Obra becomes a new US CLO manager with first deal arranged by JPMorgan
Obra Capital became a new CLO manager with its first US BSL deal arranged by JPMorgan

Apollo resets Euro CLO with fatter funding cost despite tight print
Apollo has reset a Redding Ridge European CLO that raises funding costs despite getting the lowest triple-A spread since September

Trimaran cuts triple-As by 95bps in 2022 CLO reset
A reset of Trimaran CAVU 2022-1 chopped senior spread from 235bps to 140bps 

New York pension system makes USD 500m commitment to credit secondaries
The New York State Common Retirement Fund has revealed its latest allocations in its March monthly transaction report, and private credit was one of the big winners

Ares add new European CLO to its roster
The second half of this week saw a renewed rush of European issuance, and Ares was amongst those coming to the market 

Golub prints 2023's third largest new CLO
Golub Capital priced the third largest new CLO of the year on Wednesday

Euro CLO league tables: Two debut managers enter the fray as BofA opens up lead
For only the second time this year, European CLO monthly volumes passed €2 billion last month. Six European CLO managers priced in May, including two debut managers - M&G Investment Management and Signal Capital Partners. 

US CLO pipeline: Spreads and tenors disperse as six managers eye new issues
Dispersion has come to the fore in the US CLO market with higher tier managers able to price their triple As in the 180-185 basis points range and others up around 200bps. But this week’s pipeline shows there is some divergence in the length of CLOs coming to the market too

US CLO pipeline: busy January sets the tone for the year
US CLO new issuance in January has exceeded 2022’s volumes with $6.4 billion priced last month compared to $4.6 billion last year, and the market is showing no signs of slowing down

US CLO pipeline: Oak Hill aims for tightest triple As since July, as other CLO markets at 245bp
Nine US CLO managers are in various stages of marketing their latest CLOs, and while Oak Hill is seeking a benchmark-setting deal, there are other CLOs that are expected to price well wide of this

Beneath the triple C: Life could be better, but it’s just a letter, under the CCC
Many market participants were eagerly looking forward to a break in December after a gruelling year, but the rating agencies were in no mood to oblige. 

US CLO pipeline: Triple A dispersion coming to fore as Palmer Square aims to open market again
The US CLO market is set to reopen with five managers in various stages of marketing new issue CLOs, according to sources

Euro CLO league tables: Jefferies wins at a canter as fellow newcomer Palmer Square wins in new issues
A year of turmoil in the CLO market inevitably led to European CLO issuance dropping in 2022 from its record 2021

Global 2022 CLO league tables
Global 2022 CLO league tables

Euro CLO league tables: Final whistle beckons in close manager race as Jefferies looks to park the bus
Last month, just shy of €3 billion of European CLO paper was priced in the primary market, the most since March and Russia’s war with Ukraine

Global CLO league tables - November 2022 YTD
Global CLO league tables - November 2022 YTD

US CLO pipeline: PPM returns to playing field after 14-month absence
Five fresh deals have made their way on to the pipeline this week, including PPM Loan Management company preparing to end its 14-month drought

US CLO pipeline: Capital Four and GoldenTree structures emerge as pipeline builds
Four more US CLO managers are marketing new issue CLOs to join three holdovers in the pipeline this week

Beneath the triple C: Stormy October hits CLOs with rising tide of downgrades
After a slight respite in the pace of downgrades over the summer for CLOs, October brought renewed momentum as macro-economic pressures - primarily high interest rate burdens for corporate borrowers and supply side inflation - became the recurring rationale

US CLO pipeline: five-year triple As solidify at 220bp
US CLO spreads are showing signs of widening as the benchmark triple A levels shift by 10 basis points. Senior triple As are aiming for a 220bp benchmark as LCM Asset Management and Neuberger Berman market five-year deals

US CLO equity payments drop to lowest since covid
US CLO equity payments have taken a hit in October due to a mismatch between one-month and three-month Libor and Sofr. 65% of loans in US CLOs reference one-month Libor, whereas all liabilities pay from three-month Libor or Sofr.

US CLO pipeline: issuance expected to slow as blockages emerge
Only three new deals have been added this week to the list of forthcoming CLOs. The pipeline is suffering from some blockage after only four US CLOs priced last week 

US CLO pipeline: MidOcean and Seix look to end three-year drought as others rock and reload
14 US CLO managers are in various stages of marketing their latest offerings, with a wide scope of names for investors to choose from

US CLO pipeline: new faces appear amid tightening price guidance
After many months, the US CLO pipeline is bursting with new life as two debutants market their inaugural deals – Empower’s Empower 2022-1 and Muzinich’s 1988 CLO 1 

Senior triple As hold steady at 190bp as Morgan Stanley Eaton Vance prices CLO
190 basis points remained the new benchmark spread for senior triple A CLOs on Friday after Morgan Stanley Eaton Vance became the third manager to place its first pay notes at the level