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New Mountain prices second quasi-CLO
13 days ago
New Mountain priced a second rated feeder fund last week, a deal that straddles the line between the simpler traditional rated feeder fund structures and middle market CLOs -
Forward flow structures drive surge in private structured finance issuance
1 month ago
A hidden area of the US ABS market is growing fast, according to market sources, as a wide variety of originators join the mania for all things private -
RR ABS returns with new Vista deal
1 month ago
The growing market for recurring revenue securitizations saw a boost last week with the pricing of VCP RRL ABS III -
Greensledge arranges new private credit CFO
3 months ago
Churchill Asset Management, an investment-specialist affiliate of Nuveen, announced on Monday it had closed its second collateralised fund obligation, or CFO -
CSO momentum builds as focus turns to fundamentals
Collateralised synthetic obligations (CSOs) have proved to be a bright part of the credit market in 2022. And participants are daring to dream the coming year will be one of the asset’s busiest. -
EIB backs German bank's SRT
1 year ago
Landesbank Baden-Württemberg has issued an SRT with support from the European Investment Bank. -
Euro CLOs have better 2023 entry point than US in $140 billion issuance year: Barclays
1 year ago
CLO performance and issuance may have to wait until the second half of next year for improvement, say Barclays credit strategists in a 2023 outlook piece. But Europe could fare better than the US given starting levels in a year the market faces some challenging regulatory hurdles -
CLO triple As face contest with "appealing" US treasuries: Barclays
1 year ago
The challenge of issuing new CLOs has been put into sharper relief, with Barclays strategists arguing US treasuries look attractive versus triple A tranches -
CQS returns to Euro market with first new CLO since 2015
1 year ago
CQS has priced its first European CLO in seven and a half years, opting for a short reinvestment and non-call period -
Sofr away from me – basis puts new CLO triple As in dire straits
1 year ago
A relative value gap has opened between secondary and primary market CLO triple A tranches, with the former looking attractive as volatility heightens and the basis grows between Libor and Sofr. This presents an additional problem for managers hoping to do new business -
Credit investors find bright spots in gloomy outlook: Credit Rendezvous Q4 2022
1 year ago
Clouds are looming over financial markets as the fourth quarter begins — so investors are moving away from diversified approaches in favour of tailored investments and relative value plays -
Fortress goes for longer tenor as CLO spreads widen
1 year ago
Fortress Investment Group has priced a new US CLO with a four-year reinvestment period and pricing at the wider end of recent issues -
One-year CSOs come to fore as investors predict widening
1 year ago
With credit spreads entering the fourth quarter at much the same elevated levels they began Q3, investors are increasingly looking to bespoke tranches as a way of taking advantage while mitigating the market’s tail risks. -
Investors tipped to take on key role in growth of CFOs
1 year ago
It’s early days in the renaissance of the market for collateralised fund obligations (CFOs), but market participants are looking forward to how the product will evolve. -
UniCredit wraps up three synthetic securitisations with EIB backing
1 year ago
UniCredit says it has produced three synthetic securitisations which will free ithe bank up to lend over €5 billion to small and mid-sized enterprises in Italy, Germany and Bulgaria. -
Widening asset/liability gulf will hurt CLOs: Barclays
1 year ago
A mismatch between CLO asset / liability rate risk is increasing in the US as more leveraged loan issuers opt for one-month pay frequency, Barclays credit strategists have found -
Short duration CLOs are putting reset risk in the post: Barclays
1 year ago
The CLO market’s recent trend of shorter duration issuance could be setting up a problem for managers down the line that will impact their equity returns, Barclays has warned -
Alecta "closes the circle" as it invests with PGGM in Nordea SRT
1 year ago
Joint venture partners Alecta and PGGM Investments have printed a €2.5 billion significiant risk transfer with Nordea in what marks the first Simple, Transparent and Standardised-compliant SRT to reference pan-Nordic assets -
SRT market keeps pumping deals as Greek and German banks free up capital
1 year ago
Dealflow in significant risk transfers is picking up, with a €2.7 billion Greek mortgage and SME lending deal and a €2.1 billion German corporate loan transaction printing in recent days -
Putnam adds to CLO comeback with second new issue
1 year ago
Putnam Investments, which made a return to CLOs in 2021 after a 17-year absence, has priced its second new issue deal of that comeback with triple A coupons starting at 200bp -
Euro double As and US triple As offer best value in CLOs: BNP Paribas
1 year ago
Secondary market double A rated tranches offer the best relative value in European CLOs’ capital structures, while US triple As in primary starting to look attractive, according to BNP Paribas credit strategists -
A&M makes securitisation breakthrough with SRT for Polish bank
1 year ago
Alvarez & Marsal says it has completed its first securitisation as sole arranger after completing an SRT referencing a pool of housing community loans -
CLO spreads are not pricing in recession: JP Morgan
1 year ago
CLOs are priced fairly for a growth slowdown but not a recession, according to JP Morgan credit strategists, who warn spreads are at risk if US growth contracts -
Italian €1bn SRT underlines advantage over CLOs and CSOs
1 year ago
The European CLO market has ground to a halt for the last three weeks, but a €1 billion SRT signed this week underlines there is appetite for some securitisations -
Manager selection stakes are heightening as CLO pain points intensify: Barclays
1 year ago
CLOs’ slump in market value and piling of distressed assets have made differentiation between managers much more acute on key metrics, regionally and by vintage, according to Barclays credit strategists
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