CLO pipeline: US manager base poised to hit 119 and Europe 57
The CLO market is open to newcomers as both the US and European are set to welcome first time CLO issuers – BlueBay Asset Management in the US and Acer Tree Investment Management in Europe

Three managers think alike with refis of two-year European CLOs
Three European CLO managers hit the primary market on Friday to print two-year refinancings. This deal profile has been popular of late with seven such deals pricing in little over a month

The only way is up: single A investor expresses rates view through BlackRock Euro CLO
BlackRock has printed its second European new issue CLO of 2021, BlackRock European CLO XII, achieving triple A tights in the process

CLO pipeline: GoldenTree makes good home for single Bs in swarm of activity
Wider CLO spreads are not deterring US CLO managers or equity investors, as 14 new issues, 10 resets and seven refinancings enter the pipeline

Fair Oaks saves nearly 100bp on 2020 reset as single Bs edge tighter
Fair Oaks has reset a 2020 European CLO with tight single Bs but triple As leaking wider

Global CLO trading lab: secondary volumes inflate and easily get absorbed
Weekly secondary CLO volume has been lower across the capital structure in recent weeks as 2021’s refinancing wave left investors with plenty of choice

Ares shaves 20bp off triple As with European CLO partial refi
Ares Management has refinanced the triple A notes on its 2014 vintage European CLO, Ares European CLO VII

It's all relative: CLOs march tighter as macro traders open positive CDS skews
Credit default swaps are back near where they started the year after giving up their early-February gains amid a rise in government bonds. CDS curves steepened over the past month and macro hedging has left indices trading with positive skews. But CLOs paint a calmer picture in which spreads have inched tighter  

Global CLO league tables - January 2021
Global CLO league tables - January 2021 YTD

Anchorage prices first new European CLO since 2019
Anchorage Capital Group has returned to the European CLO primary market with its first new issue since 2019

It's all relative: senior CLO tranches tighten 18% in Europe as CDS indices sit out rally

January European CLO volume shoots to €2.9 billion as Five Arrows refis 2017 deal
It has been a busy start to the year for European CLO investors, despite new issues having been slow to get going. Five Arrows is the latest manager to take advantage by refinancing a 2017 vintage CLO - Contego CLO I

Partners lines up first European CLO reset in 11 months
Partners Group is laying the groundwork to print one of the first CLO primary transactions in Europe of 2021, having teamed up with BNP Paribas to issue a reset of a 2018 vintage deal

2020 wrap: CLO funds bloom despite rocky ground
2020 was a busy year for CLO fundraising, with Creditflux recording at least 30 funds that launched over the 12 months to invest across the CLO capital structure

It's all relative: Euro CLO mezz rallies to follow month-long IG/HY compression
European credit suffered this week with Brexit talks between the UK and the EU dragging on and both sides conceding that a trade deal is unlikely to be reached by Sunday’s deadline. But European CLO tranches have held up reasonably well with mezzanine spreads tightening by almost 13% in December

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

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

Credit fundraising: Dubai manager gets in on the act as direct lending takes off
Shuaa launches credit fund in the Gulf as Ares, Contingency, HPS and Perceptive are among those to close billion-plus funds

CLO pipeline: fixed income giants plan debut 2.0s with Morgan Stanley
Two large fixed income managers are pre-marketing debut 2.0 CLOs

Hayfin readies second new European CLO with Goldman Sachs in three months
Hayfin Capital Management is preparing to price its second CLO via Goldman Sachs in the space of three months

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

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

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: break's over - time to print deals
The CLO market has taken a slight pause after the independence holiday in the US last weekend, meaning the CLO pipeline includes a backlog

CLO pipeline: Managers prepare to build on momentum in July
The demand for new issue CLO paper is strengthening with eight US CLOs, one mid market CLO and three European CLOs preparing to print in the coming days