CLOs should realise gains from reorg equity positions: Pearl Diver
Reorg equity sitting within CLOs has risen in value over the last year and Pearl Diver Capital says it may be a good time to exit these positions “and realise value for CLOs”

Sofr spike boosts CLO debt as Europe and US go out of sync
The sharp rise in three-month term Sofr has caused CLO relative value to shift decisively towards primary US CLO debt tranches in January as the floating rate benchmark shot up from 9.11bp to 17.06bp (from 1-20 January)

Whitestar swoops for US CLOs as it readies European deals
MacKay Shields has completed its exit from CLO management after it emerged that the asset manager has transferred the rights to two of its US CLOs to Whitestar Asset Management

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

Blackstone cements top spot in record breaking year for CLO issuance
Blackstone Credit priced 2021’s last new issue broadly syndicated CLO on 17 December when it brought Stratus 2021-3 to market via Morgan Stanley (although Centerbridge Partners priced a new issue bond-flex CLO on 21 December), and it seemed only fitting the CLO giant should cap off 2021.

CLO investor cash balances at lowest levels since 2009: JP Morgan research
A survey conducted by JP Morgan has suggested that CLO investors' cash balances are at their lowest levels since 2009 - but most managers want to add risk in the coming months 

Global 2021 CLO league tables
Global 2021 CLO league tables

Apollo promotes CLO specialist to managing director
Apollo Global Management has promoted a New York-based CLO specialist to managing director

CLO 2022 Outlook: 2021 is hard act to follow, but CLO buyers have positives aplenty
New CLO issuance in 2022 will remain elevated but below 2021’s record numbers, banks agree. But there is no consensus among strategy desks on the volume of repricings to come, partly due to the unknown impact of the Sofr transition.   

Investors fear CLOs running into overtime with WAL extensions
CLO investors have sharpened their focus on weighted average life (WAL) test and maturity extensions, with one US investor believing many are taking on more duration risk than they realise

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

CLOs prove resistant to omicron in boost for new issue market
The CLO market has withstood the impact of the omicron coronavirus variant with barely a dent on CLO liability pricing

CLO extremes will do well in '22 but mezz needs caution: BNP Paribas
The extreme parts of CLOs' capital structures will offer best value in 2022, but investors should be cautious on mezzanine tranches and consider hedges, say BNP Paribas strategists

Global CLO league tables - Nov 2021 YTD
Global CLO league tables - Nov 2021 YTD

WhiteStar to absorb MacKay Shields' European CLO platform
WhiteStar Asset Management has swooped for MacKay Shields’ European CLO business, ending weeks of speculation over the latter’s CLO ambitions and confirming WhiteStar's status as a rising star 

CLO lower cap stack will outperform with $175bn new issuance in 2022: JP Morgan
Equity and lower rated tranche investors will do best as $175 billion of global new CLO issuance arrives in 2022, predict JP Morgan strategists in their annual outlook, taking market size to $1.2 trillion

The Last Tranche with Napier Park's Secmen: tailwinds fuelling CLO market mask manager incompetence
In this episode of the Last Tranche, Serhan Secmen, head of US CLO investments at Napier Park Global Capital, joins to discuss how equity investors choose which managers to allocate to for the best long-term performance

It's All Relative: CQS, Capital Four and Tikehau look for CLO breakthrough as debutant premiums drop
The number of US CLO issuers in 2021 could be about to reach 106 with Capital Four, CQS and Tikehau looking to price debut deals, with price talk set at ambitious levels

CLO issuance set for big slump as managers relax on Sofr: JP Morgan
CLO new issue supply will likely decline sharply from this month to next, with the rush to complete deals ahead of the transition to Sofr base rates having added to November's historical heavy weighting over December, say JP Morgan structured credit strategists

Global CLO league tables - Oct 2021 YTD
Global CLO league tables - Oct 2021 YTD

Sofr transition timing puts CLO debt and equity at odds, says BNP Paribas
CLO investors look to have tough conversations ahead on the structure implications of the transition from Libor to Sofr, with BNP Paribas strategists noting CLO debt will benefit from an early move while equity tranches would do better to wait

CLOs at a glance (November 2021)
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month

Market seeks new ways to find talent after hectic year
There are growing calls for more people to work in the CLO industry after a record-shattering 2021, with 999 CLO transactions having priced globally worth $447.17 billion, as Creditflux goes to press

CLO managers join forces as they line up behind SFDR
A plethora of European CLO managers have teamed up with regulatory reporting provider FinDox to form a working group focused on Sustainable Financial Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), sources tell Creditflux.

Muzinch hires ex-Ostrum official to launch US and European CLO platform
Muzinich has hired an ex-head of global performing credit at Bardin Hill as a portfolio manager to launch a global CLO platform,