CQS resets European 2022 vintage CLO
Wrapping up a busy week for the European market, CQS Investment Management reset a 2022-vintage deal earlier this this month 

2022 vintage European CLO is reset
The third European reset to hit the market in May has priced in a marginally-upsized restructuring of a 2022-vintage CLO

CIFC and TRS Texas pivot to Europe for fourth CLO in partnership
CIFC CLO Management III, working with Barclays as arranger, priced Texas Debt Capital Euro CLO 2024-I on Friday.

Invesco prices first European new issue of the year
Invesco priced its first full European deal of 2024 last Thursday

CLOs and Private Credit can learn to coexist, conference hears
A discussion led by Debtwire's Head of Leveraged Loans Jelena Cvejic, brought together an audience of lawyers, CLO managers and private credit players to hear about the battle between the two. 

BofA: innovation and consistency
The first of our new series of CLO arranger profiles takes a look at Bank of America, the largest shop in the market, where one team covers CLO arranging, trading and financing, globally

Do defaults predict equity returns?
At first glance, recently redeemed European CLOs show some sort of correlation between final IRR and the number of defaults in their portfolio. But what other factors affect performance?

CLO funds maintain strong start to 2024 to stay top year to date
The first quarter of 2024 has been a memorable one for CLO funds, as the category continues its dominant spell, claiming 7 of the top 10 spots in March

Aegon prices first European CLO
Monday saw a significant moment in the European primary market – the return of the North Westerly CLO platform to new deal issuance after three years, now under the auspices of Aegon Asset Management

Brigade prices new European CLO
Following a quiet period on the primary market, Brigade Capital Management returned to the primary market this week with its first European issue of the year

DWS grows CLO team in Europe with senior hire
DWS continues to build out its nascent CLO team with the recruitment of a well known CLO portfolio manager

First debut manager of 2024 prices
Yesterday afternoon saw the upsized pricing of a European CLO that marks the first market debutante to emerge this year

Details emerge of Contego X reset
Five Arrows Managers announced a reset of their 2022-vintage Contego CLO X earlier this week, with leaked pricing info now available

Alcentra prints second European CLO of 2024
Alcentra’s second CLO of the year, a new European issue was arranged by Deutsche Bank and priced at the end of last week

Debut manager markets first European CLO
A new European CLO manager is in the market with its first CLO, with the deal expected to price in the next few days

Europe sees another tight print
CVC added to last week’s rush of European deals with CVC Cordatus Loan Fund XXXI – the manager’s seventh transaction of the year

European CLO triple As hit 146
European senior spreads hit a new tight last week in a new CLO with the tightest weighted average cost of capital of any European CLO so far this year

Napier Park prices first European new issue CLO of the year
Priced this afternoon, Napier Park’s third deal of 2024 marked its first European offering this year – a new-issue CLO valued at EUR 456.9m, arranged by Natixis.

European reset highlights weakness in mezz despite robust senior demand
Partners Group priced its second European CLO of the year last Thursday – a EUR 406m reset of the 2022-vintage Penta CLO 12

Strong run helps CLOs shrug off Altice downgrade
It may be the largest triple C downgrade in years, but the CLO market is relatively unperturbed by Altice’s fall from grace.

EU managers seeking retail investors roll out first ELTIF 2.0 credit funds
EU managers seeking retail investors roll out first ELTIF 2.0 credit funds

Fund performance
In February, CLO funds once again claimed the majority of top positions in our fund ranking — this time taking eight of the top 10 spots (see table below).

The Last Tranche with Christine Ferris
In the latest edition of The Last Tranche podcast we talked to JP Morgan’s global head of CLO primary Christine Ferris about why she loves working with debut managers, despite the extra challenges they face coming to market.

European resets return as Carlyle reworks 2022 vintage deal
This week’s latest European CLO reset from Carlyle Group maintained the market’s trend so far this year for sub-150bps pricing levels