Post-sell-off US CLO volumes on track to pass $9 billion as Sound Point markets deal
US CLO volumes since the pandemic outbreak are on track to pass $9 billion as Sound Point Capital Management markets its first new issue since December

Barings and pension fund join forces to issue US CLO
A joint venture between Barings' business development company and South Carolina Retirement Systems, known as Jocassee Partners, has priced a $335.53 million CLO via Citi

US pension's joint venture with Barings set to produce first CLO
Jocassee Partners, a joint venture established between Barings' business development company and South Carolina Retirement Systems, is marketing a CLO

Euro CLO league tables: You wait all month for a pricing and then three come along at once
Two CLO managers chose April to price their first CLOs of the year. Three European CLOs priced last month as the primary market opened following a coronavirus-enforced closure in mid-March

Global CLO league tables - April 2020 YTD
Global CLO league tables - April 2020 YTD

Basque-ing in ESG CLOs: Guggenheim prices Bilbao European deal via Citi
Guggenheim Investments has priced the fourth new European CLO of the pandemic era with a €281.65 million deal named Bilbao III

Guggenheim aims at European CLO for its second deal since covid-19 outbreak
Guggenheim Investments is on track to become the second manager to issue CLOs in the US and Europe following the coronavirus outbreak, according to market sources.

KKR scores tight pricing with Europe's third CLO of the pandemic era
KKR Financial Advisors has priced Europe's third CLO since the covid-19 pandemic and scored the tightest debt execution yet down the capital structure

European CLOs make long-awaited comeback with Permira breakthrough
Permira Debt Managers today re-opened Europe's CLO primary market by pricing the continent's first new issue since the coronavirus-related market sell off

34% of CLOs on track to miss equity payments, virtual conference hears
The impact of the coronavirus crisis on CLOs could only just be starting to bite, said panellists at a virtual CLO conference hosted by IMN

Permira European CLO edges closer
The relaunch of the European CLO market is slowly gathering pace with Permira Debt Managers’ Providus CLO IV taking shape with a view to pricing on Friday

Four managers eye breakthrough new issue European CLOs
The European primary CLO market is showing signs of revival with four managers eyeing deals

Citi makes $100 million-plus gains on CLO triple A trade
Citi bought $2 billion of CLO triple As from PGIM last month and made more than $100 million in profit after selling the bonds when triple A prices recovered, according to Bloomberg

GSO out the gate with first new issue CLO post-covid 19 crash
GSO Capital Partners today became the first manager to issue a CLO following the coronavirus-triggered financial crash

PGIM revives CLO plan with switch to static transaction
The CLO market has been on hold for three weeks due to coronavirus-induced volatility, but experienced CLO managers are attempting to revive the primary pipeline via a static format

GSO close to pricing static US CLO after buying $428 million of secondary loans
A CLO primary pipeline is starting to re-emerge following the March sell-off, with GSO Capital Partners marketing a static $463.5 million CLO to investors via Citi

Bank looks to unwind $632 million loan TRS
A US bank has looked to liquidate a total return swap vehicle by putting out a loan bwic, according to market sources, with the vehicle sized at $632 million

Triple A spreads widen by over 30bp since February as CSAM prices euro CLO
European CLO spreads have blown out to their widest levels in almost four years. Sources say that Credit Suisse Asset Management priced its latest deal, named Madison Park Euro Funding XV, today with the triple As clearing at a blended spread of 122.68 basis points over Euribor

Junior US CLO tranches outshine European CLOs as GSO makes it a double
GSO Capital Partners has achieved the feat of becoming the only CLO manager to issue deals on both sides of the Atlantic amid the coronavirus-induced market selloff

Credit funds at a glance
A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit

Palmer Square static CLO reveals funding-cost spike since January
Palmer Square Capital Management yesterday priced its second static CLO of 2020, according to market sources – but pricing levels show the toll coronavirus-related volatility has taken on short-dated CLO liabilities

US CLO league tables: $2 billion reissue fires Apollo and JP Morgan to top spots
Apollo Global Management and JP Morgan teamed up to price the largest CLO of the 2.0 era in February that helped propel both to the top of the US CLO and global CLO league tables

Global CLO league tables - February 2020 YTD
Global CLO league tables - February 2020 YTD

Mid market CLO league tables: Sumitomo enters the ring
Golub Capital became the first middle market CLO manager to price two deals in 2020 after partnering with first time lead arranger, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Nikko in February

Apollo mid-market CLO arm prices first reset
MidCap Financial, the middle market CLO manager affiliated with Apollo, today priced its first CLO reset