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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 -
Beneath the triple C: CLOs take first knock since covid scrapes
1 year ago
CLO managers have been hit by a number of loan downgrades to triple C for the first time since the wave of pandemic-related cuts trickled to a halt in early 2021. Companies indirectly linked to the health sector suffered most in May -
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 -
Beneath the triple C: CLOs benefit as upgrades make for lighter triple C buckets
3 years ago
For the first time since the sell off in March last year, downgrades to triple C have come to a near-standstill -
Beneath the triple C: CLOs get their sneakers on as retailers run into bankruptcy
3 years ago
July added further relief to CLO portfolios with the slowest rate of downgrades to triple C since March. US CLO portfolios faced downgrades of $2.18 billion to triple C while European portfolios faced just €59.13 million of such downgrades -
Beneath the triple C: downgrades hold steady as Travelport loses its luggage
3 years ago
For the second month in a row downgrades to triple C steadied, with just under $9 billion of CLO loans falling to this rating across 34 corporate borrowers -
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" -
Beneath the triple C: downgrade rate slows as $8 billion of CLO loans tumble
3 years ago
May offered some respite to CLO portfolios as corporate downgrades to triple C were reduced heavily - affecting just $6.67 billion of US CLO paper and €1.09 billion of European CLO portfolios -
Akorn falls into bankruptcy with $321 million planted in CLOs
3 years ago
CLOs hold $321.3 million of specialty pharmaceutical company Akorn’s debt, according to the latest trustee reports from CLO-I, with the firm having filed for chapter 11 protection in the US District Court for the District of Delaware yesterday -
Beneath the triple C: April showers send buckets overboard
3 years ago
Downgrade waves rocked the CLO market in April as Moody's and Standard & Poor's downgraded 135 corporate borrowers to triple C or below, from ratings above that level. The downgrades put CLOs in rough waters as $41.6 billion of such loans are prevalent in US CLOs while €5.64 are moored in European CLO portfolios – affecting 5.92% of the US market and 4.37% of the European market -
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 -
Who's got the moves US: Carlyle leads as $3.7 billion of CLO loans recover
4 years ago
CLOs were exposed to $833.4 million worth of paper in the 10 term loans that suffered the largest price falls last week. But CLOs also had exposure to $3.67 billion of loans that recovered the most over the seven days. -
Beneath the triple C: mighty CLO buckets from Akorns grow
4 years ago
Rating agencies went on a downgrading spree in February, with Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s cutting 20 corporate names to triple C or below – affecting $2.78 billion of paper in US CLOs and €316.6 million in European CLOs. -
US loan trading: McDermott downgrade leads to CLO outflows as managers board rail road firm
4 years ago
US freight railroads operator Genesee & Wyoming allocated its $2.55 billion term loan in November, making it the most popular issuer in the month. And CLO managers were sceptical of the outlook for McDermott Technology - signalled by $185.9 net outflows - after Moody's downgraded its corporate family rating from B3 to Caa2 -
Euro trading: Vue proves to be leading light for CLOs, but liquid bonds play crucial support role
4 years ago
Vue International's newly issued loan starred in 25 CLO managers' portfolios, which bought €239.4 million of the loan in June and made it a box office hit among CLO managers, according to CLO-i. -
Job opportunities with First Eagle: loan analysts
4 years ago
First Eagle Investment Management has released details of two vacancies in its loans team in Boston -
Job opportunity with First Eagle: loan trading
4 years ago
First Eagle Investment Management s looking to hire a loan trader in Boston -
European loan trading: CLO managers snack on Ifco loans
4 years ago
35 CLO managers were holding €364.2 million €364.2 million of IFCO’s loans in April – all at par -
Loan trading round-up: CLO managers fall out of love with First Data
5 years ago
An analysis of loan trading among CLO managers in February shows that First Data is falling down the pecking order with managers selling $182 million of the company's loans -
Affinion skipped interest payment impacts small number of CLOs
5 years ago
Only two CLO managers could be affected by the debt of Affinion Group, who skipped its scheduled 19 Feb interest payment ($22.2 million) to its first-lien 2022 term loan holders -
Schroders appoints credit specialist to fixed income team
5 years ago
Schroders has appointed a former BlackRock credit specialist as an investment director focused on Schroders' credit strategies -
Man Group taps former Lazard professional for marketing role in Hong Kong
6 years ago
Investment management firm Man Group has appointed a new managing director within its institutional sales team in Hong Kong, the company announced on 13 December
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