CLO issuance set for big slump as managers relax on Sofr: JP Morgan
CLO new issue supply will likely decline sharply from this month to next, with the rush to complete deals ahead of the transition to Sofr base rates having added to November's historical heavy weighting over December, say JP Morgan structured credit strategists

Fidelity rocks personal records with tightly priced US CLO
Fidelity has signed its biggest ever new US CLO and priced triple As at the tighter end of the marke

Morgan Stanley EV resets post-Assurant CLO with tighter stack
Morgan Stanley Eaton Vance CLO Manager has completed a $416 million CLO reset, its second in under a month

CLO resets drive equity returns to highest in five years: JP Morgan
Equity investors in US CLOs are earning, on average, the biggest returns of the past five years, finds JP Morgan – with deals reset this year having done most to raise the numbers

Sofr transition timing puts CLO debt and equity at odds, says BNP Paribas
CLO investors look to have tough conversations ahead on the structure implications of the transition from Libor to Sofr, with BNP Paribas strategists noting CLO debt will benefit from an early move while equity tranches would do better to wait

Vibrant follows CLO investments hire with new addition in business development
Vibrant Capital Partners has hired Zachary Radler as a director in its business development team for North America

Lazard in talks to buy Brigade: Bloomberg
Lazard is reportedly in advanced talks to buy credit hedge fund Brigade Capital Management

CLO investor set for promotion as PGIM reveals leadership changes
PGIM has assigned additional responsibilities to three figures in its fixed income division as it revamps its leadership structure. As a result, well-known CLO tranche investor Edwin Wilches is set to become promoted to co-head of securitised products

BlackRock upsizes mid-market CLO and tightens pricing with reset
BlackRock has reset a 2017 mid-market US CLO called TCP Whitney, upsizing the deal in the process and tightening much of the capital stack

RBC securitised products sales director departs for new firm Panagram
A Royal Bank of Canada securitised products sales director has left to join new investment firm Panagram Structured Asset Management in New York

The Last Tranche with Antares' Seth Painter: we could start to see syndicated middle market CLO equity
In this episode of the Last Tranche, Antares Capital's Seth Painter tells Creditflux's Hugh Minch about the performance of private credit and middle market CLOs through the covid-19 crisis and recovery

Investcorp looks at M&A for US CLO growth: Bloomberg
Investcorp Credit Management’s co-head of US credit David Moffitt has outlined plans to double the firm's US CLO assets under management – which include acquisitions and equity partnerships

CLOs stand to win from US capital cost refinement, says BofA
A move by US insurance regulators to refine the capital charge framework for structured products will make CLOs more attractive versus corporate bonds, according to Bank of America strategists

Eldridge spins out structured credit investment team into new firm
Eldridge Industries’ $13.5 billion structured credit investment team is spinning out into a new firm named Panagram Structured Asset Management

First Eagle swoops for Prospect CLO portfolio manager
First Eagle has hired a former Prospect Capital Management CLO portfolio manager for its alternative credit business in New York

Ex-Citi structured credit duo take over leadership of broker-dealer
The pair have have also made a new senior CMBS trading hire

Brevan Howard hires senior credit PM
Brevan Howard has hired an experienced credit portfolio manager in New York

BlueBay confirms hire in structured credit and CLO management team
The new appointment will focus on investing in US and European structured credit securities across the capital structure

Creditflux announces new date for Manager Awards
Creditflux can announce we will hold our annual Manager Awards ceremony on 8 September. This is later than usual in the year, but should allow the event to take place in person and following the Credit Symposium, as it has historically 

MidOcean employs rare tranche structure with 2016 US CLO reset
MidOcean Credit Fund Management has reset a 2016 vintage US CLO via Jefferies, upping the deal size slightly and shaving its funding costs in an unusual reconfiguration of tranches

Structured finance and CLO partner departs SRZ after 17 years to join DLA Piper
DLA Piper has hired a partner in its structured finance practice in New York

Buy CLO equity to capitalise on reflation, says JP Morgan
CLO equity stands out in a tightly priced market as offering up to double digit yields, say JP Morgan structured credit strategists, who posit it as their top trade