Ares prices European CLO as senior triple As edge wider by 0.5bp
Ares Management returned to the European primary market on Friday to price a new issue CLO via Citi

Global CLO b-wic round-up: momentum stalls in CLO secondary market
Only $589.94 million worth of assets were posted on CLO b-wics last week with a US public holiday disrupting the flow. But the trade rate was high with some $422.74 million of CLOs changing hands.

Tail wags dog as European CLOs' 108bp benchmark drags loans
European CLOs usually price on the back of where underlying loans are printing, but this year the reverse looks to be true

CLOs are not like CDOs, says Barclays, but warns of loan quality impact
CLOs are far removed from the kinds of structured products that contributed to the 2008/09 global financial crisis, Barclays has argued in a wide-ranging research piece this week

Euro CLO b-wic round-up: triple A notes boost volumes
At first glance, the European CLO secondary market has matched its US counterpart with b-wic volumes peaking last week

Euro CLO round-up: Spire and CVC take roads less travelled
The European CLO market was reinvigorated this week as the two deals which priced brought something fresh to the table.

HPS returns to European primary CLO market with Aqueduct deal
HPS Investment Partners has priced its third new European CLO, following a €411.6 million deal arranged by Citi

Euro CLO round-up: five deals hit pipeline after BlueMountain keeps up momentum
BlueMountain Fuji CLO Management ended its seven-month absence from the new issue European CLO market and also broke the market’s silence this week. The firm partnered with Deutsche Bank to price its fourth deal in Europe - BlueMountain Fuji Euro CLO IV.

Market welcomes Esma loosening of securitisation regs but questions remain
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)'s revision of the reporting templates that must be completed under the securitisation regulations addresses many of the concerns raised by market participants but leaves some points of difficulty, according to industry lawyers

Global CLO league tables: new year, new issues
Momentum in the CLO market at the start of 2019 is less forceful than it was at the beginning of 2018 and 2017, on the basis of opening volumes

Euro CLO round-up: largest managers brave primary market amid regulatory squeeze
Two seasoned European CLO managers stepped into the primary market to price new issue deals amid a period of uncertainty as the Securitisation Regulation put forth by the European Securities & Markets Association (Esma) beds in

GSO prices Europe's largest new issue CLO in over six months
 Europe’s CLO primary market is taking off, with GSO Capital Partners today becoming the third manager to price a new issue deal on the continent

European CLO round-up: single B basis between US and Europe narrows
The European CLO market finally came out of its issuance shutdown on Friday when Credit Suisse Asset Management partnered with Barclays to price Cadogan Square CLO XIII.

GreensLedge and NatWest score GSO as euro CLO client
GSO Capital Partners has mandated GreensLedge and NatWest Markets as co-arrangers for its first new CLO of the year, named Crosthwaite Park

CSAM European CLO price talk points to wide junior debt benchmarks
A much-awaited deal provides colour on the state of the European CLO market as the price talk for Credit Suisse Asset Management’s inaugural 2019 European deal, Cadogan Square CLO XII, circulates across the industry

CLO equity a "top trade" for 2019, but beware ratings risk, says JP Morgan
CLO equity is one of the top trades of 2019, according to research analysts at JP Morgan in a research paper published on Friday, noting that the asset class offers ‘sticky capital in a volatile cycle'

Euro CLO league tables: New issues dominate in record-breaking year
The European CLO market bloomed to the fullest in 2018 and new issue volumes broke all records as €27.59 billion of new paper entered the market. Including all forms of refinancings, 2018 volumes reached €43.68 billion – just €2.05 billion short of 2017’s figures

Global 2018 CLO league tables at a glance
A snapshot of the overall league tables as of 31 December 2018

European CLO secondary market wakes up as several b-wics emerge
European CLO issuance has been non-existent since 26 November, but a flurry of CLO b-wics have been posted over the last few days, which should give investors an indication of where bonds are trading following the prolonged period of inactivity

Ellington opens inaugural European CLO warehouse via Barclays
The US-headquartered manager has hired Barclays to warehouse Ellington European CLO I

Disputes break out over cure contribution terms
CLO market participants are divided over the use of cure contributions — a mechanism that allows majority equity investors to put cash into the CLO to prevent a deal from breaching its overcollateralisation or interest coverage tests. In return for keeping a CLO ticking, sources say equity investors expect to be paid a rate of return of around 20%

2018 breaks more records as US new issue CLO volumes pass $125 billion
US new issue CLO volumes for 2018 currently stand at $125.68 billion, making 2018 a record-breaking year for the sector, according to CLO-i data

European CLOs hold up to 19% exposure to UK assets, but Brexit curbs demand, says Wells Fargo
As Brexit permutations become increasingly convoluted, the average CLO manager holds 13% exposure to loans domiciled in the United Kingdom, notes Wells Fargo in its latest research. But CLOs have made a noticeable shift away from the country as uncertainty rises