Refine Search
Article Categories
Strategy Tags
- Direct lending (3)
- Emerging markets (2)
- High yield bonds (9)
- Investment grade credit (3)
- Structured credit (3)
- CLO (19)
- Distressed debt (1)
- Leveraged loans (14)
- Synthetic/SRT (4)
- ABL Financing (1)
Geography Tags
-
February 2024 US Leveraged Highlights
1 month ago
Debtwire today releases the February 2024 US Leveraged Highlights, featuring key trends in the leveraged loan and high-yield bond markets. -
Fresh wave of CLO calls looms as US equity distributions drop
2 months ago
Equity distributions for US CLOs outside their reinvestment period continue to fall as prepayments cut into cashflows -
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 -
DebtDynamics North America: de-risking remains key focus for loan issuers and investors alike
8 months ago
Syndicated leveraged loan and high-yield (HY) bond markets have endured a challenging time during the past eight months but sentiment is far from rock-bottom -
Manager tiering matters, but don’t rely on proxies like WAS or WARF
8 months ago
With manager tiering continuing to dominate CLO primary pricing levels we take a look at the 2021 vintage to see how much difference a manager really makes to deal performance -
US leveraged loan issuance drops 35% year on year
8 months ago
Debtwire 's new July 2023 US Leveraged Highlights report sees a striking 70% year-on-year decrease in new money institutional activity as lack of supply from the M&A market weighs on issuance -
Refinancing continues to dominate headline figures in latest European leveraged highlights
8 months ago
Debtwire has released its July 2023 European Leveraged Highlights, containing key trends in the leveraged loan and high-yield bond markets -
1H23 European direct lender rankings
9 months ago
The volume of European direct lending facilities issued fell to just €8.5 billion in 2Q23. The same quarter last year was the largest on record at €51.3 billion, representing over an 80% drop year on year. -
Last frontier: Common currency conquers non-Eurozone countries to dominate lev loan market
9 months ago
Our latest DebtDynamics EMEA research shows that the share of the European leveraged loan syndication market denominated in the EU common currency jumped from 80% in 2015 to levels closer to 95% since 2019 -
Do amend and extends now before big chunk of CLOs exit reinvestment, says BofA
10 months ago
Research analysts at Bank of America are recommending CLO managers complete amend and extend activity before a wave of transactions exit their reinvestment periods later in the year -
Euro CLO exposure to financial sector 'limited', say Fitch
1 year ago
European CLO exposure to the financial sector is 'limited' and CLO ratings will not be impacted by UBS's acquisition of Credit Suisse, according to new data from Fitch Ratings -
US CLO investors express cautious optimism for 2023
1 year ago
After a turbulent year in 2022, US CLO investors are sounding a cautiously bullish tone heading into 2023 -
$90 billion gross CLO issuance in 2023 with manager base to shrink, says BofA
1 year ago
Bank of America is forecasting $90 billion gross issuance of CLOs in 2023, split between $80 billion backed by broadly syndicated loans and $10 billion backed by middle market assets -
Euro CLOs have better 2023 entry point than US in $140 billion issuance year: Barclays
1 year ago
CLO performance and issuance may have to wait until the second half of next year for improvement, say Barclays credit strategists in a 2023 outlook piece. But Europe could fare better than the US given starting levels in a year the market faces some challenging regulatory hurdles -
Euro CLO new issuance could reach €22 billion in 2023, says BofA
1 year ago
European CLO new issuance will reach €22 billion in 2023, strategists at Bank of America expect, while refinancing / reset volume should reach €3 billion under a ‘base case’ scenario -
Powell outlook brings risk buyers out in droves, but reality check looks soon to follow
1 year ago
Comments by US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday on the pace of future rate hikes have prompted a sharp rally across global financial markets, including credit. But dissenting voices have already begun to point out the enthusiasm is likely overdone -
Private equity firms are becoming CLO converts: TwentyFour
1 year ago
Private equity firms have increasingly bought CLO and other securitised debt tranches in recent weeks instead of their usual preference for physical assets - a trade TwentyFour believes "makes perfect sense" -
Euro CLO IG mezz tranches look attractive amid cap stack divergence: Barclays
1 year ago
European CLO IG mezzanine debt tranches are more attractive than triple As or double Bs, say strategists at Barclays, owing to greater dispersion and a lag in recovery. -
Three defaults mean CLO OC ratios to decline by 17bp in September, says BofA
1 year ago
CLO overcollateralisation ratios are set to decline by 17 basis points in September following the defaults of Cineworld, Endo and Carestream health, according to a research paper from Bank of America -
US banks' CLO holdings rose $10bn in Q2, but demand is set to drop: BofA
1 year ago
CLO holdings by US banks increased by around $10 billion over the second quarter this year. But BofA anticipates subdued demand for the rest of the year due to high loan growth, slowdown in deposit growth and increased capital requirements -
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 -
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 -
BofA revises Euro CLO new issuance forecasts downwards
1 year ago
Bank of America CLO strategists have cut their base case forecasts for European CLO volume in 2022 to €22.6 billion for new issues and €10 billion for refi/resets, citing slower economic growth and higher tail risks. But further market disruption could take new issuance down to €16.5 billion, they warned -
Fund outflows extend despite sharp improvement in credit performance
1 year ago
This has been a much better week for credit and equity market performance than last, but that has not stopped the tide of investors looking to withdraw their money from funds for such risk assets
Want all the latest news, comment, analysis and data?