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State of the US Loan Market 3Q23 - Xtract Special Report
5 months ago
The US leveraged loan market continued to languish in 3Q23, but the average covenant score for large Sponsor loans bounced back somewhat from its precipitous decline in 2Q23 according to this special report -
SME CLO manager Be-Spoke rebrands to Aptimus
1 year ago
Be-Spoke Capital, manager of Europe’s first 2.0 SME CLO, has rebranded to Aptimus Capital Partners -
Credit Suisse and UK names lead charge as European IG outperforms
1 year ago
European investment grade credit is rallying strongly at the start of this week, in contrast to a sluggish start by its US counterpart market, with Credit Suisse and UK companies among the outperformers -
UK adds itself to sour global cocktail with investors given another shake
1 year ago
US investors are returning to a sour mood across global markets on Tuesday, with escalating warfare in Ukraine, Chinese covid cases at a two-month high, the Biden administration in a standoff with China over microchips, and the UK still managing to hold focus for economic mishap -
Spreads trace worryingly familiar arc as investors take good news as bad and bad new worse
1 year ago
Credit spreads are pushing ever closer towards the year’s peak levels, continuing Wednesday a sell off that began on Tuesday, with positive US economic data perversely sparking a bearish shift in financial assets that negative European data has since compounded -
Spreads retreat ahead of pivotal US inflation report
1 year ago
Investors are holding their breath on Wednesday ahead of the latest US inflation numbers, with any change from last month’s reading likely to dictate a sizeable move in financials markets -
Market rides out China-US fray with oil, rates and jobs back in focus
1 year ago
US and European credit markets are exhibiting a firmer tone on Wednesday, with investor focus having shifted from Taiwan concerns to Opec+ oil supply. But a looming Bank of England rate hike and US jobs data mean caution remains the watchword -
Investors hold tight amid Chinese slowdown and Nordic affront to Russia
1 year ago
Financial markets are opening the week on a cautious tone, as Chinese economic data weakens the global growth outlook and new Nato applications intensify the stand-off with Russia -
Credit rally extends as investors welcome hawkish but clearer Fed message
2 years ago
Credit markets have carried their rally over to another day, fuelled in part by what investors have interpreted as a hawkish but clear message from the US Federal Reserve on policy tightening -
Gapstow expects strategic deals as credit manager M&A volume slumps to $120 billion
2 years ago
M&A volume involving credit asset managers dropped last year with total target value assets under management slumping to $120 billion from $149 billion in 2020 (and $254 billion in 2019), according to Gapstow Capital Partners -
German convergence as travel co surges inside troubled real estate firm
2 years ago
Amid rocky markets there has been a tale of two diverging credits in the European high yield market on Wednesday, with two of the riskiest names passing each other on sharp convergent moves -
UK retailers get frosty reception after price hike warning
2 years ago
UK retailers face spread widening pressure on Tuesday against an otherwise flattish backdrop, as supply chain issues stack up prompting concerns of winter stock shortages and higher prices for goods -
Capital Group hires senior portfolio manager from AB in London
2 years ago
Capital Group has drafted in an investment director in London as it targets European investors -
Manager sails to €210 million final close on fifth European credit fund
3 years ago
The fund will invest in debt and equity in Northern European small to medium sized companies -
Single name shorters get improved entry point after conviction test
3 years ago
Returning market optimism has taken credit spreads back to ultra-tight levels. But for bears, this posits a better entry level for short trades, and the recent blow-out may have given strong pointers where to target them -
LP round up: $2.8 billion flows to credit as Apollo concedes fundraising may slow
3 years ago
Florida Retirement System Trust Fund made the largest commitments allocating $1.6 billion. Apollo meanwhile acknowledged a potential slowdown in fundraising as investors await results on an independent review into CEO Leon Black's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein -
US and Europe diverge as loan trading bands emerge on the continent
3 years ago
Europe and the US are on different courses with credit indices having drifted apart over the past month, say trading sources. Europe is expected to suffer fewer defaults to the extent that "it’s getting quite difficult for borrowers to default”, as one source put it. But the US has "higher growth potential due to its more dynamic economy" -
EnTrust aims to onboard $1 billion for maritime direct lending fund by June
3 years ago
EnTrust Global is targeting $1 billion for a maritime direct lending fund, Blue Ocean Onshore Fund, and anticipates a final close in June -
CLOs hold $189.3 million of J Crew as coronavirus pushes firm into bankruptcy
3 years ago
12 CLO managers hold $189.3 million debt of US retailer and household name J Crew (parent company Chino Holdings), which filed for Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Monday -
Global direct lending fundraising plummets in Q1
4 years ago
Global direct lending fundraising figures plummeted in the first quarter as coronavirus-related volatility kicked in. Managers raised just $9.4 billion raised across 11 funds compared to $18.6 billion across 15 in Q1 2019, according to Creditflux's fund database -
Longview Power turns to coal for handful of CLOs
4 years ago
CLOs hold $43.9 million of the debt of US power company LongView Power, which filed for Chapter 11 in the District of Delaware yesterday -
US/Europe CDS relative value in play as index gaps widen
4 years ago
A growing differential is opening this week between European and US credit derivative indices, with stark warnings yesterday on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic prompting a big sell-off in financial markets -
Jump-to-default risk collapses after Senate backs biggest ever US relief package
4 years ago
The US Senate's agreement of a record $2 trillion stimulus package is shaking jump-to-default risk from high yield corporate credit today, with some iTraxx Crossover constituents shedding over 1,000bp from the front end of their CDS curves -
Credit reels back to January 2019 levels as coronavirus impact spreads
4 years ago
A more positive opening for European credit today proved short-lived, as coronavirus developments caused the market to reverse its modest improvement early on to careen back to some of the widest levels in over a year -
European unitranche deal flow increased 11% last year, finds GCA
4 years ago
European direct lending unitranche deals completed in 2019 increased by 11%, according to GCA Altum's Q4 2019 MidCap Monitor, marking a record year for the industry
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