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Debtwire FY23 US Direct Lender Rankings
8 days ago
US-based direct lenders chalked up nearly 2,000 disclosed facilities in 2023, a year in which deal value totaled USD 169.2bn -
KKR and Bank of America team up on static refi
3 months ago
We missed one CLO from our holiday primary roundup yesterday, with KKR taking advantage of the end-of-year tightening across the market to round off 2023 with a refi of its first static BSL CLO -
CLO market round-up: holiday cheer hits as US senior spreads move in
4 months ago
The holiday period saw a brace of end-of-year US deals pricing, with a range of new issues, resets and a refi to lead the market into 2024, and senior spreads move firmly back in the 160s. -
US CLO pipeline: issuers takes credit sell-off in their stride as supply picks up
1 year ago
Despite the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in the last week, the CLO machine has continued to churn with just shy of $5 billion of US and mid market CLO issuance this week -
Sound Point holding CLO M&A talks which could catapult it to fifth-largest manager
1 year ago
Sound Point Capital Management is locked in talks with a large, global CLO manager over a deal that could take its CLO AUM north of $36 billion -
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. -
Swiss bank looks to plug holes but investors are hun-gruyere for risk
1 year ago
Credit Suisse is a rare, worrisome cloud in an otherwise brightening sky this week, as Europe extends its tightening trend in credit with the US standing at ease for the Thanksgiving holiday -
Things are looking up... for curve steepener trades: Barclays
1 year ago
Investment grade credit index curves look too flat, say Barclays strategists – and that makes it a compelling time to consider steepener trades in Europe and the US -
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 -
Emerald mezz magic brings Euro CLO market tighter
1 year ago
The European CLO market has found a better footing on the yellow brick road as Hayfin Capital Management brought spreads tighter on Friday with its new issue, Hayfin Emerald CLO X -
US CLO pipeline: Blackstone goes for 10 with tightest triple As of August
1 year ago
Blackstone Credit is marketing its latest CLO, Storm King Park, which will be the manager’s tenth US new issue of the year -
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 -
US CLO pipeline: like a (Center)bridge over troubled water
1 year ago
A large asset manager is marketing its first US CLO at a time of volatility in the underlying loan market. Whereas other funds build walls, CLOs build bridges -
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. -
KKR prints its first static BSL CLO
1 year ago
KKR Credit begun a new series of static CLOs after teaming with JP Morgan on a deal named KKR Static CLO I -
Hayfin short-dated Euro CLO features loan tranche and StanChart as co-placement agent
2 years ago
Hayfin Capital Management has become the latest manager to print a shorter-dated, 3.13-year reinvestment European CLO -
CLO pipeline: deals come in two by two hurrah! hurrah!
2 years ago
It is raining CLOs in February and some issuers are preparing for the deluge by printing deals at the double -
Global CLO trading lab: Payments season prompts equity to surge but short-dated bonds trade low
2 years ago
Over the last two weeks, $2.8 billion of US CLOs and €640 million of European CLO paper have appeared on b-wics, with equity making up 33% and 40% of the respective markets -
Sculptor refinances post-reinvestment CLO via Amherst Pierpont
2 years ago
Sculptor Capital Management has refinanced three tranches of its post-reinvestment CLO named OZLM Funding VIII at $479.1 million -
Barings prices short-dated reset of 2016 CLO
2 years ago
Barings priced a reset of Barings 2016-II last night, according to market sources, and opted for a short-dated 2.1 year reinvestment period -
Bain's 2021 new issue CLO volume rises to $2.9 billion with sixth deal
2 years ago
Bain Capital Credit on Tuesday priced its sixth CLO of the year, bringing its volume for 2021 up to $2.9 billion -
Zais CLO reset prices wide of market, but strong portfolio boosts junior tranches
2 years ago
Zais Group has followed up its new issue CLO last month by resetting a 2020 CLO, sources say. Just like Zais CLO 17, the reset Zais 16 was arranged by Jefferies, and again priced substantially wide of market averages. However, the junior notes priced in line with, and at times tighter than, Zais 17 – perhaps reflecting the strong positioning of Zais 16’s portfolio. -
US CLO pipeline: newcomers look to follow Beach Point's lead by pricing before year-end
2 years ago
Beach Point Capital Management became the latest debut issuer in the US CLO market on Friday, and Sycamore Tree Capital Partners and Putnam Investments are set to join it -
Global CLO trading lab: Seasoned equity prices lag as debt spreads level out
2 years ago
The CLO secondary market took a back seat to the surging primary market in August and September with secondary US CLO volume accounting for just 3.7% and 4.2% of the total US CLO market (primary and secondary volumes). But opportunities are there in CLO equity tranches -
CLO reset surge extends with over $1.7 billion pricing on Friday
2 years ago
CLO reset supply was elevated for a second consecutive day on Friday as $1.7 billion priced across four deals
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