Fed unveils IG bond buying programme and direct lending plans
The US Federal Reserve has unveiled further measures to support the US economy alongside plans to establish a direct lending initiative - Main Street Business Lending Programme – to support lending to small-and-medium sized businesses

Silver lining: credit investors provided with lower entry points than Q4 2018
Oil shocks and the coronavirus outbreak, along with aftermath effects such as US Federal Reserve interventions and lockdowns, is providing credit investors with lower entry points than the Q4 2018 sell-off, say sources. Furthermore, an expected U-shaped rather than V-shaped recovery could provide a greater money multiple for opportunistic investments - if they can access them 

Ellington sells large chunk of assets from European CLO warehouse
Ellington Management sold €69.5 million from its CLO warehouse on a b-wic dated 12 March, according to market sources

CLO new issues shut down as market digests fiscal stimulus measures
The CLO and loan pipelines have dried up as managers and investors shift their focus to trading, according to market sources

CLO pipeline: down but not out, as deals find new ways to limp forward
Deepening credit instability has taken a toll on CLO appetite, but there is still life in the primary market

Trinitas prices CLO after locking in levels
Trinitas Capital Management has joined the exclusive list of managers to issue CLOs amid the coronavirus-induced market selloff

Triple A spreads widen by over 30bp since February as CSAM prices euro CLO
European CLO spreads have blown out to their widest levels in almost four years. Sources say that Credit Suisse Asset Management priced its latest deal, named Madison Park Euro Funding XV, today with the triple As clearing at a blended spread of 122.68 basis points over Euribor

PGIM lines up for print and sprint CLO
PGIM is looking to capitalise on market volatility by issuing a 'print and sprint' style CLO via Jefferies

Junior US CLO tranches outshine European CLOs as GSO makes it a double
GSO Capital Partners has achieved the feat of becoming the only CLO manager to issue deals on both sides of the Atlantic amid the coronavirus-induced market selloff

Neuberger goes down in duration with one-year US CLO
Neuberger Berman has adapted to the sell-off in credit markets by launching a one-year reinvestment CLO, as opposed to a five-year deal

European CLO single Bs jump to 1,100bp with GSO deal - but seniors hold firm
Junior European CLO spreads have slumped, with GSO Capital Partners pricing new issue single Bs at 1,100 basis points on Friday

Raymond James scores first arranging credit with Deerpath CLO
Deerpath Capital Management has priced its second CLO backed by loans to middle market companies as Raymond James scored its first CLO arranging credit as co-placement agent

Making arb work of it

PGIM brings first European CLO to brave coronavirus sell-off
PGIM has priced the first European CLO following the market selloff triggered by the coronavirus outbreak, according to market sources

CIFC restarts refi wave with triple A tranche at 103bp
CIFC Asset Management has opted to refinance the triple A notes of its CIFC Funding 2013-1, scoring a tight print of 103 basis points in spite of the coronavirus-related market selloff

BDCs tap bond market to improve funding mix
A plethora of business development companies have turned to the institutional bond market to refinance their debt.

PGIM revises price talk as European CLO spreads jump wider
Price talk has been hiked up for PGIM’s forthcoming European CLO, Dryden 74 Euro CLO 2018 following coronavirus-related market volatility    

Palmer Square static CLO reveals funding-cost spike since January
Palmer Square Capital Management yesterday priced its second static CLO of 2020, according to market sources – but pricing levels show the toll coronavirus-related volatility has taken on short-dated CLO liabilities

Euro CLO league tables: Carlyle doubles down in February as 2019's leaders look on
Carlyle Group has jumped to the top of the European CLO manager league tables after bringing two deals to the market in February

US CLO league tables: $2 billion reissue fires Apollo and JP Morgan to top spots
Apollo Global Management and JP Morgan teamed up to price the largest CLO of the 2.0 era in February that helped propel both to the top of the US CLO and global CLO league tables

Global CLO league tables - February 2020 YTD
Global CLO league tables - February 2020 YTD

Mid market CLO league tables: Sumitomo enters the ring
Golub Capital became the first middle market CLO manager to price two deals in 2020 after partnering with first time lead arranger, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Nikko in February

US CLO double Bs gap out to 825bp on coronavirus volatility as Bain braves market
Spreads are blowing out on junior CLO tranches, with Bain Capital having teamed up with Jefferies to bring the first new deal since coronavirus-related volatility hit the credit market    

CLO pipeline: CIFC becomes first of big three managers to plan new issue
New issue CLO paper is back on the agenda in the US as six new deals appear in the pipeline. This is a turnaround from the last two months, when CLO refinancings were more popular: 35 refis versus 26 new deals  

SMBC Nikko arranges its first new issue CLO
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Nikko has scored its first ever new issue CLO arranging credit by pricing Golub Capital Partners’ latest middle market CLO