CQS prints partial refi of its debut US BSL CLO
CQS and Jefferies came together to price a partial refi of CQS 2021-1, the CLO that marked the firms arrival in the US market

CQS prices first new European CLO in two years
CQS has priced the first new issue European CLO in two years and since being bought by Manulife
 

Michael Hintze’s hedge fund Deltroit bolsters CLO investing with new hire
Lord Michael Hintze’s latest hedge fund Deltroit has hired CLO investor Emeric Chenebaux from Federated Hermes

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 

AlbaCore expands with senior research hires
London-based AlbaCore Capital Group announced the expansion of its investment team last week, with the addition of a new Head of Research

First CLO of 2024 prices
Jefferies won the battle for the first CLO of 2024 last week via a new US BSL CLO priced for CQS

Manulife Investment agrees deal to buy CQS
Manulife Investment Management, the global wealth and asset management portion of Manulife Financial Corporation, has agreed to buy London-based alternative credit manager CQS, including the CQS credit platform and CQS brand

Static CLO sees big benefits from refi
The partial refi of a 2022 vintage static CLO brought triple A spreads down a full 80bps

Beneath the triple C: Winter is coming for CLOs as downgrades outstrip upgrades
Both US and European issuers have felt downward pressure from the rating agencies as we head towards the end of the year, with downgrades to triple C now firmly outpacing upgrades out of it.

Euro CLO league tables: Barings €20 million behind PGIM in overall issuance as Jefferies extends lead
The European CLO manager base reaches 41 as six new issues priced for a total of €1.9 billion

CQS returns to Euro market with first new CLO since 2015
CQS has priced its first European CLO in seven and a half years, opting for a short reinvestment and non-call period

CLO rankings: manager AUM, advisory firm and trustees Q3 2022
After a frenzy of acquisitions reshaped the manager assets-under-management tables in the first half of the year, challenging market conditions have slowed the pace of both acquisitions and pricings

CQS partnership with Jefferies produces second US CLO
CQS Management has released details of its second US CLO since entering the market last year

US CLO league tables: Blackstone takes new issue lead amid monthly new issue record
The US CLO market priced $23 billion of new issues in November, setting a record for most new issuance in a month in the 2.0 era

CQS becomes US CLO market's sixth debut manager of 2021
CQS on Monday became the sixth debut entrant into the US CLO market in 2021 by pricing its inaugural deal via Jefferies

US CLO pipeline: Carlyle and Blackstone aim for CLO-a-month 2021 as BlackRock goes for baker's quadruple
The Thanksgiving holiday has not dampened the US CLO market’s appetite as a flurry of deals are set to price in the next couple of weeks. That includes 18 new deals, 11 resets and seven refinancings in the US

It's All Relative: CQS, Capital Four and Tikehau look for CLO breakthrough as debutant premiums drop
The number of US CLO issuers in 2021 could be about to reach 106 with Capital Four, CQS and Tikehau looking to price debut deals, with price talk set at ambitious levels

CLO Census results: Citi and JP Morgan still top in US but Jefferies breaks through in Europe
Citi and JP Morgan are the clear favourites in US CLO arranging – the pair are locked in a close battle for supremacy over deal volumes and they have been voted joint-best at US CLO execution, according to the results of Creditflux’s CLO Census

CQS scores equity deal with Jefferies as it plans to break into US CLOs
CQS has entered into a strategic partnership with Jefferies to support a new CLO management business in the US, according to a statement from the firm

Eagle Point hires business development director from CQS
Eagle Point Credit Management has hired a director of business developement

CLO veteran moves to the buy side for the first time after landing at CQS
CQS’s expansion in the US has received another boost with a high profile CLO trader joining the firm in New York

European CLO manager returns to market after 12 month hiatus
A London-based CLO manager has priced its first deal in the CLO market in 12 months

Short-term resets to hit Europe as CQS plans first CLO deal in 12 months
Short-dated CLO resets look set to hit Europe, with CQS Management preparing to launch a €365.26 million restructuring of its 2015 deal

Bain makes double hire to its London office
Bain Capital Credit has raided two hedge fund managers for loans and distressed debt talent

Equity holder looks to sell revamped CQS euro CLO
An unnamed investor has put a large portion of CQS’s debut CLO 2.0 up for sale today, after the deal was refinanced earlier this week