Alcentra returns to European primary CLO market after 13 months
Alcentra has priced its first European CLO new issue this year following a 13 month hiatus. Bank of America arranged the €303.1 million transaction

Capital Four markets four-year European CLO
Capital Four is marketing its second European CLO, just over a year after making its debut in CLO management

European CLOs will perform well in 2021 but expect new deal quality drop, says Moody's
In a report published today, rating agency Moody's said CLOs will continue to perform due to credit enhancement levels and despite rising defaults. But CLO portfolio overlaps look set to increase 

CLO triple A benchmark hits 105bp in Europe as Carlyle returns
.Carlyle Group has priced its first European CLO post March-sell off, setting a new benchmark for triple As

European CLOs rise in secondary with Sound Point deal up 4.25 cents from issuance
Double-B rated CLO tranches received bids in the high 90s on Wednesday with Sound Point Capital Management’s debut European CLO attracting the highest cover of 98.25 cents on the euro. But the CLO rally is lagging moves in corporate credit  

Chenavari returns to CLO primary with first new issue in 16 months
Chenavari has returned to the CLO primary market with its first new issue deal since July 2019

European triple As tighten to 106bp with CVC benchmark CLO
CVC Credit Partners priced its latest European CLO on Friday, securing the tightest triple A print since the March sell off

CLO pipeline: LCM switches arranger to complete deal and join issuance surge
Over $3.5 billion of global CLO issuance priced last week and managers in all three CLO markets are taking advantage of tightening spreads across the capital structure after three major covid-19 vaccine breakthroughs and increased confidence since the US presidential election

Global CLO b-wic round-up: Junior tranches rally amid heavy supply, including portfolio liquidation
The US CLO secondary market rally is showing no signs of slowing down after a week of over $1 billion worth of bonds was listed and well absorbed, according to market sources. The European market also had a roust week with over €300 million of paper up for grabs, although the market stayed generally flat with some tightening in double and single Bs

OC health check: 41 CLOs heal their breaches
147 CLOs breached an over-collateralisation test in October, down from 183 in September. 41 CLOs that breached an OC test in September passed all OC tests in October, most of which had October payment dates

Bain prints first European CLO of 2020 via Goldman
Bain Capital has priced its first European CLO of the year, via Goldman Sachs

Fitch adds two metrics to Euro CLO pre-sale reports to aid triple A investors
Fitch Ratings has added two new metrics to its European CLO presale reports, which the rating agency says will help triple-A CLO investors compare the ‘structural robustness’ of investments and their ‘cushion against potential downgrades’

CVC markets four-year Euro CLO from post-covid warehouse
CVC Credit Partners is marketing a European CLO with a four-year reinvestment period, having originated the deal from a warehouse it opened in October

CLO pipeline: New issuance pause ends as managers look to gain from rallying spreads
It is two and a half weeks since the last US CLO new issue priced, but that is set to change and Bridgepoint’s debut European transaction on Friday brought an end to Europe’s own two-and-a-half-week primary break

Global CLO b-wic round-up: Secondary markets rally despite ‘worst liquidity seen all year’
An adjournment in the US for Veterans Day last week still left plenty of time for the CLO secondary market to rally, thanks to Pfizer's covid-19 vaccine breakthrough and a firmer indication of the US presidential election results

CLO double Bs rally as Bridgepoint prices debut European CLO
Bridgepoint has become the fifth debut European CLO manager in 2020 with the manager pricing Bridgepoint CLO I today via Barclays

US and European CLO PMs earn promotion as Carlyle's Pace takes on new role
Carlyle Group’s global head of liquid credit has decided to take on a new role as vice chair of global credit, according to an internal memo seen by Creditflux, which will involve investing capital across the Carlyle platform

Beneath the triple C: cinemas get clipped but default picture improves
14 corporate debt issuers were downgraded to triple C or below in October by Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s – hurting $3.15 billion of US CLO loans, €761.73 million of European CLO portfolios and $37.95 million of middle market CLOs loans, according to CLO-i. Cinema chains were among those to suffer last month

European CLO double Bs jump wider amid October macro worries - but seniors stand firm
The fortunes of investment grade and high yielding European CLO tranches have gone in opposite directions in the last month. In a year where relative value has shifted several times, Creditflux analysis shows that new issue European CLO double Bs have blown out by 16.5% in October versus September, while triple A-rated notes have tightened 6.7% in that time

Primary European CLO market shows signs of life as Bain enters
Bain is pairing with Goldman Sachs for the €304.4 million transaction named Bain Capital Euro CLO 2020-1

Euro CLO league tables: Credit Suisse emerges top after big changes at Europe’s CLO desks
October was the busiest month for the European CLO market since the coronavirus first forced global lockdowns in March. Volume reached €4 billion across 12 transactions

Mid market CLO league tables: Golub becomes talf of the town
Golub Capital Partners became the first manager to price a CLO eligible as collateral under the US Federal Reserve’s term asset backed securities loan facility when it teamed up with Societe Generale to price Golub Capital Partners talf 2020-1 on 22 October

Global CLO league tables - October 2020 YTD
Global CLO league tables - October 2020 YTD

Six European CLO managers switch to Ireland after Dutch tax hike
European CLO managers have been rapidly shifting their Netherlands-domiciled SPVs to Irish DAC vehicles, according to sources, including PGIM, Barings and Cairn

European CLO managers switch legacy deals to originators ahead of Brexit deadline
A few European CLO managers are undertaking house keeping ahead of the end of the Brexit transition period in January, by switching the method by which their legacy CLOs comply with risk retention from sponsor to originator