It's all relative: Euro CLO mezz rallies to follow month-long IG/HY compression
European credit suffered this week with Brexit talks between the UK and the EU dragging on and both sides conceding that a trade deal is unlikely to be reached by Sunday’s deadline. But European CLO tranches have held up reasonably well with mezzanine spreads tightening by almost 13% in December

Capital Four prices second European CLO with triple As at 105bp
Capital Four priced its second ever European CLO today named Capital Four CLO II. Barclays arranged the €356.2 million transaction

CIFC prices tightest four-year euro CLO since covid sell-off
CIFC Asset Management priced the tightest European CLO with four years of reinvestment post-covid on Thursday, teaming up with Barclays to issue the €368.8 million deal named CIFC European Funding CLO III

Global CLO league tables - November 2020 YTD
Global CLO league tables - November 2020 YTD

Euro CLO league tables: Barclays heads close race for new issues
Bridgepoint became the fifth European debut manager in 2020 when it teamed up with Barclays to price Bridgepoint CLO I on 13 November. The €301.85 million deal featured triple A notes at 121bp over Euribor, 11bp wide of market tights

Lower mezz grinds tighter with Blackstone's first European CLO since rebrand
Blackstone Credit has priced its first European CLO since it rebranded from GSO Capital Partners last month. Bank of America arranged the new €323.5 million deal, named Marino Park CLO

Invesco completes first European CLO since February
Invesco has printed its first CLO in Europe since the March sell off, teaming up with Barclays to issue the €305.4 million deal named Invesco Euro CLO V

Alcentra returns to European primary CLO market after 13 months
Alcentra has priced its first European CLO new issue this year following a 13 month hiatus. Bank of America arranged the €303.1 million transaction

Capital Four markets four-year European CLO
Capital Four is marketing its second European CLO, just over a year after making its debut in CLO management

CLO triple A benchmark hits 105bp in Europe as Carlyle returns
.Carlyle Group has priced its first European CLO post March-sell off, setting a new benchmark for triple As

European CLOs rise in secondary with Sound Point deal up 4.25 cents from issuance
Double-B rated CLO tranches received bids in the high 90s on Wednesday with Sound Point Capital Management’s debut European CLO attracting the highest cover of 98.25 cents on the euro. But the CLO rally is lagging moves in corporate credit  

Chenavari returns to CLO primary with first new issue in 16 months
Chenavari has returned to the CLO primary market with its first new issue deal since July 2019

European triple As tighten to 106bp with CVC benchmark CLO
CVC Credit Partners priced its latest European CLO on Friday, securing the tightest triple A print since the March sell off

CLO pipeline: LCM switches arranger to complete deal and join issuance surge
Over $3.5 billion of global CLO issuance priced last week and managers in all three CLO markets are taking advantage of tightening spreads across the capital structure after three major covid-19 vaccine breakthroughs and increased confidence since the US presidential election

Bain prints first European CLO of 2020 via Goldman
Bain Capital has priced its first European CLO of the year, via Goldman Sachs

CLO pipeline: New issuance pause ends as managers look to gain from rallying spreads
It is two and a half weeks since the last US CLO new issue priced, but that is set to change and Bridgepoint’s debut European transaction on Friday brought an end to Europe’s own two-and-a-half-week primary break

CLO double Bs rally as Bridgepoint prices debut European CLO
Bridgepoint has become the fifth debut European CLO manager in 2020 with the manager pricing Bridgepoint CLO I today via Barclays

Mid market CLO league tables: Golub becomes talf of the town
Golub Capital Partners became the first manager to price a CLO eligible as collateral under the US Federal Reserve’s term asset backed securities loan facility when it teamed up with Societe Generale to price Golub Capital Partners talf 2020-1 on 22 October

Global CLO league tables - October 2020 YTD
Global CLO league tables - October 2020 YTD

Managers brave covid-hit sectors to drum up returns
Price dislocations among companies operating in industries affected by covid-19 mean they may offer some of the best opportunities for CLO managers and CSO investors — and sources say that neglecting these sectors could hurt performance

CLOs at a glance
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month

Bridgepoint closes in on CLO debut after wrapping up EQT deal
Europe’s CLO market looks set to welcome its fifth debut manager in 2020

CLO pipeline: deal flow slows ahead of US election
Only two forthcoming new issue US CLOs have been added to the pipeline this week as the election slowdown hits credit markets. This comes after eight new issue US CLOs and five European CLOs have priced over the last ten days during the pre-election rush

Hayfin pairs with Goldman for second European CLO in four months
Hayfin Capital Management has priced its latest European CLO, Hayfin Emerald CLO V, via Goldman Sachs. The €345.6 million transaction comes just three months after the pair worked together to print Hayfin Emerald CLO IV

Voya prints ESG European CLO via JP Morgan
Voya Investment Management has priced an environmentally, social and governance-compliant European CLO named Voya European CLO IV