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Fortress prices middle market deal with CP reference rate
6 months ago
Fortress Credit Opportunities VIII CLO features a senior tranche that references both SOFR and a CP rate -
Lumen Tech downgrade leads to estimate that 9% of CLOs could breach OC tests
7 months ago
One of the most widely held names in US CLOs was downgraded in August. S&P carried out a two-notch downgrade of Lumen Technologies on 16 August from B to CCC+ -
LP round up: securitised credit mandate terminated amid $5 billion allocations and expanding relationships
1 year ago
Institutional investors revealed nearly $5 billion of allocations to 31 credit managers across January and February board meetings, according to materials seen by Creditflux. However, there were also two fixed income manager terminations, and one multi-strategy account placed on a watchlist -
CLO triple A spreads could drop to 175bp as Oak Hill markets new deal
1 year ago
Oak Hill Advisors is marketing its first new issue CLO in six months and is seeking a triple A print of just 175 basis points over Sofr -
Mid market CLO league tables: Golub makes it six straight while Natixis blows away the competition
1 year ago
In a trying year, issuance of mid market CLOs dropped a considerable amount. Total volumes dropped from $43.6 billion in 2021 to $20.8 billion in 2022, a 52% decrease year-on-year -
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. -
Mid market CLO league tables: Golub scores in 90th minute as Natixis leads banks
1 year ago
Golub Capital left it late, but the prolific mid market CLO manager wrestled the lead in new issuance from Blackstone Credit last month -
UK nerves rattle Europe/US relative value trades, as Hunt seeks to reassure investors
1 year ago
A palpable mood of trepidation on Thursday around the UK’s autumn budget has brought widening of credit spreads, with European indices giving back gains they have made in recent sessions versus their US counterparts -
US CLO issuance to drop 15% in 2023: Barclays
1 year ago
US CLO new issuance is likely to be around $117 billion in 2023, a decline of around 15% on 2022 -
Mid market CLO league tables: HIG returns to CLOs while Natixis gallops further ahead
1 year ago
Three managers priced a mid market CLO in October as volumes crossed $1 billion for the third straight month -
Europe-US convergence in play as week ends on strong rally
1 year ago
A big push tighter in credit spreads on Friday has extended the theme of European outperformance, with iTraxx Crossover briefly trading inside US high yield index counterpart CDX HY for the first time since July -
Mid market CLO league tables: Golub gains ground on Blackstone with rare euro-tranche deal
1 year ago
Four managers - Blue Owl, Golub, Monroe and PennantPark - priced new issue mid market CLOs in September -
Mid market CLO league tables: Natixis extends lead with two new issues but SocGen stays close
1 year ago
Of the three mid market CLO new issues that priced in August, market leader Natixis arranged two of them to put some breathing room between it and its nearest rivals -
Bulls extend credit improvement as oil falters at key level
1 year ago
Having hit their widest prints of the month on Monday, credit indices are extending their run of gradual improvement into a third day – but with investors wary of placing big bets ahead of Friday’s Jackson Hole meeting -
LP round up: private credit takes big slice of inflows as 10% portfolio share projected for 2026
1 year ago
Institutional investors revealed nearly $4 billion allocations to credit funds in July, with recipients including Angelo Gordon, Apollo, Ares, BlackRock, Brookfield, CarVal, Comvest, Deerpath, KKR, Schroders and Sixth Street -
Mid market CLO league tables: deal drought keeps leader board tight
1 year ago
July was the quietest month for middle market CLOs in the last 12 months. Blackstone Credit’s BCRED MML CLO 2022-2 was the sole deal to price, which added $498.11 million to the year’s tally -
Schroders beats five to win structured credit mandate as pension terminates Franklin Templeton
1 year ago
Schroders has beat out five other credit managers to win up to $108 million for a securitised credit mandate from a US pension. It comes after investment consultant RVK recommended to terminate the pension’s investment in Franklin Templeton due to “underwhelming performance and decreasing assets” -
Mid market CLO league tables: KeyBank notches first new issue credit
1 year ago
Managers priced one new issue and one reset in the mid market CLO space in June for a total of $603.1 million, the lowest monthly figure since January when $590 million was priced -
EU inflation prints frame challenge ahead as horror show first half ends
1 year ago
Financial markets are heading into the weekend with a rare stationary session, but the mood is more one of shellshock than considered positioning, after one of the worst first halves to a year on record -
Energy co joins Europe's choir of fallen angel candidates as spreads soar
1 year ago
The financial market sell-off is entering acceleration, with credit indices blowing to new psychological levels and a growing number of investment grade companies reaching high yield spreads -
New Benefit Street CLO prices tight of market averages
1 year ago
Benefit Street Partners priced a new CLO on Wednesday with triple A notes 3.8 basis points tight of the 10-day rolling average -
Property firm's troubles mount while rest of market rallies
1 year ago
Financial markets have opened the week brightly on a mix of improved sentiment and technical repositioning. But one European high yield company is heading further into stress, against the flow -
PGIM scores tightest CLO triple A print in two weeks
1 year ago
PGIM priced a new CLO named Dryden 108 on Thursday, scoring the market's tightest triple A print in over two weeks -
Mid market CLO league tables: Familiar feeling as Golub and Natixis lead after tumultuous month
1 year ago
Only $1.15 billion of mid market CLO issuance was priced in May, for the quietest month in the space since January -
Mid market CLO league tables: Arranger base grows as bumper day boosts issuance
1 year ago
Managers priced $3.4 billion of mid market CLO paper priced last month, the second busiest month of the year behind February and the third straight month new issues and resets made up 100% of issuance
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