CLO market turns to print-and-sprint deals as volatility spikes
EXCLUSIVE: Napier Park, TP Birch Grove, and BlackRock attempt print-and-sprint deals as the maths gets tougher; AGL and Blackstone pull off deals

CLO manager M&A driven by search for talent and scale

CLO manager M&A driven by search for talent and scale
Irradiant’s star investor Maji set to depart as firm is acquired

Elmwood signals entry into Europe with BlackRock hire
EXCLUSIVE: US-based asset manager Elmwood has hired a European CLO veteran from BlackRock 

BlackRock shifts European CLO leadership with veteran departing
EXCLUSIVE: BlackRock is seeing changes to their CLO team in Europe after agreeing to purchase US-based alternative asset manager HPS

CLO veteran Geoffrey Horton leaves portfolio manager role at BlackRock
After a decade in CLOs, the US-based PM is decamping from BlackRock to make a move outside the structured products space  

BlackRock prices inside guidance throughout stack with latest Euro CLO
BlackRock has priced its first European deal of the year and printed the CLO notably tighter than prior guidance 

European BB spreads set to tighten as "fast money" chases yield
Mezzanine spreads on European CLOs look as though they will fall significantly lower as investors take on more risk

BlackRock marketing Euro reset with tightening spreads
BlackRock has been marketing a European CLO reset with talks of triple-As in the mid-120s  

BlackRock acquires HPS in USD 12bn deal
BlackRock has acquired HPS Investment Partners for USD 12bn in an all-stock transaction, creating a private credit franchise with a combined USD 220bn in client assets

BlackRock returns to European issuance with first CLO in 19 months
BlackRock has priced its first European CLO since April of last year arranged via Goldman Sachs  

Another European CLO single B gets drawn by Blackstone
Blackstone priced its second delayed draw issue in three weeks via BNP Paribas, this week targeting Glenbrook Park CLO 

BlackRock launches securitised asset fund
BlackRock has launched a new securitised asset fund dubbed the BlackRock Senior Securitised Fund with at least 65% exposure to ABS and no more than 35% to CLOs

Euro CLO league tables: New faces at the top after a first post-pricing upsize
Only three deals priced in Europe in April for a total of €1.2 billion but even in a quiet month, the European CLO market offered something new

Global CLO league tables - April 2023 YTD
Global CLO league tables - April 2023 YTD

BlackRock prints European CLO at tight end of guidance
BlackRock has priced its European CLO new issue, BlackRock European CLO XIV

BlackRock delivers price guidance on upcoming Euro CLO
Price guidance has emerged on BlackRock's forthcoming new issue, BlackRock European XIV, 

BlackRock pre-markets European CLO
BlackRock is pre-marketing a new issue European CLO, BlackRock European CLO XIV

Credit funds at a glance (December 2023)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Creditflux CLO Census results: JP Morgan claims clean sweep of US CLO arranging categories
Following the close of this year’s census, JP Morgan was a quadruple winners in the US, with results declaring it the best at syndicating, structuring and providing both the best access to loans and the best warehouse service

Credit funds at a glance (August 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit
   

CLOs at a glance (August 2022)
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month

CSAM does the CLO awards double
Winning the Creditflux Manager of the Year award is a feat in itself. Winning it back-to-back in such different markets is an outstanding achievement — and CSAM can take great pride in it

CLOs at a glance (June 2022)
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month
 
   

CLOs at a glance (May 2022)
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month