Invesco reduces CLO funding costs by 30 basis points in refi
Invesco has reduced the funding costs on Verde CLO, a 2019 transaction, by 29.58 basis points following a $457.2 million refi arranged by Goldman Sachs

Inflation fears add to allure of CLOs and keep fatigue at bay
CLO debt investors took a breather in late March, but sources indicate a busy second quarter is in store.

Blackstone and Invesco hold CLO triple A levels at 100bp
Invesco and Blackstone Credit each issued new CLOs in recent days with first pay notes locked in at 100 basis points over Libor

Global CLO b-wic round-up: record level of CLO paper stalls rally
Record levels of primary and secondary CLO supply has left investors spoilt for choice and led to the CLO rally stalling

Points up front: A gander at Recette’s reset
The paths of a CLO and the restaurant it was named after are entwining after Invesco reset its 2015 CLO, Recette, last month.

CLO pipeline: US adds deals at frenetic pace as Europe catches breath after record start
US CLO investors have numerous deals to consider with 13 new issues and 15 repricings being prepared to flood the market in the coming days

Credit fundraising: ESG centre stage as capital pours into new strategies
Sustainability was the watchword for fundraising in February, amid a flurry of fund launches as well as first closes for impact funds and sustainable bond funds

Invesco flavours 2016 CLO vintage with single B notes
Invesco has priced a $553.6 million reset of 2016's Riserva CLO via Goldman Sachs, inserting a new single B-rated liability tranche into the structure in the process

Recette reset takes US CLO market to new tights
Invesco has priced the tightest CLO reset in the market with a triple A print of just 108 basis points over Libor

Large US manager launches CLO equity fund
A US manager headquartered in Atlanta has raised its latest CLO equity fund and collected at least $133.6 million of capital for the strategy

Invesco Euro CLO refi cuts 41.5bp from financings costs
Invesco has refinanced the four most senior tranches of its inaugural 2.0 European CLO. JP Morgan cut financing costs on Invesco CLO I by 41.48 basis points

US CLO league tables: new issue rankings go to wire as post-pricing upsizes pop up
The new issue US CLO rankings are tightly contested with JP Morgan leading Citi by just $641 million with one month left of the year. Even in December's typically slower weeks this is a closeable gap 

LP round up: Arcmont, Ares and Sixth Street win European direct lending mandates
Investors have allocated around $2 billion to credit funds in recent weeks, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux. Among those to recieve allocations include ADM, Arcmont, Ares, Audax, Bain, Centerbridge, Clearlake, Goldman Sachs merchant banking,  Invesco, Monarch, Oaktree, Raven, Sixth Street and Sound Mark

Europe leads corporate credit rally, but US outperforms in CLOs
iTraxx Crossover has been the CDS market's outperformer this week, tightening over 30 basis points, or 11.4%, to trade at 235bp today. But in the CLO market, US deals have come out on top thanks to a BlackRock CLO that priced its double Bs at some of the tightest levels this year

Invesco completes first European CLO since February
Invesco has printed its first CLO in Europe since the March sell off, teaming up with Barclays to issue the €305.4 million deal named Invesco Euro CLO V

Invesco scores tightest three-year triple A print with first US CLO in 12 months
Invesco has returned to the CLO primary market with a first new issue deal since October 2019

LP round up: EIF backs four debt funds while Carlyle wins $1 billion
Institutional investors have allocated just over $4 billion to 27 credit managers in October board meetings

Global CLO b-wic round-up: dealers get involved amid rally, but dispersion persists
The CLO secondary markets returned to form last week with $716.2 million of US CLO bonds and a further €306.5 million of European CLO paper listed. Although for both markets over half of the total volume listed came from Thursday’s scheduled b-wics

MUFG refis fixed rate tranches in two US CLOs
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group refinanced fixed rate tranches in CLOs managed by CBAM and Invesco yesterday

CLO pipeline: AGL aims high as it prepares fifth new issue of 2020
US CLO managers are sensing opportunities in the CLO market either via new issue CLOs or by refinancing the fixed-rate tranches in their legacy deals

Fieldwood slips into second bankruptcy as CLOs hold $314 million
CLO managers hold $314.5 million of oil and gas drilling company Fieldwood Energy, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy yesterday for the second time in two years 

CLO pipeline: Redding Ridge plans fourth US CLO since March
Last week proved to be one of the busiest weeks of the primary CLO market since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with $5.21 billion worth of new paper issuance coming through: eight US CLOs, one middle market deal and three euro CLOs

Managers raise billions to take advantage of talf opportunities
Aegon, Payden & Rygel, Invesco, Morgan Stanley IM, Voya and Palmer Square are just some of the latest managers to have raised funds dedicated to the strategy 

CLO pipeline: marathon runners and sprinters join the race
Five new CLOs priced last week, four of which were US issues and one European, but they have been ably replaced in the pipeline, with a handful of managers looking to strike while the CLO market is still hot

Euro CLO investors look to cash in as market confidence returns
A mixed b-wic comprised of €35 million European CLO tranches is on offer at 9.30am New York time Tuesday, with investors looking to capitalise on tightening spreads as confidence gradually returns to the market