Sculptor returns to European CLO market after 14-month absence
Sculptor has priced its first European CLO of the year via Barclays. The deal brings CLO issuance in October so far to a strong €2.4 billion and year-to-date issuance to just over €17 billion

Credit Rendezvous: sometimes you have to dive deep to find value
Some parts of the credit market are fraught with danger, but that does not mean portfolio managers are avoiding them entirely, according to the Credit Rendezvous, Creditflux's 10-page quarterly report eaturing comments from 15 credit experts

CLO pipeline: three behemoths prepare for quick-turnaround new issues
CLO managers have printed at a frenetic pace since the start of the quarter with $3.36 billion of issuance across all CLO markets and pricing types

Investors sell downgraded CLO tranches as single Bs widen sharply
Four CLO tranches downgraded during the third quarter are featured on a b-wic today that concludes 11am New York time, offering investors a chance to cash in on the recent spike in junior CLO spreads

CLOs hold €250 million of defaulted French events organiser Comexposium
CLOs hold €246.1 million of French events organiser Comexposium, which entered safeguard protection in the Commercial Court of Nanterre on Wednesday

Two managers team up with Goldman to refinance 2017 CLO tranches
Two CLO managers - Sound Point Capital Management and Sculptor Capital Management - yesterday teamed up with Goldman Sachs to refinance fixed-note CLO tranches from 2017 vintage CLOs. Both managers' fixed coupon fell by 137 basis points in the process

Sculptor promotes two after European credit head leaves for Pimco
Sculptor Capital Management has filled the void left by Mathieu Clavel, its former head of European and Asian corporate credit in Europe and Asia, by promoting two senior figures in its credit business

Pimco appoints Sculptor veteran as head of private credit in Europe
Pimco has hired an experienced figure in the European credit markets as it seeks to grow its special situations business

Global CLO b-wic round-up: secondary CLOs rally but dispersion persists
The US CLO secondary market rallied, and spreads compressed last week, but there are still several outliers

Sculptor CEO Shafir to step down with CIO taking dual role
Sculptor Capital Management has announced that its chief investment officer will take also take on the role of chief executive officer, effective 1 April 2021

OC health check: second European 2.0 CLO reports junior OC breach
33 deals reported overcollateralisation (OC) breaches last week in a relatively quiet reporting period.  314 deals are now reporting OC breaches as of the latest report, according to CLO-i.

Rapid CLO M&A activity on the horizon as fee deferrals pick up
A flurry of M&A deals could soon sweep the CLO market as management fee deferrals become an increasing pressure point for small CLO managers

$350 million of CLO collateral drips into default as oil companies file for Chapter 11
CLOs hold $353 million worth of debt of two oil and gas companies - Ultra Petroleum and Gavilan Resources - which have become the latest casulties of the precipituous decline in oil prices. The pair filed for chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas on Thursday and Saturday, respectively

Sculptor doubles global credit exposure in master fund amid dislocation
Sculptor Capital Management has doubled its global credit exposure in its Master Fund during the covid-19 volatility, according to the firm’s Q1 earnings call

S&P adds to CLO negative watch list as loan downgrades pick up
Standard & Poor’s has added to the list of tranches in CLOs it has on negative watch as coronavirus concerns mount. This follows the rating agency last week highlighting 22 tranches across 15 US CLOs for having big exposure to downgraded corporate borrowers across impacted industry sectors

Deluxe decline leaves CLOs feeling deflated
Deluxe looked decent: trading in the 90s for much of this year, with 60% of its term loan sitting in CLO portfolios. But its rapid descent underlines the dangers posed by idiosyncratic events.

Deluxe decline leaves CLOs feeling deflated

US CLO league tables: Octagon retakes US lead, but CSAM still on top globally
Octagon Credit Investors priced Octagon 45 via Goldman Sachs to overtake CSAM by just $33.3 million in overall US issuance, but CSAM still leads the way in new US CLO and global CLO issuance

Sculptor prices second CLO refi since rebranding
Sculptor Loan Management on Friday priced a $522m75 million CLO refinancing via Barclays, marking its third transaction, and second refi, since rebranding from Och Ziff Loan Management

Capital structure emerges for forthcoming debut CBO from Sculptor
Sculptor Capital Management is set to join the ranks of the world’s CBO managers, according to market sources

CLO pipeline: Sculptor begins to mould its first CBO
Silence! Artist at work: Sculptor has got its apron on and is shaping up to launch its first CBO

AB launches US CLO business after hiring from Sculptor
AB is building on its middle market CLO business by launching a broadly syndicated loan CLO platform, according to a company announcement. AB's majority owner, Axa Equitable, will fund the new product offering, according to AB, which presumably means that it will invest in the equity of forthcoming AB CLOs

Deluxe bankruptcy causes picture to blur for CLOs
CLO managers hold $598 million of the video services company’s term loan, according to the latest trustee reports from CLO-i

Och-Ziff makes CLO market debut as Sculptor
Sculptor Loan Management, formerly known as Och-Ziff Capital Management, has priced its first CLO transaction since rebranding earlier this year

Euro CLO league tables: back to earth in tandem as issuance nosedives
August brought just €1.12 billion of issuance in the European CLO market across two refinancings and one reset, the quietest month since January when only €0.51 billion of European CLOs priced