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Experienced CLO investor parts ways with bank treasury desk
1 year ago
A senior triple A CLO investor has parted ways with a treasury desk ahead of a move to another financial institution -
Conference attendees assess CLO pipeline blockage ahead of central bank announcements
1 year ago
Day two of Global ABS 2022 saw audience members taking stock of the market on the eve of twin announcements from the ECB and the federal governmen -
Credit Rendezvous: Pass masters
2 years ago
Most often, a credit market downturn has its roots mired in one big, blatant obstacle that credit managers have to focus their attention to overcome. But right now, it’s not the dominant risk factor that has to be defeated, it’s the sheer number of them... -
The Creditflux CLO Symposium was back as an in-person event for the first time in two years and participants were delighted to socialise and bask in an amazing year for the credit industry2 years ago
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Siaci €202 million loan to leave CLOs after merger as new debt guided in low 400s
2 years ago
Burrus has outlined price talk on an €850 million loan backing its acquisition and merger with Siaci, a popular CLO credit -
Tikehau confirms European CLO head appointment
3 years ago
Tikehau says it has appointed Christoph Zens head of its CLO business, in a fast-moving story from Monday night -
Tikehau overcomes change in plan to land European CLO specialist
3 years ago
Tikehau is bringing in an experienced European loans specialist to its CLO team, but under different circumstances to those it expected a few weeks ago -
2020 absentee launches new European CLO with 85% ramp
3 years ago
A European CLO manager is coming back to the market, after sitting out 2020, with a deal that is close to being fully ramped -
At least 2020 wasn’t dreadful for CLOs
3 years ago
Last year’s downturn was another in which CLOs survived and in many cases thrived as active management and Libor floors helped managers deliver 13%-plus returns to equity -
CLO pipeline: OFS to make comeback as 2020 absentees eye new issues
3 years ago
As liability spreads tighten day by day, the CLO pipeline is filling fast. 2020 absentees are joining the parade as four US managers and three European managers aim to return to the new issue market after taking a break of 12 months or longer -
Faith in structures has been rewarded
3 years ago
CLOs have been resilient against covid-19 fallout, said speakers at Creditflux’s CLO Symposium last month. But there’s always room to improve and 3.0 deals may add ESG and bullet tranches -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: spreads widen in short week to end manic June
3 years ago
A shortened week brought an end to a manic month of secondary CLO activity. $343.5 million of US CLO and €309 million of European CLO paper was on sale last week, dropping $1.05 billion and €170 million from the previous week -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: secondary prices reach March levels
3 years ago
The Memorial Day bank holiday in the US and the late May bank holiday in the UK meant a short week for CLO trading, but that did not stop a good supply of US CLO triple A rated paper making its way to the secondary market -
Fitch takes action on 29 European CLO tranches
3 years ago
Fitch Ratings took action on 29 European CLO tranches yesterday, placing the majority of these on rating watch negative -
Secondary CLO triple As slump below October levels
4 years ago
The secondary CLO market is showing no sign of stopping the rut with triple A rated paper in European and US markets displaying more weakness -
EIB buys mezzanine tranche in Commerzbank SRT
4 years ago
Commerzbank has launched a €1.5 billion significant risk transfer with the European Investment Bank (EIB) announcing that it has invested in the mezzanine tranche of the securitisation -
European CLO round-up: new look turbos power up junior CLO tranches
4 years ago
Junior CLO debt investors are getting more defensive and this has resulted in the emergence of new-look CLO turbo tranches -
European CLO spreads widen as Commerzbank prices first 2019 CLO
4 years ago
European CLO spreads widened sharply on Friday as Commerzbank issued a new CLO with triple As paying 101 basis points over Euribor -
CLO pipeline: ESG, risk retention and secondary loans come to the fore
4 years ago
Managers new and old are trying different strategies and structures to price their latest deals -
Commerzbank markets new CLO with portfolio 93% ramped
4 years ago
Commerzbank is marketing its latest CLO offering named Bosphorus CLO V, according to market sources, with BNP Paribas arranging the deal -
SMBC hires bank's head of US loan trading
4 years ago
Leveraged loan trader Ed Schuhmann has moved to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation -
Market making begins in German bank senior preferred CDS
5 years ago
Dealers will today begin making markets in senior preferred CDS of German banks, following the implementation of a protocol created by the International Swaps & Derivatives Association -
TD builds out European credit trading arm with key hire
5 years ago
The Canadian-based investment bank has strengthened its European credit trading business with a senior credit trading official -
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. -
Tikehau poaches Commerzbank leveraged loan trader
5 years ago
Tikehau Capital has appointed a secondary loan trader in its London-based CLO and leveraged loan fund team
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