Market rout drives US/Europe credit convergence, as Brazil leads Latin widening
Credit spreads have sharply widened globally as financial markets are being rocked by concerns for a trade war and rising US rates. An equity-led rout in the US yesterday afternoon

Global CLO league tables at a glance - September 2018
A snapshot of the overall league tables as of 30 September

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

Control equity in recently reset Apollo European CLO goes on the auction block
Control equity in Apollo Global Management’s European CLO will be up for grabs next week

ICG reissues three European CLOs still bound by call locks in risk retention move
Intermediate Capital Group has shifted its CLO risk retention strategy to an originator structure by reissuing three of its deals

CLO b-wic line up: European equity makes up 85% of today's market share
European CLO equity has found a sudden burst of liquidity, albeit in bite-size pieces

Past returns: KKR CLO was sign of things to come
Five years ago in Creditflux, we reported on KKR Credit pricing a US CLO that complied with European risk retention rules, in what was believed to be one of the first deals of its kind

65% of distressed managers plan new funds over the next year, survey finds
Distressed debt is proving to be a popular strategy for managers, with 65% intending to launch a distressed strategy in the next 12 months, according to a report by Creditflux’s sister publication Debtwire and law firm Ropes & Gray.     

Massachusetts pension fund invests $75 million with TowerBrook
Mass PRIM) has made a $75 million commitment to New-York based TowerBrook Capital Partners for its second structured opportunities fund, according to 15 May board documentation

CLO b-wic line-up: 5% CLO stakes go up for sale
With US CLO risk retention a thing of the past the door has opened for managers to offload their vertical strips

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

Ares emerges as favourite to take over troubled direct lending fund
Following Oaktree’s wind-down request, the board of the Ranger Direct Lending Fund has chosen Ares as replacement manager - moves which could see the fund change its focus from peer-to-peer loan investments to asset-backed loans

Commerzbank unit prices first 'market standard' CLO via BNP Paribas
A European CLO manager, known for issuing short-dated CLOs, has priced its first four-year reinvestment deal

B-wic round-up: secondary CLO market is looking more and more like new issue
2017 and 2018 CLOs flooded the secondary market last week, with bonds referencing Ares Management, LCM Asset Management and Napier Park Global Capital going on sale

PGIM sacrifices non-call time for additional reinvestment in latest CLO
PGIM has priced its first new European CLO of the year via Citi, which has the shortest call lock and longest reinvestment this year

Debut manager prices first ever CLO featuring ESG criteria
The CLO market has welcomed a new manager, which priced its debut 2.0 transaction via BAML yesterday

Euro CLO round-up: Managers race to the bottom as spreads dip below 70bp
With the recent ruling in the US causing uncertainty, managers including Blackrock and Bain have been ensuring they’re risk retention compliant on both sides of the Atlantic. Meanwhile, European CLO spreads continue on a monumental rally

BlackRock prices reset of debut Euro CLO
BlackRock Investment Management has reset its debut European CLO from 2016, according to market sources

Europe's CLO reset spreads tighten by 2bp as KKR prices deal
European CLO reset spreads tightened again on Friday as KKR Credit Advisors priced the second largest reset transaction on record

Manager prices first new issue CLO in Europe since September 2016
The New York-headquartered manager has launched its first new issue CLO in Europe since 2016, pricing a €411 million deal via Morgan Stanley yesterday

European CLO round-up: who's going to be first to break 70bp?
European CLO spreads continue to rally and the question on everyone’s lips right now is: “when [not if] will triple As dip below 70 basis points?” Most likely the next question posed will be “are US CLO market participants fretting upon similar quandaries?”

Axa IM holds €1.1 billion final close on European infrastructure debt fund
Axa Investment Managers – Real Assets (AXA IM) held a final close on its co-mingled pan-European infrastructure debt fund at over €1.1 billion, a spokesperson has confirmed

European CLO spreads tighten dramatically as Cairn prices new issue deal
Double A and single A rated notes tighten well inside 2017 tights as Cairn prices a new issue European CLO

Euro league tables: Citi tops rankings in a year of growth for the CLO market
50 new issue CLOs, 39 active managers and four debutants: Creditflux analyses the revival of the European CLO market last year

European direct lending up 34% in recent quarter: Deloitte report
Direct lending in Europe continues to boom, according to the latest Deloitte deal tracker, which found a 34% growth of direct lending deals in third quarter 2017 alone compared to third quarter 2016