CLO pipeline: manager prepares crowning return as primary market gets busy
CLO secondary prices have rallied hard in recent weeks, providing impetus for the new issue deal pipeline to fill up quickly. But one surprise is that Western Asset Management has chosen this moment to return to the primary CLO market, after several years' absence

Global CLO b-wic round-up: US triple Bs edge wider but 2020 bonds trade at a premium
The furious rally that the secondary CLO markets have gone through over the last two weeks was brought a halt by the Federal Reserve’s reminder on Wednesday night that all is still not well with the economy

JC Penney bankruptcy weighs on CLO and CDX HY baskets
CLO managers hold nearly $250 million of the debt of JC Penney, which filed for chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas on Friday

Basque-ing in ESG CLOs: Guggenheim prices Bilbao European deal via Citi
Guggenheim Investments has priced the fourth new European CLO of the pandemic era with a €281.65 million deal named Bilbao III

Global CLO b-wic round-up: equity makes a return as investors search for price levels
Three European CLO equity bonds have traded with colour attached in the last two weeks in the secondary market

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

PGIM prices three-year US CLO via BNP Paribas as covid-era limitations ease
PGIM has priced the second new issue CLO to run a three-year reinvestment period following the market dislocation triggered by the coronavirus pandemic

Global CLO b-wic round-up: CLO triple As recover but mezz left behind
The CLO secondary market was a tale of two halves last week. 100% of all bonds listed in b-wics on Monday and Tuesday had no covers released (either traded or did not trade), but the end of the week was a different story for both markets

Raymond James scores first arranging credit with Deerpath CLO
Deerpath Capital Management has priced its second CLO backed by loans to middle market companies as Raymond James scored its first CLO arranging credit as co-placement agent

CLO pipeline: CIFC becomes first of big three managers to plan new issue
New issue CLO paper is back on the agenda in the US as six new deals appear in the pipeline. This is a turnaround from the last two months, when CLO refinancings were more popular: 35 refis versus 26 new deals  

CLO pipeline: new loves kindle as managers finish with old flames
US new issue CLO paper is back on the agenda after a January dominated by refinancings. 14 new deals are in the pipeline, but refis are holding steady with eight of these in the works. CLO refinancings have been the front runners this year, with 22 CLO refis versus 12 new US CLOs. 

Marble Point rolls past $5 billion CLO volume with new issue
Marble Point has over $5 billion in CLOs under management following today's sale of Marble Point CLO XVII

CLO pipeline: make some noise for repricings
CLOs may be a bit late to the spread-tightening party, but a hoard of CLO repricings is aiming to make up for it by sheer volume

Short-dated deals are Man's best friend, but long-awaited GLG CLO prices wide
Man GLG has priced its first new issue CLO in Europe since September 2018

Global CLO round-up: welcome back, give us a (refi) wave
Tighter corporate credit spreads means new issue volumes are down, but it makes a decent entry point for new CLO managers to price deals and also makes refinancing CLOs imperative

Triple A spreads burrow deeper as GoldenTree prices $616 million CLO refi
GoldenTree Loan Management on Friday brought the largest CLO refi yet of 2020

Refis back in the money as Citi brings two 2017 vintage US CLOs
The CLO refinancing market has reawoken, with Citi yesterday pricing two refis of 2017 vintage deals for DoubleLine and Rockford Tower

US CLO tranche downgraded to Caa3 amid OC and warf test failure
A $5 million tranche of a 2014-vintage CLO has been downgraded to Caa3 by Moody’s

Golub sets new record with seventh US CLO of 2019
Golub Capital Partners has become the first CLO manager to price seven new issues in the US market since 2010

CLO pipeline: DFG keeps its finger on the pulse
It will be a busy year-end for new issue CLOs in the US. DFG is returning with Pulsar II, using collateral sourced entirely from the secondary market

CLO pipeline: high triple C bucket opens a Gateway to pricing
In less than ideal market conditions, even experienced CLO managers are learning new tricks to keep the pipeline full. Of the 11 US new CLOs that appear in the pipeline this week, two are high triple C bucket transactions

Oak Hill takes Q4's US reset tally to three with $593 million CLO
Oak Hill Advisors has reset a 2015 vintage CLO for the second time, clocking just the third reset of a US CLO in the fourth quarter of 2019

AB prices latest CLO as middle market spreads widen
AllianceBernstein has priced its third new CLO of 2019 backed by middle market loans, and its second with Natixis as arranger, according to market sources

Elmwood passes $2 billion in CLO volumes after third new issue
Elmwood Asset Management, the CLO manager backed by Elliot Management, has passed $2 billion CLO volumes in its first year of business

CLO pipeline: Sculptor begins to mould its first CBO
Silence! Artist at work: Sculptor has got its apron on and is shaping up to launch its first CBO