CLO pipeline: Redding Ridge plans fourth US CLO since March
Last week proved to be one of the busiest weeks of the primary CLO market since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with $5.21 billion worth of new paper issuance coming through: eight US CLOs, one middle market deal and three euro CLOs

LP round up: Oregon eyes $1.8 billion into structured credit
Institutional investors have earmarked over $6 billion to credit funds over the past two weeks

Global CLO b-wic round-up: CLO lower mezz spreads tighten back after volatile two weeks
Secondary CLO spreads in the US and European markets have recovered after moving wider over the last two weeks

CLO pipeline: break's over - time to print deals
The CLO market has taken a slight pause after the independence holiday in the US last weekend, meaning the CLO pipeline includes a backlog

Global CLO b-wic round-up: spreads widen in short week to end manic June
A shortened week brought an end to a manic month of secondary CLO activity. $343.5 million of US CLO and €309 million of European CLO paper was on sale last week, dropping $1.05 billion and €170 million from the previous week

CLO pipeline: Managers prepare to build on momentum in July
The demand for new issue CLO paper is strengthening with eight US CLOs, one mid market CLO and three European CLOs preparing to print in the coming days

CLO pipeline: marathon runners and sprinters join the race
Five new CLOs priced last week, four of which were US issues and one European, but they have been ably replaced in the pipeline, with a handful of managers looking to strike while the CLO market is still hot

CLO pipeline: manager prepares crowning return as primary market gets busy
CLO secondary prices have rallied hard in recent weeks, providing impetus for the new issue deal pipeline to fill up quickly. But one surprise is that Western Asset Management has chosen this moment to return to the primary CLO market, after several years' absence

Global CLO b-wic round-up: US triple Bs edge wider but 2020 bonds trade at a premium
The furious rally that the secondary CLO markets have gone through over the last two weeks was brought a halt by the Federal Reserve’s reminder on Wednesday night that all is still not well with the economy

Global CLO b-wic round-up: double Bs lead the way as rally endures and drags equity with it
The CLO secondary market continued its hard rally last week as prices rose across the whole asset class with double B rated CLO bonds leading the charge tighter

Global CLO league tables - May 2020 YTD
Global CLO league tables - May 2020 YTD

US CLO league tables: light at the end of the tunnel as primary revives
May brought a rise in US CLO primary market activity with a combined $5.55 billion in new issuance for the month

Euro CLO league tables: fresh faces emerge with new deals
May was a month of fresh faces as three new managers entered the ring for the first time in 2020

Mid market CLO league tables: breakthrough as Owl Rock ends deal drought
After a barren April, mid-market CLO activity returned in May with Owl Rock pricing its second deal of the year

Global CLO b-wic round-up: secondary prices reach March levels
The Memorial Day bank holiday in the US and the late May bank holiday in the UK meant a short week for CLO trading, but that did not stop a good supply of US CLO triple A rated paper making its way to the secondary market

Global CLO b-wic round up: dealer bid strengthens secondary CLO market across the board
The US CLO secondary market had over $1 billion listed in b-wics last week, the first time at this level in three weeks according to CLO-i. A further €270 million went on sale in the European CLO secondary market, as the dealer bid returned to assist in continued tightening across the capital stack

Who’s got the moves US: oil and gas leads renaissance for US CLO managers
The US leveraged loan market has held steady over the last two weeks. After rising to just below 87 of par in mid-April, the S&P LSTA US Leveraged Loan index closed at 85.75 to start this week

Who’s got the moves Europe: CLO managers enjoy climb of Everest
The European S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan index enjoyed a strong month in April as it rose from 83 of par on 1 April to 89.2 by the end of the month. The index closed at 89.4 on 4 May to start the week 

Global CLO b-wic round-up: equity makes a return as investors search for price levels
Three European CLO equity bonds have traded with colour attached in the last two weeks in the secondary market

Global CLO b-wic round-up: spreads tighten across the board as bond-flex CLOs trade well
Price levels have tightened and, more importantly, stabilised across the secondary CLO market over the last two weeks, but the Easter break led to a drop off in CLO b-wic supply

Global CLO b-wic round-up: $8 billion of US CLOs listed in record-breaking March
Last week brought an end to the busiest month in both the US and European CLO secondary markets since at least 2014. $7.7 billion of US CLO paper was on sale in March with a further €1.8 billion of European CLO bonds available, bringing the total listed in Q1 to $13.9 billion and €3.6 billion

Global CLO b-wic round-up: CLO triple As recover but mezz left behind
The CLO secondary market was a tale of two halves last week. 100% of all bonds listed in b-wics on Monday and Tuesday had no covers released (either traded or did not trade), but the end of the week was a different story for both markets

Global CLO b-wic round-up: triple A volumes hit nine-year highs, but equity valuations could be "single digits"
Over $2.5 billion of US CLO paper listed in b-wics in last week's manic trading, with a further €435 million of European CLO bonds also on sale. CLO buyers and sellers turned to the safest part of the capital structure – the triple A rated notes – and away from its most illiquid asset class, with no equity bonds listed in either market

Global CLO b-wic round-up: sellers flock to secondary market as trade rate hits 71%
The broader market sell-off reached CLOs last week, with investors lining up to list their positions in the CLO secondary market

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