European CLO round-up: senior spreads grind tighter in busy week for the market
Last week proved a busy one for European issuance, with no fewer than five deals pricing, all with AAAs below 150bps

Apollo brings European CLO triple As down to 141
The European primary market hit a new year-to-date tight just in advance of the long weekend, when Apollo affiliate Redding Ridge lowered the triple-A benchmark to 141bps over Euribor

Nassau follows last week's US CLO with new European deal
After printing its first new US deal of the year last week, Nassau continued the current strong bout of new European issuance on Thursday

Resets return to Europe
The European CLO market is seeing an uptick of resets and refinancings, driven by lower liabilities prices and an improved economic outlook, with a building deal pipeline now in place

CQS resets European 2022 vintage CLO
Wrapping up a busy week for the European market, CQS Investment Management reset a 2022-vintage deal earlier this this month 

CIC engages bank for debut CLO
The private debt arm of French group Crédit Industriel et Commercial (CIC) is in pre-marketing for its debut CLO and has engaged an arranger

2022 vintage European CLO is reset
The third European reset to hit the market in May has priced in a marginally-upsized restructuring of a 2022-vintage CLO

CIFC and TRS Texas pivot to Europe for fourth CLO in partnership
CIFC CLO Management III, working with Barclays as arranger, priced Texas Debt Capital Euro CLO 2024-I on Friday.

Invesco prices first European new issue of the year
Invesco priced its first full European deal of 2024 last Thursday

Oaktree keeps it short-dated for European 2022 vintage reset
Oaktree’s third deal of 2024 – the manager’s first European offering since September last year – priced on Thursday as an unusual short-dated reset

Citi anchors CLOs as it chases arranger mandates in Europe
Citigroup was once the dominant arranger in the European CLO market. Now, after years away from the top perch, the bank is angling to regain market share and its former leading status.

Packed CLO conference hears about issuance and violence
The impressive first-quarter issuance has more room to run, said panellists at this morning’s session of the Creditflux CLO Symposium 2024 in London

European BSL CLO Rankings - April 2024
Our latest rankings for the European CLO market, including arranger and manager league tables

M&G is back with European CLO number two
Almost exactly one year after its European managerial market debut, M&G Investment Management returned to price Margay CLO II on Monday

Aegon prices first European CLO
Monday saw a significant moment in the European primary market – the return of the North Westerly CLO platform to new deal issuance after three years, now under the auspices of Aegon Asset Management

Brigade prices new European CLO
Following a quiet period on the primary market, Brigade Capital Management returned to the primary market this week with its first European issue of the year

DWS grows CLO team in Europe with senior hire
DWS continues to build out its nascent CLO team with the recruitment of a well known CLO portfolio manager

First debut manager of 2024 prices
Yesterday afternoon saw the upsized pricing of a European CLO that marks the first market debutante to emerge this year

Details emerge of Contego X reset
Five Arrows Managers announced a reset of their 2022-vintage Contego CLO X earlier this week, with leaked pricing info now available

Alcentra prints second European CLO of 2024
Alcentra’s second CLO of the year, a new European issue was arranged by Deutsche Bank and priced at the end of last week

2024 Q1 manager rankings by AUM
Our Q1 2024 rankings for CLO managers by total global CLO AUM are now available

New European CLO prices with triple As at 145
After the lowering of the current European CLO triple-A benchmark last week, levels continued to tighten today

Europe sees another tight print
CVC added to last week’s rush of European deals with CVC Cordatus Loan Fund XXXI – the manager’s seventh transaction of the year

European CLO triple As hit 146
European senior spreads hit a new tight last week in a new CLO with the tightest weighted average cost of capital of any European CLO so far this year