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.

Milbank staffs up after slew of London lawyers follow Goldfinch to Allen & Overy
Milbank has reacted quickly after five attorneys — including veteran European CLO lawyer John Goldfinch — moved to rival law firm Allen & Overy.

Distress rises in US CLO double Bs — but most have been in trouble for years
Despite the limited impact of the Altice debacle on the European market (as explored in our cover story), stress is building in some older US CLOs. The robustness of the CLO 2.0 structure has carried the market through a variety of crises, but now a number of junior tranches in US BSL CLOs are either defaulted or impaired.

What do reset deals have in common?
Is it possible to predict which deals are likely to be reset next? With reset mania continuing to grip the US CLO market, we search for common factors among 2014-2021 deals that were reset

Credit funds at a glance
Credit funds at a glance

CLOs at a glance
CLOs at a glance

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.

We understand why the NAIC is open to a new framework
The NAIC is right to tread carefully as it looks to protect its members from ratings arbitrage

Unveiling our shortlist for the best performers of 2023
The 16th edition of Creditflux’s annual celebration of the best CLOs, CLO funds and CLO managers, in Europe and the US, will be held on 15 May at the Landmark Hotel in London

Celebrating Women in CLOs
Creditflux celebrated Women in CLOs for the fifth time last night. One of our proudest achievements returned to a packed Raines Law Room in New York for an evening of cocktails, networking and mentorship.

Sculptor launches CLO captive equity platform
Sculptor Capital Management launched its new CLO captive equity platform today, anchored by a commitment from Rithm Capital

AMCC resets 2020 vintage US BSL CLO
American Money Management Corporation on Tuesday reset AMMC CLO 23, a BSL CLO from 2020

Octagon refis 2019 vintage CLO
Octagon Credit Investors has refinanced the top four tranches of Octagon Investment Partners 43, a half-billion dollar deal from 2019

RR ABS issuance continues as AB prices new deal
ABPCI has become the latest manager to price a recurring revenue 2024 ABS deal, a securitization of loans to high growth tech companies which sits somewhere between CLOs and ABS

2017 vintage CLO gets second refi
Sculptor has undertaken a second partial refinancing of its 2017-vintage OZLM XVII via Santander

CIFC reworks 2017 BSL CLO
CIFC became the latest manager to rework a 2017-vintage US BSL deal on Tuesday, pricing a reset of CIFC Funding 2017-III

CLO equity index shows 22% return last year
Data for the fourth quarter of 2023 is now available for the Flat Rock CLO Equity Returns Index, confirming the exceptional performance of US CLO equity last year

Voya knocks 64bps off triple-As in reset of 2022 vintage
Voya Alternative Asset Management reset Voya CLO 2022-4 yesterday, tightening the spread for the triple-As by a full 64bps

2019 vintage CSAM CLO gets reset
Credit Suisse Asset Management has continued its punchy start to the year, pricing its seventh deal of 2024 on Friday in the form of a 2019-vintage US reset

US CLOs get welcome boost as major name returns to single B
CLO mangers received a welcome boost last week after S&P Global Ratings upgraded an arts and craft retailer rating to B- from CCC+- on Friday, citing “significant improvement” in operating margin and cash generation.

Axa refis 2018 vintage US CLO
The start of the week saw Axa Investment Managers price its first deal since October, with a partial refi of its Allegro CLO IX deal

Barrow Hanley returns with third BSL CLO
The third US BSL CLO from 2023 market debutant Barrow Hanley Asset Management priced at the end of last week 

185bps settles in as MM CLO benchmark as Cerberus prices
Specialist middle market manager Cerberus added a second new issue to its 2024 roster on Friday, arranged by GreensLedge

BlackRock keeps up issuance with new middle market CLO
In a flurry of activity, BlackRock followed its Magnetite XVII reset last Tuesday with a new middle market CLO deal the following Wednesday, just outside the tightest such deal recorded so far this year

Second CLO with a large loan format tranche prices in as many days
Trinitas Capital on Friday priced Trinitas CLO XXVIII, a new BSL CLO with a USD 128.5m triple-A loan tranche