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Strong run helps CLOs shrug off Altice downgrade
5 months ago
It may be the largest triple C downgrade in years, but the CLO market is relatively unperturbed by Altice’s fall from grace. -
IACPM survey finds credit PMs still gloomy, but less so than last quarter
5 months ago
Respondents to the latest IACPM Credit Outlook Survey are still negative about future credit conditions, but less so than in previous surveys -
Global Loan Highlights 1Q24: Don’t call it a comeback
5 months ago
Loan refinancing share hits historic high, but IG issuance stymies YoY global growth -
February 2024 US Leveraged Highlights
5 months ago
Debtwire today releases the February 2024 US Leveraged Highlights, featuring key trends in the leveraged loan and high-yield bond markets. -
DLA Piper hires two partners for leveraged finance practice
7 months ago
Alan Rockwell and Heather Waters Borthwick have joined DLA Piper from Shearman & Sterling, and will both be partners based in New York. -
Covenants update: State of the US Loan Market 4Q23
8 months ago
Xtract Research has published its 4Q23 report into the state of the US loan market. Highlights from the report include the following. -
Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds commits more than USD 600m to credit manager
8 months ago
Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds has allocated approximately USD 625m to pension funds in the state's private credit portfolio -
Low margins and scarcity of LBOs hurt term loan revenues
9 months ago
Despite a resurgence in global term loan B (TLB) volume, which grew by 30% to reach $416.6bn as of December 2023, revenue earned by arranging banks on these facilities only totalled $3.0bn -
November 2023 US Leveraged Highlights
9 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
10 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 -
Hayfin appoints new US CLO head
10 months ago
Hayfin Capital Management has announced it has recruited Peter Swanson to head its High-Yield and Syndicated Loans team in New York -
US CLO credit Air Methods Corporation files for bankruptcy
10 months ago
Air Methods Corporation, a widely held name in the US CLO market, filed for Chapter 11 this morning reporting USD 1bn to USD 10bn in liabilities. -
September 2023 US Leveraged Highlights
11 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 -
Fund performance
11 months ago
Positive August for credit sees CLO funds on top again -
Fed members need to restore their credibility, which could translate into excessive tightening
1 year ago
Rising wages have boosted spending and GDP — but the party can’t last forever -
CLO funds are hot in summer as they take nine spots in top 10 (Fund performance)
1 year ago
CLO funds took the lead through summer as the returns of the category index reached 1.88% and 3.18% in June and July, respectively. Both months saw a CLO fund as the top performer — Sound Point Meridian in June, and Oxford Gate Master Fund in July. -
CLO double Bs offer 700bp premium versus high yield bonds, says Oaktree
1 year ago
The yield premium offered by double B CLO paper compared to corporate high yield bonds with the same rating has exploded to 700 basis points, according to a new episode of Oaktree Capital Management's podcast series The Insight -
DebtDynamics North America: Likely-to-distress scores highlight struggling industries
1 year ago
Out of a universe of more than 12,000 leveraged US companies, 180 are in the stressed/distressed lifecycle categories -
Primary loan and bond markets shows signs of revival, but at a cost
1 year ago
Activity in the US junk debt market has picked up after the 4th of July and the momentum is expected to continue through 2H23, but at a cost for issuers. -
US sponsor-led loans show sharp deterioration in covenant quality
1 year ago
Credit underwriting standards in the US continued to fall in the second quarter of 2023, according to a new special report from Xtract Research. -
June 2023 US Leveraged Highlights
1 year ago
Debtwire has released the June 2023 US Leveraged Highlights, featuring key trends in the leveraged loan and high yield bond markets. -
June loan rally signals asset class could see outsized returns as rates stay high
1 year ago
Leveraged loans enjoyed their second-best month of the year in June, with the asset class returning over 2% on the month as Creditflux goes to press. Loans have generated a return of 5.8% year-to-date, with only January’s 2.9% topping the numbers for June. -
Bond-backed buyouts balloon as loan yields hit astronomical levels
1 year ago
Issuers tapping public syndication for leveraged buyouts have turned to the high-yield bond market in recent months, where levels of activity are impressive considering the current shortage of new money issuance. -
Fund performance
1 year ago
Good month for CLO funds sees six in top 10 as Axiom sets pace -
Loan Highlights 2Q23: Running aground
1 year ago
The global loan market endured a bleak first half of the year, with the overall 1H23 volume falling 28% year-on-year (YoY) to $1.9 trillion, the lowest showing since 2012.
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