Symphony blasts 4bp of 2018's new issue CLO tights
Symphony Asset Management has issued its first new CLO of the year, knocking four basis points off 2018's record tights

Ares prepares its first new issue US CLO of 2018
Ares Management is issuing its first new issue CLO in the US market of 2018 in a $713 million transaction

Mid market specialist prepares first new issue CLO since September 2016
A manager has teamed up with Natixis to price the second CLO of the year backed by a portfolio of middle-market loans

US CLOs eligible for European investors could drop by 80% this year, says Citi
The supply of US CLOs eligible to European investors is likely to drop to just $9-12 billion if risk retention is repealed, down from approximately $48 billion last year, according to research from Citi

Forthcoming Voya CLO set to have lowest funding costs on record in US market
Voya Alternative Asset Management's first new issue CLO of 2018 is expected to have the lowest funding costs on record 

B-wic round-up: attention shifts to senior US CLO paper as trade rate hits 100%
The availability of US CLO equity tranches in the secondary market dried up last week, with holders perhaps reacting to regulators' move to repeal US CLO risk retention

US CLO spreads set to contract sharply as JP Morgan markets three deals
US CLO spreads look set to tighten significantly this week, with JP Morgan marketing three new issue transactions with triple A notes yielding less than 100 basis points over Libor

Benefit Street starts marketing $509.5 million new issue CLO
Benefit Street Partners is marketing its first CLO transaction of 2018, according to market sources

Asset manager prices its fourth 2.0 US CLO
A US manager, known for taking a slow and steady approach to CLO issuance, priced its fourth CLO of the 2.0 era on Friday, according to market sources

US CLO round-up: Unfazed by risk retention uncertainty, a busy market tests reissue and L-shape trends
Qualms about the future of risk retention regulations have not impeded a busy week in primary market CLOs, with managers dabbling in reissues, L-shaped deals and shorter non-calls

California CLO manager prices its first US CLO deal of the year
The manager priced its second CLO transaction of the year yesterday and its first in the US market

New York CLO manager teams up with Jefferies to refinance a reset deal
The manager has refinanced its 2012 CLO following a $666 million transaction, according to market sources

ICG prices dual-compliant CLO with L-shaped retention
Intermediate Capital Group has priced its third CLO transaction of 2018, according to market sources

US manager prices first non-static CLO since 2015
The manager has priced its first CLO with active reinvestment since July 2015, according to market sources

CLO managers likely to be exempt from risk retention from 2 April, says LSTA
US CLO managers' exemption from Dodd-Frank risk retention rules will come into effect on 2 April unless the government appeals the ruling, the LSTA says

Pretium prices first US CLO following risk retention ruling
Pretium Credit Partners has become the first manager to issue a new CLO since the asset class was ruled exempt from US risk retention rules

B-wic round-up: it's never too late to buy CLO equity
Secondary CLO market trades from the last week show that investors feel there is value in legacy CLOs where the call options have already been exercised and the debt repaid

US CLO round-up: SEC’s loss and shifting CLO spreads shake things up
It was all going so smoothly in the CLO market, with  very little volatility and seemingly never-ending spread tightening – but it’s fair to say things have changed

Barings prices its first US CLO transaction of 2018
The manager made its first transaction in the US CLO market this year on Wednesday, pricing a $517.25 million reset

Kansas-based manager prices $504.7 million static CLO via JP Morgan
The manager has priced its first CLO transaction of 2018, according to market sources

Octagon looks to invest up to $500 million in CLOs with new fund
New York-based Octagon Credit Investment is raising money for its third CLO opportunity fund, according to recent SEC filings

Guggenheim Investments prices its first CLO transaction of the year
The manager priced an $878.3 million reset yesterday in its first transaction in the CLO market this year

Doubleline prices its third US CLO after partnering with Citi
Doubleline Capital has made it to three US CLOs after pricing a $407.9 million deal on Monday

Marathon gets off the mark in 2018 to price $555 million US CLO
New York-based Marathon Asset Management has priced a $555.2 million US CLO in a transaction arranged by Citi

US league table: two $1 billion deals add weight to January CLO pricings
A record $20.6 billion worth of CLOs priced last month with some $6.9 billion of that coming from the new issue market