34% of CLOs on track to miss equity payments, virtual conference hears
The impact of the coronavirus crisis on CLOs could only just be starting to bite, said panellists at a virtual CLO conference hosted by IMN

We’ve survived before, we can do so again
$7.8 billion of CLO collateral, split evenly between the US and Europe, is in the loans that have fallen fastest in the past month. But short term CLO pain will bring opportunities for building par

Euro CLO league tables: Carlyle doubles down in February as 2019's leaders look on
Carlyle Group has jumped to the top of the European CLO manager league tables after bringing two deals to the market in February

Sound Point adds third new CLO in first 10 months of European issuance
Sound Point Capital Management is keeping up the pace on its European CLO platform with its third new issue since its launch in April last year

CLO pipeline: Medalist ascends podium as new issues pace themselves
CLO managers are biding their time before re-entering the primary CLO market, but this week Investcorp Credit Management, KKR and Medalist Partners are marketing new issue US CLOs

Sound Point's breakneck pace of CLO issuance continues with third euro deal
Sound Point Capital Management has hit the ground running in Europe and has one of the fastest rates of issuance on the continent, with sources saying the manager is premarketing its third new issue CLO there

Deutsche Bank's global CLO head moves to big US manager
The head of Deutsche Bank's global CLO business has left after working at the firm for 16 years, with sources indicating he has taken a buy-side structuring job at one of the most prolific issuers in the business

Job opportunity with Sound Point: CLO structuring
Sound Point Capital Management is seeking a CLO structuring analyst for its New York team

CLOs face losses as Constellis loan drops to 28.5
32 CLO managers hold $640.4 million of Constellis Holdings’ debt, which Moody's downgraded to C after the company missed an amortisation payment due 31 December

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

US CLO league tables: CSAM makes it three in a row as Citi completes a clean sweep
The US CLO market suffered a drop in volume last year with $149 billion of issuance, down 43% on 2018’s $262.5 billion. But the heavy slump was not across all forms of CLO pricing, as new issues once again crossed $100 billion and only suffered a 6.5% fall

Sound Point splits single A tranche in new US CLO
Sound Point Capital Management produced a market first on Friday by splitting a single A-rated CLO into senior and junior tranches

Head of CLO structuring leaves Sound Point
The head of CLO structuring and co-portfolio manager at Sound Point Capital Management has departed after nearly six years in the job

Deluxe decline leaves CLOs feeling deflated

Deluxe bankruptcy causes picture to blur for CLOs
CLO managers hold $598 million of the video services company’s term loan, according to the latest trustee reports from CLO-i

US CLO league tables: CSAM climbs to the top
Only $10.9 billion was brought to the US CLO market last month, while in the middle market CLO space, no deals priced. But Credit Suisse Asset Management dared venture into the primary market and as a result it moves to the top of the league tables

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.

US CLO round-up: 20 managers sit on the sidelines as volumes play catch-up
US CLO issuance this year is trailing 2018 by $10.7 billion as of 6 September, dampened by a slow third quarter. But Napier Park and Par-Four priced deals, which means that 20 managers are yet to return having priced CLOs last year 

Sound Point prices CLO with distressed flexibility
Sound Point Capital Management priced a $505 million CLO known as Sound Point CLO XXIV yesterday. The CLO has greater flexibility to invest in distressed

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

Sound Point refinances single tranche of 2016 CLO
Sound Point Capital Management yesterday brought its 2019 deal count up to eight transactions after refinancing the triple A piece of its 2016 deal Sound Point CLO XIV

US CLO league tables: JP Morgan narrows gap to Citi in new issues to $50 million
July saw $14.9 billion of issuance in the US CLO space with $9.4 billion of that in new issue CLOs. One of the transactions brought to the market was Whitebox Capital Management’s debut CLO, Whitebox I.

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 resets 2015 CLO with just days of reinvestment remaining
Sound Point Capital Management has squeezed in a $470 million reset of 2015’s Sound Point CLO IX just days before it left its reinvestment period

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