Euro CLO league tables: new issues shatter 2018’s record but total issuance falls
The European CLO market continues to grow at a record shattering pace with 2019 new issuance volumes totalling €29.8 billion, an 8% increase on 2018’s previous record figure, from 53 active managers

Any takers for illiquid European CLO equity?
The investor base for European CLO equity is far smaller than for US CLO equity. But for those with the mandate, and willing to stomach the illiquidity, valuations have been strong this year.

CLO pipeline: Golub and Sound Point to cement positions among market leaders
Last week there were nine CLOs priced in the US market, including four broadly syndicated loan new issues and two middle market new issues, whereas there was no issuance in Europe. The CLO action over the next few weeks is again weighted towards the US, according to market sources

New manager premium evaporates for Sound Point in second euro CLO
Sound Point Capital Management has priced its second European CLO, just three months after its debut issuance on the continent

Sound Point readies second European CLO after debuting in April
Sound Point Capital Management has launched its second CLO in Europe

CLO pipeline: managers return in force after varying time-outs
CLO managers in all markets are taking the view that the time is ripe to print their latest deals. There are 30 transactions in the US CLO pipeline this week with a further four in the middle market space and Europe

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

Euro CLO league tables: at long last - a reset, a refi and a debut
A chill swept through the European CLO market in April. While managers priced €3.16 billion of CLOs, it was the slowest month since January. 

Sound Point becomes first European CLO debutant of 2019
Sound Point Capital Management has made the breakthrough by becoming the first debutant CLO manager in Europe this year

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.

Europe's CLO manager field set to get bigger as managers from all corners aim to break through
Regulation does not always impair activity

Sound Point becomes first manager to market debut European CLO in 2019
Sound Point Capital Management is on track to become the first debut CLO manager in Europe this year, with the US company marketing its first transaction on the continent via Citi

Global CLO round-up: what goes around comes around
It is no news that spreads are reverting back to the elevated levels of last year and, with each new deal pushing the market wider, the rolling three-month term curve in the US has been forced to stretch and move left, right and centre.

Global CLO round-up: buttermilk-shakes things up as CLO spreads go everywhere
Ahead of the US Labor Day weekend, CLO issuers have been grafting away with $6.5 billion pricing across the US market through 11 deals

US firms to continue CLO charge in Europe despite risk retention still applying
Europe is expected to welcome an influx of new CLO managers this year, despite the continent being subjected to CLO risk retention

US manager hires Alcentra loan PM to spearhead new European CLO unit
A US manager is expected to make its first move into the European CLO market after hiring an experienced loans specialist in London

CSAM in contention for US and European CLO honours
Credit Suisse Asset Management, CVC Credit Partners, Spire Partners and Sound Point Capital Management are among the CLO managers that have secured multiple finalists positions at this year’s Creditflux Manager Awards