Blackstone’s Clover Credit resets 2018 vintage CLO
Clover Credit Management, an affiliate of Blackstone, has reset Clover CLO 2018-1, a BSL CLO that was originally managed by AIG

Starting Clover: Blackstone completes AIG CLO acquisition with rebrand
Covenant CLO Advisors, the investment manager of AIG’s CLOs, has rebranded to Clover CLO Advisors and is now a Blackstone affiliate

Blackstone buys $3.6 billion US CLO manager
An affiliate of Blackstone has entered into a purchase and sale agreement to buy a CLO management business 

Beneath the triple C: US CLOs take a dip in the triple C as Europe watches from the sun lounger
The US CLO market bore the brunt of downgrades to triple C in July and August, with a total of $6.22 billion of paper affected. European CLOs enjoyed a more relaxing summer holiday, with only 1 name representing €33.88 million worth of bonds downgraded to triple C.  

AIG, BlackRock, First Eagle and GoldenTree bring weekly CLO reset volume to $5.9 billion
Four managers capped off a huge week for US CLO reset activity by reworking 2019 deals, bringing weekly reset volume to $5.85 billion across 12 transactions

AIG scores new personal record after issuing its third CLO in the space of a year
AIG Asset Management priced its third CLO of 2021 on Wednesday, marking the first time it has issued three CLOs in the space of a year following its return to the asset class in 2018

AIG, Five Arrows and Whitebox join CLO reset gravy train
AIG Asset Management, Five Arrows Managers and Whitebox Capital Management have all reset CLOs, with the three deals amounting to $1.16 billion

Capital Four prepares for US CLO debut with four more hires
Capital Four says it has hired four team members to its New York-based US credit team as it expands its capabilities across the Atlantic

AIG completes second new CLO of 2021
AIG Asset Managment priced its second new CLO of the year on Tuesday, teaming with Bank of America on AIG CLO 2021-2

CLO pipeline: four US and two European managers prepare first 2021 CLOs
The CLO market is set to carry on roaring with the pipeline as full as ever despite the summer slowdown just around the corner  

CLO investors don Euribor caps to hedge rising rates
Euribor-capped tranches have made a comeback in European CLOs, with AIG and PGIM understood to be behind them. Sources say PGIM has been investing in triple A-rated tranches, while AIG has taken on double-A rated tranches

AIG joins ranks of post-covid CLO resetters
AIG Asset Management became the 12th manager to reset a post-covid CLO on Tuesday, teaming up with Natixis to rework AIG CLO 2020-1

CLO pipeline: queue gets longer as Blackstone goes again and Sancus makes first move
The queue to price for US CLO managers is only getting larger with 18 new issue CLOs in the pipeline, according to market sources, along with 18 repricings and two new issue European CLOs and two mid market CLO resets

AIG prints rare three-year reset of comeback CLO
AIG teamed up with Credit Suisse on Friday to print a rare three-year CLO reset of its comeback transaction from 2018

AIG offers single B notes in largest CLO to date
AIG Asset Management issued its largets CLO to date on Thursday. Named AIG CLO 2021-1, the transaction came in at a par value of $515.3 million

CLO pipeline: deal flow slows ahead of US election
Only two forthcoming new issue US CLOs have been added to the pipeline this week as the election slowdown hits credit markets. This comes after eight new issue US CLOs and five European CLOs have priced over the last ten days during the pre-election rush

Natixis becomes first US CLO arranger to pass $1 billion issuance since coronavirus outbreak
Natixis on Friday became the first arranger of US CLOs to pass $1 billion issuance since the coronavirus outbreak and market sell-off, following a $332.75 million new issue managed by AIG

AIG passes $2 billion CLO volumes after adding another US new issue
AIG Asset Management surpassed $2 billion in CLO volumes for the first time post-crisis after pricing a new issue named AIG CLO 2019-2 on Friday

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.

AIG CLO comeback gathers pace as it plans second pricing in two months
AIG Asset Management is working with Wells Fargo to price a $507.2 million new issue CLO named AIG CLO 2019-1

Three US managers capitalise on loan volatility to price new CLOs
It’s late in the year, but loan market volatility seems to be presenting CLO managers with ideal circumstances in which to ramp up portfolios and price deals

AIG's return to CLO management takes shape as price talk emerges on new deal
AIG’s CLO comeback is nearing completion with market sources indicating that the firm is marketing AIG CLO 2018-1 via Credit Suisse

AIG makes dramatic return to CLOs with US manager acquisition
Eight years on from selling its asset management arm (which included 11 CLOs) to Pacific Century Group, AIG is embarking on a return to CLO management

Former head of US structuring for UBS joins insurance giant
The former US head of structuring for UBS has this month started at an insurance firm known to be a big holder of CLO paper