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Sixth Street refis another US BSL CLO
1 month ago
Sixth Street yesterday reworked its second deal in as many weeks with its USD 373.65m reset of TICP CLO XI -
2018 vintage CSAM deal gets a refi
1 month ago
CSAM priced a partial refi of Madison Park Funding XXIX today, combining two triple-A tranches into one -
Demand for European loan format notes increases as Onex prices latest CLO
5 months ago
Consolidating its busy year, Onex Capital Partners has followed up its EUR 351.6m August CLO issuance with another transaction on Friday, arranged by BNP Paribas -
May 2023 US Leveraged Highlights
10 months ago
Leveraged investors continue to favor bonds to loans, according to the Debtwire May 2023 US Leveraged Highlights, featuring key trends in the leveraged loan and high yield bond markets. -
US CLO pipeline: Spreads and tenors disperse as six managers eye new issues
1 year ago
Dispersion has come to the fore in the US CLO market with higher tier managers able to price their triple As in the 180-185 basis points range and others up around 200bps. But this week’s pipeline shows there is some divergence in the length of CLOs coming to the market too -
US CLO pipeline: busy January sets the tone for the year
1 year ago
US CLO new issuance in January has exceeded 2022’s volumes with $6.4 billion priced last month compared to $4.6 billion last year, and the market is showing no signs of slowing down -
US CLO pipeline: Oak Hill aims for tightest triple As since July, as other CLO markets at 245bp
1 year ago
Nine US CLO managers are in various stages of marketing their latest CLOs, and while Oak Hill is seeking a benchmark-setting deal, there are other CLOs that are expected to price well wide of this -
US CLO pipeline: Triple A dispersion coming to fore as Palmer Square aims to open market again
1 year ago
The US CLO market is set to reopen with five managers in various stages of marketing new issue CLOs, according to sources -
US CLO league tables: Blackstone and BofA rise above competition in volatile 2022
1 year ago
A tumultuous year in the US CLO market led to total issuance dropping from a record $391.2 billion in 2021 to $134.8 billion 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. -
UK credit spreads rally for Rishi
1 year ago
UK credit spreads have rallied sharply on Monday with the victory of Rishi Sunak in the contest to become the country’s third prime minister of the year -
Big push wider for credit index spreads as traders navigate challenging roll
1 year ago
The roll of CDX and iTraxx credit indices is proceeding, with traders scrambling to respond to a big shift in relative dynamics between the US and Europe following London's long weekend -
US CLO pipeline: new faces appear amid tightening price guidance
1 year ago
After many months, the US CLO pipeline is bursting with new life as two debutants market their inaugural deals – Empower’s Empower 2022-1 and Muzinich’s 1988 CLO 1 -
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. -
Credit fights for purchase amid swirl of darkening storm
1 year ago
Investors are attempting to peer out of the gloom after a heavy sell off, but meancing clouds gather over Europe especially in the form of weak manufacturing numbers, a sub-dollar euro, spiralling gas costs, and the threat of lower Gulf oil production -
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 -
Tikehau adds to triple-A discovery with first European CLO of year
1 year ago
Tikehau Capital on Tuesday night priced its first European CLO transaction of the year, via BNP Paribas -
CLO pipeline: only way is up after tier one price talk hits new wides
1 year ago
There is a build up of nine deals in the US CLO pipeline as the market heads to a CLO conference in Las Vegas. -
Mixed signals abound but European weakness persists
1 year ago
European financial markets are losing further ground against the US in a cautious start to the week, as the euro approaches parity with the dollar for the first time and latest data supports the Federal Reserve maintaining a hawkish approach to policy -
CLO pipeline: large managers defy loan drought to keep market moving
1 year ago
US CLO senior spreads may have blown out to 180-190 basis points over Sofr for five-year deals, and even wider for short-dated new issues, but that will not stop the market from soldiering on -
EU inflation prints frame challenge ahead as horror show first half ends
1 year ago
Financial markets are heading into the weekend with a rare stationary session, but the mood is more one of shellshock than considered positioning, after one of the worst first halves to a year on record -
Fed fears extend big market slump
1 year ago
Credit spreads have pushed sharply wider again at the start of the week with all eyes on the upcoming US Federal Reserve meeting, as investor aversion to risk assets extends following Friday’s consumer price index number that caused financial markets to reel -
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 -
Russia oil ban accord unites markets in sell off
1 year ago
EU leaders’ compromise agreement on banning Russian oil imports by sea has presented a united front few may have thought possible only days ago. But financial markets have not reacted positively, with risk assets selling off as the euro slumps and oil hits its highest level since March -
US / European high yield compression trades win as Fed unveils new hiking regime
1 year ago
The remarkable recent outperformance of US credit derivatives index CDX HY has reached a key juncture, with reaction to the Federal Reserve's announcements causing it to trade inside European counterpart iTraxx Crossover
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