CIFC and RBC plan first new CLO partnership for over five and a half years
CIFC is marketing CIFC Funding 2020-II, the firm's second new CLO since the coronavirus pandemic began, and is working with RBC to arrange the deal

Owl Rock plans first lien loan-only mid market CLO
Owl Rock Capital Advisors is taking a new approach with plans for a middle market CLO formed exclusively of US first lien loans

Three managers linked to CLO businesses borrow on Paycheck Protection Programme
Three asset management companies linked with CLO businesses borrowed up to $1.7 million between them on the Paycheck Protection Programme (PPP) - the US fiscal relief package to help small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, according to data released today by the Small Business Association

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

OC health check: CLOs heal up with no new breaches among US BSL deals
53 CLOs reported an over-collateralisation (OC) test breach last week, but only two CLOs breached an OC test for the first time, neither of which were US broadly syndicated loan CLOs

Angelo Gordon sets Euro triple A benchmark with new CLO
The deal, a post-covid 19 tight for triple A pricing, also features a single B tranche, which have typically been absent from CLO capital structures post-covid 

Oaktree markets first 2020 Euro CLO via Barclays
The €300 million deal, named Arbour VIII, is expected to price in the week beginning 13 June

CEO Wriedt to part ways with DFG and launch his own business
Oliver Wriedt is stepping down from his role as chief executive officer of DFG Investment Advisers to launch his own investment venture, according to an investor letter seen by Creditflux.

Madison Capital refi points the way for cost-cutting in CLOs
A new development has opened up in the CLO market as Madison Capital refinanced the fixed rate notes of its 2018 deal MCF CLO VIII

Redding Ridge CLO trumps Volcker rule to secure 10% bond bucket
Bond buckets have made a surprise early comeback into US CLOs, with Redding Ridge Asset Management last month issuing the first new issue, RR10, with a 10% allowance for secured high yield assets

MeDirect confirms corp credit step-back, as CLO team seeks spin-off
MeDirect has confirmed it will reduce corporate lending to focus on retail clients, following a question by Creditflux on the firm's plans to spin off its CLO-managing specialist credit team

Revolutionary ESG-linked loan wins CLO support
European loan investors welcomed a novel concept in June when Carlyle Group-backed Logoplaste issued the first term loan with pricing linked to environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors

Palmer Square eyes talf-eligible CLO after Fed clarification
Palmer Square Capital Management is said to be exploring its options for issuing a term ABS loan facility (talf) eligible static CLO

Liberty pulls off successful equity b-wic auction
The first successful equity b-wic following the pandemic selloff took place last month, with several sources telling Creditflux that insurance company Liberty Mutual was behind the auction

Sidecars give CLOs a shot at driving restructurings
A number of CLO managers are shifting defaulted assets into sidecar vehicles before their transactions close - and sources say a growing number of debt investors are warming to the idea

Primary equity investor shortage fuels issuance fear
A lack of demand for primary equity could lead to a drought of new CLO issuance in the second part of this year

Fund performance: CLO funds keep up the momentum for second month running
May returns have been led by continued momentum from CLO funds. In the last month, funds that invest in CLO notes in some capacity have made up 90% of our top 10, while 97% of funds listed generated positive returns - an improvement of 15% on last month's figures.

Credit funds at a glance (July 2020)
A round-up of fundraising and people moves

Ucits at a glance: Ucits recover lost ground
The foot has come off the gas for many funds - 57% of funds did not break the 2% return barrier.

Loan slump brings managers closer
A 19% slide in new US loan volumes last year has left CLO managers with fewer options in the primary market, and portfolio overlap between US managers has increased to 35.3% on average

Trading places: it can pay to bet on the little guy
It’s assumed investors know how good a CLO manager is by the rate at which they trade their way through a crisis. But this time fi ve small, nimble managers are outperforming the market

Past returns: GoldenTree CLO trades over par
Five years ago we reported that the equity in a GoldenTree 1.0 CLO was in demand, despite the threat that its position could be marked down to zero

Points up front: I’m terribly sorry, I didn’t quite catch that…
Creditflux has been running a series of webinars on CLOs and private credit, and despite the risk of unreliable technology, these have been held with few wifi-related issues...

It’s all going to plan
Whether managers are relaxed because they can make up losses later, or are putting more money into their deals, panellists on the Creditflux West webinar weren’t panicking about OC breaches