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US CLO league tables: CSAM pulls away from pack
The back and forth tussle between Octagon Credit Investors and Credit Suisse Asset Management for the lead in the US CLO issuance league tables took a new turn in November

CLO pipeline: DFG keeps its finger on the pulse
It will be a busy year-end for new issue CLOs in the US. DFG is returning with Pulsar II, using collateral sourced entirely from the secondary market

Former DFG CLO head resurfaces at Silver Rock
CLO specialist Tim Milton has landed at Silver Rock Financial, it has emerged

Head of CLO management leaves DFG shortly after promotion
The recently-appointed head of DFG Investment Advisers' CLO business has left the firm less than three months after his promotion

DFG seeks secondary loans for new series of Pulsar CLOs
DFG Investment Advisers is launching a new line of CLOs with collateral sourced entirely in the secondary market

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    

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DFG prices first CLO since management reshuffle
DFG Investment Advisers yesterday priced a $368.05 million reset of its 2016 CLO named Vibrant IV, according to market sources

DFG promotes CLO PM to partner as co-head leaves
One of the co-heads of the CLO business at DFG Investment Advisers has left the firm after four years

Fresh ideas blow in from the west
As Creditflux hosted its first conference in California, the hub of US innovation, it was no surprise that new ideas such as applicable margin resets and high triple-C buckets were on the agenda

Philadelphia Energy bankruptcy tars nine CLO managers with $241 million exposure
The Philadelphia-headquartered company has entered into bankruptcy protection for a second time, having only emerged from its first filing in August

DFG returns to CLO primary market with risk retention-compliant deal
DFG Investment Advisers returned to the CLO primary market on Friday for its first new issue since August

Controlling equity stake in 2018 CLO fails to trade in secondary market
Over 90% of an equity tranche from a 2018 Sound Point Capital Management CLO was available on b-wic yesterday but failed to trade  

CLO pipeline: deal flow picks up as Amherst and SocGen work on mandates
This week’s CLO pipeline looks very healthy in the US broadly syndicated loans CLO market with Amherst Pierpont and Societe Generale among the firms working on mandates

DFG hires experienced credit analyst in New York
DFG Investment Advisers has drafted in John Hwang as director and senior credit analyst on its leveraged credit team in New York

Europe's CLO manager field set to get bigger as managers from all corners aim to break through
Regulation does not always impair activity

Former CIFC co-chief executive joins DFG
DFG Investment Advisers has hired the former co-chief executive officer of CIFC Asset Management

DFG prices third new issue CLO of 2018
DFG priced its third new issue CLO of the year yesterday, making 2018 a record year of issuance for the manager

New York manager makes vibrant start to 2018 after pricing new US CLO
The manager has priced its eighth new CLO in its first transaction in the market this year

New York CLO manager hires Morgan Stanley for forthcoming new issue
The new issue transaction will be the manager's eighth actively managed CLO

Citi polishes off two US CLOs as primary volumes continue to flow
With no signs so far of a summer slow-down in the new issue CLO market, top-ranked arranger Citi had a busy day yesterday, pricing one reset and one brand new CLO

DFG marks US CLO’s reinvestment end date with refi
DFG Investment Advisors has priced a refinancing of a 2013 CLO on the day it reached the end of its reinvesment period

DFG secures tight pricing as it issues its sixth US CLO
DFG Investment Advisers has priced its sixth US CLO with market sources indicating that the New York-based manager achieved a 124bp triple-A print

DFG aims to debut new dual-compliant risk retention CLO vehicle
New York-based manager DFG is in the market with the first CLO using its newly established risk retention vehicle, according to market sources