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Sculptor refinances second CLO this month
3 months ago
Following its OZLM Funding II refi earlier in the month, Sculptor Loan Management returned to the market again on Thursday with a partial refi of the 2017-vintage OZLM XXI -
KKR keeps it short-dated for latest reset
3 months ago
Morgan Stanley has priced the first short-dated deal of the year, with a USD 427.9m reset of the 2020 vintage KKR CLO 28 -
CLO market round-up: holiday cheer hits as US senior spreads move in
4 months ago
The holiday period saw a brace of end-of-year US deals pricing, with a range of new issues, resets and a refi to lead the market into 2024, and senior spreads move firmly back in the 160s. -
US CLO credit Air Methods Corporation files for bankruptcy
6 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. -
CLO rankings: manager AUM, advisory firm and trustees Q1 2023
1 year ago
Two acquisitions close to shake up the top and Dechert takes early lead over Milbank in manager counsel rankings -
$1 billion mid market CLOs price from Antares and Deerpath
1 year ago
Antares Capital and Deerpath Capital Management each priced a new middle market CLO on Friday, with the two transactions clocking in at just under $1 billion -
US CLO league tables: Blackstone and BofA rise above competition in volatile 2022
1 year ago
A tumultuous year in the US CLO market led to total issuance dropping from a record $391.2 billion in 2021 to $134.8 billion in 2022 -
CLO rankings: manager AUM, advisory firm and trustees Q4 2022
1 year ago
As 2022 draws to a close manager consolidation through mergers and acquisitions have been balanced out by new market entrants to leave roughly the same number of managers that entered the year, at least for now. -
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. -
US CLO league tables: BofA and Citi going down to the wire but Blackstone set to clinch manager crown
1 year ago
20 US CLO managers priced last month to take year-to-date new issue volumes to $114.2 billion. This is $54.7 billion less than 2021’s total new issuance, but $34.1 billion more than 2020 and $6.1 billion more than 2019 -
Beneath the triple C: Stormy October hits CLOs with rising tide of downgrades
1 year ago
After a slight respite in the pace of downgrades over the summer for CLOs, October brought renewed momentum as macro-economic pressures - primarily high interest rate burdens for corporate borrowers and supply side inflation - became the recurring rationale -
US CLO league tables: Usual suspects keep market rolling as Citi moves within $1 billion of BofA
1 year ago
October experienced $7.1 billion of US CLO issuance with over half of that priced by the managers that occupy one to eight in the US CLO new issue league tables -
Weak opening for markets as BoE makes new intervention and Asia sell-off extends
1 year ago
In the absence of the US market on Monday for the country’s Columbus Day holiday, global markets have extended their bearish direction following US jobs numbers on Friday that point to further hawkishness in the outlook for rate hikes -
US CLO league tables: BofA’s big month opens gap with Citi but Palmer Square closes in on Blackstone
1 year ago
After a quiet August, the US CLO market returned to what is the new normal (or new, new normal depending on the timeframe you're using). Managers priced $11.3 billion of US CLO paper last month, extending a trend -
Beneath the triple C: US CLOs take a dip in the triple C as Europe watches from the sun lounger
1 year ago
The US CLO market bore the brunt of downgrades to triple C in July and August, with a total of $6.22 billion of paper affected. European CLOs enjoyed a more relaxing summer holiday, with only 1 name representing €33.88 million worth of bonds downgraded to triple C. -
US CLO league tables: BofA holds off Citi for another month
1 year ago
$6.4 billion of US CLO new issues priced in August, down $11.2 billion from August last year but $1.1 billion more than August 2019 -
KKR reports $115 billion dry powder as it changes public markets business name
1 year ago
KKR reported strong deployment and dry powder figures but fee-related earnings came short of expectations -
US CLO league tables: Heavyweights knock deals out as familiar faces stay top
1 year ago
In June 25 managers braved the US CLO market, among which only Columbia Management priced its first deal of the year -
Can someone call the triple A? We’ve stalled
1 year ago
CLO issuers are in need of AAA roadside assistance. Despite the emergence of new buyers, a lack of senior CLO investors — particularly US banks — has brought the primary market to a halt -
Fed hike speculation holds sway over Europe and Asia despite US holiday
1 year ago
Credit markets have opened the week marginally tighter, with Europe and Asia cautious on Monday in the absence of a US trading session, and US Federal Reserve statements likely to drive sentiment in the rest of the week -
Market jitters mount as US delivers May CPI
1 year ago
Credit spreads have moved sharply wider for the fourth day straight as investors digested the European Central Bank’s hawkish turn and watched with trepidation for the US to reveal its May consumer price index numbers -
Ivy climbs to $115 million final close for US direct lending fund
1 year ago
Ivy Asset Group has held a $115 million final close of its US direct lending fund named 2022 Ivy Credit Opportunity Fund -
US CLO league tables: Massive Octagon CLO keeps BofA in lead as top managers tap new issues
1 year ago
For the second straight month, the US CLO market issued $12.5 billion of paper. But unlike April, which was all new issuance, May had one refinancing and the first reissue in the market since October -
Beneath the triple C: CLOs take first knock since covid scrapes
1 year ago
CLO managers have been hit by a number of loan downgrades to triple C for the first time since the wave of pandemic-related cuts trickled to a halt in early 2021. Companies indirectly linked to the health sector suffered most in May -
Asia sets pace for Europe as rally extends in US absence
1 year ago
Credit market investors have resumed their optimistic stance on Monday, buoyed by a weaker US dollar and China reopening its economy after lengthy covid-19 restrictions
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