Top stories on creditflux.com: European and US firms prepare to cross the Atlantic
11 may
Redding Ridge wins four at Creditflux CLO Manager Awards
The Apollo-linked CLO manager took the trophies for best US CLO, redeemed US CLO, new European CLO and redeemed European CLO, in front of 360 guests at the Landmark Hotel.
CSAM retained the Creditflux CLO Manager of the Year title.
Krishnan Guru-Murthy: the renowned journalist hosted the Creditflux Manager Awards. He pleaded with winners to say something noteworthy and “give the good people at Creditflux a headline”
3 may
Seasoned CLOs poised to switch to Sofr based on issuance trigger
CBAM 2018-6 and Madison Park XXIV join Greywolf III-R and IV-R in switching to Sofr on the rare trigger of CLO issuance for the past three months being linked to Sofr.
4 may
M&G eyes European CLO comeback
Portfolio manager Fiona Hagdrup tells Creditflux that the relaunched European CLO business will be founded on a sustainability framework.
6 may
Cairn shows US ambitions by hiring CLO PM
Goldman Sachs Asset Management CLO portfolio manager David Kim is set to lead Cairn’s US leveraged credit business.
10 may
Think of the arb, say US CLO panellists
Loans drop below 96 cents and that is an opportunity to print new CLOs, say speakers at the Creditflux Symposium.
11 may
Apollo backs Advent’s conversion to CLOs
The convertible bonds specialist is adding a CLO strategy.
13 may
Sound Point promotes duo to lead in US CLOs
Brian McHugh and Jane Lawrence take over after Rick Richert steps down.
13 may
European CLO trading head joins start-up Arini
Mehdi Kashani, head of European ABS at BNP Paribas, has been hired by multi-strategy credit fund manager Arini.
17 may
CLO specialist joins Barrow Hanley as PM
Former Carlson partner TJ Unterbrink is taking on his first full-time PM role as the firm prepares its debut US CLO.
18 may
Envision exchange leaves some lenders sick…
But CSAM finds prevention is better than cure as it has avoided the firm’s debt for more than four years. Envision loans plummeted into the 30s after it moved assets to a subsidiary.
20 may
SMBC hires experienced US CLO trader
Marc Steinberg replaces Sean Gibson at SMBC Nikko.
23 may
Experienced Citi CLO banker moves to buy side
Anjana Mohan is set to join Redding Ridge as an in-house CLO structurer in New York.
24 may
Canyon takes plunge into European CLOs
US CLO PMs Martin Downen and Erik Miller have been assigned global duties, while London-based special situations official Davide Amico is set to be a regional CLO PM.
24 may
Let’s play the Great CLO B-wic Price Drop
A CLO investor tries to drum up interest in a Marathon CLO single B tranche by slowly dropping its price.