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Invesco prices mezz-only European CLO refi
4 days ago
Last Friday also saw the pricing of two unusual mezz-only refis. Jefferies arranging the reworking of one of them, Invesco Euro CLO VIII -
Blackstone chooses static structure for new European CLO
2 months ago
Blackstone’s sixth CLO deal of the year priced yesterday in the market’s third static European deal of 2024 -
Big banks see small changes in CLO holdings — but that may change in third quarter
9 months ago
The major bank buyers of CLO triple A notes saw limited change in their holdings during the second quarter, according to their latest financial statements -
Barclays won't let sleeping dogs lie after another Newfoundland CLO reset
1 year ago
Newfoundland CLO, the long running and world's largest balance-sheet CLO, has been given a new leash of life by upsizing in a reset yesterday, according to announcements from Moody’s and Scope Ratings. -
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. -
LP round up: 27 managers find the top corner with investor wins
1 year ago
Credit fund managers like to take it one fund at a time and give it 110% for their 90-minute investor fund pitches - and it's working as $3.8 billion was allocated during November and early December. The gaffer would be proud. -
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 -
CVC issues print-and-sprint Euro CLO as Goldman marks comeback
1 year ago
Goldman Sachs returned to European CLO arranging duties last week as CVC Credit Partners priced a print-and-sprint deal -
Euro CLO league tables: short on deals but high on drama as new issuance race tightens up
1 year ago
For the second straight month, European CLO volume was below €2 billion, making it the first time there has been back-to-back months of less than €2 billion issued since November and December 2020 -
Beneath the triple C: CLOs take first knock since covid scrapes
2 years 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 -
Carlyle prepares to sprint after taking plunge with "unramped" European CLO
2 years ago
Carlyle Group has produced what is believed to be a rare print-and-sprint CLO in Europe -
Invesco installs turbo single B tranche in European CLO new issue
2 years ago
Turbo tranches have returned to the European CLO market with Invesco using the mechanism attached to the single B-rated tranche in its latest new issue -
Euro CLO league tables: Jefferies takes huge lead as managers bunch up
2 years ago
The increased volatility and geopolitical risk brought about by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine meant European CLO issuance dropped off in March after a strong February -
European CLO triple As slide over 30bp in a month
2 years ago
Partners Group has priced Penta CLO 11 today, sources say with the triple A notes pricing at 125bp. This confirms that senior CLO notes are now in the 120-125bp range, having been 30bp tighter just a month ago -
PGIM prints European CLO with triple As at 120bp
2 years ago
PGIM priced its latest European CLO, Dryden 91 Euro CLO 2021, today via Citi with triple As at 120bp -
European CLO triple As set to hit 120bp with PGIM pricing today
2 years ago
PGIM is poised to price a European CLO today with sources indicating that the deal – Dryden 91 – is due to issue senior notes at 120 basis points. This is set to be the new benchmark, but it is almost 30bp wide of levels in mid-February -
Global CLO trading lab: Payments season prompts equity to surge but short-dated bonds trade low
2 years ago
Over the last two weeks, $2.8 billion of US CLOs and €640 million of European CLO paper have appeared on b-wics, with equity making up 33% and 40% of the respective markets -
KKR and PGIM among bidders to buy Alcentra: Bloomberg
2 years ago
BNY Mellon is set to offload its credit investment unit Alcentra, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter -
Gapstow expects strategic deals as credit manager M&A volume slumps to $120 billion
2 years ago
M&A volume involving credit asset managers dropped last year with total target value assets under management slumping to $120 billion from $149 billion in 2020 (and $254 billion in 2019), according to Gapstow Capital Partners -
It's All Relative: CQS, Capital Four and Tikehau look for CLO breakthrough as debutant premiums drop
2 years ago
The number of US CLO issuers in 2021 could be about to reach 106 with Capital Four, CQS and Tikehau looking to price debut deals, with price talk set at ambitious levels -
Global CLO trading lab: Seasoned equity prices lag as debt spreads level out
2 years ago
The CLO secondary market took a back seat to the surging primary market in August and September with secondary US CLO volume accounting for just 3.7% and 4.2% of the total US CLO market (primary and secondary volumes). But opportunities are there in CLO equity tranches -
Oxford Funds wins new Creditflux award for best private closed-end CLO fund
2 years ago
Creditflux is happy to announce an additional winner following the 2021 Creditflux Awards Ceremony -
Record-breaking CSAM wins Creditflux Manager of the Year 2021
2 years ago
The Creditflux Manager Awards dinner was back with a bang last night as 250 attendees saw Credit Suisse Asset Management crowned Creditflux Manager of the Year for a record third time -
Euro CLO managers price €1bn as triple As surpass 100bp and capped tranches gain popularity
2 years ago
CBAM, Hayfin Capital Management and GoldenTree Asset Management have all taken to the European CLO primary market, adding €1 billion to 2021 volume -
Global CLO pricing lab: let’s all point at that 108bp print while spreads leak out
2 years ago
The tsunami of CLO paper coming to market is the biggest technical factor causing spreads to widen, according to sources
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