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"Some CLO managers are asleep at the wheel and surrendering economics without any objection"
1 year ago
Some CLO managers aren’t blocking loan amendments with insufficient credit spread adjustments -
Lights go out for Heritage Power with 120 CLOs left in the dark
1 year ago
US based power plant operator Heritage Power filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in the bankruptcy court of Texas on Tuesday night, impacting $124.45 million of assets held by 120 US CLOs. -
Serta Simmons makes its bed again with default leaving CLOs with a restless night
1 year ago
$172.5 million of CLO assets defaulted on Monday after Serta Simmons Bedding filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. -
CLO community pulls together to block Wellpet loan amendment
1 year ago
The power the CLO community can wield – if members stick together – has been underlined after a loan amendment proposed by Wellpet failed to pass -
Loan amendment alert: Wellpet offers 10bp CSA
1 year ago
Wellpet has issued a loan amendment request with a view to including a 10 basis points credit spread adjustment (CSA), market sources say. Although this is an improvement on recent amendments it still falls short, according to CLO investors. -
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. -
Senior Investcorp official lands at wealth manager
1 year ago
A well-known name in the CLO industry has landed at a wealth management firm -
ICG hires former BlueMountain lev loan and HY senior analyst
1 year ago
Intermediate Capital Group has hired a senior analyst focusing on liquid credit -
CVC plots further quasi-CLOs after landmark €400 million deal
1 year ago
CVC Credit closed a CLO-like’ vehicle backed by senior secured loans in December. Officials at the firm say they are in early stage discussions to launch similar vehicles after interest from equity investors" -
Loan managers must act to prevent CSA leakage, say CLO investors
1 year ago
CLO investors have made clear that managers need to stay on top of US loan amendments that are switching benchmark from Libor to Sofr -
Are we ready for another crisis?
1 year ago
Credit managers must brace themselves for stress in 2023, as rates rise and the number of poor performing assets increases. But most CLOs look well-placed and can rely on plump OC cushions -
Fund performance: Light at the end of the tunnel for credit funds after difficult year
1 year ago
Following a tough September, credit funds bounced back in October as 59% of funds made positive returns. -
Credit hedge fund returns (December 2023)
1 year ago
Credit hedge fund returns -
Credit funds at a glance (December 2023)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
LP round up: 27 managers find the top corner with investor wins
1 year ago
Credit fund managers like to take it one fund at a time and give it 110% for their 90-minute investor fund pitches - and it's working as $3.8 billion was allocated during November and early December. The gaffer would be proud. -
Manager looks to cut HY exposures in CLO-heavy credit interval fund
1 year ago
A credit fund manager has provided a performance update on is multi-strategy closed-end credit fund through regulatory filings, revealing it has beat its benchmark from 1 April to 30 September despite losing 13.66% -
Structured credit pair among 61 to earn promotion at Carlyle
1 year ago
Carlyle has promoted two members of its US CLO team among 61 new partners and managing directors -
Sculptor and Och reconcile as sale process kicks off
1 year ago
Sculptor Capital Management is looking for a buyer after forming a special committee and building bridges with its founder Daniel Och -
European CLO managers trade loans to avoid (par) burn
1 year ago
Between March and July, European CLO managers traded €21 billion of assets within CLOs that were still in their reinvestment period as opportunities arose amid a weaker macro environment and Russia’s war with Ukraine -
Plenty more US CLOs in the CCC as buckets pass 5%, finds S&P
1 year ago
US CLO triple C baskets have nudged to 5.02% in November from 4.4% the prior month -
Fitch raises European default rate assumptions with loans in tougher spot than bonds
1 year ago
Analysts at Fitch Ratings have raised their base-case leveraged loan default rate for end-2023 in Europe to 4.5% from 3.5%, and their severe-case rate to 6% -
CLO investors set to lose out as CSA-less amendment passes
1 year ago
Covanta’s US loan amendment, which will result in a benchmark switch to Sofr without a credit spread adjustment, has passed. This will be a blow to CLO managers and, ultimately, CLO investors -
Credit Suisse to streamline European CLO manager client list
1 year ago
Credit Suisse is unlikely to be among the heavyweights in European CLO origination with market sources indicating that the bank is reducing its CLO manager client list -
CLO managers to jump into action as Covanta loan proposal omits spread adjustment
1 year ago
Covanta Holdings is the latest example of a US loan issuer looking to switch benchmark from Libor to Sofr, but without an accompanying credit spread adjustment -
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
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