BofA forecasts record European CLO volume in 2021 as another reset prices
Carlyle Group has become the first manager in March to reset a European CLO, while BofA estimates the European CLO market might break a new record in 2021

Alcentra, BlackRock and CVC refi €1.5 billion of European CLO paper
Deutsche Bank arranged the transactions for BlackRock and CVC while Morgan Stanley arranged partial refinancings for three of Alcentra’s deals

Commerzbank prices CLO as it replaces Tikehau-bound official
Deutsche Bank arranged the €360.5 million deal for Commerzbank

European CLO spreads set to tighten as BlackRock markets refi
BlackRock is looking to partially refinance the senior-most tranches of a 2018 CLO

Euro CLO single As and triple Bs could tighten by 10bp with CVC refi
CVC Credit Partners is looking to refinance the five most senior tranches of its 2018 European CLO, CVC Cordatus Loan Fund VII. Price talk on mezzanine tranches suggests a big shift in prevailing spreads  

Carlyle adds equity and seeks tight pricing with 2016 European CLO reset
Carlyle Group is looking to add equity and price triple A debt tight to the primary CLO market with a €434.3 million reset of its 2016 transaction, Carlyle Global Market Strategies Euro CLO 2016-2

Euro CLO repricing hits €4bn as Jefferies arranges first deal and Investcorp drops double Bs
Spread compression is driving European CLO refinancing activity, with three transactions pricing on Friday: Carlyle Euro CLO 2017-2, Harvest CLO XVI and Man GLG Euro CLO III

CLO pipeline: snow business like the CLO business
CLO issuers are putting aside the cold snap and are warming up with a flurry of deals.

2020 absentee launches new European CLO with 85% ramp
A European CLO manager is coming back to the market, after sitting out 2020, with a deal that is close to being fully ramped

Investcorp preps first CLO refi in Europe with triple and double Bs since 2019
Investcorp Credit Management is working with Deutsche Bank to refinance six tranches of its 2018-vintage CLO named Harvest XVI

KKR features delayed-draw single Bs in US CLO
KKR priced its fourth US CLO of 2020 last week, taking its deal volume for the year to $1.31 billion in the US and around $2.17 billion globally

IG and crossover indices converge while European CLO double Bs rally
iTraxx Crossover is again outperforming Main today with the investment grade index widening 0.11bp to 52.56bp while the crossover index is 2.42bp tighter to 296.99bp. Meanwhile bank research signals that junior CLO tranches could benefit as investors look at covid industries through a different lense 

GSO European CLO adopts 'loss mitigation loan' concept to boost workout flexibility
GSO Capital Partner’s Deer Park CLO has introduced the concept of loss mitigation loans to European CLOs, according to a report by Fitch Ratings today

Faith in structures has been rewarded
CLOs have been resilient against covid-19 fallout, said speakers at Creditflux’s CLO Symposium last month. But there’s always room to improve and 3.0 deals may add ESG and bullet tranches

Deutsche Bank returns to US BSL new issue CLOs with first print in over 16 months
Deutsche Bank has priced its first US CLO backed by broadly syndicated loans in over 16 months after teaming up with CVC Credit Partners to issue the $402.5 million Apidos CLO XXXIV

CVC sets new triple A benchmark for Euro CLOs at 110bp
Triple A spreads continue to grind tighter with CVC pricing notes on CVC Cordatus Loan Fund XVIII today with a Euribor plus 110 basis points discount margin

CLO pipeline: managers prepare to end quarter with a bang
CLO issuance is showing no signs of slowing down as spreads continue to grind tighter and election day draws ever closer

Deutsche Bank upsizes comeback European CLO in €344 million GSO deal
GSO Capital Partners has issued its second CLO in Europe since the coronavirus pandemic outbreak, upsizing the transaction by almost €50 million in the 24 hours before pricing

Deutsche Bank on track for European CLO comeback after nine-month break
Deutsche Bank is set to make a return to the European CLO primary market on Friday with its first transaction in nine months

Deutsche Bank hires in syndication as it looks to bounce back in CLOs
Deutsche Bank has re-affirmed its commitment to CLO issuance with Colin Parkhill joining later this year as head of European ABS and CLO syndication in London, and the bank lining up several mandates

Mid market CLO league tables: Owl Rock rolls past Golub for new issue lead
Owl Rock Capital Advisors priced its third new issue mid market CLO of the year, and its second since the coronavirus pandemic last month, but with a twist

Deutsche Bank makes CLO arranging comeback with first new issue of 2020
Deutsche Bank priced its first new issue CLO of 2020 on Friday, placing a $406.27 million deal backed by middle market loans for Monroe Capital

Hayfin brings in structured credit big hitters in New York
Hayfin Capital Management has bolstered its structured credit division in New York

We’ve got time to work this out
You might think direct lenders are very exposed to economic downturns. But at the Creditflux-Debtwire event last month, managers said they felt they had a few months to rectify problems

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