MV expands into CLO management as it absorbs Natixis IM private debt team
The Natixis IM-affiliate has expanded into CLO management by absorbing Ostrum Asset Management’s former private debt team, in conjunction with the opening of a Paris office

Mid market CLO league tables: diamonds are for 2019 and BCRED is for now
Middle market CLO issuance is off to a fast pace in 2022 as a busy February welcomed three new issue CLOs and three resets – adding $3.8 billion to this year’s tally of $4.39 billion

US managers eye growth potential in European CLOs
The legion of European CLO managers is set to grow this year, with US issuers harbouring ambitions to become global players in the CLO business.

BNP Paribas AM claims debtholder agreement means US CLO 'default' was avoided
BNP Paribas Asset Management has disputed the downgrade to D, by S&P Global, of two junior debt tranches in its 2014 US CLO known as BNPP IP CLO 2014-1

Steele Creek fashions first new CLO in nearly three years
Steele Creek Investment Management staged a longawaited CLO comeback on Monday by printing its first new issue since July 2019

A long time ago in a Galaxy CLO far, far away (October 2018 to be precise)...
PineBridge Investments has made a long-awaited return to the US CLO primary market by pricing its first new issue in over three years    

Euro CLO triple As show signs of succumbing to macro volatility as €1 billion paper prints
Over €1 billion worth of European CLO paper priced on Wednesday with two new issues from KKR and Spire, alongside a reset from ICG

Marathon promotes CLO specialist to managing director
Marathon Asset Management has a promoted CLO specialist to managing director, in a role which encompasses the management of all non-credit elements of the firm’s CLO business

MidCap doubles size of 2018 CLO with reset
MidCap Financial almost doubled the size of its 2018 CLO named Woodmont 2018-4 Trust by resetting the deal via Deutsche Bank on Friday

Want an upsize with that reset?: Golub follows Ivy Hill with mid market CLO
Golub Capital made it two mid market CLO resets in two days by reworking its 2016 CLO, Golub 30 (M)-R, and upsizing the deal by $196.4 million from the original size

Blackstone prints largest CLO in $1.1 billion mid-market deal
Blackstone Credit has produced the fourth US CLO under the BCRED shelf with the firm pricing a $1.09 billion middle market CLO on Thursday

Global CLO trading lab: Payments season prompts equity to surge but short-dated bonds trade low
Over the last two weeks, $2.8 billion of US CLOs and €640 million of European CLO paper have appeared on b-wics, with equity making up 33% and 40% of the respective markets

CLO pipeline: US manager base poised to hit 119 and Europe 57
The CLO market is open to newcomers as both the US and European are set to welcome first time CLO issuers – BlueBay Asset Management in the US and Acer Tree Investment Management in Europe

Asset manager to launch debut 'public' CLO with Apollo backing
A large global asset manager is making its long-awaited move into US CLOs with market sources indicating it is launching a deal with support from Apollo, having executed a private CLO in partnership three years ago 

CLO pipeline: biggest managers come to market as Rockford Tower sets sight on CBO
The Sofr-era of CLOs is well and truly upon us judging by the pipeline, with 14 US CLO managers marketing their first Sofr CLOs. and six European CLO managers are locked in a race to bring the first new issue of 2022

LSTA adds US CLO specialists Comer and Russell to its board
AGL's Wynne Comer and Morgan Stanley's Rachel Russell are two of four new members of the LSTA's board, replacing four members who have served multiple terms

Timber! Boutique US CLO manager looks to offload deal to Benefit Street
A boutique US CLO manager is set to offload collateral management rights for its 2014 US CLO to Benefit Street 

US CLO league tables: Blackstone and Citi win new issues but CSAM and JP Morgan take overall issuance crown
The US CLO market had an extraordinary 2021 with almost $400 billion of overall issuance pricing as records were set for all forms of issuance

Re-issues show their worth after mid market deal morphs into BSL CLO
Re-issues are scarce in the CLO market, but a transaction late last year highlights how managers can use these effectively to make radical CLO transformations

CIFC turns three-year CLO into five-year deal with reset
CIFC has turned its three-year reinvestment deal named CIFC Funding 2014-IV-R into a full five-year transaction with a reset via BNP Paribas

SME CLO supremo leaves Be-Spoke for expanding Spanish firm
One of the pioneers behind SME CLOs has left Be-Spoke Capital to join another Spanish lender. He leaves behind the only SME CLO in Europe since the 2008 financial crisis  

AMMC and Assured refinance CLOs to the tune of $715 million
American Money Management Corporation and Assured Investment Management together refinanced $714.8 million worth of CLO liabilities on Friday

Barings prices short-dated reset of 2016 CLO
Barings priced a reset of Barings 2016-II last night, according to market sources, and opted for a short-dated 2.1 year reinvestment period

Correction: ArrowMark, Octagon and Trimaran print five-year CLOs
ArrowMark Partners, Octagon Credit Investors and Trimaran Advisors each priced a five-year CLO on Monday

Goldman hires veteran CLO structurer to boost US business
Goldman Sachs has hired a well known CLO structurer to its operations in New York