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Blackstone scores record with century of US CLOs
1 year ago
Blackstone Credit has become the first manager to price 100 US CLOs, following the printing of Storm King Park CLO in August -
Points up front: Exhibit A: every single CLO slide deck ever
1 year ago
In a recent note, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners said they needed “more data to showcase that CLO pools have outperformed the loan market” -
"There is ample time and flexibility on the pathway from warehouse to securitisation"
1 year ago
A big loan sell-off does not mean CLO warehouses will be forced to liquidate -
LP round up: $2.7bn flows to 20 credit managers as investors battle PE overallocation
1 year ago
Investors faced huge headwinds in September with inflation, rising interest rates, and geopolitical turmoil, alongside the UK gilts sell-off at month end -
US loan index falls below 92 to almost wipe out gains since July
1 year ago
The S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index sank to an average bid of 91.92 cents by Monday, down by two points in as many weeks, wiping out almost all the gains seen in the late-summer market rally -
Nerves of steel needed for CLOs as Phoenix Services files for chapter 11
1 year ago
CLOs hold $341.54 million of steel service provider Phoenix Services Topco which filed for chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware yesterday -
Nomura readies multi-strat credit interval fund launch
1 year ago
Nomura Private Capital is readying the launch of a new, closed-ended interval fund which will invest across the credit spectrum - including bonds, loans, CLOs, distressed debt emerging market debt -
Euro CLO trader lands at LGT to co-head liquid credit
1 year ago
LGT Capital Partners has hired a former Morgan Stanley European CLO trader as co-head of liquid credit -
Axa IM plots Euro CLO warehouse investment amid loan pressure and possible liquidations
1 year ago
Some European CLO warehouse may face liquidations and there will be further pressure on leveraged loans in the last quarter of the year, according to Axa Investment Management -
Revlon mistaken payment ruling adheres to market norms: LSTA
1 year ago
The Loan Syndications & Trading Association has weighed in on the Revlon court ruling, which stated that Revlon lenders must return a mistaken payment by Citi, noting that this decision “conforms to long-standing norms" -
European IG CLO mezz is attractive versus US paper: Barclays
1 year ago
There is no reason for European CLO mezzanine tranches to be as wide as they are versus equivalent US paper, according to a strategy note from Barclays. -
Judges rule in favour of Citi in overturning Revlon decision
1 year ago
Citi has won its appeal against Revlon creditors, forcing a consortium of asset managers to return more than half a billion dollars received in an accidental transfer in 2020 -
Beneath the triple C: US CLOs take a dip in the triple C as Europe watches from the sun lounger
1 year ago
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. -
Cineworld buys ticket for DIP facility with chapter 11 filing
1 year ago
Cineworld filed for Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court For The Southern District Of Texas on Wednesday, less than a month after the UK-based cinema operator announced Chapter 11 was among the options it was considering to “achieve its restructuring objectives” -
15 CLO managers aim to print European deals as 'aspirational pipeline' forms
1 year ago
European CLO market participants are doubtful the pace of issuance will return to full swing in September, despite a reasonably healthy forward-looking pipeline. -
Fitch launches ESG scoring for Euro lev fin issuers with 75% CLO coverage
1 year ago
Fitch has scored 430 individual borrowers in the European market, which are on average more than 75% of the portfolio in an average Fitch-rated European CLO -
Keep an eye on gaming, leisure and entertainment issuers in Euro CLOs, says BofA
1 year ago
CLO investors should be mindful of industry concentration exposure, with the gaming, leisure and entertainment sector an area of focus, according to Bank of America research released yesterday -
Euro CLOs demonstrate "considerable resiliency" to upcoming CLO maturity wall, says S&P
1 year ago
Managers and investors should keep an eye on upcoming CLO maturity wall with “potential adverse effects” amid tighter financing conditions and the impact that could have on CLO performance and ratings -
CLO engine sputters as loan recovery hits road block
1 year ago
US CLO issuance suffered a precipitous decline in August as firms struggled to adjust to the new pricing landscape -
Three defaults mean CLO OC ratios to decline by 17bp in September, says BofA
1 year ago
CLO overcollateralisation ratios are set to decline by 17 basis points in September following the defaults of Cineworld, Endo and Carestream health, according to a research paper from Bank of America -
Secondary CLOs stand firm as credit markets take a hit
1 year ago
Macro weakness is seeping into credit with CDS indices gapping wider and US loans suffering a setback after dropping below 95 points this week. Traders say the CLO secondary market has reflected this turn in sentiment, with did-not-trades racking up – although spreads have held up better than other parts of the credit market -
The Last Tranche with Octagon's Nechamkin: Investors were selling the larger loans that were easier to sell
1 year ago
In this episode of the Last Tranche, Mike Nechamkin, chief investment officer and senior portfolio manager at Octagon Credit Investors, discusses the reasons behind the recovery in loan prices in recent weeks -
CLOs keep eyes glued to screen as Cineworld previews possible chapter 11
1 year ago
Cineworld, the UK-based cinema giant, has announced that a chapter 11 restructuring is among the options it is considering, in response to recent media speculation about a possible default -
Widening asset/liability gulf will hurt CLOs: Barclays
1 year ago
A mismatch between CLO asset / liability rate risk is increasing in the US as more leveraged loan issuers opt for one-month pay frequency, Barclays credit strategists have found -
CIFC boosts legal team with two senior appointments
1 year ago
CIFC Asset Management has announced two senior appointments on its legal and compliance team
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