Euro CLO spreads could tighten further as Spire targets 105bp triple A print
Spire Partners is looking to bring Europe’s CLO market even tighter as it readies a reset of its inaugural deal named Aurium CLO I

New kids on the block dominate awards

Spire scales heights as Creditflux’s Manager of the Year 2019
Spire Partners celebrated bringing home three Creditflux awards, including the coveted Manager of the Year trophy, on a night of high spirits on 8 May at London’s Landmark Hotel.

Points up front: CLO awards banter
The Creditflux Manager Awards have a history of springing surprises. This year we had journalist and TV presenter Gavin Esler host the awards dinner and regale the audience with a Dolly Parton gag (the less said about that, the better).

Fund performance

Spire wins Creditflux Manager of the Year award
Spire Partners was the big winner at Creditflux's Manager Awards last night as the London-based manager scooped the award for the manager of the year. On top of this, the firm picked up awards for Best European CLO Manager and Best European CLO for Aurium CLO II

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

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Tail wags dog as European CLOs' 108bp benchmark drags loans
European CLOs usually price on the back of where underlying loans are printing, but this year the reverse looks to be true

Euro CLO round-up: Spire and CVC take roads less travelled
The European CLO market was reinvigorated this week as the two deals which priced brought something fresh to the table.

Spire prices Europe's first CLO of 2019 with syndicated triple As
Spire Partners has priced the first European CLO of 2019 with widely-syndicated triple As, according to market sources

Spire teams with BAML for the first time on a CLO as it markets €407 million deal
Price talk has emerged for a new European CLO being marketed by Spire Partners, according to market sources

Spire adds to credit analysis team with senior hire
Spire Partners has hired a senior credit analyst, according to a statement from the firm

London-based manager refinances award-winning 2016 CLO
Spire Partners refinanced its award-winning deal Aurium CLO II on Friday

Spire moves into CLO investing with new credit fund
European corporate credit specialist Spire Partners has raised roughly €100 million for a multi-strategy fund that will have the ability to invest in CLOs

Spire looks to refinance award-winning CLO
A London-based CLO manager is preparing its second ever CLO refinancing transaction

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

European CLO round-up: Voya debuts in Europe as managers opt for dual-compliance
Europe has today welcomed a new manager with Voya Alternative Asset Management getting off the mark by pricing Voya Euro CLO I. That's now 41 active managers in Europe

Spire prices its first dual-compliant European CLO via Citi
London-based Spire Partners has made a long-awaited return to the European new issue CLO market after a year's break

Price talk circulates on forthcoming Spire CLO
The manager is planning to launch its fourth CLO later this week via Citi

Spire adds former Highland CLO PM to its team in London
Corporate loan specialist John McAuliffe has joined Spire Partners as a senior credit analyst

Spire hires credit analysts from CIC and Mediterranean Bank in London
London-based Spire Partners has announced two new additions to its credit team, with Ian Richardson and Antoine Pinton joining the firm from CIC and Mediterranean Bank respectively

Price talk circulates for refi of Spire's debut European CLO
Senior CLO spreads in Europe could be about to edge into the low 70s with Spire Partners looking to refinance its debut CLO,

Spire prepares to refinance debut CLO
Spire Partners intends to refinance its debut CLO, Aurium I, according to an investor notice seen by Creditflux