CLO monoline businesses return with new purpose
CLO tranche insurance is making a comeback. Assured Guaranty has underwritten two middle market transactions, while in Europe various firms are testing the waters for this type of insurance, according to sources.

Liquidity and disclosure issues threaten potential CRE CLO market
Most investors that participate in the commercial real estate CLO market want to increase their exposure. But the lack of liquidity and standardised disclosure is holding them back.

Mid market CLO round-up: eyes (wide) open as mid-market CLOs re-awaken
AB returned to the middle market CLO space this week after a year out to price ABPCI V. It is the second middle market CLO of the year after Fortress Investment Group refinanced Fortress Credit Opportunities VII. 

San Francisco pension deploys $125 million into private credit
San Francisco City and County Employees' Retirement System has bolstered its private debt bucket, making a $125 million commitment to a senior debt fund and opportunistic credit fund that builds on other private debt investments since last year

Fortress prices 2019’s first mid-market CLO transaction via Natixis
Fortress Credit Opportunities today refinanced a $700.1 million middle market CLO from 2018 via Natixis

San Francisco pension plans to deploy $800 million to private credit in 2019
San Francisco Employee’s Retirement System will allocate $800 million to its private credit bucket in the coming year, to reach its 10% target allocation 

Fortress targets $6 billion for latest fund in its flagship credit opportunities series
Fortress Investment Group has raised just over $1.05 billion for its latest opportunistic credit fund

Fortress ABS fund surpasses $450 million
New York-headquartered Fortress Investment Group has raised just over $450 million for its asset-based credit fund

Natixis goes coast to coast pricing two middle market CLO resets
Natixis made a $771.26 million stamp on the middle-market CLO space yesterday, resetting two 2015 vintage transactions for Ivy Hill Asset Management and Fortress Investment Group

Fortress produces $1 billion quasi-CBO
Fortress Investments has produced one of the biggest quasi-CBOs since the financial crisis after pricing FDF IV at $1,018.8 million on Friday.

MUFG prices three CLO transactions totalling $1.76 billion
MUFG Securities Americas has priced three CLO transactions, totalling over $1.76 billion in volume, according to market sources

B-wic round-up: mid market CLOs find new homes in secondary market
The US secondary CLO market has had another eventful week as $908.2 million worth of CLO notes were made available, out of which $693.2 million, or 76.3%, traded successfully

Japanese internet and telco giant SoftBank completes Fortress acquisition
Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp has completed the previously announced acquisition of Fortress Investment Group for $3.3 billion in cash

GreensLedge and Natixis team up once more for $586.1 million CBO
The two banks have united again to price a bond-heavy CLO for a subsidiary of Fortress Investment Group

Mid-market CLO round-up: New deals add to bumper year
Mid-market volumes rise steadily, with two new players having entered the space in the last two weeks. 2017 so far has witnessed inflows of $17.7 billion, with new issue mid-market deals contributing 77.38% to the volume

Natixis prices $1.5 billion mid-market CLO for New York-based manager
The fourth largest 2.0 CLO transaction priced yesterday, according to market sources

New York manager returns to CLO primary issuance market for first time in 2017
The manager priced a $562 million CLO transaction yesterday, according to market sources

Former Fortress official joins TPG-backed credit manager
Arbour Lane Capital Management has hired credit specialist Justin Klein from Fortress Investment Group, according to media reports.

MetLife acquires fixed income manager Logan Circle
M&A activity within the US asset management business is stepping up with MetLife announcing that it will be acquiring fixed income manager Logan Circle Partners

BAML doubles up (again) on CLO refis for large US credit manager
ank of America Merrill Lynch has once again priced a pair of CLO refinancings for Fortress Investment Group, according to market sources

BAML prices two refinancings for large US CLO manager
Bank of America Merrill Lynch completed two CLO refinancings earlier today, according to market sources

Fortress credit funds record strong second quarter results
Fortress Investment Group is reporting strong performance for its credit strategies over the last quarter. The firm's flagship credit hedge fund - Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund - was up 2.9% during the second quarter and now holds $5.9 billion of assets

Asia-focused macro fund hires BlueCrest's former head of US credit
A Singapore-based fund manager has hired a senior official to invest across the US credit market

Fortress boosts credit business with hire from Cerberus
Fortress Investment Group has boosted its credit business by taking on a managing director from rival hedge fund manager Cerberus Capital

Budding "CBO 2.0" market continues to grow with largest deal to date
GreensLedge continues to attract investor interest for its CBO origination program