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CLO round-up: blinded by the tights
7 months ago
Secondary CLO spreads continued to grind tighter this week and, at last, the primary market began to follow in both the US and Europe -
CLO round-up: secondary market rallies amid increased primary supply
7 months ago
CLO primary activity increased across the board this week, with US new issue supply amounting to $1.8 billion - up 48.7% on the week prior - while in Europe supply increased 208.8% to €1.2 billion -
Bain reveals $4bn of direct lending investments in 2023
1 year ago
Bain Capital Credit says it invested $4 billion in private equity-sponsored, middle-market companies last year. -
Bain holds final close on $650 million fund to buy own CLO equity globally
1 year ago
Bain Capital Credit has closed its second captive equity fund with $650 million commitments, thought to be among the largest manager-controlled CLO equity funds raised -
US credit manager builds European CLO business with Bain hire
1 year ago
A Minneapolis-headquartered manager is understood to be building a European CLO platform, adding to the growing number of expected debutants on the continent -
LP round up: $2.7bn flows to 20 credit managers as investors battle PE overallocation
1 year ago
Investors faced huge headwinds in September with inflation, rising interest rates, and geopolitical turmoil, alongside the UK gilts sell-off at month end -
CLOs at a glance (August 2022)
1 year ago
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month -
Credit funds at a glance (June 2022)
1 year ago
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
Loan traders eagerly await electronic trading solution
1 year ago
The announcement of Octaura’s electronic loan and CLO trading platform last month has been met with positivity by market participants, who laud the unified approach taken by large investment banks in supporting the initiative -
CSAM does the CLO awards double
1 year ago
Winning the Creditflux Manager of the Year award is a feat in itself. Winning it back-to-back in such different markets is an outstanding achievement — and CSAM can take great pride in it -
CLOs at a glance (May 2022)
1 year ago
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month
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CLOs at a glance (April 2022)
1 year ago
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month -
Pennsylvania pension reveals $500 million in commitments to three private credit funds
2 years ago
Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement has revealed three private credit commitments as part of $1.1 billion in allocations to its alternatives bucket -
CLOs at a glance (January 2022)
2 years ago
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month -
Investors behind CLO guarantees emerge as Assured wraps third deal
2 years ago
A bank and an insurer have emerged as the two investors behind Assured Guaranty’s financial guarantees of recent CLO trades. And Assured Guaranty has provided a guarantee to an investor on a third European CLO -
Global CLO trading lab: quality and optionality shine as 2020 and 2019 mezz trades up
2 years ago
The primary and secondary CLO markets are moving in tandem with both markets drifting wider amid a wealth of supply -
Global CLO pricing lab: let’s all point at that 108bp print while spreads leak out
2 years ago
The tsunami of CLO paper coming to market is the biggest technical factor causing spreads to widen, according to sources -
CLO pipeline: queue gets longer as Blackstone goes again and Sancus makes first move
2 years ago
The queue to price for US CLO managers is only getting larger with 18 new issue CLOs in the pipeline, according to market sources, along with 18 repricings and two new issue European CLOs and two mid market CLO resets -
LP round up: $3.2 billion flows to 21 managers as private credit illiquidity premium holds firm
2 years ago
Investors allocated at least $3.2 billion to credit managers in April - and direct lending funds were in favour with Churchill and Ares being awarded two mandates -
CLO pipeline: go long! new issues and resets push refis aside
2 years ago
The CLO market is ready to go beyond refinancings - after this year's opening blitz of those deals - into the longer tenored territory of resets and new issues -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: record level of CLO paper stalls rally
3 years ago
Record levels of primary and secondary CLO supply has left investors spoilt for choice and led to the CLO rally stalling -
Bain and Pantheon form $320 million private credit JV to invest in Europe and Australia
3 years ago
Bain Capital Specialty Finance, a publicly traded business development managed by Bain, has formed a joint venture with Pantheon’s private credit business to invest across Europe and Australia -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: US lower mezz trades strong, but European piece softens
3 years ago
CLO investors have had no chance to catch their breath after a historic 2020 as US CLO secondary volume reached $3.3 billion and European secondary listings topped €1 billion in January -
LP round up: Arcmont, Ares and Sixth Street win European direct lending mandates
3 years ago
Investors have allocated around $2 billion to credit funds in recent weeks, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux. Among those to recieve allocations include ADM, Arcmont, Ares, Audax, Bain, Centerbridge, Clearlake, Goldman Sachs merchant banking, Invesco, Monarch, Oaktree, Raven, Sixth Street and Sound Mark -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: Junior tranches rally amid heavy supply, including portfolio liquidation
3 years ago
The US CLO secondary market rally is showing no signs of slowing down after a week of over $1 billion worth of bonds was listed and well absorbed, according to market sources. The European market also had a roust week with over €300 million of paper up for grabs, although the market stayed generally flat with some tightening in double and single Bs
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