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

Dealers zero in on pair of managed CSO formats
The eagerly awaited introduction of ‘managed’ CSOs is getting closer, with hopes still alive for an inaugural deal before the end of March and consensus forming around two alternative approaches.

Carlyle prices triple As at market tights with new European CLO
Carlyle Group has priced its first new European CLO since July 2019 with triple As printing at market tights of 92 basis points

Manager markets European CLO as single B attachments drop to 6.75%
Attachment points for CLO single B tranches are dropping with market sources indicating that a large European CLO manager is launching a deal with single Bs attaching at 6.75%

Euro CLO league tables: three new issues make January just right
Three European managers braved the waters in January to kickstart the CLO primary market

Accunia returns to CLO primary market with first new issue since 2018
Accunia yesterday returned to the CLO primary market with its first new issue since June 2018

Credit traders’ kickstand: primary market flood gives basis for relative value
A deluge of investment grade bond supply in the first two weeks of the year has weighed on the spread basis between the cash market and CDS, leaving opportunities for traders who believe this dislocation should correct over the coming weeks

Oil supply concerns grease CDS relative value trade
With credit spreads having begun 2020 circling post-crisis tight prints, there is not much room across the market for improvement and plenty of susceptibility to jitters. But at least one CDS index shows scope to narrow further and could form part of a relative value trade

CLO 2020 outlook: lower volumes predicted, but it’s not all bad news
US CLO issuance is expected to drop by roughly 20% next year, according to bank research desks. This comes after a solid 2019 in which $101 billion of new US CLOs have priced through 92 managers, as Creditflux goes to press

CSO arrangers look to build on $65bn of issuance in 2019
The synthetic bespoke tranche market this year has fallen short of expectations in terms of overall issuance volume, but ends with transformative inroads being made.

European CLO spreads widen as Commerzbank prices first 2019 CLO
European CLO spreads widened sharply on Friday as Commerzbank issued a new CLO with triple As paying 101 basis points over Euribor

CLO pipeline: ESG, risk retention and secondary loans come to the fore
Managers new and old are trying different strategies and structures to price their latest deals    

Commerzbank markets new CLO with portfolio 93% ramped
Commerzbank is marketing its latest CLO offering named Bosphorus CLO V, according to market sources, with BNP Paribas arranging the deal

BNP Paribas AM refinances 2017 CLO triple As at 65bp
European CLO refi spreads edged tighter today for the second time in as many days as BNP Paribas Asset Management repriced the triple A tranche of its 2017 deal known as BNPP AM Euro 2017

Political risk puts December in focus as CDS investors play index volatility
Selling implied volatility has been prominent among CDS investors since last month’s iTraxx and CDX index rolls, says BNP Paribas in a research piece, with December a popular point of focus for trades

Investcorp looks to become first manager to reset a 2017 CLO
Investcorp Credit Management is setting itself up to be the first CLO manager to reset a deal that first priced in 2017

PGIM scores Europe's tightest CLO print of 2019 as resets make a comeback
PGIM yesterday reset its 2016 CLO named Dryden 48 via BNP Paribas, according to market sources, scoring the European market’s tightest triple A print of the year at 101 basis points over Euribor

PGIM to join exclusive list of managers to reset, rather than refi, a euro CLO
PGIM is set to join the small but growing list of managers to reset a European CLO this year, as the manager teams up with BNP Paribas to bring a reset of Dryden 48 Euro CLO

European CLO spreads show signs of tightening as BNP Paribas AM prices new issue
BNP Paribas Asset Management returned to the CLO primary market yesterday, issuing its first new deal of the year, named BNPP AM Euro CLO 2019

BNP Paribas AM targets Europe's tightest CLO print since April
BNP Paribas Asset Management is targeting a 111 basis point triple A spread on its forthcoming CLO, according to market sources

Arrival of five-year bespokes draws in CLO investors
Synthetic bespoke tranches are undergoing a major shift, with dealers projecting five-year business to supersede previously dominant shorter tenors by the end of 2019.

Oaktree refinances 2016 European CLO with triple As at 87bp
Oaktree Capital Management yesterday refinanced its 2016 vintage CLO named Arbour CLO IV, producing the European market’s first sub-90 basis point print in over nine months

Credit traders' kickstand: Trump gives Europe the ghoulies as single B spectres haunt CLOs
Trade tariff terrors and things that go triple C rated in the night are top of the list of items spooking credit market sentiment at the end of this week

Bespoke gains pull CLO buyers as market tipped to hit $100bn
Synthetic bespoke issuance could catch up with the more visible CLO market this year, say structured credit specialists

Past Returns: Repacking in land of the rising sun
Five years ago in Creditflux, we reported that Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ was embarking on a strategy of buying repackaged CLO triple A notes denominated in Japanese yen