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CLO arrangers take down triple As to get European deals completed
1 year ago
European CLO arrangers are taking down large chunks of triple A paper to get deals over the line amid market volatility, according to market sources. Others, meanwhile, have committed to investing in triple As to secure future mandates -
Italian rout gathers pace as credit relationships warp well beyond historical norms
1 year ago
Renewed selling pressure on Thursday has taken credit spreads back towards the year’s wides, with financial borrowers underperforming as Chinese covid cases, US inflation and a drought in Italy all weigh on sentiment -
IG payers provide best tail-risk hedges: Barclays
1 year ago
Investors seeking the cheapest tail risk hedge should look to CDX IG payers, while iTraxx Europe payers are the best hedge against further European underperformance, finds Barclays -
Euro CLO league tables: Permira and Barclays Providus with sole new issue
1 year ago
Just one manager priced a European CLO priced in June, when Permira Credit and Barclays brought Providus VII to market -
Euro loans with FX hedging offer better value than US: Barclays
1 year ago
The big underperformance of European loans in June has left them looking cheap versus those in the US – but FX hedging and a nuanced selection process are advisable for investors looking to take advantage of that -
Morgan Stanley Eaton Vance produces Thursday's tightest CLO execution
1 year ago
Morgan Stanley Eaton Vance priced a new CLO on Thurday, scoring the day's tightest triple A print in the process -
Manager selection stakes are heightening as CLO pain points intensify: Barclays
1 year ago
CLOs’ slump in market value and piling of distressed assets have made differentiation between managers much more acute on key metrics, regionally and by vintage, according to Barclays credit strategists -
Barings scores tight debt execution on latest new CLO
1 year ago
Barings priced a new CLO on Tuesday, achieving the third tightest liability pricing for a five-year reinvestment US CLO this month -
CLO investors show more signs of optimism than other ABS: Barclays
1 year ago
CLO investors attending the Global ABS conference in Barcelona were more upbeat than those that work in residential mortgage-backed securities and other ABS, say Barclays securitised credit strategists. But the overall mood was sombre -
Bank's head of European CLO trading leaves after crypto gains
1 year ago
Benjamin Cowley, head of European CLO trading at Barclays, is set to leave his role at the British bank -
Carlyle prints new US CLO with triple As at 195bp
1 year ago
Carlyle Group priced its latest new CLO on Friday, placing the deal's triple A notes at 195 basis points over Sofr -
Euro IG credit looks set to outperform US, HY and equities: Barclays
1 year ago
An outlook of elevated inflation and low growth favours credit over equities, and euro investment grade over high yield, according to European credit strategists at Barclays -
Market jitters mount as US delivers May CPI
1 year ago
Credit spreads have moved sharply wider for the fourth day straight as investors digested the European Central Bank’s hawkish turn and watched with trepidation for the US to reveal its May consumer price index numbers -
European CLO triple As widen to 140bp with long-awaited Permira deal
1 year ago
European CLO triple As have widened out to 140 basis points over Euribor, as Permira Credit breaks the two-week CLO market silence by pricing its long-awaited new issue deal, Providus CLO VII -
CLO top stack offers best value versus corp debt after junior tranche rally: Barclays
1 year ago
Having lagged in the recent market recovery, CLO triple A paper looks attractive versus corporate investment grade and the CDX IG credit derivatives index -
Bespoke bond baskets on the rise as investors seek targeted portfolio trades
1 year ago
High yield index replication and accessing illiquid exposure are two factors building momentum for a new investment approach that bundles bonds into a single risk piece -
Credit fund bleed out looks hard to stem, as hawks ignore macro gloom
1 year ago
Ever more investors are running to safety as risk assets tally up another rough week, with strategists warning there is no end in sight for credit fund outflows while central banks hold their course on rate hikes -
Flurry of US CLOs print as Barclays boosts CLO issuance with Brigade and Bain deals
1 year ago
Barclays has brought over $906 million of issuance to the market, printing deals for Bain Capital Credit and Creditflux’s newly crowned US CLO manager of the year Brigade Capital Management -
Bond / CDS basis in play as heavy market rout extends
1 year ago
The rout of financial markets has resumed at pace on Thursday, with sizeable moves that add to relative value disparities between cash and synthetic credit -
Credit retreats from wides, but worrisome test levels remain in view
1 year ago
Another rocky week for markets is ending with credit finding a firmer tone. But big questions remain unanswered about relative value and the levels some sectors could test -
Quadruple winner Redding Ridge celebrates with new European CLO
1 year ago
Redding Ridge picked up four trophies in awards season (in contrast to one Premier League football team which is labouring in a similar pursuit) and it has struck while the iron is hot to print a new European CLO -
US CLO triple As end week at 154bp as Napier Park and Rockford Tower print deals
1 year ago
Napier Park Global and Rockford Tower Capital Management priced new CLOs on Friday, with each manager printing their triple A notes at 154 basis points over Sofr -
Macro woes have dented CLO and loan outlook: Barclays
1 year ago
Rising interest rates and elevated macro volatility have negatively impacted the performance outlook for both loans and CLOs, according to Barclays credit strategists -
US CLO league tables: Blackstone gets back to business as it rises to the top
1 year ago
Blackstone is no longer the largest CLO manager globally (it lost that title in March). But it is the most prolific issuer in 2022 -
US CLO refis return with Angelo Gordon pricing first since February
1 year ago
Angelo Gordon refinanced its Northwoods Captital 22 CLO on Tuesday, completing the first successful CLO refi in two and a half months
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