Natixis looks to strengthen euro CLO platform as head of origination departs
The head of European CLOs and loan fund financing at Natixis is stepping away from the industry. But this has not deterred Natixis, which is implementing plans for growth in CLOs

KKR slashes cost of debt by 46bp following latest European CLO reset
The €419.5 million deal was arranged by Goldman Sachs, and cut the cost of debt to 161bp according to market sources

CLO round-up: it's a good time to be a debut manager
New managers are taking advantage of welcoming debt investors by speedily raising CLOs. Our analysis shows that 2017 is the perhaps the best time to price a debut CLO since 2013

Tennenbaum CLO suggests increasing demand for mid-market deals
Middle-market CLO spreads have taken a giant step tighter following Tennenbaum Capital Partners' $350.85 million CLO

Barclays arranges New York-based manager’s second European CLO
Barclays priced its sixth new CLO in Europe this year yesterday

Help us to re-write the Volcker rule, says US bank regulator
OCC gives first indication that regulators may be willing to exclude CLOs from the definition of “covered funds”

After 10 years away, Permira makes plans for return to CLO management
PDM is best known as a direct lender and investor in CLO tranches – but its first foray into credit was as a CLO manager. The firm is now reviving that business. 

German fund manager launches CLO Ucits fund
A firn with over €1 billion invested in European CLOs has launched a new fund to invest in senior tranches 

Apollo notches up 100% CLO refi/reset record
It’s not easy being a large CLO manager and staying on top of the refi-reset market, but Apollo has managed to do just that

Investcorp resets CLO, which was Europe's first Volcker-compliant deal
Back in 2014 Investcorp Credit Management (then known as 3i Debt Management) priced Europe's first US-friendly 2.0 CLO, answering the call as market participants asked: "When will there be a Harvest for the world?" The manager has now reset that groundbreaking Harvest IX CLO

Insurance capital drives ‘floorless’ euro CLOs
CLO notes without Euribor floors at zero are becoming a recurring theme, but these out-of-the-money positions are not designed to take a view on rates, sources say 

CSAM scores rare double-digit final return for pre-crisis euro CLO
Credit Suisse Asset Management yesterday completed its first redemption of a European CLO, a rare deal that has made uninterrupted distributions to equity since before the crisis

Brigade cruises into Europe with debut Armada CLO
Brigade is the 40th manager to price a 2.0 European CLO after pricing Armada Euro CLO. 

Manager maintains 100% refi record as it updates 2015 euro CLO
A large CLO manager continues to favour refis over resets after completing a €330 million deal yesterday

European CLO manager wastes no time in directing reset
Morgan Stanley has reset a European CLO, with new triple-A notes pricing at 90bp

Dublin-based manager looks to reset third CLO of 2017
The manager is working with Goldman Sachs to arrange the reset, and is seeking to upsize the deal's debt trances to €373.5 million

GSO Capital looks to price its fifth euro refi of 2017
GSO Capital aims to refinance €243 million of a 2015 European CLO

CLO round-up: market participants welcome back returning CLO managers
CLO managers returning to the market after a period of absence has been the main story of the last week.

BNP Paribas prices €362 million CLO for affiliate manager, reports Debtwire
BNP Paribas Asset Management has priced its new €361.65 million European CLO BNPP AM Euro CLO 2017, according to Creditflux's sister publication Debtwire

Five Arrows refis entire debt stack in its 2014 European CLO
Rothschild's Five Arrows Managers has entered the CLO refinancing market market by pricing a refi of Contego II, according to market sources

Investcorp prices refi of 2014 European CLO
Since taking over the former 3i Debt Management platform, Investcorp has been an active issuer of CLOs

Axa buys into MJX and Alcentra CLO dual-compliant double Bs
Axa Investment Managers bought into recent deals from MJX Asset Management and Alcentra, according to a monthly update for its listed fund Volta Finance.

CLO round-up: ICG switches risk retention method as Apollo CMV nears debut
ICG completed a total revamp of a European CLO this week (vertical to horizontal risk retention, and sponsor to originator); BlueMountain set a record for tightest US 2.0 CLO print and Apollo is marketing its first risk retention-compliant US CLO