CLO M&A hits new heights with anticipated Assured deal
Last year saw a record M&A volume centred on credit asset managers, with a study by Gapstow revealing the total assets under management of acquired firms was $326 billion, compared to $140 billion in 2021.

Eldridge's Boehly to build out new CLO firm, reports Bloomberg
Eldridge founder Todd Boehly is in the process of building out another CLO firm, according to a report by Bloomberg on Tuesday,

Quarterly rankings: Carlyle climbs to top of pack with CBAM boost
Carlyle Group has cemented itself as the largest manager globally, following its acquisition of fellow CLO manager CBAM

CSAM does the CLO awards double
Winning the Creditflux Manager of the Year award is a feat in itself. Winning it back-to-back in such different markets is an outstanding achievement — and CSAM can take great pride in it

We’re drifting apart
Everyone’s issuing US CLOs these days and it is tempting to believe the crowd of managers is blending into one. However, overall portfolio overlap has dropped to 37.7% across 2021 CLOs  

Two more seasoned CLOs poised to switch to Sofr based on issuance trigger
CBAM 2018-6 has joined Greywolf III-R and IV-R as another pre-2022 US CLO to switch its benchmark rate from three-month Libor to three-month Sofr after the market hit the same issuance trigger

Carlyle closes CBAM transaction to become largest CLO manager in the world
Carlyle Group has closed a deal to buy the assets of CBAM and has become the largest CLO manager in the world

Arb work pays off
With day-one arbitrage alone delivering projected CLO cash-on-cash returns of 20-25%, 2021 may have been the best year ever for equity investors — at least until CLO spreads began to widen  

CBAM CLO debt comes into play with reset incentive
Carlyle Group’s acquisition of CBAM for roughly $787 million ($615 million in cash) has underlined that we are in a seller’s market, sources say. But a key part of that deal will be the ability to extend CBAM CLOs through resets

Quarterly rankings: Wave of acquisitions reshapes CLO market
A wave of acquisitions and consolidation hit the CLO market in the first quarter of 2022, although the ripples have yet to alter Creditflux’s manager rankings

CBAM: star power, friends in insurance, and doing things 'my way'
"And now the end is here, and so I face that final curtain... I've lived a life that's full, I traveled each and every highway, And more, much more
I did it, I did it my way". Sinatra could easily have been thinking of CBAM when he penned these lyrics. We look back at how a group of experienced CLO officials came together to launch a mega player in the CLO business in no time at all 

Carlyle to become world's biggest CLO manager with deal to buy CBAM assets
Carlyle Group says it is buying CBAM Partners assets in a deal that is set to make the firm the largest CLO manager globally with about $48 billion of CLOs under management.

Points up front: CLO valuation buzz - to infinity and beyond
Last month it emerged that Eldridge Industries was exploring the possibility of selling part of its majority stake in global CLO manager CBAM

CBAM goes on block with parent Eldridge exploring 'strategic options': Bloomberg
Eldridge Industries is said to be considering selling a stake of its $15 billion credit unit CBAM Partners, according to a report by Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter

CBAM prints first new US CLO in nine months with strong triple A execution
CBAM returned to the CLO primary market on Monday with its first US new issue since February

Four CLO managers reset or reissue $2 billion worth of CLOs
CBAM, Marble Point Credit Management, Oak Hill Advisors and Sound Point Capital Management have each reset or reissued a CLO, with the four deals totalling over $2 billion

US CLO pipeline: Go long! Refis fall from favour as AMMC looks to join list of 2021 issuers
The only record left to fall this year in US CLOs is 2017’s refinancing total of $102.8 billion with the market $6.3 billion shy. Yet this segment shows little interest to break more records with the pipeline filled with new issues and resets as longer tenured deals are preferred.

US CLO pipeline: newcomers look to follow Beach Point's lead by pricing before year-end
Beach Point Capital Management became the latest debut issuer in the US CLO market on Friday, and Sycamore Tree Capital Partners and Putnam Investments are set to join it    

2020 CLOs find redemption is sweet
The believers have been vindicated with 2020 CLOs among the best-performing of all time by IRR. Even those that have been reset have been a success with par flushes making for huge equity distributions.

CBAM promotes eight to investment committee on fifth anniversary
CBAM Partners has promoted eight people to its investment committee as it marks the five year anniversary of its founding

US CLO league tables: CSAM and JP Morgan refi run leaves rivals behind
Credit Suisse Asset Management and JP Morgan have been leading the US CLO manager and arranger league tables, respectively, since the start of the year. And the two CLO giants are showing no signs of letting up

Euro CLO managers price €1bn as triple As surpass 100bp and capped tranches gain popularity
CBAM, Hayfin Capital Management and GoldenTree Asset Management have all taken to the European CLO primary market, adding €1 billion to 2021 volume

CBAM prices 2021's third-largest CLO transaction via MUFG
CBAM teamed up with MUFG on Wednesday to price a $1.21 billion reset of CBAM CLO 2017-3

BofA bumps up Euro CLO refi/reset forecast as CVC and CBAM rework 2020 deals
Bank of America analysts revise forecasts of European CLO refinancing and reset volumes this year by €15 billion, as CBAM and CVC become the latest to rework deals