Euro CLO league tables: Killer Bs: Barclays and Blackstone cause buzz to lead new issuance
The coronavirus pandemic-induced volatility had a marked effect on the European CLO market in 2020 with total issuance falling by €18.5 billion and new issuance €7.8 billion lower than 2019’s figures

Global 2020 CLO league tables
Global 2020 CLO league tables 

Euro CLO league tables: Barclays heads close race for new issues
Bridgepoint became the fifth European debut manager in 2020 when it teamed up with Barclays to price Bridgepoint CLO I on 13 November. The €301.85 million deal featured triple A notes at 121bp over Euribor, 11bp wide of market tights

Chenavari returns to CLO primary with first new issue in 16 months
Chenavari has returned to the CLO primary market with its first new issue deal since July 2019

CLO pipeline: LCM switches arranger to complete deal and join issuance surge
Over $3.5 billion of global CLO issuance priced last week and managers in all three CLO markets are taking advantage of tightening spreads across the capital structure after three major covid-19 vaccine breakthroughs and increased confidence since the US presidential election

Global CLO league tables - October 2020 YTD
Global CLO league tables - October 2020 YTD

CLO Census results: Citi comes out top but several banks make big leaps
Citi has been voted top in five out of the eight primary CLO categories as part of the 2020 Creditflux CLO Census, but BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs, Jefferies and Natixis are among the banks that have made huge strides compared to last year

Napier Park completes second euro CLO post-covid
Napier Park Global has priced its second European CLO post-covid, teaming up with BNP Paribas to issue the €353 million Henley CLO III on Wednesday

Faith in structures has been rewarded
CLOs have been resilient against covid-19 fallout, said speakers at Creditflux’s CLO Symposium last month. But there’s always room to improve and 3.0 deals may add ESG and bullet tranches

Investcorp completes second largest European CLO since March sell-off
Investcorp has upsized its latest European CLO since marketing, with the manager pricing a €419.6 million transaction

CLO pipeline: primary tightening opens door for CLO managers to print new issues
The CLO primary market is hitting a fast pace as it enters the last quarter of 2020. Last week brought a surge of new issuance as 11 US, two European and one mid market CLO manager priced their latest transactions

Napier Park plans second European CLO in four months
Napier Park Global is set to price its third European CLO, Henley CLO III, with the transaction anticipated to price next week

Investcorp markets third 2020 European CLO with triple As guided at 110bp
BNP Paribas is arranging a new CLO for Investcorp Credit Management, marking a first time partnership. The pair expect to price the transaction early next week, with a portfolio that is about 45% ramped as things stand

CLO pipeline: managers large, small and new ready to price in post-Labour Day surge
US managers are preparing a wave of new issue CLOs in the coming days, as the usual post-Labour Day pricing surge comes to fruition even in this most unusual of years

Kartesia hires from BNP Paribas after launching first standalone CLO strategy
Kartesia has hired to its structured credit team having launched a first dedicated CLO strategy this year, officials at the company confirm

Euro CLO league tables: Deer Park takes GSO to top and gets Deutsche off the mark
For the second time in as many months a new name sits at the top of the European rankings as GSO Capital Partners takes the throne

Global CLO league tables - August 2020 YTD
Global CLO league tables - August 2020 YTD

Redding Ridge back as top CLO issuer post sell-off with new US and EU deals
Redding Ridge Asset Management has shot back to become the largest CLO issuer by volume since the sell off in March after printing a new issue apiece in the US and Europe, according to market sources

Double As reach 200bp as HPS prices European CLO
HPS Investment Partners has priced its inaugural European CLO of 2020 via BNP Paribas, achieving market tights across nearly all parts of the capital stack

HPS markets largest European post-covid CLO via BNPP
HPS Investment Partners has returned to the European CLO market after 14 months' hiatus, marketing the largest European post-covid CLO transaction

European 2020 CLOs reach €10 billion as MacKay prices second ever deal
Mackay Shields has priced its second ever European CLO, via BNP Paribas, bringing European CLO new issue volumes to €10 billion 

MacKay Shields markets second European CLO
MacKay Shields is marketing its second European CLO, nine months after debuting on the continent 

Euro CLO league tables: fresh faces emerge with new deals
May was a month of fresh faces as three new managers entered the ring for the first time in 2020

GSO prices first post covid-19 European CLO
GSO has partnered with BNP Paribas to print its first post covid-19 European CLO, according to market sources, marking the seventh transaction in the continent since the pandemic began

European CLO trader set to join Axa IM
An experienced CLO trader in London is going to be taking on his first buy-side role, sources say