Global CLO b-wic round-up: Junior tranches rally amid heavy supply, including portfolio liquidation
The US CLO secondary market rally is showing no signs of slowing down after a week of over $1 billion worth of bonds was listed and well absorbed, according to market sources. The European market also had a roust week with over €300 million of paper up for grabs, although the market stayed generally flat with some tightening in double and single Bs

Global CLO league tables - October 2020 YTD
Global CLO league tables - October 2020 YTD

Single B notes return as Palmer Square prints third reinvesting US CLO of 2020
Palmer Square Capital Management priced its ninth new issue CLO of 2020 on Friday, teaming with JP Morgan on the $401.1 million Palmer Square CLO 2020-3

Global b-wic round-up: Europe drifts wider
The CLO secondary market had a robust week with $860 million of US CLO paper and €315 million worth of European CLO bonds listed. But spreads widened off the back of concerns over lockdowns across the globe, the increased risk of downgrades and tomorrow’s US presidential election

CLO pipeline: fixed income giants plan debut 2.0s with Morgan Stanley
Two large fixed income managers are pre-marketing debut 2.0 CLOs

European CLO leverage battered

CLO rally keeps primary market flowing for most prolific issuers
The rally in CLO liabilities in September has given fresh impetus to the primary CLO market, which has benefitted from almost six months of favourable market dynamics

Static US CLOs snap back to early March levels as Palmer Square prints
Palmer Square Capital Management priced its fourth static CLO of the year yesterday, with its triple A spread tightening to just 100 basis points over Libor. The print is another step for the CLO market toward pre-pandemic levels

This doesn’t look like Kansas anymore: Palmer Square opts for unusual road to Europe
Palmer Square Capital Management is taking a novel approach to European CLO management with the head portfolio manager for its deals being stationed at its headquarters in Kansas City

Global CLO league tables - August 2020 YTD
Global CLO league tables - August 2020 YTD

CLO managers turn out pre-covid warehouses by splitting them in half
CLO managers are working through their backlog of hung warehouses that were ramped before the coronavirus crash by splitting their deals in half, according to market sources

Global CLO b-wic round-up: Palmer Square sets highest cover as double B curve inverts
Palmer Square and MJX set the CLO secondary market trading range, but pickings in Europe were the slimmest they have been in almost five months

Global CLO league tables - July 2020 YTD
Global CLO league tables - July 2020 YTD

US CLO league tables: refis return as Apollo and Citi maintain leads
US CLO monthly issuance rose above $8 billion in July for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc across the globe

CLO pipeline: Redding Ridge plans fourth US CLO since March
Last week proved to be one of the busiest weeks of the primary CLO market since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with $5.21 billion worth of new paper issuance coming through: eight US CLOs, one middle market deal and three euro CLOs

Palmer Square becomes most prolific CLO issuer in 2020 and since March sell-off
Palmer Square Capital Management on Monday became the most prolific US CLO issuer following the coronavirus outbreak after pricing its third new issue since April

Global CLO b-wic round-up: CLO lower mezz spreads tighten back after volatile two weeks
Secondary CLO spreads in the US and European markets have recovered after moving wider over the last two weeks

Global CLO b-wic round-up: spreads widen in short week to end manic June
A shortened week brought an end to a manic month of secondary CLO activity. $343.5 million of US CLO and €309 million of European CLO paper was on sale last week, dropping $1.05 billion and €170 million from the previous week

Palmer Square eyes talf-eligible CLO after Fed clarification
Palmer Square Capital Management is said to be exploring its options for issuing a term ABS loan facility (talf) eligible static CLO

Global CLO league tables - May 2020 YTD
Global CLO league tables - May 2020 YTD

US CLO league tables: light at the end of the tunnel as primary revives
May brought a rise in US CLO primary market activity with a combined $5.55 billion in new issuance for the month

Onex prices second US new issue CLO in three weeks
Onex Credit Partners priced its second new issue US CLO in just three weeks yesterday, via Natixis, to become the fourth US CLO manager to price two new issue CLOs during the covid-19 pandemic

Redding Ridge and Palmer Square climb to top of US new issue CLO league tables
Redding Ridge Asset Management and Palmer Square Capital Management have climbed to first and second position in the 2020 new issue US CLO league tables after each pricing new deals

US CLO league tables: coronavirus brings changes in approach and new top manager
Amid a big slump in CLO primary issuance, new deals have taken focus and there are some notable changes at the top of the league tables

Static US CLO advocate prices one-year reinvestment deal
Palmer Square Capital Management on Friday priced a $437.9 million CLO named Palmer Square CLO 2020-1, according to market sources