Investcorp prints Nochu-anchored Euro CLO with triple As at 160bp
The deal marks the return of Japanese bank Norinchukin to the European CLO new issue market

BofA points out flaws in NAIC CLO proposal while Morgan Stanley warns of primary slowdown
Bank of America research has pointed out what it believes are further flaws in the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ proposal to take CLO modelling and monitoring in-house. And Morgan Stanley research says the CLO proposals could weaken demand for CLO triple Bs in particular, hampering CLO formation

GoldenTree prints second US CLO new issue within three weeks
GoldenTree Asset Management on Friday priced its second new issue US CLO in less than a month, bringing the number of CLO transactions the manager has priced this year to four

Euro CLO league tables: Permira and Barclays Providus with sole new issue
Just one manager priced a European CLO priced in June, when Permira Credit and Barclays brought Providus VII to market

Mid market CLO league tables: KeyBank notches first new issue credit
Managers priced one new issue and one reset in the mid market CLO space in June for a total of $603.1 million, the lowest monthly figure since January when $590 million was priced

Global CLO league tables - June 2022 YTD
Global CLO league tables - June YTD

US CLO league tables: Heavyweights knock deals out as familiar faces stay top
In June 25 managers braved the US CLO market, among which only Columbia Management priced its first deal of the year

Quarterly rankings: Carlyle climbs to top of pack with CBAM boost
Carlyle Group has cemented itself as the largest manager globally, following its acquisition of fellow CLO manager CBAM

Putnam adds to CLO comeback with second new issue
Putnam Investments, which made a return to CLOs in 2021 after a 17-year absence, has priced its second new issue deal of that comeback with triple A coupons starting at 200bp

Natixis makes structured credit promotions after key figure departs
Natixis has responded to the departure of its co-head of global structured credit, solutions and credit trading, by making several promotions

Blue Owl hires two CLO veterans from sell side
Blue Owl has three experienced CLO structurers on its team after adding hires from Natixis and Mizuho to an earlier hire from Barclays 

"The CLO that started the wave of prints and sprints paid near 20bp more than the market average"
It is possible to hit a home run with a print and sprint CLO, but execution is difficult  

"If anything is to be salvaged from the rest of 2022, the economy needs a hero — and quickly"
Something has gotta give as a recession looms in the US. Might it be energy?

FinDox steps in on climate disclosure reporting for CLOs
FinDox has become involved in reporting on carbon data for ­climate-related financial disclosure regulations, having been mandated by leading CLO managers to source relevant ESG key performance indicators

Beneath the triple C: ebbs and flows leave triple C levels at a temporary stasis
Following a rising tide of downgrades in May the loan market stabilised somewhat in June, with seven issuers held by CLOs downgraded to triple C and a counter-swell of five names upgraded to single B.

CLO market drifts wider with benchmark issuer CSAM's five-year deal
Credit Suisse Asset Management returned to the CLO market on Wednesday after taking June off

RBC CLO structuring head set to return to old stomping ground
Royal Bank of Canada’s head of CLO structuring is poised to rejoin a former employer, ending his stay at RBC after just a year

CLO managers try loan restructuring provision
European CLO managers have taken advantage of new loss mitigation language in deals for the first time, after Schur Flexibles announced a restructuring last month

Can someone call the triple A? We’ve stalled
CLO issuers are in need of AAA roadside assistance. Despite the emergence of new buyers, a lack of senior CLO investors — particularly US banks — has brought the primary market to a halt  

Fund performance: Rocky May piles on the misery for credit hedge funds
Negative fund performance soared in May

Credit hedge funds (July 2022)
Credit hedge fund returns

Ucits at a glance: LBBW shines as Ucits take a turn for the worse
Ucits fund returns

CLOs at a glance (July 2022)
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month
 
 

   

Credit funds at a glance (June 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit  

CLO industry hits out at NAIC monitoring plan
Moves by the US National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to bring CLOs under its scope is causing concern in the CLO industry