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Europe’s newcomers find ways to stand out
3 years ago
Last year’s new European CLO managers needed to provide something different for investors. In general, they’ve succeeded, with Capital Four having one of the smallest overlap figures in our data -
Europe’s newcomers find ways to stand out
3 years ago
Last year’s new European CLO managers needed to provide something different for investors. In general, they’ve succeeded, with Capital Four having one of the smallest overlap figures in our data -
Akorn falls into bankruptcy with $321 million planted in CLOs
3 years ago
CLOs hold $321.3 million of specialty pharmaceutical company Akorn’s debt, according to the latest trustee reports from CLO-I, with the firm having filed for chapter 11 protection in the US District Court for the District of Delaware yesterday -
Who’s got the moves US: oil and gas leads renaissance for US CLO managers
4 years ago
The US leveraged loan market has held steady over the last two weeks. After rising to just below 87 of par in mid-April, the S&P LSTA US Leveraged Loan index closed at 85.75 to start this week -
Credit pickers need luck to avoid OC trap
We know what you’re thinking: is my CLO failing its OC test? The truth is, in all this volatility, it can be hard to keep track, unless your deal has high quality liquid loans4 years ago -
We’ve survived before, we can do so again
$7.8 billion of CLO collateral, split evenly between the US and Europe, is in the loans that have fallen fastest in the past month. But short term CLO pain will bring opportunities for building par4 years ago -
We’ve survived before, we can do so again
4 years ago
$7.8 billion of CLO collateral, split evenly between the US and Europe, is in the loans that have fallen fastest in the past month. But short term CLO pain will bring opportunities for building par -
Beneath the triple C: mighty CLO buckets from Akorns grow
4 years ago
Rating agencies went on a downgrading spree in February, with Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s cutting 20 corporate names to triple C or below – affecting $2.78 billion of paper in US CLOs and €316.6 million in European CLOs. -
European corporate loans can fit into various fund types and this year there has been an increase in managed accounts targeting these assets. But CLOs are still the best structures to house loans4 years ago
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CBOs aren’t fixated on interest rate moves
4 years ago
The loan sell off at the start of this year highlighted that CBOs are not a play on interest rates or bond prices — they’re taking advantage of the flexibility to rotate between loans and bonds -
Beyond blacklists: the next step in ESG
4 years ago
Credit managers are integrating ESG into their investment processes, but that does not mean they are unable to invest in unethical credits — they can, if they are paid adequately for the risk. -
New kids on the block dominate awards
Two firms that have been in the market for fewer than seven years were named the top managers at the Creditflux awards last month. Manager of the year Spire only issued its first CLO in 20154 years ago -
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 -
Large, liquid loans aren’t always perfect
5 years ago
CLOs could be forgiven for rushing to buy Refinitiv loans — after all it was the biggest LBO since the crisis. But some large managers have abstained, while others have bought opportunistically -
Tail wags dog as European CLOs' 108bp benchmark drags loans
5 years ago
European CLOs usually price on the back of where underlying loans are printing, but this year the reverse looks to be true -
Blackstone builds on multi-asset approach with fifth fund
5 years ago
The new vehicle will invest directly into Blackstone deals across its alternatives platform -
Recent CLO debutant Vista brings in GSO official to lead credit team
5 years ago
Vista Credit Partners has hired a former GSO official to lead its credit team -
Texas pension fund approves two new CLO manager mandates
6 years ago
The Texas Municipal Retirement System has approved the appointment of GSO Capital Partners LP and Octagon Credit Investors as CLO managers on its non-core fixed income strategy -
GSO goes in-house for its latest credit interval fund
6 years ago
GSO is planning a novel onshore fund to invest in loans and CLOs, according to a prospectus recently filed with the SEC -
It pays to eat your own cooking
6 years ago
CLO managers affiliated with PE firms buy extra debt from companies owned by those firms – and it seems to give them an advantage
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