CDOs

NXT Capital, a midldle market lender and CLO manager, has expanded its direct originations team by hiring Doug Vitek, John Mills and Daniel Green.

A number (11) of European CLOs issued before the financial crisis are ripe for redemption, and this could free up loans to be used as collateral in new deals, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

The Carlyle Group said today it has closed a $415 million collateralized loan obligation, its sixth CLO of 2013.

So far this year, securitization of loans to small and medium-sized companies totals $4.9 billion, according to Wells Fargo.

New York Life Investment Management is preparing to issue a $409 million collateralized loan obligation called Flatiron CLO 2013-1, according to a presale report from Fitch Ratings.

The Loan Syndications and Trading Association is asking regulator to recognize a category of higher quality leveraged loans that would not be subject to proposed risk retention rules.

In the third quarter, seven of the 15 top-performing “legacy” CLOs rated by Moody's Investor Service were managed by Credit Suisse Asset Management.

The final scope of regulations governing securitization in Europe will shape the future of the industry, according to a report released today by Standard & Poor’s.

European collateralized loan obligations are deleveraging more rapidly than might be expected after their reinvestment period ends, according to Fitch Ratings.

The Carlyle Group priced its fourth collateralized loan obligation of the year Friday, bringing U.S. issuance for the year to date to $62.6 billion, according to Thomson Reuters LPC.

CVC Credit Partners is preparing a $490 million collateralized loan obligation, according to rating agency reports.

Participants at ABS East held forth on value opportunities in securitization and how increases in interest rates, loosening underwriting standards and the debt ceiling stalement ought to inform investor behavior over the short-to-medium term.

CIT Asset Management is preparing a rare sterling-denominated CLO, according to a presale report published by Standard & Poor’s.

ACIS Capital Management is prepping a $849.43 million collateralized loan obligation, according to a presale report from Standard & Poor’s.

Collateralized loan obligation managers and arrangers have long argued that they should not be subject to the requirements to retain “skin in the game” of these deals. CLOs, which are backed by below investment grade corporate loans, didn’t contribute to the financial crisis, the argument goes, and they shouldn’t have to pay the price for it.

Regulators have granted collateralized loan obligations an exception to risk retention rules, but it's a no-go

A nascent private bond market in France is expected to grow significantly over the next two years,

Spreads on triple-A tranches of new CLOs are likely to tighten by 10 to 15 basis points by the end of the year, according to Wells Fargo.

Palmer Square Capital Management has closed on its second collateralized loan obligation in six months.