CMBS market picks hotels for bright summer ahead
CMBS and RMBS markets are set to be among the biggest beneficiaries as the US economy opens up in the latter half of this year, but market participants caution that there will be bifurcation in certain sectors

CLOs at a glance (July 2021)
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month

CLO equity fluctuates as resets trigger upsizes and downsizes
A once-rare move of CLO issuers upsizing or downsizing their equity tranches in resets is entering the mainstream

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

European CLO managers bake in triple C flexibility
Three European CLO managers are understood to have embedded language in post-covid CLO documentation that affords them flexibility in managing triple Cs, according to market sources

US pension terminates three credit mandates due to 'underperformance' and relative value
The New Mexico pension terminated one multi-asset credit mandate and two bank loan mandates

Loan pipeline builds to fuel US CLO production into Q2
US CLO new issuance, already on a high, is set to be spurred on by a healthy loan pipeline over the second quarter of 2021

Credit funds at a glance (April 2021)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

Angelo Gordon CLO deputy portfolio manager departs
Angelo Gordon has lost a deputy portfolio manager from its CLO management team

Angelo Gordon features two tight triple A loan tranches in European CLO new issue
Angelo Gordon priced its first European CLO transaction of 2021 on Friday in a new issue deal named Northwoods Capital 23

Angelo Gordon makes two senior hires to structured credit team
Angelo Gordon has added two managing directors to its structured credit team in New York

CLO captive funds surge as US manager becomes latest to launch
The New York-based manager joins the likes of Kayne Anderson and GoldenTree this year to raise funds to invest in their own CLO equity and warehouse lines

A brighter year ahead
Panellists on Creditflux’s CLO webinar described how CLO spreads are close to historic tights, ESG is entering the docs and managers have more flexibility with work-outs than ever before

Angelo Gordon joins ranks of bond-flex CLO issuers
Angelo Gordon teamed up with Credit Suisse on Thursday to issue its first ever bond-heavy CLO

Credit Rendezvous: heading for homes
Fund managers in structured credit, real assets and distressed are bullish on the prospects for residential housing in 2021. Elsewhere, niche royalty-based strategies are in favour and although a CLO repricing wave is expected, it may not be easy to execute resets. For more, read our 13-page quarterly report on credit. 

Refis, resets and reissues back in vogue as four US CLO managers print deals
Various shades of CLO refinancings dominate the US CLO primary market with four deals - two refis, a reset and a reissue - printing on Wednesday for a total volume of $1.1 billion. This surpassed all US CLO refinancings in the six months from March to September last year

LP round up: pensions plan private credit pacing as strategic credit takes on "midfield" role
US pensions have allocated $1.4 billion across 22 credit funds including those managed by Angelo Gordon, Ares and GoldenTree, according to recent board documents seen by Creditflux. Meanwhile a pension fund draws parallels between strategic credit and Jordan Henderson

LP round up: Monroe and Angelo Gordon beat 25 for direct lending mandate, as private credit plans brew
US public pension funds have disclosed $1.2 billion in commitments to credit focused strategies

LP round up: EIF backs four debt funds while Carlyle wins $1 billion
Institutional investors have allocated just over $4 billion to 27 credit managers in October board meetings

LP round up: Connecticut eyes Fortress for private credit partnership
Investors placed $3.3 billion across 26 credit mandates over the past fortnight, 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

LP round up: pension creates private credit bucket as Florida eyes 'best distressed opportunity ever'
There was no slowdown in credit allocations last week, wrapping up what has been an extremely busy July. $1.4 billion has been allocated to credit, it has emerged over the last seven days, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux.

Angelo Gordon prices US CLO with make-whole on senior notes
Angelo Gordon has priced its first US CLO since the coronavirus outbreak, teaming up with Barclays to issue the $294.8 million Northwoods Capital CLO 22

Angelo Gordon sets Euro triple A benchmark with new CLO
The deal, a post-covid 19 tight for triple A pricing, also features a single B tranche, which have typically been absent from CLO capital structures post-covid 

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