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CLO equity record broken again as Blackstone European deal trades over 116
3 years ago
Within eight days of Redding Ridge Asset Management setting a record for the highest cover on a European CLO equity bond, Blackstone Credit has brushed it aside to claim top spot -
Redding Ridge equity covers at 116 for new European CLO record
3 years ago
Redding Ridge Asset Management set a new record on Wednesday as €5.2 million of RRE 4, a 2020 vintage CLO, traded in the secondary CLO market with a cover of 115.8 -
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 -
European CLO trades wide in secondary amid CLO risk retention issue
3 years ago
A European CLO manager has been caught in a rare situation owing to risk-retention compliance for its 2015-vintage Euro Galaxy IV – and CLO traders have factored this in the secondary market -
US and European control CLO positions land in secondary market
3 years ago
The first control equity positions of 2021 for the European and US CLO markets were listed in the secondary market on Thursday -
TCW CLO tranches digitally refinanced for second time
3 years ago
TCW CLO 2019-1 AMR was digitally refinanced for the second time today following the third successfully cleared applicable margin reset auction -
Seix CLO passes AMR refi test at second auction
3 years ago
Seix Advisors successfully executed a digital refinancing of its 2019 vintage CLO named Mountain View XIV on Thursday via the applicable margin reset (AMR) process -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: junior tranches trade above par as US volumes reach $45bn
3 years ago
A busy week of over $1.4 billion of US CLO secondary bonds and €290 million of European CLO paper gave light to CLO spreads across the capital structure continuing their push towards pre-covid levels -
European CLOs rise in secondary with Sound Point deal up 4.25 cents from issuance
3 years ago
Double-B rated CLO tranches received bids in the high 90s on Wednesday with Sound Point Capital Management’s debut European CLO attracting the highest cover of 98.25 cents on the euro. But the CLO rally is lagging moves in corporate credit -
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 -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: Secondary markets rally despite ‘worst liquidity seen all year’
3 years ago
An adjournment in the US for Veterans Day last week still left plenty of time for the CLO secondary market to rally, thanks to Pfizer's covid-19 vaccine breakthrough and a firmer indication of the US presidential election results -
Beneath the triple C: cinemas get clipped but default picture improves
3 years ago
14 corporate debt issuers were downgraded to triple C or below in October by Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s – hurting $3.15 billion of US CLO loans, €761.73 million of European CLO portfolios and $37.95 million of middle market CLOs loans, according to CLO-i. Cinema chains were among those to suffer last month -
European CLO double Bs jump wider amid October macro worries - but seniors stand firm
3 years ago
The fortunes of investment grade and high yielding European CLO tranches have gone in opposite directions in the last month. In a year where relative value has shifted several times, Creditflux analysis shows that new issue European CLO double Bs have blown out by 16.5% in October versus September, while triple A-rated notes have tightened 6.7% in that time -
Fed again warns of CLO risks as senior and junior spreads split
3 years ago
The Federal Reserve's latest financial stability report again warns of risks in CLO structures amid the continuing coronavirus pandemic -
Voya adds to double A and single B CLO exposure in Q3
3 years ago
Voya Financial added to its total CLO investments in the third quarter, with a sharp increase in the volume of double A and single B notes on its books, according to the firm's earnings call presentation which was released today -
B-wic appearances boost CLO equity valuations
3 years ago
CLO investors who use third party valuations say that CLO equity may be undervalued -
Global b-wic round-up: Europe drifts wider
3 years ago
The CLO secondary market had a robust week with $860 million of US CLO paper and €315 million worth of European CLO bonds listed. But spreads widened off the back of concerns over lockdowns across the globe, the increased risk of downgrades and tomorrow’s US presidential election -
[update] Beneath the triple C: theme parks take portfolios on downward ride
3 years ago
Seven corporate debt issuers were downgraded to triple C or below in September by Moody’s or Standard and Poor’s – hurting $2.16 billion of US CLO loans and €1.16 billion of European CLO portfolio. The pace of CLO loan downgrades to triple C has slowed steadily since the peak in April -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: CLO mezz tranches widen amid macro concerns
3 years ago
Last week was busy for the primary European CLO market but not for secondary, with €1.35 billion of new issue European CLOs priced across four transactions but just €190 million of European CLO paper listed in b-wics -
Academic highlights 1.0 CLO inflationary and cross-trading practices
3 years ago
CLO managers during and after the 2008 financial crisis used discretion in reporting the fair value of defaulted assets or loans downgraded to triple C, and may have inflated these fair values, according to a research presentation at Creditflux’s CLO Symposium in September -
Lagging CLO triple Bs draw investors
3 years ago
Senior US CLO spreads have retreated to their pre-pandemic levels, but triple and double B spreads have lagged - and those wider spreads are attracting new investors into the asset class -
Methodology tweaks could prove a boost for CLO warfs
3 years ago
Moody’s proposed CLO methodology changes could impact 8% of US and European CLO tranches positively, the rating agency says -
Investors sell downgraded CLO tranches as single Bs widen sharply
3 years ago
Four CLO tranches downgraded during the third quarter are featured on a b-wic today that concludes 11am New York time, offering investors a chance to cash in on the recent spike in junior CLO spreads -
CLO Census latest: ESG trashed and lauded, while b-wic no shows draw ire
3 years ago
The CLO community is making its voice heard courtesy of Creditflux’s CLO Census, with ESG proving divisive in the early stages of voting -
Six triple Bs trade in line with primary as 78-item euro CLO b-wic concludes
3 years ago
All 78 European bonds that appeared on a b-wic yesterday at 9am New York time (2pm UK time) traded with colour - strongly suggesting that the auction represented the unwind of a fund.
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