Euro CLO primary mezz snaps wider but senior holds firm as Ares and PGIM print
Fears around a second wave of coronavirus pandemic have pushed European mezzanine spreads wider since September, with new CLOs from PGIM and Ares Management underlining this shift

CLO pipeline: three behemoths prepare for quick-turnaround new issues
CLO managers have printed at a frenetic pace since the start of the quarter with $3.36 billion of issuance across all CLO markets and pricing types

Four-year CLOs return to Europe as CBAM makes breakthrough
Citi returns to the European CLO market after a six month hiatus, while CBAM delivers Europe's first four-year CLO post covid

Faith in structures has been rewarded
CLOs have been resilient against covid-19 fallout, said speakers at Creditflux’s CLO Symposium last month. But there’s always room to improve and 3.0 deals may add ESG and bullet tranches

European CLO leverage battered

Banks employ tools to dig into CLO warehouse exposures
Credit analytics firm Oxane Partners has started a new business catering to the needs of CLO warehouse lenders, say officials at the company

CLO-friendly workout language crosses Atlantic to Europe
European CLO managers are including workout language in new issue deal documentation that gives greater ability to participate in restructurings, according to market sources

Methodology tweaks could prove a boost for CLO warfs
Moody’s proposed CLO methodology changes could impact 8% of US and European CLO tranches positively, the rating agency says

CLOs at a glance
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month

Barings promotes PM to lead European CLO unit
Barings has promoted two members of its European CLO management team, one of which becomes the new head of its European CLO management business

Investcorp completes second largest European CLO since March sell-off
Investcorp has upsized its latest European CLO since marketing, with the manager pricing a €419.6 million transaction

Global CLO round-up: fresh start for five year deals as market reopens
The CLO market is still producing deals at a good pace, with $2.6 billion of global issuance last week. Four new issue deals priced in the US with Intermediate Capital Group and NYL Investors pricing their first transactions of the year while CVC Credit Partners made it two and Barings three in 2020

CLO and loan trading head moves to development finance job
Mediobanca's loan and CLO trading head has moved to CDC Group, a development finance business owned by the UK government

European CLO and ABS trader rejoins P&G in Milan
An experienced European CLO trader has switched to the buy side with market sources indicating he has returned to P&G

Price talk emerges for Ares European CLO
Price talk for Ares' latest Eurpopean CLO has emerged with triple As guided around Euribor plus 110 basis points, in line with deals priced by Barings, CVC and Redding Ridge

Redding Ridge prints third European CLO since March sell-off
Redding Ridge Asset Management has priced its latest European CLO named RRE 5

Six triple Bs trade in line with primary as 78-item euro CLO b-wic concludes
All 78 European bonds that appeared on a b-wic yesterday at 9am New York time (2pm UK time) traded with colour - strongly suggesting that the auction represented the unwind of a fund.

US and European CLO portfolio managers set to leave Onex
A pair of experienced CLO portfolio managers are leaving Onex at the end of the year. Sources say Onex remains committed to the CLO business, having issued three deals globally since May

CLO pipeline: primary tightening opens door for CLO managers to print new issues
The CLO primary market is hitting a fast pace as it enters the last quarter of 2020. Last week brought a surge of new issuance as 11 US, two European and one mid market CLO manager priced their latest transactions

Ares markets first European CLO of 2020
Ares Management is set to price its first European CLO of 2020 later this month, after an 11-month hiatus from the market

78-item b-wic hits market as European CLO spreads dislocate
A mammoth 78 item European CLO b-wic totalling €130.7 million is on sale today at 9am New York time (2pm UK time) and is rumoured to come from an investor liquidating its portfolio

Pearl Diver collects $400 million for CLO fund
CLO investor Pearl Diver Capital has finalised fundraising for its latest CLO fund at $400 million, exceeding an initial $300 million target size

Barings prints largest post-covid European CLO via Natixis
Barings priced the largest European post-covid CLO on Friday in a €452.8 million transaction named Barings Euro CLO 2020-1