The cost — a few basis points — is modest compared to the potency of bond buckets
If CLOs had bond buckets when Delta Air Lines issued debt, a manager could have bought the bond then rotated into the loan

CLOs at a glance
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month

Investors search out illiquid credit for improved pricing
Credit investors are still trying to gauge appropriate pricing levels for smaller credit facilities in the tradeable credit space

Credit rally rolls on as indices approach one-month tights
CDS indices are approaching their mid-October tights as reality seeps in of a divided US government and, consequently, little chance of dramatic corporate tax increases. Yesterday, iTraxx Main led the way, tightening 5.3%, followed by CDX NA HY and CDX IG (both 4.5%) and iTraxx Crossover (2.8%)

US credit shakes off early jitters as CDX IG tightens 6.9%
Credit spreads have reversed course yet again to join the rally in equities today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 2.5% today and credit is following with investment grade indices leading the way

Indices retrace wider as contested election scenario looms
Credit is moving wider this morning as a contested US presidential election looms. This comes as incumbent Donald Trump threatened to go to the US Supreme Court in the early hours of this morning, citing election fraud and calling to stop votes being counted

US CLO round-up: 23 managers wait in the wings after avoiding pre-election rush
CLO managers rushed to the primary market last week as they sought to lock in financing before the US presidential elections. This resulted in one of the busiest weeks in the primary market with 10 new issues

Single names join rally as positive skews persist in Europe
Single name CDS has joined the rally with European credit moving tighter this morning to continue the momentum from Monday. iTraxx Main is trading 2.1 basis tighter at 61.1bp today, according to IHS Markit, having shed 1.9bp yesterday. Similarly, iTraxx Crossover at 348.2bp has tightened 9.7bp today after tightening 9.1bp yesterday

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

Symphony splits CLO tranche to fixed and floating following refi
Symphony Asset Management has split the fixed-rate double A tranche of its 2015 vintage CLO named Symphony XVI as part of a refinancing

Brigade refis bond-flex CLO and junior notes follow order while seniors stand out
Brigade Capital Management has completed a partial refinanced of a bond-flex US CLO and in the process redressed one imbalance in terms of running coupons, while opening up another.

Five-year reinvestment CLOs now market standard after Kayne prices
Kayne Anderson has priced its second CLO post-covid and continued the market's decisive shift towards five year reinvestment periods

Audax brings mid market CLOs under management to $1.5 billion
Audax Private Debt has brought its CLOs under management up to $1.5 billion after pricing its fourth new issue deal via Bank of America

Onex claims three new US CLO equity investors
Onex Credit Partners has confirmed the pricing of a US CLO earlier this week, which it says resulted in three new equity investors to its platform

AB joins ranks of BSL CLO managers with debut transaction
AB has entered the fray as a manager of CLOs backed by broadly syndicated loans by printing a debut transaction via Morgan Stanley

Fortress prices first BSL CLO in over a year
Fortress Investment Group has priced its first CLO backed by broadly syndicated loans in over 12 months

CSAM returns to five-year CLO structures with new issue deal
Credit Suisse Asset Management priced its third new issue US CLO post-covid on Thursday, and its first with a full five years of reinvestment

Napier Park prices five-year reinvestment CLO via BNP Paribas
Napier Park Global has teamed up with BNP Paribas to issue a new five-year reinvestment CLO

Five-year CLOs back in vogue as Bain joins group of long duration issuers
Bain Capital Credit has priced the fourth five-year reinvestment CLO amid the coronavirus pandemic as the market continues to creep back towards pre-covid norms

Onex prints seniors at 141.6bp in five-year reinvestment CLO
Onex Credit Partners has priced its third US CLO post-covid, and its first with a five-year reinvestment period

TCW completes first reset of 2020 CLO and adds double Bs
TCW has become the first manager to rework a 2020 vintage CLO after teaming with Jefferies to reset its April transaction named TCW CLO 2020-1

Carlyle secures 132bp triple As on second post-covid CLO
Carlyle Group printed its second CLO post-covid on Friday, teaming up with JP Morgan on the new $359.8 million deal named Carlyle US CLO 2020-2

York completes first new issue CLO of 2020
York Capital Managemend priced its first new issue CLO of the year on Friday, teaming up with Goldman Sachs on the $387.6 million deal named York CLO-8

Monroe saves 18bp with first ever mid market CLO repricing
Monroe Capital has shaved just over 18 basis points off a 2018 middle market CLO named Monroe Capital MML CLO VII with a repricing

Brigade prices rare refinancing of bond-flex CLO from 2018
Brigade Capital Management has partially refinanced a debut bond-heavy CLO from 2018 known as Brigade Debt Funding I, marking just the fourth such transaction of 2020