Refis and resets are in the money again in Europe, conference hears
CLO refinancing and reset volumes could be about to surge in Europe once again, according to panellists at the Standard & Poor's European Structured Finance Conference in London yesterday

Global CLO league tables at a glance - August 2019 YTD
Global CLO league tables at a glance - August 2019 YTD

Euro CLO league tables: back to earth in tandem as issuance nosedives
August brought just €1.12 billion of issuance in the European CLO market across two refinancings and one reset, the quietest month since January when only €0.51 billion of European CLOs priced

US hedge funds use leverage to buy European CLOs
Boca Raton-based hedge fund manager III Capital Management is leading the charge as US hedge funds employ leverage to buy European triple A-rated CLOs.

ICG goes short-dated route as it lines up 2013 European CLO reset
Intermediate Capital Group is lining up a reset of its 2013 CLO named St Paul’s II, looking to optimise the term curve by renewing the reinvestment period for just two years

PGIM's euro credit research head joins former colleague at Angelo Gordon
PGIM’s head of European credit research has joined Angelo Gordon

Spire brings in structured credit specialist from WyeTree
Spire Partners has hired a junior portfolio manager from WyeTree Asset Management with a view to expanding its structured credit investments

One day, two investors, three CLO controlling stakes in secondary
Two investors are inviting bids for anchor positions they hold in three CLOs.

ESG standards leak into CLO ratings
Investor sentiment is shifting with an influx of new participants—and borrowers will also take note

Ostrum set to return for second CLO after debuting in 2017
Natixis’s asset management division, Ostrum Asset Management, is readying a new issue CLO known as Purple Finance CLO 2, according to market sources

US hedge fund takes levered positions in euro CLO triple As
A Us structured credit specialist is taking levered positions in European triple A CLOs

CLO pipeline: Carlyle and KKR plan swift re-entries
Carlyle Group and KKR are included in the CLO pipeline this week as both managers have started marketing their latest transactions as the US CLO pipeline begins to look full after a quiet week

Euro trading: Vue proves to be leading light for CLOs, but liquid bonds play crucial support role
Vue International's newly issued loan starred in 25 CLO managers' portfolios, which bought €239.4 million of the loan in June and made it a box office hit among CLO managers, according to CLO-i.

CLO pipeline: Golub and Sound Point to cement positions among market leaders
Last week there were nine CLOs priced in the US market, including four broadly syndicated loan new issues and two middle market new issues, whereas there was no issuance in Europe. The CLO action over the next few weeks is again weighted towards the US, according to market sources

PGIM to join exclusive list of managers to reset, rather than refi, a euro CLO
PGIM is set to join the small but growing list of managers to reset a European CLO this year, as the manager teams up with BNP Paribas to bring a reset of Dryden 48 Euro CLO

CLO pipeline: refis can't wait till after summer
The CLO market in both the US and Europe looks to be slowing down in the near future with only two deals added to the running pipeline.  

BlueMountain buyout to bring CLO equity shift, funding pledge and Feldstein payout
BlueMountain Capital Management’s co-founder Andrew Feldstein looks set to receive a substantial pay-out in common shares of Assured Guaranty, which has agreed to buy the manager for around $160 million and has outlined a three-year plan for its CLOs

Spire prices CLO triple As at 105bp as Euribor rates slide
Spire Partners scored Europe’s tightest triple A CLO print of the year yesterday with market sources indicating that this is a reflection of how attractive CLO tranches are given the recent drop in Euribor rates

CLO pipeline: US takes up baton after European July sprint
The US CLO market is ready to kickstart issuance in August as nine deals have been added to the running pipeline.

Global CLO league tables at a glance - July 2019 YTD
Global CLO league tables at a glance - July 2019 YTD

Euro CLO league tables: before the holidays is the best time to price a deal
Over €5 billion of new issue CLOs was priced last month, the first time the market ever crossed that monthly threshold

Euro CLO spreads could tighten further as Spire targets 105bp triple A print
Spire Partners is looking to bring Europe’s CLO market even tighter as it readies a reset of its inaugural deal named Aurium CLO I

Euro CLO managers ditch Moody’s as negative views rise
European CLO managers have begun turning against Moody's as it has rapidly increased the number of loan issuers it has placed on negative outlook.

Chenavari double debt tranche CLO warehouse reduces up-front cash call
Chenavari Investment Managers used a novel approach to warehousing its last European CLO, according to market sources. The firm priced Toro European CLO 6 on 12 July via Morgan Stanley, with sources indicating that the warehouse facility behind the deal had two debt tranches. 

GSO prices tightest European CLO of 2019 with syndicated triple As
GSO Capital Partners priced the tightest European CLO of the year yesterday with weighted funding costs 177.27 basis points over Euribor