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Brace yourself for tiers, tightening and titanic CLO issuance
2 years ago
The European CLO market has shattered post-global financial crisis new issuance records in 2021 with €38.4 billion pricing, as Creditflux goes to press. But 2022 could prove even more abundant -
CLO funds shine amid the gloom with unmatched returns
2 years ago
Credit funds stumbled in October, with European high yield, emerging markets and long-short strategies the weakest performers, according to Creditflux data, as several funds in these categories suffered losses -
Past returns: KKR’s unusual CLO liquidation
2 years ago
Five years ago in Creditflux, we reported that junior debt investors in a KKR-managed European CLO voted to alter the deal’s documentation so they could drive a liquidation of the legacy deal, such that they would receive roughly 92% of par -
They said it: "The tone may have been too positive"
2 years ago
CLO market participants have been guilty of being overly bullish -
First Euro CRE CLO points to likely growth market
2 years ago
CRE CLOs have been identified as a likely growth market in Europe following the successful pricing of the first transaction on the continent, according to sources -
Brace yourselves for increasing ESG basis in credit
2 years ago
One of the safest bets in credit for 2022 is that ESG focus will intensify, with market participants anticipating a surge of green bond issuance as well as widening spread dispersion between climate leaders and underperformers -
Relative value traders seize on fleeting mismatches
2 years ago
The volatility that hit credit markets from mid-November has produced rare opportunities for relative value traders after a dearth for 12 months -
"In 2022, being slow will not be such a bad thing"
2 years ago
St David losing its place as the UK’s smallest city would be a travesty. Replacing Libor might be worse -
BlueBay adds CLO specialist and structured credit PM
2 years ago
BlueBay Asset Management has made two senior hires to its structured credit team in New York -
CLO extremes will do well in '22 but mezz needs caution: BNP Paribas
2 years ago
The extreme parts of CLOs' capital structures will offer best value in 2022, but investors should be cautious on mezzanine tranches and consider hedges, say BNP Paribas strategists -
Citi's former European CLO head earns promotion to MD
2 years ago
A long-time European CLO specialist is among the 306 promoted to managing director at Citi, according to reports -
Determinations Committee agrees to rule on first credit event question in 10 months
2 years ago
Credit event triggers are back on the market's list of discussion points for the first time since February, with the Determinations Committee having agreed to rule on an Asian failure to pay question -
Credit Fundraising: mega funds contribute to record-breaking month as volume hits $39bn
2 years ago
The sheer size of the funds raised in November more than compensated for a drop in the number of funds raised as fundraising volume in credit reached $38.9 billion. This beat September by $2.4 billion to make it the most productive month of credit fundraising in 2021 -
PGIM expands all debt classes with Euro CLO reset
2 years ago
PGIM has reset a European CLO it signed late last year, greatly increasing the size of the deal in the process -
Ares rounds out bumper year for direct lending with $14 billion US fund
2 years ago
Ares Management is ending 2021 with yet another massive direct lending fund-raise -
Financials lead rally at start of big week for central bank decisions
2 years ago
Credit markets are beginning on the front foot again on Monday, with a rallying move that builds on last week's strong run in which European spreads improve for five days straight -
Jefferies European securitised markets co-head set to leave role
2 years ago
One of Jefferies' co-heads of Emea securitised markets is set to leave their role -
French media company rallies hard on accelerated sale
2 years ago
Credit and sector specific moves in the high yield market are outpacing the overall direction of travel of indices, where there is divergent performance between Europe and the US -
Financials lead way as IG credit outperforms
2 years ago
European banks are among the biggest improvers as investment grade credit takes a sharp turn tighter on Thursday -
Leisure and retail companies improve despite UK rates and travel rule noise
2 years ago
Easing of market tensions around the omicron covid variant have allowed traders to broadly mark single name credit spreads tighter on Wednesday, despite caution returning to indices over central bank policy and travel restrictions -
TwentyFour names new CEO as Holman steps down
2 years ago
Mark Holman, who has been TwentyFour Asset Management’s chief executive officer since the firm's launch, will step down from the position in January with another founding partner named as his successor -
US leads charge in strong relief rally
2 years ago
Credit markets have entered a relief rally on rising optimism the omicron covid variant will not prove as severe as had been feared -
Lev loan index rule change proposed to meet Sofr switch
2 years ago
Leveraged loan index stakeholders are being asked for feedback on a proposal that would allow the inclusion of loans linked to Sofr and scrap a minimum spread rule -
Firm claims to cut loan settlement times with blockchain based securitisation
2 years ago
Cadeia, a German technology firm, claims to have undertaken the first ever fully blockchain based corporate loan securitisation transaction -
Italy underscores market caution as credit traders fail to reward upgrade
2 years ago
Credit markets are finely poised on Monday as traders look for directional signals, following one of the most volatile weeks in recent times
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