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Global CLO round-up: it's time to rethink benchmarks
The CLO market broke out of holiday mode last week by presenting strong issuance on both sides of the Atlantic - $2.8 billion in the US and €1.6 billion in Europe. High volumes have brought with them bigger shifts in market dynamics. This week put the focus on tightening spreads, as benchmark triple A levels dipped.

European spreads come in as CVC prices latest CLO via BAML
European CLO spreads dipped tighter yesterday as CVC Credit Partners issued its latest deal with triple As pricing at 110 basis points

CVC targets 110bp triple A print as European CLO spreads show signs of tightening
CVC Credit Partners is close to pricing a European CLO, with price guidance suggesting strong demand for the deal's debt

CVC closes $1.4 bilion special situations fund
CVC Credit Partners has held a final close at $1.42 billion for its second global special situations fund, which it says took eight months to fundraise.

CVC adds senior Santander official to its European direct lending team
The former head of structured finance and origination at Santander has joined CVC Credit Partners as a managing director

Budge up, more new managers are coming

Budge up, more new managers are coming

Senior CVC official lands at direct lender Graycliff
He co-founded the firm's US mid-market lending platform 

Euro CLO league tables: at long last - a reset, a refi and a debut
A chill swept through the European CLO market in April. While managers priced €3.16 billion of CLOs, it was the slowest month since January. 

CVC prices new US CLO at tight-end of price guidance
CVC Credit Partners upsized Apidos XXXI CLO to $634 million from $604 million as Goldman Sachs priced the deal inside price guidance

CVC edges closer to pricing US CLO
After wading around the European market, CVC turns its eye to the US CLO market

Euro CLO league tables: no arb, no refis, no debuts - but healthy new issuance
New issues have dominated the European CLO market so far this year, representing 89.19% of total first quarter issuance

CVC, Octagon and Spire vie for multiple Creditflux awards
Creditflux is pleased to unveil the finalists for the most prestigious awards dinner in the credit

Finding the best managers, CLOs and direct lenders

CVC incorporates unfloored tranches in new European CLO
CVC Credit Partners split up its single A and triple B tranches to price Cordatus Loan Funding XIV on Friday

CVC markets second European CLO deal of the year with target pricing this week
CVC Credit Partners is setting up to be the first double issuer in Europe’s CLO market this year, following up its February reset with a new issue named CVC Cordatus Loan Funding XIV

Euro CLO round-up: Spire and CVC take roads less travelled
The European CLO market was reinvigorated this week as the two deals which priced brought something fresh to the table.

CVC becomes first large CLO manager to price short two-year reset in Europe
CVC Credit Partners priced Europe’s first CLO reset of the year yesterday, cutting the funding costs for 2014’s CVC Cordatus Loan Fund IV

Euro CLO round-up: five deals hit pipeline after BlueMountain keeps up momentum
BlueMountain Fuji CLO Management ended its seven-month absence from the new issue European CLO market and also broke the market’s silence this week. The firm partnered with Deutsche Bank to price its fourth deal in Europe - BlueMountain Fuji Euro CLO IV.

CVC Credit hires investor relations director from BlueBay
CVC Credit has appointed a former BlueBay official to its investor relations team

The financial crisis was the making of 'em
Some of the largest and best performing CLO managers before the crisis were fairly nimble by today's standards - but these 1.0 outperformers are now among the biggest names in the industry. 

CVC prices €409.6 million new issue CLO via BNP Paribas
CVC Credit Partners is back in the primary CLO market today

CVC prices $719.1 million reset of recently callable CLO
CVC Credit Partners has priced one of the largest CLO resets of the year with a $719.1 million reworking of Apidos CLO XXV

CVC markets new issue CLO via BNP Paribas
Europe’s CLO pipeline continues to add more names, with CVC Credit Partners the latest to target a new issue transaction on the continent in coming weeks