European CLO managers trade loans to avoid (par) burn
Between March and July, European CLO managers traded €21 billion of assets within CLOs that were still in their reinvestment period as opportunities arose amid a weaker macro environment and Russia’s war with Ukraine

CSAM does the CLO awards double
Winning the Creditflux Manager of the Year award is a feat in itself. Winning it back-to-back in such different markets is an outstanding achievement — and CSAM can take great pride in it

You seem familiar
The overlap between European CLOs has risen to 51.6%, but the largest issuers are only slightly more aligned to their peers at 55.19% — so bonds are proving to be an important differentiator

BlueBay opens up with first public US CLO
BlueBay Asset Management has made the breakthrough with its first ‘public’ US CLO with Barclays pricing BBAM US CLO I

Euro CLO mezz widens but seniors hold firm as BlueBay and Sound Point price new issues
BlueBay Asset Management and Sound Point Capital Management became the latest CLO managers to price European new issues

BlueBay opens Madrid office with sales director relocating to lead team
BlueBay's new office will be located within parent company Royal Bank of Canada’s Madrid office

CLO pipeline: US manager base poised to hit 119 and Europe 57
The CLO market is open to newcomers as both the US and European are set to welcome first time CLO issuers – BlueBay Asset Management in the US and Acer Tree Investment Management in Europe

Asset manager to launch debut 'public' CLO with Apollo backing
A large global asset manager is making its long-awaited move into US CLOs with market sources indicating it is launching a deal with support from Apollo, having executed a private CLO in partnership three years ago 

Credit Rendezvous: the upside of inflation
It is clear, inflation is not transitory and central banks are acting with several interest rate hikes likely in store for the US this year. That makes loans and CLO debt tranches attractive, but there could be opportunities beyond these floating rate assets

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

BlueBay adds CLO specialist and structured credit PM
BlueBay Asset Management has made two senior hires to its structured credit team in New York

BlueBay wins investor respect with strong print on second European CLO
.Barclays arranged the deal, named BBAM European CLO II, which will feature ESG-eligibility criteria

Credit funds at a glance (August 2021)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

BlueBay hires to structured credit team in London
BlueBay Asset Management has added to its structured credit and CLO management team by making its second hire from CIP Asset Management official in recent months

Euro CLO league tables: out with the old, in with the new as Jefferies leads way
Despite being a newcomer to the European CLO market this year, Jefferies has taken the market by storm and leads the way in overall European CLO issuance

Credit funds at a glance (June 2021)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit

CLOs at a glance (June 2021)
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month

European CLO triple As leak wider as BlueBay resets 2020 deal
European CLO triple As have leaked out further with BlueBay's reset printing at 87bp, as sources indicate anchor triple A investors are sitting on the sidelines

Credit funds at a glance (May 2021)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit 

Record-breaking Apollo and Blackstone European CLOs make first distributions
Two 2020 CLOs managed by Blackstone Credit and Redding Ridge (Apollo) that set equity cover records in the secondary CLO market earlier this year have made their first payments

BlueBay confirms hire in structured credit and CLO management team
The new appointment will focus on investing in US and European structured credit securities across the capital structure

Credit Rendezvous: ready and waiting
In Creditflux's quarterly review of credit, portfolio managers tell us that Inflation is likely to nudge higher but they are optimistic because dispersion will pick up and windows of volatility will emerge, rather than elongated phases of stress 

Experienced CLO specialist lands at structured credit broker-dealer
An ex-CLO Citi trader has landed at a structured credit boutique broker dealer

Senior structured credit portfolio manager tipped to join BlueBay in London
BlueBay Asset Management is close to filling a gap on its structured credit portfolio management team

CLO fund portfolio manager leaves BlueBay
A structured credit portfolio manager at BlueBay Asset Management has parted ways with the firm