Sound Point's breakneck pace of CLO issuance continues with third euro deal
Sound Point Capital Management has hit the ground running in Europe and has one of the fastest rates of issuance on the continent, with sources saying the manager is premarketing its third new issue CLO there

US CLO league tables: CSAM makes it three in a row as Citi completes a clean sweep
The US CLO market suffered a drop in volume last year with $149 billion of issuance, down 43% on 2018’s $262.5 billion. But the heavy slump was not across all forms of CLO pricing, as new issues once again crossed $100 billion and only suffered a 6.5% fall

CLO 2020 outlook: lower volumes predicted, but it’s not all bad news
US CLO issuance is expected to drop by roughly 20% next year, according to bank research desks. This comes after a solid 2019 in which $101 billion of new US CLOs have priced through 92 managers, as Creditflux goes to press

Brightwood becomes 132nd active CLO manager of 2019
Brightwood Capital Advisors on Friday became the 132^nd active CLO manager of 2019, after the firm printed a new issue deal backed by loans to middle market companies

Sound Point splits single A tranche in new US CLO
Sound Point Capital Management produced a market first on Friday by splitting a single A-rated CLO into senior and junior tranches

CSO arrangers look to build on $65bn of issuance in 2019
The synthetic bespoke tranche market this year has fallen short of expectations in terms of overall issuance volume, but ends with transformative inroads being made.

Benefit Street completes new issue CLO via Morgan Stanley
Benefit Street Partners priced a new issue CLO via Morgan Stanley on Friday named Benefit Street Partners CLO XIX, according to market sources, with the deal pricing at $508.7 million

Dean Foods CDS to have one deliverable, with 80 cent pay-out indicated
There will be only one bond deliverable into an auction to settle CDS referencing Dean Foods, the Americas Determinations Committee has confirmed

Morgan Stanley IM prices debut CLO after $50 million upsize
Morgan Stanley Investment Management priced its debut CLO on Friday, becoming the 14^th first-time CLO issuer in the US market of the year

GoldenTree prices new US CLO and capitalises on weaker market for junior CLO debt
GoldenTree Loan Management has priced its third new US CLO in 2019 in a transaction which appears ideally placed to capitalise on wider junior CLO spreads

Oak Hill prices first CLO transaction in Europe this year with refi
Oak Hill Advisors on Friday priced its first 2019 CLO transaction in Europe, teaming up with Morgan Stanley to refinance the triple A notes of Oak Hill European Partners V

Ares hires head of credit trading
Ares Management has appointed a head of credit trading in a newly created role

Barings matches November benchmark with new US CLO
Barings yesterday returned to the CLO primary market with the tightest triple A print on the month

Morgan Stanley IM pre-markets debut US CLO
Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s CLO ambitions have taken another step forward with market sources indicating that the firm has begun pre-marketing its debut US CLO

Wings of the structure fly in opposite directions as Alcentra prices European CLO
Alcentra has priced its latest new issue CLO in Europe, and its second issue of 2019 on the continent

Elmwood passes $2 billion in CLO volumes after third new issue
Elmwood Asset Management, the CLO manager backed by Elliot Management, has passed $2 billion CLO volumes in its first year of business

AIG passes $2 billion CLO volumes after adding another US new issue
AIG Asset Management surpassed $2 billion in CLO volumes for the first time post-crisis after pricing a new issue named AIG CLO 2019-2 on Friday

THL prices second CLO of the year backed by broadly syndicated loans
THL Credit Advisors on Friday priced its second CLO of the year backed by broadly syndicated loans, according to market sources

Five Arrows matches Europe's tightest CLO spread with latest new issue
Five Arrows yesterday returned to the European CLO market with its first transaction of the year, matching Axa Investment Managers for the tightest new issue print

‘Ex’ index trades take off as dispersion peaks
A gap is yawning between how the weakest constituents of CDX HY and iTraxx Crossover trade versus their broader portfolios, leading investors to find new ways to hedge and capture idiosyncratic risk.

Golub prices new $729.88 million CLO backed by middle market loans
Golub Captial Partners yesterday became the first manager to price a third CLO backed by loans to middle market companies in 2019

Morgan Stanley plans CLO management return with senior hire
Morgan Stanley Investment Management is lining up a return to CLO management in the US with a well known hire to spearhead the charge

DFG prices first CLO since management reshuffle
DFG Investment Advisers yesterday priced a $368.05 million reset of its 2016 CLO named Vibrant IV, according to market sources

Galapagos CDS auction looms with Morgan Stanley added to participating bidders
A credit event auction tomorrow to settle Galapagos Holdings CDS will have 10 participating bidders, with Morgan Stanley having been approved by other dealers to take part

Chenavari double debt tranche CLO warehouse reduces up-front cash call
Chenavari Investment Managers used a novel approach to warehousing its last European CLO, according to market sources. The firm priced Toro European CLO 6 on 12 July via Morgan Stanley, with sources indicating that the warehouse facility behind the deal had two debt tranches.