Credit traders’ kickstand: primary market flood gives basis for relative value
A deluge of investment grade bond supply in the first two weeks of the year has weighed on the spread basis between the cash market and CDS, leaving opportunities for traders who believe this dislocation should correct over the coming weeks

Pacific AM prices first new US CLO in 18 months
Pacific Asset Management has sailed back into the CLO primary market with its first new issue deal since May 2018, becoming the first CLO manager to issue a five-year reinvestment CLO in 2020

Class F notes of 2018 CLO downgraded to triple C by Moody's
Moody’s has downgraded the class F notes of a 2018 CLO to Caa1, citing par loss in the underlying portfolio for its decision

Investcorp lines up new CLOs on both sides of the Atlantic
Investcorp Credit Management is gearing up to price new issue CLOs in both the US and Europe, according to market sources

MUFG adds to US leveraged finance unit with senior hire from Deutsche Bank
A senior credit specialist has left Deutsche bank in New York after 10 years in order to join MUFG

DoubleLine to refi 2017 CLO without WAL extension
The wave of US CLO refinancings is getting bigger with DoubleLine Capital working with Citi to refi Parallel 2017-1, according to market sources

Partners nears $100 billion in AUM as CLOs drive private debt growth
Swiss manager Partners Group has reached $94.1 billion in assets under management, with CLOs boosting the firm’s growth, according to its 2019 annual results  

CLO pipeline: no rest for the wicked as new issues hit the market
CLO market participants do not have the luxury of easing their way back to work with the new issue market up and running and a pipeline that is filling up fast 

BC Partners seeks $1 billion close for special opportunities fund
BC Partners Advisors is targeting a $1 billion close for its recently launched special opportunities fund, according to documents seen by Creditflux.  

Job opportunity with Sound Point: CLO structuring
Sound Point Capital Management is seeking a CLO structuring analyst for its New York team

Apollo CLO and CSO specialists earn promotion to partner
Apollo Global Management has promoted two members of its global structured credit team, according to market sources

High-spread CLO manager pre-markets short-dated deal
A CLO manager which is known for building high spread portfolios is pre-marketing a two year deal with price talk on the triple As at 120-125bp 

Eaton's private credit co-head departs after 10 years
The co-head of private credit at placement agent Eaton Partners has left to join an all-women investment firm focused on commercial real estate debt 

Louisiana pension to put $125 million into direct lending and fund financing
The Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana is set to invest $125 million for two credit funds, according to documents seen by Creditflux  

Two CLO control equity pieces go on sale one day before major dates
A pair of control equity positions are up for sale today as investors test the waters in the secondary market

Global CLO b-wic round-up: junior mezz rebounds with busiest week since June
Secondary market CLO trading has made a busy start to 2020 with $478.6 million of US deals and €103.3 million of European CLOs up for sale last week

Golub BDC originates $271 million in bumper Q4
Golub Capital BDC disclosed last week that it had originated $271.1 million in middle-market investment for the quarter ending 31 December 2019

36% of US loans could be repriced amid rally, finds Nomura

Nomura calculates that about 36% of loans are eligible for a repricing. It bases this on the number of loans that are immediately callable, have near-term call risk or are a potential call risk if the loan market continues to rally

Palmer Square upsizes static CLO by $200 million and prices inside guidance
Palmer Square Capital Management priced a static CLO on Friday that was upsized by $200 million before pricing

Stockholm-based firm targets CLOs, CSOs and SRTs for new fund after stellar 2019
A fund manager, established in 2018, is said to be launching its second corporate structured credit fund, sources say, after generating 20% returns last year via its debut strategy. The new fund will invest across CLOs, CSOs, SRTs and index tranches 

CIFC prices refinancing of 2017 CLO
A busy week kicked off the new year with at least six CLOs in the market

CLOs face losses as Constellis loan drops to 28.5
32 CLO managers hold $640.4 million of Constellis Holdings’ debt, which Moody's downgraded to C after the company missed an amortisation payment due 31 December

Credit traders' kickstand: convergence trades rewarded as financials outperform
Compression is the watchword in credit at the start of the year, with the market’s navigation of post-crisis tight prints bringing an outperformance of financial names over corporate borrowers and US over European indices