Credit funds at a glance (August 2021)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Oaktree Euro CLO moves market tighter as Deutsche Bank joins forces with Standard Chartered
European CLO triple As have jumped tighter with Oaktree Capital Management resetting senior notes at 93 basis points, compared to the 96.2bp July average for European CLOs with similar reinvestment profiles

Standard Chartered takes on hybrid placement agent/investor role on European CLOs
Standard Chartered has made a breakthrough in European CLOs by serving as co-placement agent on deals

Global CLO pricing lab: let’s all point at that 108bp print while spreads leak out
The tsunami of CLO paper coming to market is the biggest technical factor causing spreads to widen, according to sources

Credit fundraising: Audax scores big in lighter month
Fundraising markedly dropped in May, but credit funds still amassed $12.8 billion and 10 credit funds reached final closes across a variety of different strategies

Oaktree and Guggenheim price near identical European CLO resets
Oaktree and Guggenheim became the latest managers to reset European CLOs, adding a further €698.3 million to 2021 volume

European CLO juniors tighten with Oaktree new issue
European CLO lower mezzanine spreads tightened to February levels with Oaktree Capital Management’s latest new issue

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

Oaktree resets European CLO at market tights
JP Morgan printed a €372 million reset of Oaktree Capital Management’s Arbour CLO IV on Friday afternoon, according to market sources. The deal points to further spread compression for CLO reset transactions, particularly for mezzanine tranches

All’s well that ends well in 2020 OC tests
Swathes of CLOs failed over-collateralisation tests last year, but unlike the drawn-out recovery following the 2008 financial crisis, the return to compliance after the covid-19 crash was rapid 

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

LP round up: $2.8 billion flows to credit as Apollo concedes fundraising may slow
Florida Retirement System Trust Fund made the largest commitments allocating $1.6 billion. Apollo meanwhile acknowledged a potential slowdown in fundraising as investors await results on an independent review into CEO Leon Black's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

Credit Rendezvous: sometimes you have to dive deep to find value
Some parts of the credit market are fraught with danger, but that does not mean portfolio managers are avoiding them entirely, according to the Credit Rendezvous, Creditflux's 10-page quarterly report eaturing comments from 15 credit experts

LP round up: $5 billion flows to credit as private market allocations increase
Global institutional investors allocated nearly $5 billion to credit funds this week, according to documents seen by Creditflux

Euro CLO league tables: Apollo blasts its way to top spot
July marked the largest month of European CLO issuance since coronavirus pandemic-induced volatility hit financial markets

European CLO spreads tighten across stack as Oaktree prices new issue
Oaktree Capital Management broke European CLO market records yesterday by pricing the tightest new issue transaction amid the coronavirus pandemic

Oaktree markets first 2020 Euro CLO via Barclays
The €300 million deal, named Arbour VIII, is expected to price in the week beginning 13 June

LP round up: horseshoe does the trick for Pimco and other distressed managers
Institutional investors poured $2.7 billion into credit this week through 14 managers, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux

OC health check: slowing of downgrades offers some reprieve for CLOs stuck in breach
89 deals reported overcollateralisation breaches last week, but only seven of these deals were breaching any OC test for the first time, according to the latest reports available on CLO-i

LP round-up: mighty Oaks win $1 billion apiece from Calpers
Credit investors allocated over $3 billion to 18 credit managers this week across a wide range of strategies

CLO pipeline: Apollo targets fourth deal as managers line up to break 2020 ducks
Six CLO managers, five in the US and Fair Oaks Capital in Europe, are showcasing their first new issues of the year in preparation for pricing later this month. And Apollo Global Management is marketing its fourth new issue CLO (third US new issue CLO) in the last month and a half

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

European CLO triple Bs go from 99 to 73 in less than a month
European CLO mezzanine prices have fallen by almost 30 cents in less than a month, with a b-wic yesterday featuring a 2019 PGIM-managed CLO underlining the dramatic decline

Secondary CLO triple As slump below October levels
The secondary CLO market is showing no sign of stopping the rut with triple A rated paper in European and US markets displaying more weakness

Oaktree scores second new euro CLO of 2019
Oaktree Capital Management priced its second new European CLO of the year, known as Arbour CLO VII, via Bank of America