CLO Census results: Citi and JP Morgan still top in US but Jefferies breaks through in Europe
Citi and JP Morgan are the clear favourites in US CLO arranging – the pair are locked in a close battle for supremacy over deal volumes and they have been voted joint-best at US CLO execution, according to the results of Creditflux’s CLO Census

Global CLO trading lab: bank sells $834 million triple As in quarterly reallocation as hedge fund trades CLO equity
Thursday’s secondary CLO market was the busiest of 2021, with over $1 billion of US CLOs on offer. This featured an enormous b-wic worth $834.3 million, where sources have told Creditflux of the bank behind the aucton. While a large credit hedge fund is said to have sold out of control CLO equity 

Investors behind CLO guarantees emerge as Assured wraps third deal
A bank and an insurer have emerged as the two investors behind Assured Guaranty’s financial guarantees of recent CLO trades. And Assured Guaranty has provided a guarantee to an investor on a third European CLO

Creditflux CLO Census 2021 closes with record participation
The Creditflux CLO Census 2021 has closed with 245 people in the industry casting their vote and having their say on key issues affecting the market

CLO Census latest: voting crosses 200 as range of dealers lead in CLO origination
CLO market participants are placing value on the specialist service that dealers are providing, according to Creditflux’s CLO Census, with three different banks leading the way for US CLO execution, structuring and syndication. A silimar trend is in play in Europe

The Last Tranche with Capital Four: 26% of new European loans have an ESG-linked margin ratchet, and the US could follow fast
In this episode of the Last Tranche, Capital Four's Torben Skødeberg and Jim Wiant discuss the emergence of loans linked to environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria

CLO Census latest: banks in tight race, 51% optimistic on Sofr and large managers viewed as outperformers
More than 100 CLO market participants have already cast their vote in the most tightly-contested Creditflux CLO Census ever with a single vote separating the top three banks at US and European CLO execution. Meanwhile, most voters are unworried by the Sofr migration and BlackRock, CSAM, CIFC and PGIM are among the CLO managers viewed as having outperformed following the covid crash. Click here to vote: CreditfluxCLOCensus2021

CLO records tumble with appetite for more as Sofr looms
The CLO market has smashed records and is set to obliterate them all, with the looming transition to Sofr encouraging more supply and yield-starved investors eating it up. 18 months on from an unprecedented shock, the CLO market is bigger than it has ever been

Global CLO trading lab: Seasoned equity prices lag as debt spreads level out
The CLO secondary market took a back seat to the surging primary market in August and September with secondary US CLO volume accounting for just 3.7% and 4.2% of the total US CLO market (primary and secondary volumes). But opportunities are there in CLO equity tranches

CIFC European CLO head leaves on eve of deal pricing
CIFC Asset Management's European chief investment officer has left the firm resulting in two senior US officials plugging the gap on a short-term basis 

CLO Census 2021 set to go live with new category for best investors
The Creditflux CLO Census 2021 is about to open and this year there is a new category to determine who the market perceives to be the best CLO investors across equity, junior debt and senior debt tranches

Oxford Funds wins new Creditflux award for best private closed-end CLO fund
Creditflux is happy to announce an additional winner following the 2021 Creditflux Awards Ceremony 

Alcentra makes leadership changes as European CLO head Rainbow goes part-time
Alcentra has announced changes to its leadership team with co-chief investment officer of liquid credit Graham Rainbow deciding to take on a part-time role at the firm

Global CLO league tables - Aug 2021 YTD
Global CLO league tables - Aug 2021 YTD

CLOs face uncertainty as Libor rate deadline looms
CLO equity valuations could be increasingly under the spotlight in coming months, as sources warn of disruption while the market grapples with basis risk between Libor and Sofr in loans and CLO notes

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

Barclays' CLO and loan strategist set to join large asset manager
A highly respected CLO strategist is taking on his first CLO buy side role

CBAM promotes eight to investment committee on fifth anniversary
CBAM Partners has promoted eight people to its investment committee as it marks the five year anniversary of its founding

Tikehau preps expansion to join ever-growing list of US CLO managers
Tikehau Capital is expanding its CLO management business with the firm preparing a debut US CLO

CLO upgrades in sight as Fitch proposes changes to ratings methodology
Fitch Ratings is inviting market participants to comment on proposed updates to its CLO ratings criteria that could affect 4% of US CLO and 30% of European CLO ratings

Global CLO league tables - Jul 2021 YTD
Global CLO league tables - Jul 2021 YTD

Liquidations emerge as speed bump to $1 trillion CLO market
CLOs are now a $1 trillion global industry, but liquidations are picking up and could hamper growth — as well as providing welcome relief to an engine that’s running somewhat hot. CLOs are now a $1 trillion global industry, but liquidations are picking up and could hamper growth — as well as providing welcome relief to an engine that’s running somewhat hot.

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