets CLO triple A benchmark as Jefferies makes European breakthrough
European CLO triple A spreads have dropped further with Permira Debt Managers setting a new benchmark

European CLO spreads set to tighten as BlackRock markets refi
BlackRock is looking to partially refinance the senior-most tranches of a 2018 CLO

CLO pipeline: all bases expand as more absentees join bonanza
The US CLO market is bubbling with issuance as 17 new issues and 15 repricings appear in the pipeline. Europe is set to welcome two new issues and nine repricings while Golub Capital looks to bring its first 2021 deal to the middle market

World's largest CLO set for downsize to $10.5 billion
The largest CLO in the world is being tweaked with a partial redemption and an extension of its reinvestment period

Euro CLO single As and triple Bs could tighten by 10bp with CVC refi
CVC Credit Partners is looking to refinance the five most senior tranches of its 2018 European CLO, CVC Cordatus Loan Fund VII. Price talk on mezzanine tranches suggests a big shift in prevailing spreads  

European CLO triple As set to reach 80bp as Jefferies aims for big impact on first deal
Jefferies is close to arranging its first new CLO in Europe having launched Permira Debt Managers’ latest deal, Providus CLO V

Global CLO b-wic round-up: 2020 deals trade at premium
As the primary CLO market continues to grind tighter, the secondary market is holding steady, but last year's vintages are trading well as they near the end of their call-locks

Assured hits benchmark in second pairing with Barclays on European CLO
Assured Investment Management has teamed up with Barclays to print its latest European CLO, BlueMountain Euro CLO 2021-1

Euro CLO repricing hits €4bn as Jefferies arranges first deal and Investcorp drops double Bs
Spread compression is driving European CLO refinancing activity, with three transactions pricing on Friday: Carlyle Euro CLO 2017-2, Harvest CLO XVI and Man GLG Euro CLO III

CLO equity record broken again as Blackstone European deal trades over 116
Within eight days of Redding Ridge Asset Management setting a record for the highest cover on a European CLO equity bond, Blackstone Credit has brushed it aside to claim top spot  

Invesco Euro CLO refi cuts 41.5bp from financings costs
Invesco has refinanced the four most senior tranches of its inaugural 2.0 European CLO. JP Morgan cut financing costs on Invesco CLO I by 41.48 basis points

Oak Hill pairs with Citi on first new issue European CLO since 2018
Oak Hill Advisors has printed its first new issue European CLO in over two years and its first primary CLO transaction in Europe since a refinancing in 2019

CLO pipeline: snow business like the CLO business
CLO issuers are putting aside the cold snap and are warming up with a flurry of deals.

PGIM resets Dryden 44 and switches from six-month to three-month Euribor
JP Morgan has arranged the reset of PGIM's 2016 vintage Dryden 44, switching paying liabilities from semi-annual basis to quarterly

European CLO head becomes latest PM to leave asset manager after announcing retirement
A large European credit manager has had a number of departures across its CLO and direct lending businesses in recent weeks

Investcorp preps first CLO refi in Europe with triple and double Bs since 2019
Investcorp Credit Management is working with Deutsche Bank to refinance six tranches of its 2018-vintage CLO named Harvest XVI

Redding Ridge equity covers at 116 for new European CLO record
Redding Ridge Asset Management set a new record on Wednesday as €5.2 million of RRE 4, a 2020 vintage CLO, traded in the secondary CLO market with a cover of 115.8

Neuberger Berman breaks through into European CLOs
Neuberger Berman has become the latest debut in the European CLO management, the 20th manager to do so since 2018

Global CLO b-wic round-up: US lower mezz trades strong, but European piece softens
CLO investors have had no chance to catch their breath after a historic 2020 as US CLO secondary volume reached $3.3 billion and European secondary listings topped €1 billion in January

Assured markets first new issue European CLO in over 15 months
Assured Guaranty is marketing its first European new issue CLO in 15 months, BlueMountain Euro 2021-1

European CLO triple As go tighter still as KKR prints at 83bp
Triple A spreads ground tighter in January with KKR’s latest European CLO

CLO pipeline: OFS to make comeback as 2020 absentees eye new issues
As liability spreads tighten day by day, the CLO pipeline is filling fast. 2020 absentees are joining the parade as four US managers and three European managers aim to return to the new issue market after taking a break of 12 months or longer