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Medalist prepares first CLO since 2019 rebranding
Medalist Partners Corporate Finance is preparing to price the first CLO under its own moniker, according to market sources

Global CLO b-wic round-up: US CLO equity returns in big way as four control positions hit the market
Over $230 million of US CLO equity went on sale last week via bid lists, the first time these assets have made their way to the secondary market in 2020. It also marks the most US CLO equity listed in a week since at least 2018, according to CLO-i

Anchorage prices second-ever reset in bond securitisation market
Anchorage Capital Group priced a reset of 2015-vintage bond-flex CLO Anchorage Credit Funding 2 on Friday, completing just the second CBO reset in this market’s history

CLO syndication specialist leaves Barclays
A managing director on the CLO syndicate team has left Barclays after over 11 years

Deutsche Bank's global CLO head moves to big US manager
The head of Deutsche Bank's global CLO business has left after working at the firm for 16 years, with sources indicating he has taken a buy-side structuring job at one of the most prolific issuers in the business

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

Carlyle and Natixis prepare European CLO reset
Carlyle Group is poised to reset one of its European CLOs for another 4.5 years of reinvestment, according to market sources

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  

Euro loan trading: CLO managers find a home for building specialist's downsized loan
CRH Europe issued a €700 million term loan B in November, which was downsized from €900 million. But still, it has proved popular with CLO managers with CLO-i indicating that CLOs bought €275.2 million of the loan

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 

Euro CLO volume could beat €25 billion consensus in 2020, says TwentyFour
Current spread tightening in Europe’s CLO market could boost issuance beyond the widely anticipated €25 billion for 2020, according to a note from TwentyFour Asset Management

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 

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

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