The Caribbean is back on the menu as EU announces removal of Cayman from its blacklist
On 18 January 2024, the European Commission published the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024163 in the Official Journal of the EU, announcing that the Cayman Islands will be removed from its anti-money laundering list of 'high-risk third countries'

Apollo redeems ALME Loan Funding V CLO via BWIC
Apollo is the seller of the EUR 237m BWIC that was due on 16 January as it liquidated its ALME Loan Funding V CLO

Expect to see a European MM CLO this year, conference hears
A European middle-market CLO is closer than ever to becoming a reality in 2024, according to the consensus view at S&P Global’s 2024 Structured Finance Outlook

Global CLO rankings - FY 2023
Our full rankings for the global CLO market, including arrangers, law firms and trustees

European ABS and CLOs rally on Fed rates forecast
Trading activity in European ABS and CLOs was strong on Thursday (14 December) after the Federal Reserve signalled it would cut rates in 2024

Palmer Square liquidates 2022 CLO through BWIC
Palmer Square is the seller of a mammoth EUR 350m loan and bond BWIC portfolio that was auctioned last Thursday (4 January) as it has been winding down Palmer Square European Loan Funding 2022-3

Captive equity is still an option as Carlyle raises fund
Despite predictions of poor returns, captive equity funds can still be raised. The latest manager to hit the market is Carlyle Group, the world’s largest CLO manager according to our 3Q23 Creditflux rankings. According to market sources, Carlyle is raising a half-billion-dollar equity fund, which is expected to be complete by the end of the year.

European ABS and CLOs rally on Fed rates forecast
Trading activity in European ABS and CLOs was strong on Thursday after the Federal Reserve signalled it would cut rates in 2024

Creditflux CLO Symposium opens for booking
Our flagship CLO Symposium & Managers Awards is now open for registration. We will once again be returning to the Landmark Hotel in London on 15 May for this staple of the CLO community.

Barings makes it two European CLOs this year
Barings priced its second European CLO of the year last week and its fifth overall of 2023 in a EUR 400.5m transaction

JP Morgan makes it eleven for Palmer Square
Hot on the heels of its fourth European CLO pricing earlier in October, Palmer Square priced its fifth European CLO of 2023 on the last day of the month

Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling partners affirm merger
The partnership will help both firms expand internationally while changing the legal landscape

News in brief
News in brief

Creditflux announces date for 2024 CLO Symposium & Manager Awards
Our flagship CLO Symposium & Manager Awards will be returning on Wednesday 15 May 2024, and will once again be held at the Landmark Hotel in London

More than 45% of Euro CLOs to be out of RP by Q1 2024, Fitch says
More than 45% of Fitch-rated reinvesting European CLOs are anticipated to be out of their reinvestment period by the end of Q1 2024, up from around a third as of April, which could lead to rating pressure for mezzanine tranches in those deals

M&G marks re-entry into European primary market with new issue CLO
The world welcomed a new CLO manager on Wednesday as M&G Investments priced a new issue in Europe

BlackRock prints European CLO at tight end of guidance
BlackRock has priced its European CLO new issue, BlackRock European CLO XIV

TwentyFour AM heaps praise on ICG for CLO's enhanced investor protections
TwentyFour Asset Management has hailed Intermediate Capital Group for enhancing documentation protections for mezzanine debt investors in its latest European CLO that priced last Monday via JP Morgan

Palmer Square sheds light on flatness of curve after pricing static European CLO
Palmer Square Capital Management, one of the most prolific CLO issuers globally, has priced its first European new issue of 2023 in a €396.2 million static deal

Invesco and BNP smash Euro CLO benchmark with 165bp triple A print
The European CLO triple A benchmark this year has dropped to 165 basis points over Euribor, 20bp inside deals earlier this year

GoldenTree and Partners print European CLOs with 185bp triple As
European CLO triple As have tightened further to 185 basis points over Euribor with both Partners Group and GoldenTree Asset Management pricing deals Friday afternoon

Euro CLO market re-opens as HPS breaks new issue duck with triple As at 205bp
HPS Investment Management has become the first European CLO issuer of the year, pricing Aqueduct European CLO 7-2022 and shaving off 10bp off triple A price guidance

Blackstone's new Euro CLO volumes pass €1 billion for 2022
Blackstone Credit's new European CLO volumes for 2022 passed €1 billion on Friday after it priced its third new issue named Edmondstown Park CLO

Fitch raises European default rate assumptions with loans in tougher spot than bonds
Analysts at Fitch Ratings have raised their base-case leveraged loan default rate for end-2023 in Europe to 4.5% from 3.5%, and their severe-case rate to 6%

Investors scoop up €228 million of senior European CLOs after record b-wic
Record European CLO secondary volume has been easily digested, with a large $228.2 million b-wic on Tuesday providing a prime example