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Global CLO round-up: there's something for everyone as CLOs put on a good spread
This week, equity investors have something to be thankful for with triple A CLO spreads showing signs of tightening

US CLO round-up: roll up, roll up – CLO refis price wider than new issues
Forget about a CLO term curve with an efficient roll down; refinancings are proving to be expensive

Global CLO round-up: what goes around comes around
It is no news that spreads are reverting back to the elevated levels of last year and, with each new deal pushing the market wider, the rolling three-month term curve in the US has been forced to stretch and move left, right and centre.

Global CLO round-up: US market has a fair-way to catch up to Europe
As the Ryder Cup drives a wedge between the US and Europe, managers putt their hopes in CLOs. But the European market is in the lead with three deals to one as Creditflux goes to press

US CLO round-up: what’s the benchmark these days?
They price at 112bp, they price at 126bp. They price at 116bp, they price at 123bp. They are US CLO triple As and they are pricing everywhere at the moment.

Global CLO round-up: buttermilk-shakes things up as CLO spreads go everywhere
Ahead of the US Labor Day weekend, CLO issuers have been grafting away with $6.5 billion pricing across the US market through 11 deals

CLO round-up: reset triple As price apart on divergent portfolios
CLO spreads have been volatile of late with seemingly no consistency in triple A CLO prints from deal to deal. In a reset-heavy week, BlackRock and Marathon Asset Management were positioned at opposite ends of the spectrum

European CLO round-up: sun shines on Anchorage's quasi-CBO
The European CLO market is at its best when the sun is shining and the sky is blue, judging by the last couple of weeks

US CLO round-up: investors feast on over $3 billion of CLOs
One CLO manager has gone for a reissue as its main, another two have gone back for seconds of new issue -  and this all leads to the inevitable: an expanding middle 

US CLO round-up: managers find short-dated resets are the way to go
Short-dated resets are popular right now - as are single B tranches

European CLO round-up: wider it goes, but there's more to it than meets the eye
There’s no escaping it; European CLO spreads are drifting wider, but there may be more to it than meets the eye

US CLO round-up: volumes move in sync with 2017, but it could not be more different
$111 billion of CLO isssuance this year compared to $113 billion by this point last year. But new managers, spread movements and no risk retention make it seem like a completely different environment

US CLO round-up: 2018 volumes hit $101 billion as short-dated CLOs come into fashion
CLO market participants were in high spirits at the Creditflux CLO Symposium and Manager Awards this week with attendees revelling in the amount of deal flow that the CLO market is generating

B-wic round-up: demand for secondary CLO equity picks up in 2018
Secondary trading prices for US CLO debt tranches have been falling since the start of the year, with average cover prices for junior debt reverting to where they were six months ago. However, the opposite has to be said for CLO equity

Mid market CLO round-up: Antares leads the way as triple As price at 125bp
Although US mid-market CLOs had a slow start to the year, the last two weeks have seen heightened activity in this sector with established players such as Antares Capital, Cerberus Capital Management, Fortress Investments and Midcap Financial pricing new CLOs

European CLO round-up: managers turn attention to resets and re-issues
The European CLO market has experienced a quiet fortnight with only three resets and one re-issue pricing over the Easter period

US CLO round-up: market springs into life with non-risk retention compliant deals
US CLO risk retention is on the verge of being abolished (the 5% rule is set to be officially scrapped on 11 May) and the market seems to have made itself comfortable with ‘springing’ vertical strips

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

US CLO round-up: managers make quick-fire return and numbering systems go out the window
It’s normal practice for managers to number their CLOs sequentially – but this week’s issuances have not paid heed to this practice, creating havoc for Excel spreadsheets and causing those of a scrupulous manner to take a sharp intake of breath

B-wic round-up: mid market CLOs find new homes in secondary market
The US secondary CLO market has had another eventful week as $908.2 million worth of CLO notes were made available, out of which $693.2 million, or 76.3%, traded successfully

US CLO round-up: triple A notes come in all different shapes and sizes
CLO triple As priced at varying levels this week with an 8.5bp gap between the tightest and widest prints

European CLO round-up: senior CLO spreads shift wider - but not for long
2017 was characterised by relentless spread tightening in the European CLO market, but 2018 so far seems to be following a different tune.

B-wic round up: triple A investor locks in gains after major CLO auction
Senior notes completely dominated the secondary market last week as one investor decided to showcase a $635.54 million selection of triple A notes spanning 13 CLOs

US CLO round-up: Despite big freeze, market issues a cool $4.6 billion of paper
CLO managers are snowed under in yet another busy week for the US market. This week, managers have priced deals with a wide range of leverage ratios

US CLO round-up: there’s no time like the present to price CLOs
Risk retention will soon dissapear from existence. But CLO managers aren't hanging around