Apollo switches retention route in forthcoming European CLO
Apollo Credit Management is taking a different tack to European CLO issuance in its forthcoming deal than the one it used before

Nordic funds show managers a new CLO route
Scandinavian CLO investors provide a new way for CLO managers to comply with skin-in-the-game rules

NewStar confirms $59 million outlay on recent CLO
NewStar Financial has announced that it has completed its eighth mid-market CLO

Manager shines with tightest mid-market CLO triple A print of 2014
Wells Fargo achieved the tightest triple A print in a middle-market loan CLO this year

Who's in for 10 million? buyer tells of manager's take on risk rules
Regulation was (predictably) the central point of discussion at the IMN European CLO and loan conference held in London earlier this week

European Bank intends to act as risk retainer on forthcoming CLO
A €300 million CLO is getting closer to pricing with market sources informing Creditflux that a European bank (also the deal manager) willl take a 5% stake

LSTA argues for new qualified loan status in risk retention comment
The LSTA makes two main recommendations in its comment letter to regulators on CLO risk retention; qualified loans and third-party investor sponsors

Managers look to vertical-funding solution for CLO skin-in-the-game
A consensus grows over the most realistic way to achieve compliance with risk retention rules

Credit hedge fund opts for vertical slice in its forthcoming euro CLO
Fresh details have surfaced on a new European CLO that is being marketed and which could price by the end of the month

Risk retention drives KKR purchase of European CLO manager
San Francisco-based private equity firm KKR has today announced that it has agreed a deal to acquire a European credit manager

Apollo 2.0 euro CLO trades in secondary despite 122a-eligibility fears
In a test of liquidity for the 2.0 European CLO structure, a €6 million slice of single A notes in recent CLO was put up for sale yesterday

Skin-in-the-game rules will create a wave of CLO M&A, speakers predict
The introduction of risk retention in the US CLO market could create a new wave of manager consolidation and a rush to issue deals

Nordic pension funds step into CLO senior paper
Pension funds are emerging as key investors in European CLOs

Deal docs reveal that first-time US CLO manager targeted euro buyers
An asset management firm which recently created a CLO management operation looked to European CLO investors

Fund managers dash to line up behind raft of regulations
A barrage of regulatory issues are set to have a large impact on the CLO industry in Europe and beyond

European CLO market prepares to fight new regulatory threat
Industry professionals react to proposals put forward by the European Banking Authority on risk retention

Large European firm snaps up debt in 122a-compliant US CLO
A large asset manager recently bought the debt of a US CLO that complies with European risk-retention rules, it has emerged

Manager discloses equity stake in 122a-compliant US CLO
The manager of a CLO which priced last week has revealed how much of the equity it plans to retain.

Forthcoming mid-market CLO will meet risk retention rules, say sources
An upcoming middle-market US CLO is on course to meet the risk retention rules that are enforced in Europe

Trade body proposes last-ditch alternative to US risk retention rules
In a notable change of direction the LSTA has proposed an alternative to the planned CLO risk-retention guidelines