Fidelity steps into European CLOs with MeDirect deal
Fidelity International is breaking into European CLOs after striking a deal to acquire the CLO management team from MeDirect

US CLO manager rekindles European CLO ambitions as it launches debut 2.0
A large US CLO issuer has revived its European CLO plans, more than two years on from its failed attempt

Stratus-faction: Blackstone climbs back to the top
Nine CLOs in a year crushed by covid takes Blackstone back to the top of the AUM rankings. But for all managers, it was a good effort to get back on track

Partners lines up first European CLO reset in 11 months
Partners Group is laying the groundwork to print one of the first CLO primary transactions in Europe of 2021, having teamed up with BNP Paribas to issue a reset of a 2018 vintage deal

Beneath the triple C: 13 CLO loans take a dive but defaults subside to a ripple
22 corporate debt issuers were downgraded to triple C or below in November and December by Moody’s or S&P, out of which 13 can be found in CLO portfolios  – hurting $4.55 billion of US CLO loans, €1.87 billion of European CLO portfolios and almost $80 million of middle market CLOs loans, according to CLO-i

Euro CLO league tables: Killer Bs: Barclays and Blackstone cause buzz to lead new issuance
The coronavirus pandemic-induced volatility had a marked effect on the European CLO market in 2020 with total issuance falling by €18.5 billion and new issuance €7.8 billion lower than 2019’s figures

Global 2020 CLO league tables
Global 2020 CLO league tables 

Onex hires former BlackRock official as European CLO head following departure
The appointment comes after the departure of Onex's senior-most European CLO portfolio manager Steve Baker late last year

Munich Re makes senior structured credit hire
Munich Re has hired one of the co-heads of structured products solutions at Mizuho to join its team in London

CLO M&A to pick up with underperformers at risk
CLO manager consolidation is expected to be elevated into 2021 as the market recovers from the aftershock of covid-19

Spanish boutique goes for growth with CLO equity fund
Arcano Asset Management has plans to develop its product suite in 2021, including launching a dedicated CLO equity vehicle, its second opportunistic credit fund and second revolving credit fund, according to the firm

CLO 2021 outlook: back to the 'old' normal with volumes, spreads and structures to revert to pre-covid levels
Predictions went out the window this year because, well, who in December 2019 could have foreseen a pandemic devastating lives and wrecking financial markets? But the emergence of vaccines to combat the threat of the coronavirus has spurred a rally in credit over the last month. And CLO researchers expect a resurgence in 2021 with US new issue CLO volumes predicted to hit the $80-110 billion range, according to reports analysed by Creditflux.

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

Vaccine boosts credit as PE firms open up to bridge loans
The leveraged loan and CLO markets ended 2020 on a long-awaited high after multiple vaccines for covid-19 were rubber-stamped by regulators

Global CLO b-wic round-up: junior tranches trade above par as US volumes reach $45bn
A busy week of over $1.4 billion of US CLO secondary bonds and €290 million of European CLO paper gave light to CLO spreads across the capital structure continuing their push towards pre-covid levels

It's all relative: Euro CLO mezz rallies to follow month-long IG/HY compression
European credit suffered this week with Brexit talks between the UK and the EU dragging on and both sides conceding that a trade deal is unlikely to be reached by Sunday’s deadline. But European CLO tranches have held up reasonably well with mezzanine spreads tightening by almost 13% in December

Capital Four prices second European CLO with triple As at 105bp
Capital Four priced its second ever European CLO today named Capital Four CLO II. Barclays arranged the €356.2 million transaction

All’s well that ends well in 2020 OC tests

CIFC prices tightest four-year euro CLO since covid sell-off
CIFC Asset Management priced the tightest European CLO with four years of reinvestment post-covid on Thursday, teaming up with Barclays to issue the €368.8 million deal named CIFC European Funding CLO III

Global CLO league tables - November 2020 YTD
Global CLO league tables - November 2020 YTD

Euro CLO league tables: Barclays heads close race for new issues
Bridgepoint became the fifth European debut manager in 2020 when it teamed up with Barclays to price Bridgepoint CLO I on 13 November. The €301.85 million deal featured triple A notes at 121bp over Euribor, 11bp wide of market tights

Jefferies hires European CLO structurer from NatWest Markets
Jefferies has added to its burgeoning CLO primary team by hiring a CLO structurer in Europe

Lower mezz grinds tighter with Blackstone's first European CLO since rebrand
Blackstone Credit has priced its first European CLO since it rebranded from GSO Capital Partners last month. Bank of America arranged the new €323.5 million deal, named Marino Park CLO

Europe leads corporate credit rally, but US outperforms in CLOs
iTraxx Crossover has been the CDS market's outperformer this week, tightening over 30 basis points, or 11.4%, to trade at 235bp today. But in the CLO market, US deals have come out on top thanks to a BlackRock CLO that priced its double Bs at some of the tightest levels this year

Invesco completes first European CLO since February
Invesco has printed its first CLO in Europe since the March sell off, teaming up with Barclays to issue the €305.4 million deal named Invesco Euro CLO V