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Alcentra returns to European primary CLO market after 13 months
3 years ago
Alcentra has priced its first European CLO new issue this year following a 13 month hiatus. Bank of America arranged the €303.1 million transaction -
OC health check: 41 CLOs heal their breaches
3 years ago
147 CLOs breached an over-collateralisation test in October, down from 183 in September. 41 CLOs that breached an OC test in September passed all OC tests in October, most of which had October payment dates -
Less credit volatility expected in Q4 despite US election fallout
3 years ago
CLO issuance was expectedly low in the final week of October in the run-up to the US election, as issuers brace for what has historically been a volatility-inducing macro-event. But prominent market participants say the unprecedented economic backdrop resulting from the pandemic means the outcome of the 2020 election is less likely to move the dial as much as in cycles past -
US CLO round-up: 23 managers wait in the wings after avoiding pre-election rush
3 years ago
CLO managers rushed to the primary market last week as they sought to lock in financing before the US presidential elections. This resulted in one of the busiest weeks in the primary market with 10 new issues -
Alcentra and Black Diamond print unusual CLO refis with variable call structures
3 years ago
Black Diamond Capital Management and Alcentra have priced unusual CLO refinancings in the last few days. Uniquely among post-covid deals, the two managers have completed fixed-note refis where different tranches of their CLOs will have variable non-call periods -
CLO pipeline: three behemoths prepare for quick-turnaround new issues
3 years ago
CLO managers have printed at a frenetic pace since the start of the quarter with $3.36 billion of issuance across all CLO markets and pricing types -
OC health check: August reports slow torrent of fresh breaches to a trickle
3 years ago
198 CLOs reported an over-collateralisation (OC) breach in August, only three of which were completely new breaches. This is a slowdown from July, when 230 deals suffered some kind of OC breach, according to the latest reports from CLO-i -
Ticked off: European loan docs turn aggressive
3 years ago
Documentation for European loans tightened in the immediate aftermath of the March sell-off, with lender-friendly terms around additional debt baskets, dividend levels and acquisition thresholds. But aggressive terms are creeping back into the market -
CLOs stuck with $100 million of bankrupt TNT Crane's debt
3 years ago
14 CLO managers hold $92.5 million debt of TNT Crane & Rigging, which filed for chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court For The District Of Delaware yesterday -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: secondary CLOs rally but dispersion persists
3 years ago
The US CLO secondary market rallied, and spreads compressed last week, but there are still several outliers -
OC health check: CLOs heal up with no new breaches among US BSL deals
3 years ago
53 CLOs reported an over-collateralisation (OC) test breach last week, but only two CLOs breached an OC test for the first time, neither of which were US broadly syndicated loan CLOs -
OC health check: second European 2.0 CLO reports junior OC breach
3 years ago
33 deals reported overcollateralisation (OC) breaches last week in a relatively quiet reporting period. 314 deals are now reporting OC breaches as of the latest report, according to CLO-i. -
Euro CLO investors look to cash in as market confidence returns
3 years ago
A mixed b-wic comprised of €35 million European CLO tranches is on offer at 9.30am New York time Tuesday, with investors looking to capitalise on tightening spreads as confidence gradually returns to the market -
OC health check: some CLOs cure failures, but quarter of US deals still in breach
3 years ago
117 deals failed over-collateralisation tests in the last week, although only 46 of these were deals reporting breaches for the first time, according to the latest reports available on CLO-i -
Fitch takes action on 29 European CLO tranches
3 years ago
Fitch Ratings took action on 29 European CLO tranches yesterday, placing the majority of these on rating watch negative -
Who’s got the moves US: oil and gas leads renaissance for US CLO managers
4 years ago
The US leveraged loan market has held steady over the last two weeks. After rising to just below 87 of par in mid-April, the S&P LSTA US Leveraged Loan index closed at 85.75 to start this week -
Who’s got the moves Europe: CLO managers enjoy climb of Everest
4 years ago
The European S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan index enjoyed a strong month in April as it rose from 83 of par on 1 April to 89.2 by the end of the month. The index closed at 89.4 on 4 May to start the week -
We’ve survived before, we can do so again
4 years ago
$7.8 billion of CLO collateral, split evenly between the US and Europe, is in the loans that have fallen fastest in the past month. But short term CLO pain will bring opportunities for building par -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: triple A volumes hit nine-year highs, but equity valuations could be "single digits"
4 years ago
Over $2.5 billion of US CLO paper listed in b-wics in last week's manic trading, with a further €435 million of European CLO bonds also on sale. CLO buyers and sellers turned to the safest part of the capital structure – the triple A rated notes – and away from its most illiquid asset class, with no equity bonds listed in either market -
Alcentra prices second CLO refi in eight days
4 years ago
Alcentra has refinanced its second CLO in eight days, as managers continue lining up to refinance 2017 vintage deals -
Alcentra refinances US CLO via Nomura
4 years ago
Alcentra has priced a $435 million CLO refi via Nomura, according to market sources -
CLO pipeline: a refi of nine cuts time (and margins)
4 years ago
Nine US CLO managers are preparing to refinance one of their CLOs to lower financing costs -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: equity, equity everywhere, but trading volumes sink
4 years ago
For the second week in a row, over $230 million of US CLO equity went on sale and multiple control equity positions were listed in the CLO secondary market -
Alcentra prices second consecutive short-tenor US CLO
4 years ago
Alcentra has stuck to its guns by pricing its second consecutive new US CLO with a short reinvestment period, shunning the market standard five-years to price a two-year deal -
Wings of the structure fly in opposite directions as Alcentra prices European CLO
4 years ago
Alcentra has priced its latest new issue CLO in Europe, and its second issue of 2019 on the continent
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