Fair Oaks, PineBridge and Sculptor rework €1 billion in Euro CLO resets
Fair Oaks Capital, PineBridge Investments and Sculptor Capital Management all took to the European CLO reset market on Wednesday, in transactions that amounted to over €1 billion

CLO pipeline: Deutsche Bank and Carlson hit comeback trail
The CLO market is preparing to be very active in the coming weeks, as the issuance slow-down is set to be in the rear view mirror

Brigade, GoldenTree and Sculptor reset $1.5 billion of CLOs
Brigade Capital Management, GoldenTree Loan Management and Sculptor Capital Management took to the CLO primary market on Friday to price a combined $1.53 billion in CLO resets

Refis price on top of new issues as four managers print US CLOs
Four US CLO refinancings priced yesterday, giving the impression that CLO pricing is fitful and the term curve flat

European CLO mezz drifts wider as Sculptor and GLG reset and refi
Sculptor has reset its inaugural European CLO, Sculptor European CLO I, via Bank of America

Differences surface between two US CLO refis, despite similar tenors
CLOs from 2013 and 2017 with similar tenors priced senior note refinancings 10bp apart on Thursday, highlighting that longevity matter

Sculptor prints first regular-way US CLO in 1.5 years
Sculptor Capital Management made a grand return to the CLO primary market on Thursday with its first regular-way new issue deal for 1.5 years

Sculptor readies first new US CLO since 2019
Sculptor Capital Management is preparing a comeback US CLO via Bank of America

CLO pipeline: 2020 absentees join new issue rush
The CLO pipeline is growing by the minute as managers prepare their first new issues of the year after varying lengths out of the market

Sculptor promotes managing director to co-head US CLOs
Sculptor Capital Management has promoted a veteran CLO expert to co-head its team in New York

Sculptor CLO refi ends US primary pause with first deal post-election
Sculptor Capital Management on Wednesday priced the first transaction in the US CLO primary market following the US election, bringing to an end the lengthy 16-day pause in dealflow

Global CLO b-wic round-up: Secondary markets rally despite ‘worst liquidity seen all year’
An adjournment in the US for Veterans Day last week still left plenty of time for the CLO secondary market to rally, thanks to Pfizer's covid-19 vaccine breakthrough and a firmer indication of the US presidential election results

US CLO round-up: 23 managers wait in the wings after avoiding pre-election rush
CLO managers rushed to the primary market last week as they sought to lock in financing before the US presidential elections. This resulted in one of the busiest weeks in the primary market with 10 new issues

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