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Thirty years strong - new S&P report highlights resilience of CLO structures
16 days ago
If you’re feeling battered by the relentless Altice coverage, S&P Global Ratings has come out with a timely reminder that dealing with distress is something CLOs do exceptionally well -
Deutsche Bank and PSL launch index for European CLOs
29 days ago
Deutsche Bank has launched a total-return benchmark index for euro-denominated CLO debt. -
Barclays raises 2024 US BSL CLO new issue forecast
1 month ago
Barclays has become the latest bank research desk to increase its 2024 US BSL CLO new issue forecast -
How many CLOs will be reset?
1 month ago
Tightening liability spreads aren’t just driving record new CLO issuance this year — they’re also triggering a wave of resets and refinancings in the US, especially for broadly syndicated CLOs -
How many CLOs will be called this year?
1 month ago
Most CLOs are called when loan market prices are high. Distributions and equity NAV are also important, and they suggest that over 30 2017 and 2018 deals are now ripe for redemption -
European CLO equity distributions keep getting better, US keep getting worse
1 month ago
The latest distributions for post-reinvestment US CLOs show the impact of rapid prepayment rates, but post-reinvestment European CLOs are bucking that trend and seem to be improving with age. -
Ask the market where spreads are heading
2 months ago
Nothing brings the CLO market together like a good moan about the state of the arb. But according to our data, the arbitrage for new-issue US CLOs has remained in the same range for years. -
Fresh wave of CLO calls looms as US equity distributions drop
2 months ago
Equity distributions for US CLOs outside their reinvestment period continue to fall as prepayments cut into cashflows -
European CLO primary spreads still have a long way to go
2 months ago
Are European CLO spreads in the primary market cheap or expensive? Our latest research shows that while US managers can celebrate AAAs reaching the 150s, in Europe spreads still have a long way to go to reach historical norms. -
New report finds 2023 a record year for alternative credit M&A
3 months ago
A new report on “Acquisitions of Alternative Credit Managers” by credit specialist Gapstow forecasts that more M&A activity lies ahead for credit firms as they struggle with the challenges facing the broader investment management industry -
New research says that CLO arb is better than you think, but still not good enough
3 months ago
New research by Barclays’ Powell Eddins and Pranava Boyidapu suggests that CLO arbitrage is in a better place than many investors think, but that BBs are still more attractive -
Investor wades into debate on whether CLO BB notes are literally underrated
3 months ago
The latest piece of thought-provoking research from Flat Rock Global broaches the thorny topic of structured credit ratings, asking “Are CLO BB Notes Investment Grade?” -
November 2023 US Leveraged Highlights
4 months ago
Debtwire today releases the November 2023 US Leveraged Highlights, featuring key trends in the leveraged loan and high-yield bond markets -
November 2023 European Leveraged Highlights
4 months ago
Debtwire today releases the November 2023 European Leveraged Highlights, containing key trends in the leveraged loan and high-yield bond markets -
European CLOs win out against US deals
6 months ago
Last month, our analysis explored the performance of US CLOs that were previously reset. We found that they delivered higher distributions than deals which weren’t reset, with the exception of the 2017 and 2018 vintages (Creditflux September 2023 — Do resets help CLOs perform better?). This article expands that analysis to the European market, and compares the performance of US BSL and EU CLO equity tranches. -
Do resets help CLOs perform better?
7 months ago
As the market for CLO resets opens, we look at the performance of deals that were previously reset, and find they soon deliver higher distributions than those deals that were not reset -
Manager tiering matters, but don’t rely on proxies like WAS or WARF
8 months ago
With manager tiering continuing to dominate CLO primary pricing levels we take a look at the 2021 vintage to see how much difference a manager really makes to deal performance -
Large CLO managers outperform their smaller peers
8 months ago
Size does matter according to our latest research that finds that larger US CLO managers have consistently outperformed their smaller counterparts. -
Secondary CLO prices continued to rise across June
8 months ago
US BWIC secondary prices continued to rise in June, according to a report by KopenTech. -
Question your assumptions
9 months ago
Valuing CLO paper is complicated, and loan prepayments are one of the trickiest parts. When pricing a new issue CLO, the market generally assumes that 15-20% of loans will prepay their principal annually. This prepayment rate is important because it essentially determines the pace at which a CLO’s rated debt is paid off after the reinvestment period, when the CLO pays down its own principal. -
Slow pace of loan prepayments increasing CLO tranche WAL, finds Barclays
9 months ago
Prepayment rates in the leveraged loan market have dropped to post-financial crisis lows, thereby increasing CLO debt tranches' weighted average life and slowing the pace of amortization for deals that have left reinvestment, according to new research published by Barclays -
Student loans emerge as headwind for loan market, says BofA
10 months ago
American graduates are poised to resume student loan repayments in August, and new research from Bank of America suggests the change could be a headwind for the loan market due to weaker consumer demand. -
More than 45% of Euro CLOs to be out of RP by Q1 2024, Fitch says
10 months ago
More than 45% of Fitch-rated reinvesting European CLOs are anticipated to be out of their reinvestment period by the end of Q1 2024, up from around a third as of April, which could lead to rating pressure for mezzanine tranches in those deals -
CLOs are our highest-conviction investment category, says Oaktree
1 year ago
Oaktree Capital Management has said that CLOs are the firm's 'highest-conviction investment category' in a credit market outlook study published on Thursday, despite the recent turbulence stemming from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank -
Euro CLO exposure to financial sector 'limited', say Fitch
1 year ago
European CLO exposure to the financial sector is 'limited' and CLO ratings will not be impacted by UBS's acquisition of Credit Suisse, according to new data from Fitch Ratings
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