CVC sets new triple A benchmark for Euro CLOs at 110bp
Triple A spreads continue to grind tighter with CVC pricing notes on CVC Cordatus Loan Fund XVIII today with a Euribor plus 110 basis points discount margin

CLOs hold €250 million of defaulted French events organiser Comexposium
CLOs hold €246.1 million of French events organiser Comexposium, which entered safeguard protection in the Commercial Court of Nanterre on Wednesday

PGIM embarks on European CLO comeback with first deal since early March
PGIM is set to price its first post-covid European CLO as the manager markets Dryden 79 with triple A notes within range of a deal which it priced in early March

Napier Park plans second European CLO in four months
Napier Park Global is set to price its third European CLO, Henley CLO III, with the transaction anticipated to price next week

CLO pipeline: managers prepare to end quarter with a bang
CLO issuance is showing no signs of slowing down as spreads continue to grind tighter and election day draws ever closer

Investcorp markets third 2020 European CLO with triple As guided at 110bp
BNP Paribas is arranging a new CLO for Investcorp Credit Management, marking a first time partnership. The pair expect to price the transaction early next week, with a portfolio that is about 45% ramped as things stand

OC health check: August reports slow torrent of fresh breaches to a trickle
198 CLOs reported an over-collateralisation (OC) breach in August, only three of which were completely new breaches. This is a slowdown from July, when 230 deals suffered some kind of OC breach, according to the latest reports from CLO-i  

Global CLO b-wic round-up: CLO lower mezz tightens while equity investors strive for duration
A large supply of CLO paper flooded the secondary market last week as $1.5 billion of US CLO bonds and €370 million of European CLOs were listed, according to CLO-i

Fair Oaks sprints its way to second European CLO in four months
Fair Oaks Capital has priced its third European CLO transaction and second in four months, according to market sources, with the London-based manager opting for a print-and-sprint route for this deal.

Euro CLO primary spreads hit new tights as BlackRock prices first 2020 deal
European primary CLO spreads have finally begun to tighten, as BlackRock today printed triple A notes on BlackRock CLO X at Euribor plus 120 basis points

Credit Suisse hires euro CLO syndication and origination head from Natixis
Credit Suisse has hired a replacement head of European CLO origination and syndication following the departure of Florent Chagnard

Manager holds first close on debut control US CLO equity fund
A $3.1 billion manager is on the fundraising trail for its debut CLO equity fund, after holding a first close from internal capital earlier this year

Fair Oaks rotates to Euro CLO equity after 32% gain on double Bs
Fair Oaks Capital is starting to rotate back to CLO equity positions after taking advantage of the stabilising market and using profits from its higher-quality, more opportunistic trades earlier this year to carefully dial up the risk

CLO triple As expected to tighten to low 120s as CVC markets European deal
CVC Credit Partners is marketing a European CLO with triple As guided at Euribor plus 120 basis points to 125bp

Global CLO b-wic round-up: dealers get involved amid rally, but dispersion persists
The CLO secondary markets returned to form last week with $716.2 million of US CLO bonds and a further €306.5 million of European CLO paper listed. Although for both markets over half of the total volume listed came from Thursday’s scheduled b-wics

CLO pipeline: managers large, small and new ready to price in post-Labour Day surge
US managers are preparing a wave of new issue CLOs in the coming days, as the usual post-Labour Day pricing surge comes to fruition even in this most unusual of years

Head of loan and CLO trading leaves Mediobanca
Mediobanca’s head of loan and CLO trading has parted ways with the bank

Beneath the triple C: slowest downgrade pace puts market in recovery mode
The CLO market recovery is starting to benefit from borrower downgrades falling to their slowest rate since the coronavirus crisis began in March

Nassau confirms launch of European loan and CLO platform
Nassau Corporate Credit has launched a European loan and CLO platform with the $3.1 billion asset manager establishing a London office

European CLO volumes expected to rise and fall in coming months: Creditflux CLO Symposium
Europe's CLO primary market is gearing up for a busy few months as managers seek to term out pre-covid warehouses before they enter their amortization periods, but the longer-term outlook for issuance is more uncertain, according to panelists on the European CLO panel at Creditflux's CLO Symposium today

BlackRock plans first European CLO of 2020
Barclays has begun marketing its second European CLO in September with the bank arranging a deal for a large asset manager

Kartesia hires from BNP Paribas after launching first standalone CLO strategy
Kartesia has hired to its structured credit team having launched a first dedicated CLO strategy this year, officials at the company confirm

Ellington winds down European CLO warehouse as PM joins rival
Ellington Management is winding down its European CLO warehouse with Barclays, while Ellington's European CLO operations lead has left for a rival firm