US CLO round-up: market springs into life with non-risk retention compliant deals
US CLO risk retention is on the verge of being abolished (the 5% rule is set to be officially scrapped on 11 May) and the market seems to have made itself comfortable with ‘springing’ vertical strips

CLOs legally freed from US risk retention rules
'Open-market' CLOs were legally freed from US risk retention rules yesterday, although the threat of a Supreme Court appeal remains until May

PGIM's Juliano set for promotion to head US loan business
Brian Juliano is set to become the head of PGIM’s US loan management team upon the retirement of Joe Lemanowicz later this year

US league tables: managers move on from refis to price record $37.5bn of new CLOs
US CLO managers have been looking to build AUM this year, which is a turnaround from 12 months back when CLO refinancings dominated proceedings

Barings issues new US CLO with triple As at 96bp
Barings has priced its second new CLO in the US market of the year

CLO managers give blessing to Morningstar
“Our methodology is extremely transparent and our turnaround is extremely quick" - Morningstar's Brian Grow describes the company's ascension into the CLO market

CLO manager issues $707.1 million mid-market deal via Citi
A New York-based CLO manager has issued a new middle-market CLO, which is its first transaction in the market this year

Ballyrock and rolls into 2018 new issue CLO market
Ballyrock Investment Management has priced its first CLO transaction of 2018

GSO prepares fourth CLO of the year
GSO Partners is aiming to become the first manager to issue four new CLOs in 2018

LA-based firm aims to become first debut CLO manager of 2018
JP Morgan is marketing a new issue CLO for a debut manager, according to market sources

Wells Fargo prices three CLO transactions in a single day
Wells Fargo priced three CLO transactions on Thursday, totalling $1.47 billion issuance, according to market sources

Columbia promotes new leveraged debt head following resignations
Columbia Asset Management announced the promotion following the resignation of Lynn Hopton and Yvonne Stevens earlier this week

Neuberger Berman prices $375 million CLO refi with staggered call lock
Neuberger Berman has refinanced a 2015 vintage CLO for a second time

Co-heads of CLO and leveraged debt resign from Columbia after CLO sale
Two senior managing directors have resigned from Columbia Asset Management after 18 years at the firm

Columbia CLO to transfer to Carlyle following refi
Columbia Asset Management's 2013 CLO, Cent CLO 17, will have management responsibilities transferred to Carlyle Group, according to a notice

Spreads tighten once more as manager becomes first to price five 2018 CLOs
A CLO manager has become the first to price a fifth CLO transaction this year

BlueMountain prices its first CLO transaction of the year
New York-based BlueMountain priced its first transaction in the CLO market of 2018 yesterday, market sources say

ICG resets previously-refinanced 2014 CLO
Intermediate Capital Group has taken the new issue-refi-reset route with a 2014 US CLO after working with Morgan Stanley to compete the third leg of that process yesterday.

B-wic round-up: secondary CLO market is looking more and more like new issue
2017 and 2018 CLOs flooded the secondary market last week, with bonds referencing Ares Management, LCM Asset Management and Napier Park Global Capital going on sale

Leverage goes down as Octagon converts 2013 US CLO into new deal
Market sources say that Octagon Credit Investors re-issued a 2013-vintage US CLO on Friday

US CLO round-up: managers make quick-fire return and numbering systems go out the window
It’s normal practice for managers to number their CLOs sequentially – but this week’s issuances have not paid heed to this practice, creating havoc for Excel spreadsheets and causing those of a scrupulous manner to take a sharp intake of breath

Triple A price talk circulates on US manager's first new issue CLO of 2018
JP Morgan has begun marketing a new US CLO on behalf of a fast-growing CLO manager

PGIM notches up its third new issue CLO of 2018 in $612 million deal
A CLO manager priced its fourth CLO transaction of the year yesterday with $612 million new issue 

Control equity position in 2018 CLO goes on the auction block
A 52.88% control equity position in a CLO that closed in February appears on b-wic for sale tomorrow

2.0 mid market spreads jump tighter following refi of 2014 Golub CLO
A Chicago-based middle market CLO manager has priced its triple A notes at 95bp following a refi