KKR scores tight pricing with Europe's third CLO of the pandemic era
KKR Financial Advisors has priced Europe's third CLO since the covid-19 pandemic and scored the tightest debt execution yet down the capital structure

European CLO market gets going in a hurry with Redding Ridge three-year deal
The European primary CLO market has gone from being shut for a month to pricing two deals within hours of each other and developing a term curve that is very much in its infancy

European CLOs make long-awaited comeback with Permira breakthrough
Permira Debt Managers today re-opened Europe's CLO primary market by pricing the continent's first new issue since the coronavirus-related market sell off

VAT guidance leaves CLO managers in 'limbo' as they weigh options
The Dutch Tax Authority’s move to ease the pressure on European CLO managers by grandfathering deals against VAT until at least January 2021 has drawn mixed responses

European CLOs earn VAT wiggle room - and varying grandfathering protection
European CLOs domiciled in the Netherlands have been given some breathing room as various stock exchange announcements suggest the Dutch Tax Authority (DTA) will not retroactively impose VAT bills on CLOs

Accunia makes CLO promotions after CIO leaves
Accunia Credit Management’s chief investment officer has left the firm, according to market sources.

Seven points basis opens up in CLO triple Bs - but Investcorp trades well to defy trend
Triple B rated tranches once again swamped the secondary CLO market yesterday and trading levels suggest the basis between bonds on negative watch/outlook versus those not subject to a downgrade is about seven points

Permira European CLO edges closer
The relaunch of the European CLO market is slowly gathering pace with Permira Debt Managers’ Providus CLO IV taking shape with a view to pricing on Friday

US and European CLO triple Bs hit secondary market as downgrade fear sets in
Downgrade risk is being priced into triple B-rated CLO tranches, according to market sources, after a wave of mezzanine and junior CLO debt tranches swept onto b-wics yesterday

Ellington European CLO still on table despite scrapped warehouse rating
DBRS Morningstar has discontinued ratings on the warehouse line backing the launch of Ellington Management’s debut European CLO, but sources say the CLO is still going ahead

Global CLO b-wic round-up: spreads tighten across the board as bond-flex CLOs trade well
Price levels have tightened and, more importantly, stabilised across the secondary CLO market over the last two weeks, but the Easter break led to a drop off in CLO b-wic supply

Moody's joins Fitch and S&P in CLO negative watch camp as it acts on 976 tranches globally
Moody’s has put tranches from 358 US CLOs and 39 European CLOs on review for downgrade, in an announcement that places 976 tranches (859 in the US 117 in Europe) at risk of losing their original rating

OC health check: another two CLOs fail senior OC tests
Two senior overcollateralisation test failures number among 26 deals joining the list this week of CLOs breaching their OC tests in April, according to the latest trustee reports on CLO-i.

CSAM holds second close on drawdown CLO fund
Credit Suisse Asset Management is set to hold a second close on a CLO fund it launched late last year.

We start again: loan crash sparks move to short-dated CLOs
After 12 years, the CLO bull run has come to an end. But these things were built to withstand massive shocks, so there’s no time to panic. Rather, it’s time to kick off 3.0s with static deals.

Four managers eye breakthrough new issue European CLOs
The European primary CLO market is showing signs of revival with four managers eyeing deals

Secondary CLO debt trades well but Trace suggests CLO equity trading at 12 cents
A variety of CLO paper was in for the bid yesterday with US secondary CLO volumes reaching $281 million, and European volumes hitting €74 million

Beneath the triple C: $31.6 billion of CLO credits feel downgrade pain
March madness took a toll on CLOs as Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s downgraded 4.25% of the portfolios in the US and 1.84% in Europe to triple C or below in just one month (some of these were already triple C rated, only to fall further).

US CLOs did not lose par in March, finds JP Morgan
A research paper from JP Morgan has estimated there was no US CLO par burn in March, although loss of par for the first quarter was 11%

Liquidity ends at double Bs as European CLO single Bs struggle in secondary
European CLO single Bs are struggling to clear in the secondary market with sources indicating these positions are valued at about 30 cents

Former BofA CLO trading head lands at Swiss wealth manager after fundraise
Bank of America’s former European CLO trading head has landed at Swiss asset manager ISP Group 

Global CLO b-wic round-up: $8 billion of US CLOs listed in record-breaking March
Last week brought an end to the busiest month in both the US and European CLO secondary markets since at least 2014. $7.7 billion of US CLO paper was on sale in March with a further €1.8 billion of European CLO bonds available, bringing the total listed in Q1 to $13.9 billion and €3.6 billion

Who's got the moves Europe: TV producer's loans rally most as recovery begins
The S&P/LSTA European Leverage Loan Index ended the week at 82.98 on 3 April – recovering 4.06 points from 78.92 on 24 March which was the lowest point for the index since the 2008 financial crisis.

Creditflux unveils newsletter platform
Creditflux is today unveiling an online newsletter platform, which recreates our print magazine in a digital, user-friendly format.

Unique CLO upsizes to $22 billion
The world’s largest CLO has more than doubled in size to total a whopping $22 billion