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CLO round-up: blinded by the tights
8 months ago
Secondary CLO spreads continued to grind tighter this week and, at last, the primary market began to follow in both the US and Europe -
Beneath the triple C: Winter is coming for CLOs as downgrades outstrip upgrades
1 year ago
Both US and European issuers have felt downward pressure from the rating agencies as we head towards the end of the year, with downgrades to triple C now firmly outpacing upgrades out of it. -
Three control CLO equity positions hit market with another to follow
1 year ago
Three anchor US CLO equity positions were listed on the secondary market yesterday in what was a busy day for investors -
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 -
Envision exchange leaves some lenders sick, but CSAM finds prevention is better than cure
1 year ago
Envision Healthcare’s distressed debt exchange has rocked the CLO market, with over $1.68 billion of the firm’s loans held by US CLOs. But some of the largest managers have avoided the name completely -
Global CLO league tables - April 2022 YTD
1 year ago
Global CLO league tables - April YTD -
US CLO league tables: Blackstone and Citi win new issues but CSAM and JP Morgan take overall issuance crown
2 years ago
The US CLO market had an extraordinary 2021 with almost $400 billion of overall issuance pricing as records were set for all forms of issuance -
LP round up: CLO fund included in whopping $13 billion of credit allocations in November
2 years ago
Credit took centre stage in November as investors allocated over $13 billion to credit funds in the month, with one pension allocating $50 million for a European CLO risk retention fund -
Global CLO league tables - Nov 2021 YTD
2 years ago
Global CLO league tables - Nov 2021 YTD -
Global CLO trading lab: bank sells $834 million triple As in quarterly reallocation as hedge fund trades CLO equity
2 years ago
Thursday’s secondary CLO market was the busiest of 2021, with over $1 billion of US CLOs on offer. This featured an enormous b-wic worth $834.3 million, where sources have told Creditflux of the bank behind the aucton. While a large credit hedge fund is said to have sold out of control CLO equity -
Ares prices tight on 2019 Euro CLO refi
2 years ago
2019 Euro CLOs continues to be the prime vintage for refinancing with Ares Management becoming the latest manager to rework a deal -
Global CLO league tables - Aug 2021 YTD
2 years ago
Global CLO league tables - Aug 2021 YTD -
US CLO league tables: CSAM and JP Morgan reign supreme after record month
2 years ago
The US CLO market set a record in August as $17.6 billion of new issues priced, beating the previous record set in March 2015 when new issues accounted for $15.5 billion -
Global CLO league tables - Jul 2021 YTD
2 years ago
Global CLO league tables - Jul 2021 YTD -
US CLO pricing lab: expensive legacy deals take priority as two-three year point on term curve tightens
2 years ago
The US CLO market may have gapped out in recent weeks, but expensive 2019 and covid-era CLO refis and resets are still in the money -
CLO pipeline: go long! new issues and resets push refis aside
3 years ago
The CLO market is ready to go beyond refinancings - after this year's opening blitz of those deals - into the longer tenored territory of resets and new issues -
Refis price on top of new issues as four managers print US CLOs
3 years ago
Four US CLO refinancings priced yesterday, giving the impression that CLO pricing is fitful and the term curve flat -
European CLO repricings top €8 billion in 2021 as Ares and PGIM rework deals
3 years ago
Ares and PGIM printed two repricings of European CLOs on Wednesday, taking year-to-date volume to €8.29 billion -
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 -
Four managers join forces on gigantic £1.9 billion unitranche
3 years ago
The supersized transaction to Ardonagh Group, led by Ares, is the largest ever unitranche facility -
Few CLOs charred by Murray bankruptcy
4 years ago
25 CLO managers hold $389.6 million exposure to the debt of coal company Murray Energy Holdings, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Southern District of Ohio on Tuesday, according to the latest trustee reports from CLO-i -
Ultra Resources loan downgrade unlikely to burn CLOs
4 years ago
The downgrade of Ultra Resources to triple C is not expected to have a material impact on CLO portfolios, accordng to market sources. Loan investors took the matter in their stride as the issuer's term loan Bs are being quoted today at 68.4/70.2 - up from 68.2/70.25 from Thursday, according to IHS Markit -
CLO managers cash in their chips as Caesars trade pays off
4 years ago
Caesars Entertainment was the most sold issuer in June with $158.8 million of its term loan sold out of CLOs. -
US CLO league tables: heavyweights dust off and jump back in the ring
5 years ago
Competition has prevailed after a tough quarter for the CLO market, in which banks offloaded their carry-ons from last year -
US CLO league tables: new issues drive volumes as Morgan Stanley and Citi occupy top two spots
5 years ago
Two months into 2019 and the US CLO market looks very different to previous years, as the balance of deal origination has changed
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