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Budge up, more new managers are coming
Room for 10 more? The average loan overlap among recent European CLOs is 48.7% – so the expected influx of new managers will have to work hard to distinguish themselves from the pack4 years ago -
A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit4 years ago
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A round-up of fund performance4 years ago
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High yield bonds regain lost ground
The US high yield bond market experienced its biggest quarter since Q4 2017, with volumes and returns rising as borrowers plumped for secured bonds and the Fed turned dovish on rates5 years ago -
Moving on from the late 2018 hangover
5 years ago
It might be too early to call a full recovery, but it’s fair to say that the US loan market is back on track with $48 billion of institutional issuance in 2019 — 88% of which is made up of new issues -
Loans recover slightly after late-2018 havoc
5 years ago
Secondary loan prices have ticked higher this year, although they are still some way off the levels reached before the fourth quarter slump. However, M&As are starting to fill the new issue pipeline
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It’s going to be a credit picker’s market
5 years ago
Our panel of experts believe that the credit market will be volatile this year, but there will be opportunities in European credit and additional tier one bonds, trups CDOs and unitranches -
Retail fund pain is a CLO manager’s gain
5 years ago
Retail funds dumped loans in record volumes late in 2018, creating ideal conditions for CLOs to capitalise with performing credits available in the mid-90s for the first time in years -
Loan volumes fall in Europe but rise in US
5 years ago
European CLO managers seem to be eating into the loan market with more appetite than their, US counterparts, who are perhaps spoiled for choice. But background risks lurk in both markets -
Finding the hidden value in success
5 years ago
Learning from one’s mistakes is often cited as key to professional development. However, widening this perspective and paying attention to things that go well can further improve performance -
Managers digest blockbuster deals
5 years ago
Third quarter loan and bond volumes tend to be small — but this year corporate credit fund managers have swallowed huge deals from AkzoNobel, Altice and Refinitiv -
New issues keep managers busy in summer season
5 years ago
New issue loans made up 74.1% of volumes in August, supporting US CLO managers looking to ramp up. Spreads tightened to 368bp, but managers can’t complain — it’s much better than in Q1 -
August: fund performance
5 years ago
CLO spreads jumped wider in August, but funds that invest in these assets have been able to outperform -
September: credit funds at a glance
5 years ago
White Oak Global Advisors held a $2.1 billion final close on a new direct lending fund, while Phil Raciti's move from CVC Credit Partners to Halcyon Capital Management was one of the biggest moves in the credit industry -
Loan market finds balance as spreads edge wider
5 years ago
New issue volumes were robust in July with relatively few loan refinancings getting done. Loan portfolio managers say the loan market is finally balanced, having been in favour of borrowers -
Blockchain drags credit into the future
Pioneering corporate bond and loan issues that use blockchains have began a major evolution in the credit market. At last, fax machines may permanently be consigned to the scrap heap -
Star names join Barclays as it pushes into CLOs
John Clements’ move to Barclays has been voted one of the biggest moves this year. On the buy side, Carlyle’s private credit growth and Alcentra’s US expansion have been boosted with big hires -
Loan managers can start to be selective
The portfolio overlap in European CLOs — at roughly 45% — is 10% higher than in the US. But newcomers and smaller managers stand a good chance of differentiating themselves. -
Steelmakers forge links in face of overcapacity
Steel producers are the strongest they have been for many years and consolidations such as Thyssenkrupp Tata Steel should lead to savings, but surplus capacity remains an issue5 years ago -
Investors gain upper hand in doc negotiations
Late June saw the balance of power shift slightly in favour of loan investors, with repricing rates rising and doc terms improving as a glut of borrowers sought to get deals done by the quarter end -
New rules encourage growth in blossoming risk sharing market
5 years ago
Significant risk transfer deals have generally been issued towards the end of the year – but the first quarter of 2018 has opened with a flurry of deals across primary and secondary markets -
Aircraft lessors: gathering clouds lead to talk of turbulence
5 years ago
Aircraft leasing companies have been cruising over the past two years as passenger numbers grew, but rising interest rates and trade tariff concerns are making some bondholders nervous -
Managers spot opportunity as leveraged loans soften
5 years ago
An abundance of US leveraged loan issuance helped soften secondary prices even though the overall market is highly bid. Meanwhile, investors’ preference for floating rate paper hit high yield -
Higher leverage is on the horizon - but, for now, take in the MFN sunsets
5 years ago
It’s clear from our analysis of most favoured nation protections and sunsets that strong demand for loans is enabling borrowers to insist on advantageous terms even as they increase leverage -
There are no perfect hedges for CLOs
5 years ago
As the CLO market gets hotter and hotter, investors are seeking hedges against the inevitable downturn. But although there are a wide range of options, there is no consensus on which is best
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