Euro CLO seniors firm up, but mezz widens as Jefferies prints Spire new issue and CSAM reset
Jefferies has expanded its European CLO arranging lead as senior spreads remain in line with recent deals, mezz appears to have leaked slightly wider and deals continue to feature capped tranches

PGIM opts for two-year reinvestment on Euro CLO with triple As at 110bp
BNP Paribas arranged the €401.3 million deal, which features a shorter than traditional reinvestment and non-call period 

Cairn CLO becomes 30th 2020 Euro CLO to be reset
Bank of America arranged the €373 million transaction for Cairn, which cuts the CLO’s cost of debt by over 40 basis points 

Blackstone reaches €5bn Euro CLO 2021 volume with fourth new issue
Credit Suisse arranged the €404.2 million deal, named Cabinteely Park

Barings prints Euro CLO double Bs at widest levels of 2021, but seniors hold firm
European CLO mezzanine tranches widened on Friday with Barings’ latest European CLO new issue as November issuance passed €5 billion

Carlyle prints five-year European CLO as it slides into fifth place in league tables
Carlyle Group has printed the 10th European CLO with reinvestment longer than five years

Euro CLO 2021 issuance exceeds €90 billion as CVC takes top spot with reset
The reset of CVC Cordatus Loan Fund XVIII also brings CVC’s volume this year past €5 billion and takes the manager into top spot for overall issuance

2020 debutant Bridgepoint brings CLO AUM to €1 billion with third new issue
Bridgepoint Capital priced its third ever European CLO on Wednesday, bringing the firm’s CLO assets under management to over €1 billion in just 12 months

Ares prints first European CLO new issue this year
Ares Management has returned to the European CLO new issue market for the first time in just over a year

Global CLO league tables - January 2021
Global CLO league tables - January 2021 YTD

2020 wrap: CLO funds bloom despite rocky ground
2020 was a busy year for CLO fundraising, with Creditflux recording at least 30 funds that launched over the 12 months to invest across the CLO capital structure

400 holds $430 million final close on opportunistic structured credit fund
400 Asset Based Term Fund II will invest across structured credit including special situations, risk-transfers, and liquidity premium opportunities in the primary and secondary markets

CLO double Bs rally as Bridgepoint prices debut European CLO
Bridgepoint has become the fifth debut European CLO manager in 2020 with the manager pricing Bridgepoint CLO I today via Barclays

Global CLO league tables - April 2020 YTD
Global CLO league tables - April 2020 YTD

ICG scores tightest euro CLO print of 2020
Senior CLO spreads tightened in Europe today as Intermediate Capital Group priced its latest new issue, with triple As clearing at 92 basis points over Euribor

Banco Sabadell joins forces with Amundi
Banco Sabadell and Amundi have announced a long-term strategic partnership, in a bid to boost fund business in Spain  

CSAM launches first commingled fund geared towards CLOs
Credit Suisse Asset Management has launched its inaugural CLO equity fund, according to market sources, collecting nearly $150 million on a first close for the strategy

GSO adds turbo tranche feature to European CLO as part of reset
GSO Capital Partners has issued a novel single B-rated European CLO tranche that is designed to amortise quickly

Orchard targets CLO investments in fruitful year of fundraising
Orchard Global Asset Management is in the process of fundraising for its first CLO focussed fund, according to market sources. The firm is targeting the global CLO market and looking across the capital stack.

Global CLO b-wic round-up: control stake trades as junior notes come to the fore
The European and US CLO secondary markets produced high volumes of junior and subordinated notes last week. Over 30% of listings were rated as equity, single B or double B.

Global CLO b-wic round-up: Europe and US an ocean apart as flows reverse
Last week saw €102.35 million of European CLOs listed on the secondary market, only the second instance of 2019 with over €100 million of items put up for auction, but the US CLO b-wic market closed a strong month with a down week.

Euro CLO b-wic round-up: mezz is where the money is
This year, there has been one constant: junior mezzanine tranches have accounted for most listings on the secondary market

Euro CLO b-wic round-up: triple A notes boost volumes
At first glance, the European CLO secondary market has matched its US counterpart with b-wic volumes peaking last week

Generali seeks high yield analysts in Milan as credit research head builds team
Generali Investments’ head of global credit research has relocated within the firm from Paris to Milan and is seeking hires to build a team in the Italian city

CLO round-up: it's a good time to be a debut manager
New managers are taking advantage of welcoming debt investors by speedily raising CLOs. Our analysis shows that 2017 is the perhaps the best time to price a debut CLO since 2013