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2014 US BSL refi from Onex sees tight pricing
26 days ago
Onex delved into its archives on Tuesday to partially refinance a 2014-vintage deal, reworking the top three tranches of its sizeable OCP CLO 2014-6 -
Diebold's DIP delivers partial payout
9 months ago
Another day, another divergent DIP outcome as Diebold Nixdorf has its reorganization plan approved in court. -
Price talk revealed on M&G's comeback European CLO
11 months ago
M&G appears to be feline well as its comeback CLO takes shape. Bank of America is serving as lead arranger on M&G's deal, named Margay CLO I -
Global CLO league tables - April 2023 YTD
1 year ago
Global CLO league tables - April 2023 YTD -
Global CLO league tables - April 2023 YTD
1 year ago
Global CLO league tables - April 2023 YTD -
HPS prints its first new US CLO since 2021
1 year ago
HPS Investment Partners has priced its first new CLO since Novemer 2021 -
Lights go out for Heritage Power with 120 CLOs left in the dark
1 year ago
US based power plant operator Heritage Power filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in the bankruptcy court of Texas on Tuesday night, impacting $124.45 million of assets held by 120 US CLOs. -
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. -
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. -
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 -
U-turns abound as markets pivot sharply on government and central bank rethinks
1 year ago
A big rally in financial markets on Tuesday has driven credit spreads sharply tighter, with a softening outlook for central bank actions building on relief that the UK government has opted to U-turn on its poorly received high bracket tax cut plan -
Bruises start to swell, despite BoE pulling its punch
1 year ago
Market mood is growing uglier as the week progresses, with global investors increasingly looking for safety as the impact of central bank interventions combines with escalating fear over Russia’s campaign against Ukraine -
Relief rally lifts markets despite Italy turmoil adding to ECB headache
1 year ago
Financial markets look to be heading to the weekend on a slightly firmer tone, as investors ease back from their bearish positioning of recent sessions -
Europe takes brunt of spread blowout as US inflation exceeds forecasts
1 year ago
The gap in performance between European and US credit has yawned wider on Wednesday, with investors adding hedges indices in response to a key inflation number that came out higher than expected -
Beneath the triple C: ebbs and flows leave triple C levels at a temporary stasis
1 year ago
Following a rising tide of downgrades in May the loan market stabilised somewhat in June, with seven issuers held by CLOs downgraded to triple C and a counter-swell of five names upgraded to single B. -
CLO managers added to their pool of analysts last year: Fitch
1 year ago
CLO asset managers staffed up last year as primary issuance volume soared, with Fitch Ratings finding the average analyst team size increased from 16 to 17 -
Credit rally gathers momentum as Fed pitches for credibility
1 year ago
European credit’s relief rally has extended on Tuesday, with US stock futures pointing in a positive direction on return from the country’s holiday and the US dollar slipping a touch against the euro -
Bain goes long with new European CLO as 2022 issuance passes €15 billion
2 years ago
Credit Suisse arranged Bain’s €416.72 million deal, named Bain Capital Euro CLO 2022-1, which features a 4.6 year reinvestment period and a two year non-call -
Neuberger Berman refis 2019 US CLO with fixed rate triple As
2 years ago
Neuberger Berman has teamed up with BNP Paribas to refinance the entire capital stack of its 2019 CLO named Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 34 -
Octagon to switch 2019 CLO to Sofr and upsize by $137 million
2 years ago
Octagon Credit Investors is set to upsize a 2019 CLO by $137 million as it plans to reset the deal next week, transitioning the structure to pay its liabilities off Sofr in the process -
US CLO league tables: Blackstone and Citi win new issues but CSAM and JP Morgan take overall issuance crown
2 years ago
The US CLO market had an extraordinary 2021 with almost $400 billion of overall issuance pricing as records were set for all forms of issuance -
CSAM gets $100 million boost after upsizing print and sprint CLO post-pricing
2 years ago
JP Morgan upsized Credit Suisse Asset Management’s Madison Park Funding LIX CLO by $100 million on Friday, a day after the deal priced -
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
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