Berlin-based rating agency looks to shake up structured finance
An ambitious European credit rating agency, is making swift progress in its bid to establish itself as an alternative to the “big three” rating agencies

Hedge fund signs up Deutsche for euro CLO
One of Europe’s largest hedge fund managers is aiming to start 2014 with a new European CLO under its belt

New manager gets set for CLOs
Former ING portfolio manager Boatwright takes on staff as his new firm prepares its first CLO

Former GSC head’s new firm drops CLO plan
Start-up abandons CLO plans and parts company with structured credit official

CVC Credit’s debut post-crisis CLO puts in top-ranking final return
CVC Credit Partners' debut CLO 2.0 has catapulted itself into Creditflux's ranking of the top CDOs by final IRR

Sale casts spotlight on US bank’s CLO book
One-man desk at US dealer emerges as the source of a recent high-profile CLO sale

Citi adds twist as leveraged super seniors stage comeback
Citi is marketing the first leveraged super senior CDO since before the financial crisis

Southern European bank pioneers CLO originator role
European banks are emerging as key players behind the continent’s CLO revival

Arrangers seek leverage to break CLO buyers’ strike
CLO arrangers are pushing to find ways to re-leverage CLO triple A tranches in order to boost demand

Key investor turns away from CLO repricing
CLO repricing turns out to be harder than expected

Bank holders offload Zohar CLOs as performance fears grow
The original investors in a trio of highly unusual CLOs have started offloading their positions

Pearl Diver casts net wide for control CLO equity fund
One of the CLO 2.0 market’s biggest equity investors expands its mandate to include European deals

Managers look to vertical-funding solution for CLO skin-in-the-game
A consensus grows over the most realistic way to achieve compliance with risk retention rules

Credit hedge fund helps Bawag turn over new credit leaf
Austrian lender gets a new credit investment strategy

CLO arranger adds novel convertible loan
A recent CLO from Kingsland Capital includes an unusual triple A tranche

CLO market’s biggest investor switches focus
JP Morgan’s chief investment office, widely regarded as the CLO market’s biggest triple A buyer, has changed the type of deals it is buying

Investors prepare for CLO issuance spike
Asset managers across the globe are planning on raising at least one more CLO before the lights go out on 2013

Warehouse commitment points to BDC investor’s CLO buying strategy
A New York-based business development company is emerging as one of the biggest new CLO equity investors

GFI brings interdealer CLO market to Europe for the first time
Interdealer broker expands its CLO service to include European deals

Boston bank emerges as key CLO step-up buyer
Step-up coupons have become a regular part of the CLO capital structure in many recent deals

Giant hedge fund plans to turn CLO manager
A large Texas-based hedge fund manager plans to set up a CLO management business

Distressed debt manager Tennenbaum hires structured credit analyst
West coast distressed debt fund manager hires former credit services specialist from European bank 

Hedge fund manager sees big flows into credit opportunities fund
New York fund manager doubles assets under management in credit opportunities fund 

London-based credit hedge fund snaps up UK RMBS deals
London-based asset manager sees value in UK and Spanish RMBS bonds 

Investors squeeze CLO management fees
CLO investors are making inroads into CLO management fees, forcing managers big and small to accept a cut