Global CLO round-up: it's time to rethink benchmarks
The CLO market broke out of holiday mode last week by presenting strong issuance on both sides of the Atlantic - $2.8 billion in the US and €1.6 billion in Europe. High volumes have brought with them bigger shifts in market dynamics. This week put the focus on tightening spreads, as benchmark triple A levels dipped.

CVC prices new US CLO at tight-end of price guidance
CVC Credit Partners upsized Apidos XXXI CLO to $634 million from $604 million as Goldman Sachs priced the deal inside price guidance

CVC edges closer to pricing US CLO
After wading around the European market, CVC turns its eye to the US CLO market

CVC, Octagon and Spire vie for multiple Creditflux awards
Creditflux is pleased to unveil the finalists for the most prestigious awards dinner in the credit

Finding the best managers, CLOs and direct lenders

The financial crisis was the making of 'em
Some of the largest and best performing CLO managers before the crisis were fairly nimble by today's standards - but these 1.0 outperformers are now among the biggest names in the industry. 

CVC prices $719.1 million reset of recently callable CLO
CVC Credit Partners has priced one of the largest CLO resets of the year with a $719.1 million reworking of Apidos CLO XXV

CVC portfolio manager O'Meara takes on bigger role overseeing US CLO unit
CVC Credit has given Kevin O’Meara responsibility for overseeing its US CLO platform following the departure of Philip Raciti last month

CVC reissues 2014 CLO, upping leverage to a huge 17 turns
CVC Credit Partners reissued Apidos CLO XVIII on Friday setting a new record for leverage in a 2018 CLO

Halcyon poaches CVC's US performing credit head Raciti
Halcyon Capital Management has poached CVC Credit Partners’ Philip Raciti and appointed him head of US performing credit and portfolio manager

CVC prices CLO senior triple As at 112bp benchmark following reset
CVC Credit Partners has priced a reset of Apidos CLO XXIV straight out of the gate, as the CLO just became callable on 19 July

CVC prices its largest CLO transaction of the year
CVC Credit Partners yesterday priced its largest CLO transaction so far in 2018, issuing a new deal at $663.1 million

CVC revives 2015 era CLO with $514.1 million reset
CVC Credit Partners priced its third CLO reset of the year on Tuesday

CVC Credit refinances 2015 CLO with triple As pricing at 93p
CLO resets took a back seat to refis on Friday, with CVC Credit Partners refinancing its 2015 vintage deal Apidos XXI

B-wic round-up: above par bids flood in for CLO double Bs
$401.43 million worth of CLO paper was available via b-wics last week out of which $378.23 million (94.2%) traded, according to CLO-i

Manager prices its first new US CLO of 2018 in $615.7 million deal
The manager hired Bank of America Merrill Lynch to arrange the $615.7 million new issue CLO

CLO b-wic line-up: soon to be static Euro triple As go up for sale
Fresh off the UK bank holiday yesterday, there is one CLO aution scheduled today for CLO investors interested in European triple A-rated tranches

CLO b-wic line-up: price talk circulates on CVC CLO control block
The control equity position in CVC Credit Partners’ 28 days-old reset, CVC Cordatus Loan Fund VI, is available in the secondary market today

CSAM in contention for US and European CLO honours
Credit Suisse Asset Management, CVC Credit Partners, Spire Partners and Sound Point Capital Management are among the CLO managers that have secured multiple finalists positions at this year’s Creditflux Manager Awards

B-wic round up: triple A investor locks in gains after major CLO auction
Senior notes completely dominated the secondary market last week as one investor decided to showcase a $635.54 million selection of triple A notes spanning 13 CLOs

CVC appoints global head of performing credit as Bowers steps down in London
CVC Credit Partners is putting in place a new leadership structure, with partner and senior portfolio manager Jonathan Bowers set to step down from his role

2016 CLO refinancings begin as New York manager prices deal with Citi
The manager has become the first this year to rework a 2016 vintage CLO, according to market sources

New York manager prices new CLO matching 2017's triple A tights
A US credit manager has put its CMV to work by issuing a dual-compliant US CLO

CVC Credit appoints chairman as credit CIO steps down
CVC Credit Partners has today announced that Stephen Hickey will be leaving the firm for personal reasons. Joining the firm will be former JP Morgan leveraged finance head Hamish Buckland