Everyone’s ramping

Nine CLOs each — and every one of them is different
CLO giants Blackstone and Carlyle Group have printed nine new US CLOs apiece this year, but CLO market participants say managers are creating distinct portfolios

"Never have the choices for issuers been more varied, nor the market dynamics more complex"
Direct lending deal terms are becoming more attractive in Europe

Sycamore Tree starts with clean slate as it markets debut CLO via Citi
Sycamore Tree Capital Partners is marketing its inaugural CLO via Citi 

Busy KKR prints new US CLO and refinances another
KKR Credit had an active day in the CLO primary market on Wednesday, printing one new CLO and refinancing another

Landmark Sofr loan nears with spread adjustment giving taste of things to come
The first fully-Sofr US loan is getting closer 

Carlyle and Fort Washington add to surging CLO refi volume
Carlyle Group and Fort Washington has each refinanced a 2019 CLO at over $500 million

BlackRock places new CLO triple As at 113bp market tights
BlackRock priced its latest CLO named Magnetite XXX on Friday, matching the market tight triple A print of 113 basis points over Libor

Fidelity produces rare 2020 CLO refi as Benefit Street reworks 2017 deal
Benefit Street Partners and Fidelity Investments each priced a CLO refinancing on Monday, with the two deals worth a combined $896 million

PGIM prints rare three-year reinvestment CLO via Barclays
PGIM teamed up with Barclays on Friday to print a rare three-year reinvestment CLO

Credit Suisse plans mid market CLO push as it prices PennantPark deal
Credit Suisse arranged its first CLO backed by middle market loans in almost four years on Friday, pairing with PennantPark to print the manager's latest new issue deal

Former Kayne Anderson team prints first CLO since spinout
The former CLO team from Kayne Anderson has issued its first CLO since spinning out to form Irradiant Partners earlier this year

Partners issues three US CLOs in one year for first time
Partners Group has priced three US CLOs in the space of a year for the first time in its history

First Eagle prints fourth middle market CLO
First Eagle Investment Management has priced its fourth and largest middle market CLO, bringing its mid market deals under management to $1.5 billion

CLO reset surge extends with over $1.7 billion pricing on Friday
CLO reset supply was elevated for a second consecutive day on Friday as $1.7 billion priced across four deals

CLO resets top $2 billion for second day this week
CLO reset volume topped $2 billion on Thursday as Antares Capital Management, CIFC Asset Management and Shenkman Capital Management each reworked older deals

PPM resets late 2020 CLO via Credit Suisse
PPM America teamed up with Credit Suisse on Wednesday to reset its late 2020 deal named PPM CLO 4

Aegon cuts 2019 CLO funding costs by 28bp with refi
Aegon USA Investment Management refinanced its 2019 CLO named Cedar Funding X on Wednesday, tightening the deal's capital structure by 28 basis points in the process

Invesco, Napier Park and Oaktree refinance 2019 CLOs
Three CLO managers - Invesco, Oaktree Capital Management and Napier Park Global - have each refinanced a 2019 CLO, with the three deals totalling over $1.5 billion

Gulf Stream prints sixth CLO since relaunch
Gulf Stream Asset Management paired with Barclays on Friday to print its sixth new CLO since its relaunch in early 2020, bringing its total CLOs under management to $2.3 billion

Bardin Hill prints first new CLO with Jefferies as arranger
Bardin Hill Investment Partners teamed up with Jefferies on Friday to print its first ever CLO arranged by the bank

NYL prints second new CLO of 2021
New York Life Investment Management returned to the CLO primary market on Monday to print its second new deal of 2021

CLO resets flood in with $2 billion printing across five deals
Five US CLO resets priced between Friday and Monday for a total volume of over $2 billion, covering a wide array of managers and different CLO vintages

Blackstone becomes second manager to print record nine US CLOs in one year
Blackstone Credit priced a record ninth new US CLO on Friday, becoming just the second manager to acheive this feat

Former York CLO team prints first new CLO since spin-out
The former CLO team from York Capital Management on Friday priced its first CLO since spinning out, with the deal named Generate CLO 9