European companies reprice EUR 16bn of loans in 2024 as window opens
When the European loan market started to talk about rates peaking late in 2023, repricing rehearsed a comeback, but did so effectively in January this year

European CLOs are pricing this year but market is falling further behind US
Talk at SFVegas last month centred around the record-setting pace of US CLO issuance in 2024. In contrast, discussion around Europe was muted, reflecting the underwhelming sentiment around that market.

Moody’s helps European private credit CLOs move step closer to reality
Talk is again swirling in the European CLO market that this will be the year a middle market deal is priced. Many market participants remain sceptical given the long history of disappointments in this area, but concrete steps are being made, especially by the rating agencies.

CLOs at a glance
CLOs at a glance

CLO Symposium 2024 Agenda
The Creditflux CLO Symposium returns to the Landmark London on 15 May 2024

Europe sees second CLO reissue of 2024 price
Fidelity Investments priced a European CLO reissue on Monday, according to market sources, following CVC's lead from last month

CLOIE goes global with expansion into European CLOs
JP Morgan has expanded its widely tracked CLO index to Europe with the launch of the JP Morgan European Collateralized Loan Obligation Index (€-CLOIE)

Hayfin joins European delayed-draw trend
Hayfin Capital Management has become the latest manager to price a delayed-draw European issue in 2024

Contego CLO XII draws down unfunded class F
Four months is a long time in the CLO market. Five Arrows Managers only priced Contego CLO XII in November 2023, but has already come back to the market.

European CLO equity distributions keep getting better, US keep getting worse
The latest distributions for post-reinvestment US CLOs show the impact of rapid prepayment rates, but post-reinvestment European CLOs are bucking that trend and seem to be improving with age.

European CLO issuance continues with new Tikehau deal
The end of last week saw Tikehau Capital pricing its first deal in almost four months. According to market sources the new issue CLO was upsized from EUR 400m.

European CLO Rankings - February 2024 YTD
Our latest rankings for the European CLO market, including arranger and manager league tables

US MM CLO Rankings - February 2024 YTD
Our latest rankings for the US middle market CLO market, including arranger and manager league tables

US BSL CLO Rankings - February 2024 YTD
Our latest rankings for the US BSL CLO market, including arranger and manager league tables

Tightest European new issue CLO this year prices
European new issue spreads for 2024 nudged down to a new benchmark on Tuesday, with the triple-As hitting 147bps

Debut manager makes second issuance a delayed drawing
One year after its European debut, Canyon Partners last week priced the delayed-draw tranche from that inaugural Euro CLO

CVC keeps it tight for new European CLO
CVC Credit Partners hit a milestone on Thursday when it priced CVC Cordatus Loan Fund XXX, which matched this year's benchmark AAA spreads

CLO round-up: February 2024
Our roundup of all the action in another spectacular month for the CLO market

Chenavari returns to European CLO market after two-year absence
Chenavari Credit Partners returned to the primary market on Thursday for the first time in two years with a new European CLO valued at EUR 409.5m

LP CLO investor returns to Accunia
A veteran CLO investor has announced he is returning to Copenhagen-based Accunia Credit Management, where he will be Head of Investments

Boutique manager chimes in with second European CLO
Signal Capital Partners last week became the latest manager to add to the burgeoning issuance in the European primary CLO market with an upsized EUR 450m new issue deal

Unfunded single-B issuance steps up as Bridgepoint triggers class F note
Bridgepoint Capital Management this week became the latest in a string of managers to price a delayed-draw tranche in 2024

Palmer Square stays still for latest European deal
Static deals made a reappearance in the primary market yesterday, when Palmer Square Capital Management priced a new European CLO in conjunction with JPMorgan

Missing Milbank CLO team surfaces at rival law firm
A global law firm has announced the arrival of veteran European CLO lawyer John Goldfinch, one of the partners who pushed Milbank to the top of our European manager counsel league tables last year

Deadline nears for 16th Creditflux Manager Awards submissions
The deadline for entries to the 16th annual Creditflux Manager Awards is closing in, with entries accepted until Thursday 22nd February.