Spire wins Creditflux Manager of the Year award
Spire Partners was the big winner at Creditflux's Manager Awards last night as the London-based manager scooped the award for the manager of the year. On top of this, the firm picked up awards for Best European CLO Manager and Best European CLO for Aurium CLO II

Control equity available in BlackRock CLO just one month after first payment
Control equity in BlackRock's 2018 European CLO is up for auction today at 10am New York time (3pm London), according to market sources

BlackRock prices European CLO senior triple As at 108.5bp in new issue deal
Natixis has priced BlackRock European CLO VIII in a €408.5 million deal

CLO pipeline: managers seek to return as others arrive, after testing Q1
With the first quarter of 2019 now in the books, the CLO market looks to be continuing where it left off.

Keep calm and buy corporate loans
Calm heads prevailed in 2018. Markets were volatile and risk retention was supposed to cause problems, but there was no need to panic and volumes went on to break records set in 2014

BlackRock prices €411.25 million CLO via Barclays
BlackRock priced its third new issue European CLO yesterday in a €411.25 million transaction arranged by Barclays

BlackRock becomes latest manager to explore interval fund structure for credit
Several managers have hit the market with the interval fund structure, as investors look to invest in illiquid strategies through an illiquid fund structure

BlackRock names head of US CLO business, reports Reuters
BlackRock has appointed Owen Butler to lead its US CLO business, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters

CLO round-up: reset triple As price apart on divergent portfolios
CLO spreads have been volatile of late with seemingly no consistency in triple A CLO prints from deal to deal. In a reset-heavy week, BlackRock and Marathon Asset Management were positioned at opposite ends of the spectrum

Global CLO manager prices ninth transaction of 2018 as spreads widen
A global CLO manager teamed up with Citi yesterday to issue its sixth new European CLO

BlackRock poaches CLO tranche portfolio manager from London-based firm
BlackRock has hired a CLO investment specialist in London

BlackRock seeks $1 billion for new multi-strat opportunities fund
The new trust will invest at least 80% of its assets in fixed income securities and up to 40% in special situations, SEC filings reveal 

CLO b-wic line up: equity in Apollo euro deal with low funding costs goes on sale
European CLO equity is so often described as being the most illiquid part of the global CLO market, but the last few days there has been a significant amount of trading in this area.

European CLO round-up: Voya debuts in Europe as managers opt for dual-compliance
Europe has today welcomed a new manager with Voya Alternative Asset Management getting off the mark by pricing Voya Euro CLO I. That's now 41 active managers in Europe

BlackRock prices dual-compliant European CLO
BlackRock priced its first new issue CLO of the year yesterday, which is set to close on 9 May

Euro CLO round-up: Managers race to the bottom as spreads dip below 70bp
With the recent ruling in the US causing uncertainty, managers including Blackrock and Bain have been ensuring they’re risk retention compliant on both sides of the Atlantic. Meanwhile, European CLO spreads continue on a monumental rally

BlackRock prices reset of debut Euro CLO
BlackRock Investment Management has reset its debut European CLO from 2016, according to market sources

Manager sells 2017 CLO to 67 investors and claims top spot in Creditflux ranking
Creditflux's CLO syndication survey results are in and its a large asset manager that claims top honours

BlackRock prices triple As at 85bp in new European CLO
BlackRock priced its second new issue European CLO of 2017 yesterday

BlackRock hires experienced analyst from Onex Credit
BlackRock has hired an experienced credit analyst in London, officials at the company confirm

BlackRock seals 85bp triple-A print on new European CLO
BlackRock, which is still a relative newcomer to European CLO management, has achieved the tightest 2.0 CLO triple-A print, according to Creditflux data.