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Quarterly rankings: Carlyle climbs to top of pack with CBAM boost
1 year ago
Carlyle Group has cemented itself as the largest manager globally, following its acquisition of fellow CLO manager CBAM -
FinDox steps in on climate disclosure reporting for CLOs
1 year ago
FinDox has become involved in reporting on carbon data for climate-related financial disclosure regulations, having been mandated by leading CLO managers to source relevant ESG key performance indicators -
Beneath the triple C: ebbs and flows leave triple C levels at a temporary stasis
1 year ago
Following a rising tide of downgrades in May the loan market stabilised somewhat in June, with seven issuers held by CLOs downgraded to triple C and a counter-swell of five names upgraded to single B. -
CLO managers try loan restructuring provision
1 year ago
European CLO managers have taken advantage of new loss mitigation language in deals for the first time, after Schur Flexibles announced a restructuring last month -
CLOs at a glance (July 2022)
1 year ago
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month
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European CLO managers wait for stability as loans slide
1 year ago
European loan prices have dipped into the high 80s, as Creditflux goes to press, which should create an attractive entry point for loan buyers. But, in reality, the bid for these assets has not been strong, particularly from CLOs amid fears loans could slump further still -
Regulators give securitisation another tranche
1 year ago
A gloomy economic outlook and drought in primary markets cast a deflated mood over last month’s Global ABS 2022 conference in Barcelona. But regulators and central banks’ encouraging attitude towards securitisation was in sharp contrast -
Tech platform aims to cut time spent reading CLO docs
1 year ago
Officials at Claira, the new platform that provides natural language understanding technology backed by Citi, say the CLO market is a core industry for them as they seek to help market participants quickly assess loan and CLO documents -
Loan traders eagerly await electronic trading solution
1 year ago
The announcement of Octaura’s electronic loan and CLO trading platform last month has been met with positivity by market participants, who laud the unified approach taken by large investment banks in supporting the initiative -
Euro double As and US triple As offer best value in CLOs: BNP Paribas
1 year ago
Secondary market double A rated tranches offer the best relative value in European CLOs’ capital structures, while US triple As in primary starting to look attractive, according to BNP Paribas credit strategists -
CLO spreads are not pricing in recession: JP Morgan
1 year ago
CLOs are priced fairly for a growth slowdown but not a recession, according to JP Morgan credit strategists, who warn spreads are at risk if US growth contracts -
Sound Point breaks one month European CLO market silence as pipeline builds
1 year ago
After the longest pause in the European CLO primary market since December 2018, Sound Point has broken the silence with a static new issue while other managers are exploring static and print and sprints to get deals done -
Investors approve CIFC European CLO key person replacements
1 year ago
Control investors in CIFC CLOs have approved the two key person replacements for Dan Robinson and Damien Mount, proposed by the firm last month -
Jefferies raids Citi CLO team again with key trading hire
1 year ago
Jefferies is poised to poach another top Citi European CLO official -
European CLO market set to reap rewards from Harvest as Nochu returns
1 year ago
Prolific CLO triple A investor Norinchukin is set to make its grand return to European CLOs with the Japanese bank providing anchor triple A investment in Investcorp’s forthcoming new issue -
Sound Point explores European static CLO with turbo tranche
1 year ago
Sound Point Capital Management has opted to explore a static structure for its latest European CLO, in the latest sign of managers trying to be innovative to get the market moving -
Another head of European CLO trading departs
1 year ago
The head of European CLO trading at a major bank has left his role in London -
CLO official takes top role as Onex announces new credit leadership
1 year ago
Onex Credit Partners has announced a new leadership structure with two co-heads of credit replacing the CEO that left late last year. One of the promotions is an experienced CLO official -
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 -
CLO managers added to their pool of analysts last year: Fitch
1 year ago
CLO asset managers staffed up last year as primary issuance volume soared, with Fitch Ratings finding the average analyst team size increased from 16 to 17 -
Oaktree identifies CLOs among top picks in credit
1 year ago
Oaktree Capital Management’s head of performing credit Armen Panossian has outlined CLO tranches among his three favoured investments in this market -
Octaura's real-time trading solution paves way for loans and CLOs to drop illiquid tag
1 year ago
The unprecedented cooperation between CLO trading desks that culminated last week in the launch of Octaura could change the way credit investors judge the relative value merits of loans and CLOs versus liquid alternatives such as high yield bonds -
CLO investors show more signs of optimism than other ABS: Barclays
1 year ago
CLO investors attending the Global ABS conference in Barcelona were more upbeat than those that work in residential mortgage-backed securities and other ABS, say Barclays securitised credit strategists. But the overall mood was sombre -
Onex points to "variety of personal and market" reasons as it addresses CLO exodus
1 year ago
Onex Credit Partners has responded to questions about the stream of professionals that have left in the last few months -
Bank's head of European CLO trading leaves after crypto gains
1 year ago
Benjamin Cowley, head of European CLO trading at Barclays, is set to leave his role at the British bank
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