CLO round-up: blinded by the tights
Secondary CLO spreads continued to grind tighter this week and, at last, the primary market began to follow in both the US and Europe

MUFG appoints co-heads Emea capital markets
MUFG has appointed co-heads of capital markets for Emea

Credit funds at a glance (June 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit  

CLO pipeline: Man GLG resurfaces from six-year absence as deals exiting call-lock fill pipeline
CLO spreads have leaked out in recent weeks but deal economics are still favourable, encouraging managers to come back to the primary market for the first time this year

Credit funds at a glance (April 2021)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

CLO pipeline: a marathon for some, a sprint for others
Following a week in which there were three US CLO refinancings, one new issue CLO and one upsizing, three more US CLO managers are marketing latest new issue CLOs after varying times away

Credit funds at a glance

Euro CLO league tables: new issues shatter 2018’s record but total issuance falls
The European CLO market continues to grow at a record shattering pace with 2019 new issuance volumes totalling €29.8 billion, an 8% increase on 2018’s previous record figure, from 53 active managers

Euro CLO league tables: GSO turbos charges its lead over CVC
GSO Capital Partners kept hold of the lead in the European CLO manager league tables thanks to its turbo charged reset of Holland Park

NIBC prices 'first fully-compliant' ESG CLO
NIBC Bank has priced North Westerly VI in a transaction which the firm describes as “the first CLO fully compliant with ESG best practices”

CLO pipeline: ESG, risk retention and secondary loans come to the fore
Managers new and old are trying different strategies and structures to price their latest deals    

European CLO manager hires MUFG for first 'fully compliant' ESG CLO
A CLO issuer is looking to take ESG compliance in European CLOs to another level by pitching its upcoming CLO as the “first fully ESG compliant CLO”, according to marketing materials seen by Creditflux

Past Returns: Repacking in land of the rising sun
Five years ago in Creditflux, we reported that Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ was embarking on a strategy of buying repackaged CLO triple A notes denominated in Japanese yen

MUFG hires leveraged finance veteran in London
The firm has hired a new senior appointee to join its leveraged finance team as head of leveraged corporate origination and structuring

CLO boom encourages new ideas
Volumes are up, spreads are down and risk retention is a doddle. That must mean it’s time to push the boat out and innovate