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European CLOs are pricing this year but market is falling further behind US
1 month ago
Talk at SFVegas last month centred around the record-setting pace of US CLO issuance in 2024. In contrast, discussion around Europe was muted, reflecting the underwhelming sentiment around that market. -
CLO rankings: manager AUM, advisory firm and trustees Q1 2023
1 year ago
Two acquisitions close to shake up the top and Dechert takes early lead over Milbank in manager counsel rankings -
US CLO pipeline: Spreads and tenors disperse as six managers eye new issues
1 year ago
Dispersion has come to the fore in the US CLO market with higher tier managers able to price their triple As in the 180-185 basis points range and others up around 200bps. But this week’s pipeline shows there is some divergence in the length of CLOs coming to the market too -
PennantPark prints this week's second new middle market CLO
1 year ago
Issuance for middle market CLOs by deal count for the week overtook figures for broadly syndicated CLOs on Thursday after PennantPark Investment Advisers priced a new $297.8 million transaction -
US CLO pipeline: busy January sets the tone for the year
1 year ago
US CLO new issuance in January has exceeded 2022’s volumes with $6.4 billion priced last month compared to $4.6 billion last year, and the market is showing no signs of slowing down -
US CLO pipeline: Oak Hill aims for tightest triple As since July, as other CLO markets at 245bp
1 year ago
Nine US CLO managers are in various stages of marketing their latest CLOs, and while Oak Hill is seeking a benchmark-setting deal, there are other CLOs that are expected to price well wide of this -
US CLO pipeline: Triple A dispersion coming to fore as Palmer Square aims to open market again
1 year ago
The US CLO market is set to reopen with five managers in various stages of marketing new issue CLOs, according to sources -
New credit hedge fund explores European CLO management
1 year ago
A relatively new credit hedge fund has become the latest firm to explore European CLO management, joining the growing list of prospective debut managers -
US CLO pipeline: PPM returns to playing field after 14-month absence
1 year ago
Five fresh deals have made their way on to the pipeline this week, including PPM Loan Management company preparing to end its 14-month drought -
US CLO pipeline: Capital Four and GoldenTree structures emerge as pipeline builds
1 year ago
Four more US CLO managers are marketing new issue CLOs to join three holdovers in the pipeline this week -
Beneath the triple C: Stormy October hits CLOs with rising tide of downgrades
1 year ago
After a slight respite in the pace of downgrades over the summer for CLOs, October brought renewed momentum as macro-economic pressures - primarily high interest rate burdens for corporate borrowers and supply side inflation - became the recurring rationale -
US CLO pipeline: five-year triple As solidify at 220bp
1 year ago
US CLO spreads are showing signs of widening as the benchmark triple A levels shift by 10 basis points. Senior triple As are aiming for a 220bp benchmark as LCM Asset Management and Neuberger Berman market five-year deals -
US CLO pipeline: issuance expected to slow as blockages emerge
1 year ago
Only three new deals have been added this week to the list of forthcoming CLOs. The pipeline is suffering from some blockage after only four US CLOs priced last week -
US CLO pipeline: MidOcean and Seix look to end three-year drought as others rock and reload
1 year ago
14 US CLO managers are in various stages of marketing their latest offerings, with a wide scope of names for investors to choose from -
US CLO pipeline: new faces appear amid tightening price guidance
1 year ago
After many months, the US CLO pipeline is bursting with new life as two debutants market their inaugural deals – Empower’s Empower 2022-1 and Muzinich’s 1988 CLO 1 -
US CLO pipeline: Dispersion comes to fore, while Capital Four goes static
1 year ago
The CLO market is heating up once again after the summer lull and pricing has tightened, with at least three US CLO managers looking to match or even best Palmer Square Capital Management’s triple A print of 200 basis points -
US CLO pipeline: What takes your fancy? Three years, four years or the full five, we’ve got it all
1 year ago
If you’re looking to invest in a reinvesting CLO, then you have your choice of length as the US CLO pipeline begins to fill with five more forthcomings join four holdovers -
US pension ups allocation to two CLO funds
1 year ago
Rhode Island State Investment Commission has upped allocations to two CLO funds it allocated $125 million each to the funds last summer -
CLO pipeline: large managers defy loan drought to keep market moving
1 year ago
US CLO senior spreads may have blown out to 180-190 basis points over Sofr for five-year deals, and even wider for short-dated new issues, but that will not stop the market from soldiering on -
German property co hits new wides as investors scrutinise investigation report
2 years ago
The bearish momentum that gripped financial markets on Friday has spilled over the weekend into Monday's session, with an especially big move in the debt of one German real estate borrower taking it to worrisome spread levels -
Arb work pays off
2 years ago
With day-one arbitrage alone delivering projected CLO cash-on-cash returns of 20-25%, 2021 may have been the best year ever for equity investors — at least until CLO spreads began to widen -
Elmwood becomes first US CLO manager to print a third new issue this year
2 years ago
Elmwood Asset Management became the first US CLO manager to print its third new issue of 2022 on Wednesday, teaming up with JP Morgan on the new deal named Elmwood CLO 16 -
CLO pipeline: US manager base poised to hit 119 and Europe 57
2 years ago
The CLO market is open to newcomers as both the US and European are set to welcome first time CLO issuers – BlueBay Asset Management in the US and Acer Tree Investment Management in Europe -
Ares and Octagon bring weekly CLO reset volume over $2 billion in just two days
2 years ago
Ares Management and Octagon Credit Investors each reset a CLO on Tuesday, bringing weekly US CLO reset volume up to over $2 billion -
CLO pipeline: biggest managers come to market as Rockford Tower sets sight on CBO
2 years ago
The Sofr-era of CLOs is well and truly upon us judging by the pipeline, with 14 US CLO managers marketing their first Sofr CLOs. and six European CLO managers are locked in a race to bring the first new issue of 2022
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