US CLO league tables: CLOs put on extra weight in February
Deal sizes increase as demand soars

Vibrant prints first CLO since rebranding
Vibrant Capital Partners, the New York-manager formerly known as DFG Investment Advisers, returned to the CLO primary market on Thursday with its first new issue since rebranding

Points up front: Acting credit award
CLO types are clearly multi-talented....

We need to remove CLO misinformation from the market
Vibrant's Kashyap Arora takes our credit quiz

CLO pipeline: OFS to make comeback as 2020 absentees eye new issues
As liability spreads tighten day by day, the CLO pipeline is filling fast. 2020 absentees are joining the parade as four US managers and three European managers aim to return to the new issue market after taking a break of 12 months or longer

DFG changes name to Vibrant Capital Partners
New York-based CLO manager DFG Investment Advisers has rebranded under Vibrant Capital Partners

2020 wrap: CLO funds bloom despite rocky ground
2020 was a busy year for CLO fundraising, with Creditflux recording at least 30 funds that launched over the 12 months to invest across the CLO capital structure

We were battered in 2020 — but we weren’t beaten
The CLO industry has survived a year blighted by covid-19. We talk to portfolio managers about the strengths of CLOs and preparations for what was expected to be a ‘cataclysmic’ recession

Flat Rock hires ex-DFG managing director Rimmen
Flat Rock Global has hired Laurent Rimmen as managing director in New York, the firm has announced

DFG appoints CEO and makes several promotions including new co-CIO
A Partners Group official has been appointed chief executive officer of DFG Investment Advisers in New York as the firm makes several leadership promotions

OC health check: CLOs wake up when September ends
September showed a slight but clear improvement in CLOs’ over-collateralisation test results as 182 CLOs breached an OC test during the reporting period, compared to 198 in August.

CLO managers push for deeper triple C buckets
CLO managers in the US have launched a concerted effort for greater flexibility on their triple C test limits since the coronavirus-triggered sell off in March

Global CLO b-wic round-up: CLO lower mezz spreads tighten back after volatile two weeks
Secondary CLO spreads in the US and European markets have recovered after moving wider over the last two weeks

Beneath the triple C: downgrades hold steady as Travelport loses its luggage
For the second month in a row downgrades to triple C steadied, with just under $9 billion of CLO loans falling to this rating across 34 corporate borrowers

CEO Wriedt to part ways with DFG and launch his own business
Oliver Wriedt is stepping down from his role as chief executive officer of DFG Investment Advisers to launch his own investment venture, according to an investor letter seen by Creditflux.

DFG raises $350 million for multiple CLO investment strategies
DFG Investment Advisers has raised about $350 million for CLO investment strategies this year, according to market sources

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