Pension fund prepares to back its managers for US CLO risk retention
Having led the way as the first ever CLO risk retainer, a pension fund could be about to increase its allocation to CLOs and may provide managers with risk retention solutions 

Axa IM switches banks as it prepares third post-crisis CLO
Axa Investment Managers is preparing its first US CLO of the year

Managers push ahead with CLO originators
A handful of credit managers are understood to be stepping up their plans to launch CLO originator funds

Manager prices first CLO since spin off from Jefferies
Apex Credit Partners has priced its first CLO since being named as the successor collateral manager to Jefferies Finance, according to market sources.

CLO originator looks at lining up behind US risk retention rules
A leading CLO investor in Europe is looking to subscribe to US risk retention compliant CLOs

Prudential plans unique 2015 CLO with five years of reinvestment
Prudential Investment Management is preparing its second US CLO of the year according to market sources. The deal will feature a three year non-call period and a five year reinvestment period

HIG WhiteHorse prices its first originator-backed US CLO
The manager priced WhiteHorse X yesterday, with its recent CLO originator fund retaining the control equity position in the deal

Manager with global aspirations prepares Europe-friendly US CLO
A CLO manager has begun marketing a US deal which complies with European risk retention rules, according to market sources.

EBA's Moor gives CLO originator funds the green light
European Banking Authority policy advisor Christian Moor has provided some clarity on the status of CLO orignator funds for risk retention purposes - and also gave an insight into what he believes represents the 'spirit of the rules'

Fast-growing manager prices $625 million CLO with Morgan Stanley
A New York-based CLO manager priced a $625 million deal yesterday, according to market sources

Innovative CLO retention solutions give small managers renewed hope
CLO arrangers, investors and managers are considering two possible solutions to US CLO risk retention

Manager sticks with Morgan Stanley as it prepares its sixth CLO
A New York-based CLO manager is working with Morgan Stanley on a $519 million CLO, according to market sources

Invesco serves up $618 million CLO as investors ask for second helpings
Invesco has priced its first CLO of the year following a $100 million upsize, according to market sources

Mezz investors bet on interest rate rise as LCM CLO prices
Sources say that LCM XVIII, a $610 million CLO, priced yesterday

Citi creates delayed draw notes as it prepares $507 million CLO
Citi is preparing a $507 million US CLO which will feature delayed draw notes as a way to navigate around risk retention rules, according to market sources

Citi achieves tight debt pricing with Boston-based manager's latest CLO
Sources say Citi has continued its strong relationship with a global CLO manager, pricing a $507 million deal on Friday

Morgan Stanley prices 122a-compliant deal for US manager
Sources say Morgan Stanley priced a $415 million US CLO, which will comply with EU risk retention rules, on Friday

40/86 prices first CLO to comply with US and European risk retention
Sources say that 40/86 Advisors has priced a $307 million CLO, which is explicitly designed to comply with both US and European risk retention rules

Wells Fargo prepares originator CLO for mid-market manager
The bank is preparing a $397 million mid-market CLO which is expected to price this month, according to market sources

GSO crosses the Atlantic to prepare its first European CLO of the year
GSO Capital Partners has announced a €412 million European CLO shortly after pricing its first US deal of the year, according to market sources

Manager aims for tight print with originator-backed US CLO
Bank of America Merrill Lynch is preparing a $512.5 million CLO which will comply with European risk retention rules, according to market sources.