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.

Junior triple A tranches return as GSO prices US CLO
GSO Capital Partners has tapped the CLO market once again with another new issue transaction via Barclays

PGIM goes all in as it refis 2016 CLO for second time
Having refinanced the junior debt in a US CLO last year, PGIM has refied the entire capital stack of its 2016-vintage CLO

Kayne Anderson prices new issue CLO as spreads tighten dramatically
Kayne Anderson has priced its fifth CLO overall, and third this year

Rockford Tower and JP Morgan team to price new CLO
Rockford Tower Capital Management priced its second new issue US CLO this year, Rockford Tower CLO 2019-2, according to market sources

It's a question of timing: US direct lending allocations hit a bump in the road
Recent disclosures from public pension funds point to a pull-back in private credit allocations

CIFC becomes first manager to print four new issue US CLOs in 2019
CIFC Asset Management today became the first CLO manager to price four new issues in the US market this year after executing a deal via BNP Paribas

US CLO round-up: dropping anchor (investors) brings CLO spreads tighter
Syndication was the theme of the week across the global CLO market last week as managers and arrangers presented deals which were sold to a more diverse group of investors than has been the case for most of this year.

BlueMountain pushes tighter with fourth CLO of 2019
BlueMountain has issued its third new CLO of the year, its second new CLO in the US and fourth transaction for 2019 overall

Carlyle places triple As at 134bp in $463.05 million US CLO reset
Carlyle Group has reset a 2015 vintage CLO with the triple A notes printing at 134 basis points over Libor, according to market sources

Northleaf raises over $500 million for open-ended private credit fund
Structured as an evergreen fund, Northleaf states that the strategy will “enhance liquidity options compared to traditional private credit fund structures”

Global CLO round-up: 15 months to one month - managers set their own pace
Three new US CLOs priced this week courtesy of; Seix Advisors, via BNP Paribas; Kayne Anderson, via Goldman Sachs; and Steele Creek, via RBC. In Europe, Oaktree Capital Management paired with Barclays to price Arbour CLO VI.

US CLO round-up: choose your own reinvestment period
Reinvestment periods have played an important role so far this year, with 30.8% of the new issue market opting for terms shorter than four years

US CLO b-wic round-up: fixed tranches search for secondary value
US CLO b-wics brought a surprise last week as $51.25 million of fixed double A notes became available in the secondary market

Los Angeles pension to shortlist managers for private credit mandate
Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System (LACERS) is set to short-listed six firms as semi-finalists as part of a $670 million private credit mandate.  

Carlyle leads CLO count as it prices third deal of year
With US CLO 2019-1, Carlyle prices its first new US deal after a reset and a new issue in Europe 

US CLO round-up: it's a slow start, but at least we have a benchmark as 42 deals fill pipeline
It’s safe to say 2019 is off to a slow start for the US CLO market. This past week, $1.4 billion has priced, bringing total issuance in January 2019 to $5.7 billion. That’s 70% below the January 2018 new issue volume of $20 billion.

Carlyle scores 2019's tightest print to date with 2015 CLO reset
Carlyle has scored the tightest five-year triple A print of 2019 to date, following its reset of Carlyle GMS 2015-5 via Citi

Benefit Street prices new CLO ahead of Franklin Templeton integration
Benefit Street Partners has issued its first CLO since the announcement in October that it was being acquired by Franklin Templeton Investments

Los Angeles pension fund looks for direct lender to take on $670 million mandate
The $16.9 billion pension fund approved a new asset allocation in April this year and is now issuing a private credit mandate for 3.75% its total fund assets 

US CLO league tables: GSO and Morgan Stanley close the gap on market leaders
CSAM and Citi are the market leaders when it comes to new issue CLOs - but there's growing competition

CLO b-wic line-up: middle market positions trickle into secondary market
CLO b-wic lineup: middle market positions and blast of double Bs flood the market

CLO b-wic lineup: junior debt in Columbia CLO goes under the hammer
From triple A notes down to the equity, a bit of everything is up for grabs today

CSAM expected to price short dated US CLO by end of the week
Credit Suisse Assset Managment is preparing to price the latest CLO in its Madison Park series of deals by the end of this week

CLO market opens for business as BMO prices first deal of 2018
Despite hazardous weather conditions affecting the US east coast, the CLO market is open for business in 2018