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Lumileds trips chapter 11 fuse, causing CLOs to suffer another default
1 year ago
CLOs hold $596 million debt of lighting manufacturer Lumileds, which filed for Chapter 11 protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District Of New York on Monday -
CLO inflows could hit $60 billion as knock on from student loan forgiveness, says BofA
1 year ago
US president Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness programme could lead up to $60 billion flowing into the CLO market, according to research from BofA -
Senior CLO investor departs buyside after 17 years to rejoin Fitch
1 year ago
So often CLO investment firms will poach talent from rating agencies and other CLO service providers. But it can be a two-way street, as demonstrated by Fitch Ratings -
Capital Four prices triple As at 225bp in second US CLO
1 year ago
Capital Four Management on Friday priced its second US CLO, bringing its volume of US deals under management to over $800 million following its 2021 debut in the market -
Mid market CLO issuance tops $7 billion with first AB deal of year
1 year ago
Middle market CLO issuance for 2022 surpassed $7 billion on Friday after AB priced its first mid market new issue of 2022 named ABPCI Direct Lending Fund CLO XI -
Euro CLO IG mezz tranches look attractive amid cap stack divergence: Barclays
1 year ago
European CLO IG mezzanine debt tranches are more attractive than triple As or double Bs, say strategists at Barclays, owing to greater dispersion and a lag in recovery. -
Three defaults mean CLO OC ratios to decline by 17bp in September, says BofA
1 year ago
CLO overcollateralisation ratios are set to decline by 17 basis points in September following the defaults of Cineworld, Endo and Carestream health, according to a research paper from Bank of America -
US CLO pipeline: Dispersion comes to fore, while Capital Four goes static
1 year ago
The CLO market is heating up once again after the summer lull and pricing has tightened, with at least three US CLO managers looking to match or even best Palmer Square Capital Management’s triple A print of 200 basis points -
CQS partnership with Jefferies produces second US CLO
1 year ago
CQS Management has released details of its second US CLO since entering the market last year -
CLO x-rays reveal chapter 11-diagnosed borrower
1 year ago
18 CLO managers hold $380.2 million debt of medical imaging and non-destructive testing product provider Carestream Health, which on Tuesday filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US Court for the District of Delaware. The firm entered into a restructuring support agreement to slash its debt by around $470 million -
Secondary CLOs stand firm as credit markets take a hit
1 year ago
Macro weakness is seeping into credit with CDS indices gapping wider and US loans suffering a setback after dropping below 95 points this week. Traders say the CLO secondary market has reflected this turn in sentiment, with did-not-trades racking up – although spreads have held up better than other parts of the credit market -
US CLO spreads tighten as Palmer Square sets benchmark
1 year ago
Palmer Square Capital Management priced a new CLO via Bank of America on Tuesday, scoring the market's tightest debt execution in over a month -
The Last Tranche with Octagon's Nechamkin: Investors were selling the larger loans that were easier to sell
1 year ago
In this episode of the Last Tranche, Mike Nechamkin, chief investment officer and senior portfolio manager at Octagon Credit Investors, discusses the reasons behind the recovery in loan prices in recent weeks -
Gap between primary and secondary CLO triple As widens in bumper trading week
1 year ago
There was over $1 billion of CLO paper available in the secondary market last week and a central theme has been demand for triple A-rated notes -
CLOs keep eyes glued to screen as Cineworld previews possible chapter 11
1 year ago
Cineworld, the UK-based cinema giant, has announced that a chapter 11 restructuring is among the options it is considering, in response to recent media speculation about a possible default -
HalseyPoint pairs with Goldman on sixth CLO
1 year ago
HalseyPoint Asset Management priced a $491.7 million new CLO on Friday, bringing its deals under management to $2.74 billion across six transactions -
Elmwood becomes second largest US CLO issuer of 2022
1 year ago
Elmwood Asset Management on Friday became the second largest issuer of US CLOs in 2022 on Friday by pricing its seventh transaction of the year, Elmwood CLO 19 -
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 -
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: What takes your fancy? Three years, four years or the full five, we’ve got it all
1 year ago
If you’re looking to invest in a reinvesting CLO, then you have your choice of length as the US CLO pipeline begins to fill with five more forthcomings join four holdovers -
CIFC boosts legal team with two senior appointments
1 year ago
CIFC Asset Management has announced two senior appointments on its legal and compliance team -
Quick! Avaya has ignited and $1 billion of CLO assets are at risk
1 year ago
Sparks are flying in the leveraged loan and high yield market after communications company Avaya Holdings slashed its forecasted earnings mere weeks after syndicating new debt. The rapid decline of Avaya's debt has left CLO managers little time to avoid the blaze -
Credit in mix for US Bank data extraction tool
1 year ago
US Bank has unveiled a tool to extract data and provide faster reporting on private equity vehicles, hedge funds and what it describes as alternative funds -
Market sentiment shifts as investors turn bullish on loans and CLOs
1 year ago
CLO market sentiment has shifted decisively in recent weeks with investors expressing more optimism than earlier in the year -
Credit structuring head lands at Deutsche Bank in expanded role
1 year ago
Deutsche Bank has hired former Credit Suisse global credit structuring head Paul Bajer in a broader remit as global co-head of cross asset structuring
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