Top stories on creditflux.com: from CLO acquisitions to managers swapping seats
15 march
CBAM swallowed: Carlyle buys firm with unique CLO recipe
Carlyle agrees to buy CBAM for roughly $787 million. CBAM grew swiftly before its CLO business plateaued as it moved into private credit. Distinguishing features included a penchant for $1 billion CLOs and 50bp manager fees.
CBAM was founded in 2016 by Mike Damaso, Don Young (pictured) and Jay Garrett, with support from Eldridge
1 march
BNP Paribas AM disputes US CLO ‘default’
BNP Paribas Asset Management says the downgrade to D, by S&P Global, of debt tranches in BNPP IP CLO 2014-1, should not have happened owing to an agreement with debt holders.
1 march
Pemberton hires European CLO veteran
Rob Reynolds joins Pemberton to launch a CLO business in London.
10 march
Signal hires ex-BlueBay official to build CLO unit
Another new European CLO manager emerges as Rajat Mittal lands at Signal.
10 march
Highland turnaround is completed as Daugherty takes control of affiliates
Patrick Daugherty is rejoining Highland. The move ends a decade-long dispute stemming from disagreements with former Highland chief James Dondero.
16 march
Jefferies official lands at Bain as head structurer
Bain Capital Credit has hired CLO specialist David Schiffmann as head structurer.
17 march
Managers link up as AB agrees to buy CarVal
The first of the month’s mega mergers takes place. CarVal’s CLO business will retain independence from AB’s CLO unit.
16 march
Barrow Hanley prepares to issue first US CLO
Barrow Hanley mandates Goldman Sachs for its CLO debut.
22 march
CLO prices drop as secondary volumes surge
CLO spreads have underperformed liquid credit instruments after $2.3 billion of paper hit the secondary US CLO market.
25 march
Three US CLOs join list of deals to default
Debt tranches in Blue Ridge CLO II, GLG Ore Hill 2013-1 and OFSI Fund VI follow BNP IP CLO 2014-1 in having debt downgraded to D by S&P.
29 march
US manager hires Invesco CLO PM as it rebuilds
The CLO PM merry-go-round gets going as MidOcean Credit Partners hires Joe Rotondo.
30 march
Rival’s head of US CLOs set to join Marathon
Marathon Asset Management gets in on the act, hiring Karen Lau from Onex.
30 march
First Eagle swoops for Napier Park
But Napier Park retains autonomy after it is purchased.
31 march
Ex Mid-Ocean portfolio manager to join Onex
Onex plugs the gap left by Karen Lau’s move by drafting in Adrienne Dale-Burns, who had earlier left MidOcean.