BlackRock hires experienced analyst from Onex Credit
BlackRock has hired an experienced credit analyst in London, officials at the company confirm

US Treasury proposals could breathe new life into CLO market-making
The US Treasury Department yesterday proposed a dramatic paring back of the Dodd-Frank Act, but made no mention of changing the risk retention rules in relation to CLOs

Loan b-wic suggests liquidation of 2007 European CLO
A loan portfolio circulating in the secondary market this week may represent the liquidation of a 2007 European CLO, based on analysis of its holdings

Investors call time on Investcorp's 2006 European CLO
Investcorp Credit Management has redeemed the third European CLO the team launched when they were part of Mizuho in April 2006

CLO round-up: volumes spike as secondary market bursts into life
Junior CLO spreads are tightening in the secondary market amid an uptick in volumes. The primary market has not been slow this week either as CBAM launches a $1.25 billion and three other CLOs price on Friday

Market participants strike bullish tone on STS regulation
IMN’s Global ABS Conference in Barcelona came to a close yesterday and one of the main talking points for the ABS market was the successful resolution to disputes between the market and the European parliament over STS (simple, transparent and standardised) legislation

Junior CLO spreads tighten as Halcyon prices new European CLO
While spreads at the top of the capital structure have edged wide of 90bp in recent weeks, a new Halcyon European CLO indicates there is strong demand for lower-rated notes

European CLO spreads hit new tights as GSO prices
GSO Capital Partners has achieved the tightest triple-A European CLO print since the financial crisis after pricing Clontarf Park CLO

PGIM prices triple As at 92bp as it issues latest European CLO
PGIM achieved its target pricing levels as it issued Dryden 52 Euro CLO 2017 on Friday

CLO round-up: spreads widen amid spike in euro CLO issuance
Refinancing fever had spread across the CLO market this year, but there are now signs of life in the primary market for CLOs

Loan total return swaps make their way to Europe following US success
Total return swaps have become a popular way to finance portfolios of US leveraged loans in recent years. And now the product may be about to make it big in Europe too.

It pays to eat your own cooking
CLO managers affiliated with PE firms buy extra debt from companies owned by those firms – and it seems to give them an advantage

Things aren’t always what they seem
Buy CLO triple As but don’t be fooled by diversity scores; take a look at credit index futures if you need liquidity; and watch out for quasi-mid market loans appearing in CLOs

PGIM plans CLO senior fund for European investors
PGIM is looking to break new ground in the coming weeks by launching the first Ucits fund to target triple-A CLO securities

Points up front: dying question
The delicate reason, why it may not be possible to call a CLO..

Past returns: mixing synthetics and ethics
In Creditflux 10 years ago we looked at how Société Générale was pitching an “ethical” synthetic CDO

Pearl Diver ramps new fund and looks to mezz
Pearl Diver’s AUM has swelled to $1.3 billion as it finishes investing a new fund and looks towards its next vehicle

PGIM takes top spot as credit market celebrates
PGIM was the big winner at the Creditflux Manager Awards dinner on 3 May after scooping up the coveted manager of the year award

PGIM strikes while the iron's hot as it markets another new CLO
PGIM is looking to continue its hot streak in the CLO primary market with sources indicating that the asset manager is marketing a €415.7 million deal

European loan manager prices its third 2.0 CLO
Morgan Stanley priced a €373.7 million CLO for a European loan manager, according to market sources.

Europe drops plans for tougher risk retention rules
The European Union has pulled back from plans that would have made it much harder to structure CLOs

Longer reinvestment periods pose risks to CLOs, finds S&P
In a recent report published by Standard & Poor’s the rating agency examines the relationship between a CLO’s reinvestment period and subordination levels for debt tranches

Rothschild switches to new risk retention method for latest euro CLO
Rothschild Credit Management has changed tack by retaining a horizontal slice of its first European CLO of the year

Axa IM rekindles relationship with MJX after manager creates CMOA
Axa Investment Managers has emerged as a key investor in a recent MJX Asset Management CLO

Onex eyes CLO resets as seasoned 2.0s reach reinvestment end
Onex Corporation held its earnings call last week, during which officials at the firm underlined the importance of resetting seasoned US CLOs into new structures