CLO pipeline: deal flow picks up as Amherst and SocGen work on mandates
This week’s CLO pipeline looks very healthy in the US broadly syndicated loans CLO market with Amherst Pierpont and Societe Generale among the firms working on mandates

Global CLO league tables at a glance - May 2019 YTD
Global CLO league tables at a glance - May 2019 YTD

Euro CLO league tables: May’s refinancings fall just shy of €1 billion
European CLO monthly issuance has stayed roughly level since February what has differed recently though is the volumes of all forms of refinancings.

Credit traders' kickstand: rally makes good on relative value plays, but high yield pitfalls abound
Credit markets are ending the week on a stronger tone overall than they did last Friday, following supportive comments this week from both the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank meeting. But big drops in some individual company bonds shows there are still plenty of pitfalls to catch out the unwary

CLO pipeline: new business and manager returns add ray of light as arbitrage clouds the picture
The near-term CLO pipeline is shrinking amid familiar cries that the equity arbitrage is challenging. Adding to constraint fundamentals, the usual summer torpor is also approaching.

Trump tariffs and oil slip dent Europe vs US credit decompression trades
Underperformance of US credit derivative indices at the end of last week has created a trading entry point for those still convinced that Europe has more problems. But bearish factors continue to coalesce on both sides of the Atlantic

CLO pipeline: Black Diamond looks to brush itself off and jump back in ring after year out
Black Diamond Capital Management features twice in our CLO pipeline this week, as the firm is planning a return to both the European and the US CLO market.

Global b-wic round-up: Short-dated CLO paper hits the market
Last week brought over $800 million of b-wics listed in the US CLO secondary market for the first time this month, with around 10% being paper that had a reinvestment period that ended in 2019.

Global CLO league tables at a glance - April 2019 YTD
Global CLO league tables at a glace - April 2019 YTD

CLO pipeline: refinancings to make a comeback
CLO refinancings look set to continue their recent surge in the US CLO market, with another five refinancings and two resets appearing in the pipeline.

Loan trading round-up: CLO managers fall out of love with First Data
An analysis of loan trading among CLO managers in February shows that First Data is falling down the pecking order with managers selling $182 million of the company's loans

CLO pipeline: managers seek to return as others arrive, after testing Q1
With the first quarter of 2019 now in the books, the CLO market looks to be continuing where it left off.

Global 2019 YTD CLO league tables at a glance
Global 2019 YTD CLO league tables at a glance

CLO pipeline: managers decide there's no point hanging about with quick-fire CLOs
The CLO pipeline for the coming week shows signs of decent flow as managers ready themselves to offload deals. 

CLO pipeline: manager sets sail for primary market after three-year absence
Even though at least five US CLOs hit the market last week, the CLO pipeline still looks strong, especially in the US new CLO space

114bp is Europe's syndicated triple A benchmark as Pinebridge prices new CLO
114 basis points has been reinforced as the benchmark for syndicated CLO triple As in Europe with Pinebridge Investments becoming the fourth manager to issue at this level

AT1s should be highly valued, not feared
Additional tier one (AT1) bonds stand out as a rich source of value this year, say portfolio managers, despite the shock headlines generated mid-February by Santander’s decision not to call a €1.5 billion note

Euro CLO league tables: repricings take a back seat while new issues get going
The European CLO market showed signs of kicking back into gear in February with €3.32 billion of issuance

Global 2019 YTD CLO league tables at a glance
Global 2019 YTD CLO league tables at a glance

Euro CLO b-wic round-up: triple A notes boost volumes
At first glance, the European CLO secondary market has matched its US counterpart with b-wic volumes peaking last week

Global 2018 CLO league tables at a glance
A snapshot of the overall league tables as of 31 December 2018

Spanish bank prices €972 million SRT with triple As paying 31bp
Cajamar Caja Rural, based in southern Spain, has priced a €972.1 million significant risk transfer (SRT), according to market sources

Danish pension fund's CEO steps down
Christian Hyldahl, the CEO of Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension (ATP), has given his resignation to the pension fund’s chairman of the board Torben Andersen.  

Global CLO league tables at a glance - October 2018
A snapshot of the overall league tables as of 31 October

GoldenTree's Euro CLO business blossoms with second 2018 deal in sight
GoldenTree Loan Management is planning its second new issue CLO in Europe since it returned to the market earlier this year