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Canyon returns in a big way for second European CLO
21 days ago
Thirteen months after its European debut, Canyon Partners priced its upsized second European deal yesterday -
2019 refi from GoldenTree prices
1 month ago
GoldenTree joined the market’s rush to refinance pre-Covid deals this week, with a partial refi of its GoldenTree Loan Management US CLO 4 -
European CLO primary spreads still have a long way to go
3 months ago
Are European CLO spreads in the primary market cheap or expensive? Our latest research shows that while US managers can celebrate AAAs reaching the 150s, in Europe spreads still have a long way to go to reach historical norms. -
PGIM pushes into the middle market with Windhill CLO 1
5 months ago
The latest in a brace of middle-market CLOs to hit the primary market this week was PGIM’s Windhill CLO 1, arranged by Natixis, which marked the manager’s debut in the middle market -
BNP Paribas makes it two US refis in a week
7 months ago
BNP Paribas has priced a deal for PGIM, following on from Monday’s refi of Valley Stream Park CLO -
MidCap prints 2023's second-largest CLO to date
1 year ago
Apollo affiliate MidCap Financial priced a new middle market CLO on Friday that is the second largest primary market transaction of 2023 -
AlbaCore and Anchorage market European CLOs
1 year ago
AlbaCore Capital and Anchorage Group are the latest managers to brave the new issue European CLO market amid market volatility -
Investors should pair short CLO triple As with long MBS for best returns, says Janus Henderson
1 year ago
Senior figures at Janus Henderson Investors have recommended that credit investors should pair short duration CLO triple As with longer duration mortgage backed securities to optimise their returns, in a research article published on Tuesday -
Beneath the triple C: Life could be better, but it’s just a letter, under the CCC
1 year ago
Many market participants were eagerly looking forward to a break in December after a gruelling year, but the rating agencies were in no mood to oblige. -
We made the most of a tricky situation
The contrast between 2021 and the following 12 months could not have been starker. But although some heavy hitters remained on the sidelines, 94 US CLO managers priced new deals in 2022 -
Beneath the triple C: Winter is coming for CLOs as downgrades outstrip upgrades
1 year ago
Both US and European issuers have felt downward pressure from the rating agencies as we head towards the end of the year, with downgrades to triple C now firmly outpacing upgrades out of it. -
Beneath the triple C: Stormy October hits CLOs with rising tide of downgrades
1 year ago
After a slight respite in the pace of downgrades over the summer for CLOs, October brought renewed momentum as macro-economic pressures - primarily high interest rate burdens for corporate borrowers and supply side inflation - became the recurring rationale -
Soft mood music abruptly dashed as Fed and BoE rile markets
1 year ago
The credit market’s strong run of improvement has come to an end this week, with the US Federal Reserve and Bank of England delivering a reality check to hopes of a more dovish path forward on interest rates -
PGIM prints five-year US CLO as investors brace for spreads to move wider
1 year ago
PGIM has marked a quick return to the US primary CLO market by pricing Dryden 106 on Tuesday via Nomura. But the overriding feeling is that primary CLO spreads are vulnerable to another bout of volatility -
US CLO league tables: BofA’s big month opens gap with Citi but Palmer Square closes in on Blackstone
1 year ago
After a quiet August, the US CLO market returned to what is the new normal (or new, new normal depending on the timeframe you're using). Managers priced $11.3 billion of US CLO paper last month, extending a trend -
PGIM goes short with new three-year reinvestment CLO
1 year ago
PGIM priced a new CLO on Friday, opting for a shorter-dated structure with a one-year call-lock and three-year reinvestment period -
US CLO pipeline: $100bn new issue mark about to be surpassed
1 year ago
Seven US CLO managers join one holdover in the new issue US CLO pipeline this week, as the market bears down on $100 billion of new issuance in 2022 -
UK and Italy in focus as credit rout extends
1 year ago
UK and Italy sovereign credit spreads are heading wider on Wednesday, as the market-wide sell-off takes indices to new extremes for the year -
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. -
CLO x-rays reveal chapter 11-diagnosed borrower
1 year ago
18 CLO managers hold $380.2 million debt of medical imaging and non-destructive testing product provider Carestream Health, which on Tuesday filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US Court for the District of Delaware. The firm entered into a restructuring support agreement to slash its debt by around $470 million -
Mid market CLO league tables: deal drought keeps leader board tight
1 year ago
July was the quietest month for middle market CLOs in the last 12 months. Blackstone Credit’s BCRED MML CLO 2022-2 was the sole deal to price, which added $498.11 million to the year’s tally -
Global CLO league tables - July 2022 YTD
1 year ago
Global CLO league tables - July YTD -
Making the grade: CLO managers move into IG bonds
1 year ago
CLO managers have been using the incredible volatility in credit markets this year to add an unfamiliar asset to their portfolios – investment grade bonds -
Mid market CLO league tables: KeyBank notches first new issue credit
1 year ago
Managers priced one new issue and one reset in the mid market CLO space in June for a total of $603.1 million, the lowest monthly figure since January when $590 million was priced -
Global CLO league tables - June 2022 YTD
1 year ago
Global CLO league tables - June YTD
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