Sculptor refinances four tranches of legacy OZLM IX
Sculptor completed a partial refi of OZLM IX on Friday, a legacy CLO dating back to 2014

2018 reissue gets a refi as CLOs continue to take advantage of tight primary spreads
Details have emerged of the partial refi of Apidos CLO XVIII-R that CVC Credit Partners issued last Friday

Third time's the charm for serially reset US BSL CLO
Benefit Street Partners has reset a 2014 vintage CLO for the third time, bringing triple-A spreads down to 135bps

Partners resets 2021 US CLO as trend continues
The reset wave rolled on this week as Partners Group reset its 2021 vintage Pikes Peak CLO 7 in a USD 368m deal

PGIM kicks off 2024 activity with a 2015 vintage US BSL refi
Industry heavyweight PGIM’s first deal of 2024 took the form of a USD 346.821m refi, priced in conjunction with Nomura 

Reset wave continues with 2018-vintage Palmer Square deal
Palmer Square Capital Management has reset its 2018 vintage Palmer Square CLO 2018-1 deal. Citigroup served as arranger of the deal.

Ask the market where spreads are heading
Nothing brings the CLO market together like a good moan about the state of the arb. But according to our data, the arbitrage for new-issue US CLOs has remained in the same range for years. 

BNP Paribas continues reset wave with a 2018 vintage CLO
BNP Paribas has further consolidated a prolific month for its CLO arranging business with its latest role as sole arranger for the reset of a 2018 vintage US deal

CSAM refinances giant 2014-vintage US CLO
Pricing its second deal in the space of a week, Credit Suisse Asset Management is in the midst of a prolific February, with its latest transaction a sizeable USD 736.737m refi arranged by Nomura

Reissue market brightens as Vibrant reworks 2018 deal
Vibrant Capital Partners has joined the rush of activity in the primary market, last week pricing a USD 425.25m reissue in conjunction with BNP Paribas

Santander continues push into CLO structuring with new refi
Sculptor Capital Management last week priced its first deal of 2024, continuing Santander's rapid growth as an arranger, coming just days after its first lead arranger credit on Z Capital Credit Partners BSL CLO 2024-1

Bain goes back to its MM beginings with reset of BCC Middle Market CLO 2018-1
Bain Capital Credit delved into the archives for its latest deal, with a reset of its first-ever middle market offering, the 2018-vintage BCC Middle Market CLO 2018-1, pricing on Wednesday

CLO market round-up: holiday cheer hits as US senior spreads move in
The holiday period saw a brace of end-of-year US deals pricing, with a range of new issues, resets and a refi to lead the market into 2024, and senior spreads move firmly back in the 160s.

Banks predict steady year ahead
It’s the season for predictions and the CLO market is no exception, with all the banks having their say. We’ve rounded up their forecasts for new issuance and resets in the US and Europe

How worried should we be about defaults?
As defaults in the US loan market continue to stack up, we investigate the fallout for CLO investors by focusing on the OC tests of double B tranches across 10 years of US CLO vintages

November 2023 US Leveraged Highlights
Debtwire today releases the November 2023 US Leveraged Highlights, featuring key trends in the leveraged loan and high-yield bond markets

MidCap goes minimalist for mid-market deal
MidCap Financial, an Apollo affiliate, has priced a new middle market CLO called MFIC Bethesda CLO 1

European CLOs win out against US deals
Last month, our analysis explored the performance of US CLOs that were previously reset. We found that they delivered higher distributions than deals which weren’t reset, with the exception of the 2017 and 2018 vintages (Creditflux September 2023 — Do resets help CLOs perform better?). This article expands that analysis to the European market, and compares the performance of US BSL and EU CLO equity tranches.

Do resets help CLOs perform better?
As the market for CLO resets opens, we look at the performance of deals that were previously reset, and find they soon deliver higher distributions than those deals that were not reset

Aquarian prints first new Gallatin CLO in over five years
Aquarian Credit Management has priced the first new issue from its Gallatin shelf of CLOs in over five years

Loan market says goodbye to Libor in legacy contracts
In July, after 37 years of widespread use as the underlying base rate for contracts, the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate will finally be ditched by the majority of the leveraged loan market.

CLOs hit by bankruptcy of Envision as zero recovery predicted for first lien loans
Envision has joined the growing number of companies to have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The emergency medical services company, which has been owned by KKR since 2018, announced on 15 May that it was entering a restructuring support agreement.

Former Symphony chairman Stein returns to lead CLO business at large asset manager
Well-known CLO business builder Gunther Stein is set to join a large CLO issuer after four years away from the market 

PGIM buys majority stake in direct lender Deerpath
PGIM has bought a majority interest in direct lending firm Deerpath Capital Management

WhiteStar absorbs yet more CLO contracts
WhiteStar Asset Management has underlined its status as one of the leading acquirers of CLO platforms in recent times