European loan specialist leaves Partners Group
A European corporate loan specialist, who covered both CLOs and direct lending funds, has parted company with Partners Group, a spokesperson for the company confirms

Asset manager mulls US CLO market entry following debut 2.0 European CLO
A manager that has just closed its first post-crisis European CLO, is looking at opportunities in the US CLO market

Former Och-Ziff executive Cohen faces criminal fraud charges
A former Och-Ziff Capital Management executive is facing criminal fraud charges relating to the firm’s hedge fund activities in Africa, according to an indictment that was made public last week

Euro league tables: Citi tops rankings in a year of growth for the CLO market
50 new issue CLOs, 39 active managers and four debutants: Creditflux analyses the revival of the European CLO market last year

Carlyle CLO price talk suggests spread tightening is set to continue in 2018
European CLO liability tightening looks set to continue into the new year, as price talk for Carlyle's forthcoming reset deal is announced

$47 billion of 2017 US CLO paper was available to Europeans, finds Wells Fargo
40% of US CLOs issued in 2017 complied with European risk retention regulations, according to research by Wells Fargo

Californian pension fund approves $50 million commitment to CLO-focused fund
The pension fund has approved a $25 million commitment to an upcoming CLO fund, adding to $25 million previously committed 

Carlyle prepares its first CLO transaction of 2018
Carlyle Group plans to begin its CLO business this year with a €454.25 million reset

South Korean brokerage finds CLO warehouses good for Seoul
Appetite for CLO warehouse risk has re-awoken in South Korea, with sources indicating that a Seoul-based brokerage is looking to provide first-loss capital in CLO warehouses globally.

PDM liquidates CLO funds after 20% per year returns
Permira Debt Managers is liquidating two structured credit funds after generating strong returns

Investors nod through wind up of 1.0 euro CLOs
CLOs may have weathered the storm of the financial crisis far better than other structured products, but the tally of CLO defaults is quietly growing

Join the debate: is Christopher Nolan moonlighting for Creditflux?
A story last month on direct lender Prestige caused one reader to draw comparisons with a script from film director Christopher Nolan 

Points up front: zombie managers near extinction
The long-term nature of CLOs means the market tends to have a large number of zombie managers, those with one or two deals outstanding but no plans for future issuance. However, a spate of redemptions, especially in Europe, has swept away some of the ghostly deadwood.

The biggest credit stories in 2017
CLO ramp-up risk, new risk retention proposals and new CLO joint ventures were in the headlines last year. Here, Creditflux reveals the most read stories of 2017

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Carlyle raises more than $800 million for global CLO-focused fund
Carlyle's newest fund will invest in CLOs backed by US and European senior secured corporate loans actively managed by third parties

Citi promotes European CLO head and co-head of credit correlation trading
Citi – a market leader in CLO origination and bespokes – has promoted officials responsible for these businesses.

EBA provides clarity on risk retention under STS regime
The European Banking Authority has laid out guidance for risk retention, which provides details on the transfer of risk retenton from one entity to another and what qualifies as a CLO originator

Manager sells 2017 CLO to 67 investors and claims top spot in Creditflux ranking
Creditflux's CLO syndication survey results are in and its a large asset manager that claims top honours

CLO manager looks to raise up to $2 billion to invest in CLOs globally
A US CLO manager is planning to invest in CLO tranches for the first time. It is understood that the firm is putting together a structured credit fund that will also have the ability to invest in index tranches

Hayfin acquires US CLO manager
European credit platform Hayfin Capital Management has signed an agreement to acquire a US CLO specialist

Och-Ziff brings Euro CLO AUM over €1 billion with latest deal
Och-Ziff priced its third new issue European CLO yesterday in a €413.9 million transaction arranged by Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Carlyle re-issues 2015 European deal for its 20th CLO transaction of the year
Carlyle Group has priced the European CLO re-issue with the lowest funding costs of 2017. The deal is Europe's largest 2.0 CLO, according to CLO-i data.

US pension scheme puts $100 million into top-performing CQS fund
A multi-strategy credit fund run by CQS has earned a $100 million commitment from a US pension fund

Global CLO manager prices European CLO with lowest funding costs
An asset manager made its 15th global CLO transaction of the year yesterday, pricing its second new issue deal in Europe