Creditflux

CLO pipeline: Golub and Sound Point to cement positions among market leaders
Last week there were nine CLOs priced in the US market, including four broadly syndicated loan new issues and two middle market new issues, whereas there was no issuance in Europe. The CLO action over the next few weeks is again weighted towards the US, according to market sources

PGIM to join exclusive list of managers to reset, rather than refi, a euro CLO
PGIM is set to join the small but growing list of managers to reset a European CLO this year, as the manager teams up with BNP Paribas to bring a reset of Dryden 48 Euro CLO

US CLO league tables: JP Morgan narrows gap to Citi in new issues to $50 million
July saw $14.9 billion of issuance in the US CLO space with $9.4 billion of that in new issue CLOs. One of the transactions brought to the market was Whitebox Capital Management’s debut CLO, Whitebox I.

Global CLO b-wic round-up: 71% of equity positions trade as supply picks up
The European and US secondary CLO market took a step back this week as the primary CLO generated $7.8 billion of deal flow globally

CLOs at a glance

PGIM goes all in as it refis 2016 CLO for second time
Having refinanced the junior debt in a US CLO last year, PGIM has refied the entire capital stack of its 2016-vintage CLO

PGIM resets January 2019 'print and sprint' CLO for three years
PGIM has teamed up with Jefferies to reset its ‘print and sprint’ CLO from earlier this year, extending the deal’s reinvestment period for three years

US life insurers grew their CLO investments by 31% in 2018, finds Moody's
US life insurers held $79.4 billion in CLO exposure at the end of 2018, which is up 31% from the amount held at the end of 2017, according to a report by Moody’s Investor Service

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  

Correction: US CLO round-up: newcomers make waves in CBOs and mid market
The CLO market is showing little sign of constraint as three new names entered the market last week – two debut middle market deals priced while one US CBO closed

PGIM prices new issue CLO via RBC as triple A spreads tighten
PGIM yesterday priced its seventh CLO transaction of the year, teaming up with RBC to issue Dryden 68

Global b-wic round-up: Short-dated CLO paper hits the market
Last week brought over $800 million of b-wics listed in the US CLO secondary market for the first time this month, with around 10% being paper that had a reinvestment period that ended in 2019.

European managers find tight debt execution by refinancing once more
PGIM and Carlyle Group joined the growing list of CLO managers to refinance in Europe since the seven-month refinancing drought was brought to an end last month – and these managers are enjoying tight debt execution on their liabilities

MGG appoints direct lenders to two US offices
Direct lender MGG Investment Group has appointed two officials to its New York and Dallas team, Creditflux has learned

Managers slide down term curve
PGIM and Voya were among managers issuing short dated deals in the first quarter. These CLOs, along with a surge in b-wics, kept up the supply of short dated paper as refinancings fell away

CLO pipeline: refinancings to make a comeback
CLO refinancings look set to continue their recent surge in the US CLO market, with another five refinancings and two resets appearing in the pipeline.

PGIM prices triple As at 133bp in one of the tightest new CLOs of the year
PGIM priced its latest new CLO yesterday, named Dryden 72 CLO, with triple As at 133 basis points over Libor

PGIM prepares new US CLO via Goldman Sachs
Fresh off pricing a European CLO, PGIM is marketing what will be its second new US CLO of the year

European CLO volumes reach €10 billion in 2019 as PGIM prices
The deal also features three fixed-rate tranches 

CLO pipeline: managers seek to return as others arrive, after testing Q1
With the first quarter of 2019 now in the books, the CLO market looks to be continuing where it left off.

PGIM markets new European CLO with Deutsche Bank
PGIM is back in the European CLO primary market after five months, with the manager marketing a new issue deal named Dryden 69 Euro CLO 2018

PGIM favours short-dated CLOs with its second reset of the year
PGIM priced its second CLO reset of the year yesterday, teaming up with Goldman Sachs to rework its 2014 vintage transaction named Dryden 36 Senior Loan Fund

US CLO league tables: new issues drive volumes as Morgan Stanley and Citi occupy top two spots
Two months into 2019 and the US CLO market looks very different to previous years, as the balance of deal origination has changed

PGIM prices largest CLO transaction since May in billion-dollar reset
PGIM priced 2019’s biggest CLO transaction so far yesterday with a $1.01 million reset arranged by Goldman Sachs

Prudential adds mid market energy specialist to lead fund origination
Prudential Capital Group, the private capital arm of PGIM, has appointed a managing director of Prudential Capital Energy Partners