US CLO league tables: CLOs put on extra weight in February
Deal sizes increase as demand soars

Canyon achieves tight print with its first five-year CLO of 2020
Canyon Capital has priced its first five-year CLO since the March sell-off

Neuberger Berman prints first new issue US CLO of November as mezz spreads tighten
Neuberger Berman has brought to an end the CLO issuance drought surrounding the US election by printing the market's first new issue of November

Cerberus takes lead in mid market CLO volume post-covid
Cerberus Business Finance has become the middle market CLO manager with the highest new issue volumes post-covid by printing its second new issue deal since April

Global CLO b-wic round-up: CLO mezz tranches widen amid macro concerns
Last week was busy for the primary European CLO market but not for secondary, with €1.35 billion of new issue European CLOs priced across four transactions but just €190 million of European CLO paper listed in b-wics

MidCap brings CLO resets back with largest deal since sell-off
MidCap Financial, the direct lending arm of Apollo Global, has priced the first CLO reset since February, teaming up with Wells Fargo to repurpose its 2017 vintage CLO named Woodmont 2017-1 Trust. The transaction is the largest in the CLO market post-covid, coming in at a huge $651.8 million

Beneath the triple C: downgrades hold steady as Travelport loses its luggage
For the second month in a row downgrades to triple C steadied, with just under $9 billion of CLO loans falling to this rating across 34 corporate borrowers

Global CLO b-wic round-up: secondary prices reach March levels
The Memorial Day bank holiday in the US and the late May bank holiday in the UK meant a short week for CLO trading, but that did not stop a good supply of US CLO triple A rated paper making its way to the secondary market

Global CLO b-wic round-up: junior mezz rebounds with busiest week since June
Secondary market CLO trading has made a busy start to 2020 with $478.6 million of US deals and €103.3 million of European CLOs up for sale last week

Mid market deal flow picks up as Antares prices $400 million CLO
Middle market CLO formation has picked up with Antares Capital pricing a $400.8 million yesterday to mark the ninth transaction since the start of November

Global CLO league tables at a glance - November 2019 YTD
Global CLO league tables at a glance - November 2019 YTD

Mid market CLO league tables: first time managers crack the top five
Five new issue middle market CLOs priced in November for a combined total of $2 billion with Audax and Owl Rock doubling down in 2019.

Mid market CLO league tables: springing back into life after September drought
After a September hiatus, three managers returned to mid market CLOs in October to bring issuance back on track as monthly volume exceeded $1 billion for the sixth time this year

Global CLO league tables at a glance - October 2019 YTD
Global CLO league tables at a glance - October 2019 YTD

Global CLO league tables at a glance - September 2019 YTD
Global CLO league tables at a glance - September 2019 YTD

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 

Global CLO league tables at a glance - August 2019 YTD
Global CLO league tables at a glance - August 2019 YTD

Mid market CLO league tables: Golub and Natixis increase their leads
August saw over $2 billion of issuance in the mid market space with managers that have been active this year, returning managers and debut managers all pricing last month. 

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

Canyon and Barclays unite for first CLO transaction as partnership
Canyon Capital yesterday teamed up with Barclays for the pair’s first CLO transaction as partnership

Mid market CLO league tables: Barclays makes entrance as AB picks up the pace
Barclays was involved in its first ever middle market CLO, as July marked the first month of 2019 that Natixis did not arrange a mid market CLO this year.

Global CLO league tables at a glance - July 2019 YTD
Global CLO league tables at a glance - July 2019 YTD

Mid market CLO league tables: Natixis and Golub reign supreme
June brought just three middle market CLOs pricings with two new issues and one refinancing that totalled $1.6 billion, bringing the year-to-date volume to $9.9 billion. Natixis is the leading arranger, having a hand in 38% of deals

Global CLO league tables at a glance - June 2019 YTD
Global CLO league tables at a glance - June 2019 YTD

AA Battery: GSAM powers back into the CLO market and merges senior tranches
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, itself a large buyer of senior CLO paper, has priced its first 2.0 CLO, but with the absence of a regular triple A-rated tranche