Primary US CLO triple As 40bp cheaper after secondary rally, says Barclays
A rally in the secondary market for CLO triple A paper last week has meant that primary spreads are cheaper on a relative value basis by around 40 basis points

US CLO league tables: It’s déjà vu all over again
It ain’t over, til it’s over but if last year is anything to go by, Citi and Bank of America look set to tussle it out for top spot in the league tables once again

Euro CLO league tables: Three managers take advantage of tightening to kick off the year
The European CLO market started 2023 considerably tighter than where it left in 2022, with triple A spreads tightening by as much as 35 basis points

Global CLO league tables - January 2023 YTD
Global CLO league tables - January 2023 YTD

Ex-Mizuho US CLO head lands at asset manager as it launches CLO business
An asset manager is plotting the launch of a new CLO management platform and has made a big statement of intent by hiring an experienced CLO official in Boca Raton

Sixth Street prints 2023's second tightest US CLO
Sixth Street Partners priced a new CLO on Friday, scoring the second tightest debt execution for a new five-year CLO this year

US CLO issuance for 2023 passes $10 billion as AMMC prices new deal
American Money Management Corporation priced a new CLO on Friday that took US CLO issuance for 2023 over $10 billion for the first time

$1 billion mid market CLOs price from Antares and Deerpath
Antares Capital and Deerpath Capital Management each priced a new middle market CLO on Friday, with the two transactions clocking in at just under $1 billion

Barings prints European CLO wide of recent deals
The CLO’s floating triple As, for example, priced at 220 basis points over Euribor, 36bp wider than Capital Four CLO V earlier this week

Blackstone pre-markets European CLO via BofA
It follows just over two months after Blackstone priced its last European CLO, Edmondstown Park CLO

Re-proposed SEC rules could negatively impact CLO managers and affiliates
CLO managers and their affiliates could be negatively affected by re-proposed securitisation conflict rules by the Securities and Exchange Commission last week, if approved in its current form

Natixis gets back to business with first CLO pricing following exodus
Natixis priced a new CLO for Irradiant Partners on Thursday in its first primary transaction following the sudden departure of four senior officials

Capital Four European CLO knocks 1bp off benchmark for 184bp triple As
Capital Four has shaved 16 basis points off its triple A spread since it originally marketed its European CLO, and prices 1bp inside two recent deals. 

Sculptor promotes European CLO head to executive managing director
Sculptor Capital Management has promoted its European CLO management head to its executive managing director rank

Stunning January rally means CLOs are back in business
Longtime observers of the CLO market tell Creditflux they have “never seen the market move so quickly” after a rip-roaring January saw a spectacular rally in both loans and CLO debt.

CLO resets poised to return despite wide liability spreads
CLO onlookers are heralding the return of resets in 2023 in a boost to CLO primary market forecasts.

Canadian bank moves into US CLOs after Natixis raid
The destination of the four senior members of Natixis's CLO team has been revealed

CLO equity investors join forces to take on lowly loan CSAs
Private equity firms have held the upper-hand against US loan investors in the past few months, but the largest CLO equity investors in the business are working together to redress the imbalance between PE sponsors and creditors

Managers look to sell double B-rated CLOs at par again
In a sign of the bullishness of CLO debt investors, early 2023 has begun to see a significant portion of the market for double B-rated paper issue at par.

CLO M&A hits new heights with anticipated Assured deal
Last year saw a record M&A volume centred on credit asset managers, with a study by Gapstow revealing the total assets under management of acquired firms was $326 billion, compared to $140 billion in 2021.

Redding Ridge goes for three-year reinvestment period in latest CLO
Redding Ridge Asset Management priced a new three-year reinvestment CLO on Wednesday

Landmark new CLOs from Barings and Oak Hill pull triple A spreads to 175bp
Barings and Oak Hill Advisors priced new CLOs on Wednesday, securing the tightest triple A debt spreads since June last year in the process

US CLO pipeline: busy January sets the tone for the year
US CLO new issuance in January has exceeded 2022’s volumes with $6.4 billion priced last month compared to $4.6 billion last year, and the market is showing no signs of slowing down

Senior CLO officials leave Natixis in shock round of resignations
Natixis has been rocked by the departure of four senior members in its CLO and structured credit team