Euro CLO league tables: Apollo blasts its way to top spot
July marked the largest month of European CLO issuance since coronavirus pandemic-induced volatility hit financial markets

Global CLO league tables - July 2020 YTD
Global CLO league tables - July 2020 YTD

Size matters: exposure to small loan facilities worse than covid industries, says BofA
CLO managers that hold a higher portion of smaller sized facility loans in their portfolios have performed worse through the pandemic, according to a Bank of America research paper

Spreads tighten as GoldenTree and BlackRock print tightest CLO triple As since March
The CLO market moved tighter on Friday as GoldenTree Loan Management and BlackRock each priced new issues with triple As at 155 basis points over Libor, scoring a new record print following the coronavirus sell off in March

Oak Hill prints $445 million new issue CLO via Bank of America
Oak Hill Advisors has teamed up with Bank of America for its latest CLO offering, the manager's third deal in the primary market in 2020

CLO pipeline: Managers prepare to build on momentum in July
The demand for new issue CLO paper is strengthening with eight US CLOs, one mid market CLO and three European CLOs preparing to print in the coming days

AlbaCore becomes third manager to debut in euro CLOs in 2020
AlbaCore Capital has joined the ranks of CLO managers after pricing its first-time transaction named AlbaCore Euro CLO I

Direct lender AlbaCore prepares first ever CLO
AlbaCore Capital is in the market with its first ever CLO, according to market sources. Named AlbaCore Euro CLO I, the new issue deal is expected to price at a deal size of €201.9 million as early as next week

CSAM scores market tights with first new US CLO for over six months
Senior CLO spreads tightened as Credit Suisse Asset Management brought its first new issue CLO of the year, according to market sources

Global CLO b-wic round-up: double Bs lead the way as rally endures and drags equity with it
The CLO secondary market continued its hard rally last week as prices rose across the whole asset class with double B rated CLO bonds leading the charge tighter

Mezzanine CLO spreads tighten by over 20% with Spire European deal
European CLO spreads have tightened sharply across the board after Spire Partners priced Aurium CLO VI at levels much tighter than recent deals

Spire to price European CLO later today
Spire Partners is set to price Aurium CLO VI later today, sources say, with the CLO subject on all its tranches

Global CLO b-wic round-up: secondary prices reach March levels
The Memorial Day bank holiday in the US and the late May bank holiday in the UK meant a short week for CLO trading, but that did not stop a good supply of US CLO triple A rated paper making its way to the secondary market

Global CLO b-wic round up: dealer bid strengthens secondary CLO market across the board
The US CLO secondary market had over $1 billion listed in b-wics last week, the first time at this level in three weeks according to CLO-i. A further €270 million went on sale in the European CLO secondary market, as the dealer bid returned to assist in continued tightening across the capital stack

Onex scores tightest CLO debt execution following covid-19 outbreak
Onex Credit Partners today teamed up with Bank of America to price its first CLO since the coronarvirus outbreak, named OCP CLO 2020-18

New slate of US CLOs shows evolving term curve
Three new CLOs are forthcoming from Partners Group, Gulf Stream Asset Management and Onex Credit Partners with each manager opting for a different reinvestment strategy  

US triple A CLO spreads tighten 90bp on month with GoldenTree new deal
Goldentree Asset Management today priced its first CLO following the covid-19-triggered market dislocation, scoring the tightest print of the new era in the process

Yes they Canyon: west coast manager joins group of post-covid 19 CLO issuers
Canyon Capital has joined the exclusive group of managers to price a new issue CLO amid the crisis stemming from the coronavirus pandemic

GoldenTree enters primary CLO market after amassing $315 million of loans
GoldenTree Loan Management is 70% ramped on a new US CLO, according to market sources.

30% of CLOs will breach their 7.5% triple C buckets, says BofA
The number of CLOs tripping their 7.5% buckets for loans rated triple C is set to soar from 8% to around 30%, according to the latest research from Bank of America

Global CLO b-wic round-up: triple A volumes hit nine-year highs, but equity valuations could be "single digits"
Over $2.5 billion of US CLO paper listed in b-wics in last week's manic trading, with a further €435 million of European CLO bonds also on sale. CLO buyers and sellers turned to the safest part of the capital structure – the triple A rated notes – and away from its most illiquid asset class, with no equity bonds listed in either market

Dutch VAT ruling to reduce impacted CLO equity returns by 1 to 2%, says BofA
The Dutch tax authority’s decision to charge a 21% VAT on CLO collateral management fees will have a ‘substantial’ impact on equity, with returns likely to be 1 to 1.2% lower going forward, according to a research paper published by Bank of America

European CLO single Bs jump to 1,100bp with GSO deal - but seniors hold firm
Junior European CLO spreads have slumped, with GSO Capital Partners pricing new issue single Bs at 1,100 basis points on Friday

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

Elmwood passes $2.5 billion CLO volume in just a year
Elmwood Asset Management today teamed up with Bank of America to issue its fourth new issue CLO, according to market sources, bringing its overall volume over the $2.5 billion mark