PE firm Nile buys minority stake in Prytania AM
Nile Capital Group has bought a minority stake in a structured credit specialist 

Apollo and Pimco buy ‘significant portion’ of Credit Suisse's securitised products group
The move has prompted a rally for Credit Suisse, which on Thursday unveiled a strategic review “designed to reduce risk-weighted assets and leverage exposure”

Sofr away from me – basis puts new CLO triple As in dire straits
A relative value gap has opened between secondary and primary market CLO triple A tranches, with the former looking attractive as volatility heightens and the basis grows between Libor and Sofr. This presents an additional problem for managers hoping to do new business

US credit manager builds European CLO business with Bain hire
A Minneapolis-headquartered manager is understood to be building a European CLO platform, adding to the growing number of expected debutants on the continent

CLO market responds en masse as Creditflux CLO Census 2022 closes
A massive 388 market participants submitted their answers to the CLO market’s most burning questions as Creditflux’s CLO Census 2022 closed Wednesday night

US managers brace for CLO reporting overhaul as new EU investments become subject to Article 7
US CLO managers could face an administrative headache with EU investors investing in new and secondary market US CLOs now requiring more exacting detail of underlying portfolios. This follows the long-awaited European Commission Securitisation Regulation report overhauling investment rules  

Creditflux CLO Census entries near 300 with just two days left to vote
The sixth instalment of Creditflux’s CLO Census is officially the biggest ever with 295 market participants taking part in the CLO industry’s most comprehensive survey

It's Nochu it's me: bank backs out of CLO triple A tranche as it takes sideline
Triple A CLO investor Norinchukin is understood to be taking a pause from investing 

GreensLedge AM targets IG-rated CLO tranches with $500m fund
GreensLedge Asset Management has made a breakthrough with its first commingled CLO fund through a $500 million vehicle that invests in senior CLO tranches

US managers recalibrate as Euro CLO portfolio spreads rise: Moody's
CLO managers have had to readjust this year and data from Moody’s Investor Services shows weighted average rating factor scores for all US CLOs have held steady, while weighted average spreads have dropped 0.15%

CLO rankings: manager AUM, advisory firm and trustees Q3 2022
After a frenzy of acquisitions reshaped the manager assets-under-management tables in the first half of the year, challenging market conditions have slowed the pace of both acquisitions and pricings

Global CLO league tables - September YTD
Global CLO league tables - September YTD

Eagle Point and Investcorp are latest CLO firms to target SRTs
CLO investors and asset managers are increasingly warming to significant risk transfers (SRTs), with Eagle Point Credit Management and Investcorp Credit Management two recent examples

Investors urged to look at CLO funds amid PE slowdown
Institutional investors are said to be eyeing CLOs and structured credit as they seek to calibrate duration risk and prepare for recession. In addition, year-to-date performance in private equity portfolios isn’t meeting pension funds’ tough returns targets

Fund performance: August provides much-needed relief for CLO funds
.August fund performance 

Credit funds at a glance (October 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit
 

   

Credit hedge funds (October 2022)
Credit hedge fund returns

   

CLOs at a glance (October 2022)
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month  

Past returns: US firms become Euro CLO issuers
Five years ago in Creditflux we reported on CIFC Asset Management and Voya Investment Management harbouring European CLO ambitions as US issuers became accustomed to risk retention.

They said it: "Can we have a best hair in the CLO market category?"
The CLO Census is nigh

Points up front: Form an orderly queue. Or follow the celebs
If we have learned one thing over the past month, it’s that queuing in an orderly manner is very important to the British public. No matter your status, you simply must wait your turn.

LP round up: $2.7bn flows to 20 credit managers as investors battle PE overallocation
Investors faced huge headwinds in September with inflation, rising interest rates, and geopolitical turmoil, alongside the UK gilts sell-off at month end