European investors eye 180bp pick-up on triple B CLOs traded in April
A b-wic consisting of mostly European triple B CLOs that traded in late April is on offer at 9.30am New York time tomorrow, according to market sources, as data shows spreads for the rating band averaging 546 basis points over Euribor as of 27 May

Who’s got the moves Europe: CLO managers enjoy climb of Everest
The European S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan index enjoyed a strong month in April as it rose from 83 of par on 1 April to 89.2 by the end of the month. The index closed at 89.4 on 4 May to start the week 

Global CLO b-wic round-up: equity makes a return as investors search for price levels
Three European CLO equity bonds have traded with colour attached in the last two weeks in the secondary market

CLO market braces for another wave of loan downgrades
A wave of negative rating actions swept the leveraged loan and CLO market in April. “Companies will look to secure incremental capital which will lead to further rating pressure,” says Philip Raciti, portfolio manager and head of US performing credit at Bardin Hill Investment Partners

Global CLO b-wic round-up: spreads tighten across the board as bond-flex CLOs trade well
Price levels have tightened and, more importantly, stabilised across the secondary CLO market over the last two weeks, but the Easter break led to a drop off in CLO b-wic supply

Benchmark European 2020 CLO trades 11 points down in secondary
A senior European CLO investor has flipped €21.9 million worth of notes onto the secondary market, selling eight of nine line items via a b-wic, sources say. Meanwhile, US CLO trading switched from being investment grade focused over the last month to being centred on below IG tranches yesterday: IG volumes reached $574 million versus $926 million for lower rated tranches

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

Global CLO b-wic round-up: CLO triple As recover but mezz left behind
The CLO secondary market was a tale of two halves last week. 100% of all bonds listed in b-wics on Monday and Tuesday had no covers released (either traded or did not trade), but the end of the week was a different story for both markets

Euro CLO league tables: three new issues make January just right
Three European managers braved the waters in January to kickstart the CLO primary market

Global CLO league tables - January 2020 YTD
Global CLO league tables - January 2020 YTD

Investcorp prices Europe's first new issue CLO of 2020 amid high demand
Investcorp Credit Management yesterday brought Europe’s first new issue CLO of the year, with pricing levels showing a big spread tightening across rating bands

Licence and registration: loan spreads get speeding ticket as CLOs play catch-up
The sharp rally in corporate credit means that CLO spreads are going to have to rapidly follow suit with investors informing Creditflux that US CLO triple As should be pricing at 105-107 basis points to make deal economics work. 

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

Investcorp lines up new CLOs on both sides of the Atlantic
Investcorp Credit Management is gearing up to price new issue CLOs in both the US and Europe, according to market sources

Investcorp looks to become first manager to reset a 2017 CLO
Investcorp Credit Management is setting itself up to be the first CLO manager to reset a deal that first priced in 2017

Investcorp prices triple As at 110bp in European new issue
The global issuer prices its second new deal in Europe

CIFC announces four analyst hires in London
CIFC Asset Management says that it has completed phase one of its build-out of a European credit team

Tail wags dog as European CLOs' 108bp benchmark drags loans
European CLOs usually price on the back of where underlying loans are printing, but this year the reverse looks to be true

Single B spreads edge tighter as Investcorp prices European CLO
Investcorp has entered 2019’s CLO primary market, pricing a new issue deal via Barclays

Investcorp becomes fourth manager to reap €2 billion of CLO issuance in Europe
Investcorp Credit Management became the fourth European CLO manager this year to pass €2 billion in volumes on Friday, after launching a €410.4 million new issue deal

Investcorp targets 95bp spread as it markets Harvest CLO XX
Investcorp Credit Management is in the market with its 20th new issue CLO in its ‘Harvest’ series of European deals

Investcorp issues €457.5 million CLO reset with triple As at 93.5bp
Investcorp priced its eighth CLO transaction of the year on Friday, resetting a 2016 deal that became callable in July

Investcorp prices €467.3 million CLO reset
Investcorp Credit Management teamed up with Morgan Stanley to reset Harvest CLO XV on Tuesday

New York CLO manager prices first new issue deal of the year
The manager priced its first new issue CLO of the year yesterday, according to market sources

Large slices of recently priced senior CLO debt go up for sale
€107 million of senior CLO debt of recently priced European deals has appeared on a b-wic