Brigade prices partial refi of 2021 US CLO

The refi consolidated the existing deal's top-of-stack loan and note tranches into a single note coupon

CVC prints fourth repricing of long-running 2012 US CLO

The transaction, which was last reworked in 2021, has already been through a refinancing and two resets

Franklin resets 2023 vintage CLO, tightens triple-A spread by 71bps
Franklin Advisers has printed a reset of US BSL CLO that slashed more than 70bps off the spread at the top of the stack

Sculptor resets 2021 vintage US CLO
Sculptor Capital Management has reset a 2021-vintage US BSL CLO that turned heads three years ago for its then-unusual split of the triple-Bs into two tranches

Orix resets four-year US CLO
Orix Advisors has reset a 2022 US BSL CLO that had attracted attention for its unusual timeline

Barings resets pre-Covid BSL CLO
Barings hit reset on a US BSL from the pre-Covid period: Barings CLO 2019-IV.

Angelo Gordon adds 2014 US refi to its roster
Angelo Gordon kicked off May as it wrapped up April, with the pricing of another US deal – on this occasion, a partial US refi.

Anchorage resets 2015 vintage CLO once more
Anchorage Capital reset a much-revisited CLO from 2015 last week in a short-dated deal.

Sixth Street refinances 2017 vintage US CLO
Sixth Street has priced a partial refi of TICP CLO VII, a 2017 vintage US BSL CLO that was reset in 2020

European CLO primary spreads still have a long way to go
Are European CLO spreads in the primary market cheap or expensive? Our latest research shows that while US managers can celebrate AAAs reaching the 150s, in Europe spreads still have a long way to go to reach historical norms.

Beneath the triple C: Life could be better, but it’s just a letter, under the CCC
Many market participants were eagerly looking forward to a break in December after a gruelling year, but the rating agencies were in no mood to oblige. 

US managers recalibrate as Euro CLO portfolio spreads rise: Moody's
CLO managers have had to readjust this year and data from Moody’s Investor Services shows weighted average rating factor scores for all US CLOs have held steady, while weighted average spreads have dropped 0.15%

Blackstone revives Stratus brand as it prices opportunistic US CLO
Blackstone Credit is once again capitalising on dislocation in the credit market having priced a $393.6 million new US CLO on Monday under its Stratus brand. The CLO is understood to follow a print and sprint method, and analysis of the profile suggests that the deal could benefit from $20 million of upside if assets rally to par

Retailers, travel cos and Italian banks lead charge as market rally accelerates
Retail companies have been resurgent on Thursday as the credit market’s relief rally gathered pace, with Europe seeking to catch up with the US following its strong surge

Credit rally revives as investors scour ECB for Easter eggs
Credit spreads are taking a turn for the tighter on latest European Central Banks statements, at the end of a short week characterised by flatter index trading but persistent single name volatility

High yield and IG single names diverge even as buyside seeks macro neutrality
High yield and investment grade single names are moving in opposite directions at the start of the week, while indices reflect a push by investors to cut directional exposure to macro credit

CLO prices drop under weight of massive secondary volumes while CDS rallies
CLO spreads have underperformed versus liquid credit instruments in the past week after a massive $2.3 billion of paper hit the secondary US CLO market. But that could create opportunities for investors.

Three new deals bring weekly US CLO reset volume to $3.9 billion
Three US CLO resets priced on Thursday, bringing weekly reset volume for the week to $3.9 billion across eight transactions

Lev loan index rule change proposed to meet Sofr switch
Leveraged loan index stakeholders are being asked for feedback on a proposal that would allow the inclusion of loans linked to Sofr and scrap a minimum spread rule

Global CLO trading lab: Seasoned equity prices lag as debt spreads level out
The CLO secondary market took a back seat to the surging primary market in August and September with secondary US CLO volume accounting for just 3.7% and 4.2% of the total US CLO market (primary and secondary volumes). But opportunities are there in CLO equity tranches

AGL and Blackstone reset and upsize post-covid CLOs from 2020
AGL Credit Management and Blackstone Credit added to their respective 2020 CLO reset sprees on Monday, with both managers upsizing their post-covid deals

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

Aegon and ICG partner with Citi for US CLO resets
Aegon USA Investment Management and Intermediate Capital Group each teamed up with Citi on Thurdsday to print a CLO reset

GoldenTree and Zais print US CLO refis
The CLO market absorbed $1.07 billion of refinancings on Friday as GoldenTree Loan Management and Zais Group became the latest managers to cut funding costs

Beneath the triple C: resurfacing credits surpass divers as tide turns for CLOs
Upgrades above triple C overtook downgrades to that rating or below in February. Moody's or Standard & Poor's cut six corporate debt issuers to triple C or below in February, out of which just four can be found in CLO portfolios