Creditflux

US CLO's anchor equity on sale for first time
The 23^rd anchor equity position in a US CLO has been listed on the secondary market today, with $36.875 million of Anchorage Capital 6,up for sale at 1.30pm New York time.

Anchorage prices triple As at 92bp in European CLO
Anchorage Capital Group has teamed up with Barclays once again in Europe to issue its latest CLO, known as Anchorage Capital Europe CLO 3

Anchorage prices new issue CBO via GreensLedge
Anchorage Capital Group has priced a $405 million CBO named Anchorage Credit Funding 9, according to market sources

Barclays markets two new issue CLOs in Europe
Barclays is marketing the latest European CLOs for Invesco and Anchorage Capital Group, according to market sources

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Anchorage's 2019 volumes pass $2.5 billion as it prices US CLO
Anchorage Capital Group on Friday priced its latest CLO offering named Anchorage Capital CLO 11 via Wells Fargo

CLO investor looks to offload US and European anchor equity positions
There are two controlling CLO equity stakes up for sale today with a 2017 European deal and a reissued US transaction going under the hammer

Global CLO b-wic round-up: control equity hits the market as secondary market picks up
The CLO secondary market in both Europe and the US brought healthy volumes last week. There was €174.9 million listed in the European CLO secondary market, while the US returned a with just over $600 million in CLO b-wics. 

CLO pipeline: managers return in force after varying time-outs
CLO managers in all markets are taking the view that the time is ripe to print their latest deals. There are 30 transactions in the US CLO pipeline this week with a further four in the middle market space and Europe

Anchor equity in 2018 CLO reissue fails to trade in secondary market
The anchor equity piece of Anchorage Capital’s 2018 reissue, Anchorage CLO 5-R was up for grabs yesterday on a b-wic seen by Creditflux

US pension replaces Cliffwater with Meketa
Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds has selected Meketa as a consultant to oversee its opportunistic investments, which consists of direct lending and opportunistic credit investments, along with investments in hedge funds and real assets.  

Global b-wic round-up: Short-dated CLO paper hits the market
Last week brought over $800 million of b-wics listed in the US CLO secondary market for the first time this month, with around 10% being paper that had a reinvestment period that ended in 2019.

Anchorage prices its second CBO as triple A spreads compress
Anchorage priced its second CBO of 2019 last week via Greensledge

US pension fund earmarks $375 million for various credit strategies
Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board (Mass PRIM) has committed $125 million to distressed, $100 million to aviation investments, while earmarking $150 million for structured credit    

Anchorage prices 2019's first CBO with seniors at 4.62%, halving basis with CLOs
Anchorage Capital Group priced 2019’s first CBO yesterday, naming the $300 million deal Anchorage Credit Funding 7

US CLO round-up: Anchorage keeps primary open as debutants and newcomers fill pipeline
Anchorage Capital shored up the CLO market this week against an untroubled horizon as the sole manager to price a new issue, while TCI Capital Management priced the first refinancing of the year as Creditflux went to press.

Keep calm and buy corporate loans
Calm heads prevailed in 2018. Markets were volatile and risk retention was supposed to cause problems, but there was no need to panic and volumes went on to break records set in 2014

Anchorage prices $505 million US CLO after pre-placing triple A notes
Anchorage Capital Group priced its first CLO of 2019 yesterday via Goldman Sachs, marking the manager’s first partnership with Goldman on a CLO transaction

Goldman Sachs markets US CLO after winning new manager client
Goldman Sachs’s CLO arranging desk has won a new client, with market sources saying that the bank is looking to price a $505 million deal this week

Updated, upgraded and ready to launch
Whether it’s a software update or a full-blown upgrade to a newer model, CLO technology is advancing fast, with Be-Spoke and Ellington the latest to launch new types of securitisations

Anchorage prices second European CLO as summer break sees spread shift wider
Anchorage Capital Group has priced its second ever European CLO following its move to the continent earlier this year

European CLO round-up: sun shines on Anchorage's quasi-CBO
The European CLO market is at its best when the sun is shining and the sky is blue, judging by the last couple of weeks

Summer of innovations continues as manager prices Europe's first 2.0 CBO
A US-headquartered manager has priced Europe’s first CBO since the financial crisis, according to market sources

Holidays are over as Anchorage prices first US CLO transaction post 4 July
Anchorage Capital Group refinanced its 2016 deal Anchorage Capital CLO 8 today with its triple A notes paying a coupon of 100 basis points over Libor

Past returns: Atlantic crossing
Five years ago in Creditflux we reported on Axa Investment Managers planning its debut US CLO with a view to becoming a global CLO manager. Today, US managers are prioritising the build-out of European CLO platforms