Former JP Morgan credit correlation head launches $200 million fund
The former head of credit correlation trading at JP Morgan has launched a global credit fund management business with $200 million of assets, according to market sources

Fair Oaks resumes dividends on listed CLO fund
Fair Oaks Capital will resume paying dividends on its listed fund Fair Oaks Income Fund

CBAM prices second European CLO with triple As at 159bp
CBAM priced its second European CLO on Friday evening via  Barclays

Wellfleet completes first new issue CLO in partnership with Credit Suisse
Wellfleet Credit Partners on Friday priced its first CLO following the coronavirus pandemic outbreak, and its first CLO arranged by Credit Suisse

CBAM set to price European CLO later today
CBAM is edging closer to pricing its second European CLO, just one month after pricing its inaugural deal

Global CLO trading co-head leaves bank in New York
A CLO trader with over a decade of experience has parted ways with a large US bank

Orix markets first new CLO following Mariner spin off
Orix Advisers is marketing its first CLO under its own moniker after acquiring the management rights of its former subsidiary Mariner Investment Group's leveraged finance business earlier this year

Carlyle prices fourth largest covid-era CLO with $499.4 million new issue
Carlyle Group has priced one of the largest new CLOs following the March sell off, teaming up with Citi to issue the $499.4 million Carlyle US CLO 2020-1

Natixis adds to CLO refi resurgence as it cuts funding costs for TCW
Natixis has priced the second CLO refinancing amid the coronavirus pandemic, bucking the trend by helping managers lower their funding costs despite the wider spread environment

GSO retakes its crown in tight CLO issuance race
Primary volumes have started to pick up as smaller deal sizes and short reinvestment periods have become the norm

Fed gets $723.1 million of talf requests in second round of funding
Small businesses and CMBS dominated the second round of term asset backed loan funding, as the New York Federal Reserve received $723.1 million worth of requests from issuers to tap into the financial rescue loans

Newcomer wins Creditflux Manager of the Year award in virtual event
Last night Creditflux presented its first ever virtual hosting of our annual Manager Awards, with over 450 people tuning in live to see the winners announced

Whitebox targets $400 million for structured credit fund
Whitebox Advisors is looking to raise $400 million for its latest structured credit fund, Whitebox Advisors Term Credit Fund III, according to market sources

Canyon launches structured credit opportunities fund
Canyon Partners has amassed $113 million for its Canyon Structured Credit Opportunity Fund

Volcker change for CLOs may be subject to US election outcome, says LSTA
Changes to the Volcker rule that would allow CLOs to hold up to 5% of their portfolios in high yield bonds could be subject to the outcome of the US general election in November, the LSTA has said

European CLO spreads tighten across stack as Oaktree prices new issue
Oaktree Capital Management broke European CLO market records yesterday by pricing the tightest new issue transaction amid the coronavirus pandemic

Credit Rendezvous: record fiscal stimulus provides pick-me-up
Credit markets had a mini bounce-back in the second quarter as central banks poured cash into the economy. But there is great uncertainty about the effects of a second wave of coronavirus. As part of our quarterly report on credit - the Credit Rendezvous - Creditflux spoke to experts across 12 segments of the credit market

Nassau makes CLO primary return with one-year new issue
Nassau Corporate Credit has priced its first new CLO since the coronavirus sell off, with the $251.75 million deal set to run a short one-year non-call period

CLO managers push for deeper triple C buckets
CLO managers in the US have launched a concerted effort for greater flexibility on their triple C test limits since the coronavirus-triggered sell off in March

Two large managers prepare CLO funds
Another two managers have joined the plethora of firms launching CLO-focused funds of late including CIFC, Capital Four, DFG, Eagle Point, Neuberger Berman, Octagon, and Tetragon

Palmer Square seeks analysts in London as it expands business into Europe
Palmer Square Capital Management is planning a European expansion of its credit business

OC health check: all quiet on the overcollateralisation front
Eight US broadly syndicated loan CLOs reported overcollateralisation test breaches last week during a quiet reporting period in which only 40 CLOs published a trustee report, according to CLO-i, but focus is turning to the swathe of CLO distributions coming due.

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

Columbia adopts AMR with first new CLO issue since November
Columbia Management has returned to the CLO primary market with its first new issue in over eight months