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Submissions open for third European Direct Lending Awards
1 month ago
Following the success of the Debtwire Direct Lending Awards dinner in 2023, the European Direct Lending Awards return for a third time to celebrate the achievements of the market. -
Fund performance
4 months ago
Q4 has kicked off with structured finance funds leading the way in the Creditflux league tables, as the category index reached 0.61%, and all but one fund made positive returns. -
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 -
State of the US Loan Market 3Q23 - Xtract Special Report
5 months ago
The US leveraged loan market continued to languish in 3Q23, but the average covenant score for large Sponsor loans bounced back somewhat from its precipitous decline in 2Q23 according to this special report -
Lumen Technologies ad-hoc group preps competing proposal
6 months ago
The refinancing of Lumen Technologies, currently held by 1311 different CLOs with a combined principal balance of USD 3.8bn, took a new twist today as details of a competing proposal emerged -
DebtDynamics EMEA | Under pressure: likely-to-distress scores highlight struggling industries and regional woes
6 months ago
The European leveraged market has crossed the threshold of 100 companies at the stressed/distressed lifecycle stage, according to Debtwire data -
September 2023 US Leveraged Highlights
6 months ago
Refinancing continues to amplify leveraged debt volume in Debtwire's latest report featuring key trends in the leveraged loan and high-yield bond market -
Packers’ recovery chances debated amid industry-wide child labor investigations
6 months ago
A popular CLO credit, Packers Sanitation Services (PSSI), made the news last week in Debtwire -
May 2023 European Leveraged Highlights
10 months ago
High yield bond refinancing dominates a weak market according to Debtwire's May 2023 European Leveraged Highlights, featuring key trends in the leveraged loan and high yield bond markets. -
US and Europe divide honours between HY and IG as market rally extends
1 year ago
A second straight day of improvement is adding to this week’s gathering rally, but while US high yield is outperforming European the reverse is true in investment grade -
Credit fights for purchase amid swirl of darkening storm
1 year ago
Investors are attempting to peer out of the gloom after a heavy sell off, but meancing clouds gather over Europe especially in the form of weak manufacturing numbers, a sub-dollar euro, spiralling gas costs, and the threat of lower Gulf oil production -
Russia credit event auction starts to firm up as DC mulls settlement options
1 year ago
Russian Federation sovereign CDS will be settled in the first half of September, the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee has said. But settlement restrictions still require further discussion -
Chinese real estate hit for six as Powerlong triggers credit event
1 year ago
Powerlong Real Estate Holdings has triggered a credit event, the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee has ruled – taking the stack of Chinese housing sector contract defaults to six since December -
Spreads retreat ahead of pivotal US inflation report
1 year ago
Investors are holding their breath on Wednesday ahead of the latest US inflation numbers, with any change from last month’s reading likely to dictate a sizeable move in financials markets -
Russia CDS auction deliverables list takes shape after sanctions licence
1 year ago
Russian Federation bonds cleared by Euroclear may be the only deliverable obligations to settle sovereign CDS contracts referencing the country, the Emea Determinations Committee has said, although it is also considering Clearstream listed bonds as it moves forward with preparations for a credit event auction -
Russia CDS settlement receives boost from US sanctions update
1 year ago
The long wait to settle CDS contracts referencing the Russia Federation could soon be over, with previous uncertainty over how US sanctions would impact a credit event auction apparently having been addressed -
ETFs open up to CLOs as PineBridge/VanEck team up
1 year ago
Although CLO triple A investors are scarce at present, CLO exchange traded-funds are becoming a bigger part of the investment community after PineBridge Investments partnered with VanEck to launch VanEck CLO ETF (CLOI) last month. -
Dealers gear up to settle first CDS auction of 2022
1 year ago
A credit event auction this week to settle Talen Energy Supply CDS will have 13 deliverable obligations, with the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee having published its final list -
Talen Energy CDS deliverables list shortens on lack of docs
1 year ago
A credit event auction next week to settle Talen Energy Supply CDS could have fewer deliverable obligations than previously indicated, with three from the preliminary list not having made it onto the Determinations Committee’s initial list -
Dealer list builds for year's first credit event auction
1 year ago
A credit event auction next week to settle Talen Energy Supply CDS contracts looks set to have 10 participating dealers, with two banks having been added to the regular list -
Talen credit event auction deliverables point to 47 cent recovery
1 year ago
Talen Energy Supply’s credit event auction looks set to have 16 bonds deliverable, including senior unsecured notes that are priced much lower than its senior secured, according to a preliminary list published by the Americas Determinations Committee -
CLO managers in the mix for first US credit event auction since 2020
1 year ago
CDS contracts referencing Talen Energy Supply will be settled by credit event auction next month. And Talen's recovery levels will have relevance for a number of CLO managers that have held onto the company's debt - in some cases having bought more very recently -
Creditflux announces finalists for European Direct Lending Awards
1 year ago
Creditflux announces finalists for European Direct Lending Awards -
Fund performance: Credit bounces back from February blues
2 years ago
March performance figures were a slight improvement from the market turn in February; 47% of funds made positive returns, an increase on 17% the previous month -
Ares buys mid-market portfolio from direct lender for $2.4 billion
2 years ago
As of 31 December, the portfolio is backed by 28 private equity sponsors and 46 borrowers, with an average $44 million investment size
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