Axa IM leads as ESG grows in European CLO industry
European CLOs are increasingly launching with express ESG mandates embedded as issuers seek to get ahead of what appears to be an inevitable shift towards ethical investing

Palmer Square prices first CLO with Morgan Stanley
Palmer Square Capital Management has teamed up with Morgan Stanley to print a new CLO for the first time

US CLO league tables: deja vu as static CLO gets primary market moving
It's deja vu all over again with a static CLO opening the primary market for the third consecutive year

CLO pipeline: snow business like the CLO business
CLO issuers are putting aside the cold snap and are warming up with a flurry of deals.

Palmer Square prints first reinvesting European CLO
Palmer Square Capital Management has printed its first ever reinvesting European CLO, following the issuance of two static CLOs since it debuted in the continent in August

US CLO league tables: AGL and JP Morgan topple leaders in new issuance, but Apollo and Citi maintain overall dominance
Only 13 months after setting up shop, AGL Credit Management vaulted itself to the top of the US CLO new issue league tables in 2020

Global 2020 CLO league tables
Global 2020 CLO league tables 

Palmer Square sets tight print with first new issue CLO of 2021
Palmer Square Capital Management has priced the first new CLO of 2021, teaming up with Citi to issue the $401.6 million static transaction named Palmer Square Loan Funding 2021-1

CLO pipeline: managers waste no time cracking open the new year
The US CLO primary market is itching to open shop in 2021 as four refinancings and two resets line up alongside seven managers marketing new deals

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 

Global CLO league tables - November 2020 YTD
Global CLO league tables - November 2020 YTD

Global CLO b-wic round-up: Junior tranches rally amid heavy supply, including portfolio liquidation
The US CLO secondary market rally is showing no signs of slowing down after a week of over $1 billion worth of bonds was listed and well absorbed, according to market sources. The European market also had a roust week with over €300 million of paper up for grabs, although the market stayed generally flat with some tightening in double and single Bs

LP round up: Monroe and Angelo Gordon beat 25 for direct lending mandate, as private credit plans brew
US public pension funds have disclosed $1.2 billion in commitments to credit focused strategies

Colorado pension allocates $70 million to CLO debt strategy
Colorado Fire & Police Pension Association approved a $70 million commitment to a CLO debt strategy at its 5 November board meeting

Global CLO league tables - October 2020 YTD
Global CLO league tables - October 2020 YTD

Single B notes return as Palmer Square prints third reinvesting US CLO of 2020
Palmer Square Capital Management priced its ninth new issue CLO of 2020 on Friday, teaming with JP Morgan on the $401.1 million Palmer Square CLO 2020-3

Global b-wic round-up: Europe drifts wider
The CLO secondary market had a robust week with $860 million of US CLO paper and €315 million worth of European CLO bonds listed. But spreads widened off the back of concerns over lockdowns across the globe, the increased risk of downgrades and tomorrow’s US presidential election

Palmer Square achieves tightest cost of debt for European CLO since March sell-off
Recent European CLO debutant Palmer Square Capital Management priced its second static CLO on the continent last week

CLO pipeline: fixed income giants plan debut 2.0s with Morgan Stanley
Two large fixed income managers are pre-marketing debut 2.0 CLOs

European CLO leverage battered

CLO rally keeps primary market flowing for most prolific issuers
The rally in CLO liabilities in September has given fresh impetus to the primary CLO market, which has benefitted from almost six months of favourable market dynamics

Static US CLOs snap back to early March levels as Palmer Square prints
Palmer Square Capital Management priced its fourth static CLO of the year yesterday, with its triple A spread tightening to just 100 basis points over Libor. The print is another step for the CLO market toward pre-pandemic levels

This doesn’t look like Kansas anymore: Palmer Square opts for unusual road to Europe
Palmer Square Capital Management is taking a novel approach to European CLO management with the head portfolio manager for its deals being stationed at its headquarters in Kansas City

Euro CLO league tables: Deer Park takes GSO to top and gets Deutsche off the mark
For the second time in as many months a new name sits at the top of the European rankings as GSO Capital Partners takes the throne

Global CLO league tables - August 2020 YTD
Global CLO league tables - August 2020 YTD