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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. -
Beneath the triple C: Stormy October hits CLOs with rising tide of downgrades
1 year ago
After a slight respite in the pace of downgrades over the summer for CLOs, October brought renewed momentum as macro-economic pressures - primarily high interest rate burdens for corporate borrowers and supply side inflation - became the recurring rationale -
CLOs keep eyes glued to screen as Cineworld previews possible chapter 11
1 year ago
Cineworld, the UK-based cinema giant, has announced that a chapter 11 restructuring is among the options it is considering, in response to recent media speculation about a possible default -
CLO managers show respect to their elders
2 years ago
Alongside lucrative new issues, managers also make time for refinancing and resetting old deals. Our data shows that, in 2021, mid-sized firms were the most effective at this balancing act -
Fund performance: CLO funds deliver again, but third of all funds post losses
2 years ago
CLO funds took six of the top 10 spots in October in a continuation of the previous month’s strong performances. However, a consistent showing from Wasserstein in the US high yield category has claimed the top spot for the last two months -
Credit Fundraising: Private credit and CLO captive equity feature strongly as closes mount up
2 years ago
Credit funds have made a fair start to the fourth quarter, although the $21 billion raised during October is down substantially on September’s impressive record for 2021 -
Three control CLO equity blocks trade, including rare CIFC deal with ultra-low funding costs
2 years ago
Three US CLO anchor equity positions traded Tuesday courtesy of one b-wic at 9.30am New York time -
CIFC pulls CLO market tighter with seventh US deal of year
2 years ago
CIFC Asset Management teamed up with Nomura on Monday to price the tightest new CLO in over two weeks -
US CLO pipeline: newcomers look to follow Beach Point's lead by pricing before year-end
2 years ago
Beach Point Capital Management became the latest debut issuer in the US CLO market on Friday, and Sycamore Tree Capital Partners and Putnam Investments are set to join it -
CLO resets top $2 billion for second day this week
2 years ago
CLO reset volume topped $2 billion on Thursday as Antares Capital Management, CIFC Asset Management and Shenkman Capital Management each reworked older deals -
114bp is triple A spread to beat as CIFC prints sixth new US CLO of 2021
2 years ago
CIFC Asset Management placed its sixth new US CLO of the year on Wednesday with the triple A notes coming in at 114 basis points over Libor, a full 4.25bp tight of the 10-day rolling average -
US CLO pipeline: 33 new issues enter market with historic CLO records on the verge of shattering
2 years ago
The US CLO market is running as hot as it has all year with a whopping 33 managers marketing new issues CLOs, according to market sources -
CIFC upsizes post-covid CLO with reset
2 years ago
CIFC Asset Management reset on Friday its post-covid CLO named CIFC Funding 2020-II, upsizing the deal by $7.1 million in the process -
CIFC completes reset of 2019 CLO via Citi
2 years ago
CIFC Asset Management teamed with Citi on Monday to print a $554.09 million reset of CIFC Funding 2019-III -
CIFC joins post-covid CLO resetters
2 years ago
CIFC Asset Management reset the first of its four 2020 CLOs on Thursday, upsizing the deal by $11.5 million in the process -
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 -
Global CLO league tables - May 2021 YTD
2 years ago
Global CLO league tables - May 2021 YTD -
CLO pipeline: Five out, five in as market digests new issuance wave
2 years ago
Five new issue US CLOs priced from last week’s pipeline, but five more have replaced them in this week's edition of our pipeline report -
CLO pipeline: Deutsche Bank and Carlson hit comeback trail
3 years ago
The CLO market is preparing to be very active in the coming weeks, as the issuance slow-down is set to be in the rear view mirror -
CLO pipeline: busy year, so let's take time to reset
3 years ago
The US CLO market this year has been dominated by new issues and refinancings, but now is the time of the reset judging by this week’s pipeline -
Credit funds at a glance: several funds post double digit November returns
3 years ago
November was a strong month for credit hedge funds listed by Creditflux, with latest returns demonstrating the effect of the vaccine/US election rally on fund perfomance -
OC health check: CLOs wake up when September ends
3 years ago
September showed a slight but clear improvement in CLOs’ over-collateralisation test results as 182 CLOs breached an OC test during the reporting period, compared to 198 in August. -
Beneath the triple C: downgrade rate slows as $8 billion of CLO loans tumble
3 years ago
May offered some respite to CLO portfolios as corporate downgrades to triple C were reduced heavily - affecting just $6.67 billion of US CLO paper and €1.09 billion of European CLO portfolios -
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. -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: $8 billion of US CLOs listed in record-breaking March
4 years ago
Last week brought an end to the busiest month in both the US and European CLO secondary markets since at least 2014. $7.7 billion of US CLO paper was on sale in March with a further €1.8 billion of European CLO bonds available, bringing the total listed in Q1 to $13.9 billion and €3.6 billion
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