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US CLO pipeline: Spreads and tenors disperse as six managers eye new issues
1 year ago
Dispersion has come to the fore in the US CLO market with higher tier managers able to price their triple As in the 180-185 basis points range and others up around 200bps. But this week’s pipeline shows there is some divergence in the length of CLOs coming to the market too -
Mid market CLO league tables: Serial winners Natixis and Golub return to the top
1 year ago
For the second straight month, there was over $3 billion of mid market CLO issuance in March -
Global CLO league tables - April 2023 YTD
1 year ago
Global CLO league tables - April 2023 YTD -
Mid market CLO league tables: February volumes exceed any 2022 month with Natixis setting the pace
1 year ago
New mid market CLO issuance totalled $3.5 billion in February, the highest monthly volume since November 2021 -
Global CLO league tables - February 2023 YTD
1 year ago
Global CLO league tables - February 2023 YTD -
Cross Ocean prices European CLO triple As at 180bp
1 year ago
Cross Ocean Adviser has priced its second European CLO since taking over the Bosphorus platform from Commerzbank in December 2021 -
Cross Ocean targets next week pricing for European CLO via Deutsche Bank
1 year ago
The CLO’s triple As are 0.8 times covered at 180 to 185 basis points, the latest marketing blast reveals -
US CLO pipeline: busy January sets the tone for the year
1 year ago
US CLO new issuance in January has exceeded 2022’s volumes with $6.4 billion priced last month compared to $4.6 billion last year, and the market is showing no signs of slowing down -
GoldenTree and Partners print European CLOs with 185bp triple As
1 year ago
European CLO triple As have tightened further to 185 basis points over Euribor with both Partners Group and GoldenTree Asset Management pricing deals Friday afternoon -
Euro CLO triple As could drop to 195bp as GoldenTree markets
1 year ago
Do you remember, the 195bp prints in September? -
US CLO pipeline: Oak Hill aims for tightest triple As since July, as other CLO markets at 245bp
1 year ago
Nine US CLO managers are in various stages of marketing their latest CLOs, and while Oak Hill is seeking a benchmark-setting deal, there are other CLOs that are expected to price well wide of this -
US CLO pipeline: Triple A dispersion coming to fore as Palmer Square aims to open market again
1 year ago
The US CLO market is set to reopen with five managers in various stages of marketing new issue CLOs, according to sources -
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. -
Bain holds final close on $650 million fund to buy own CLO equity globally
1 year ago
Bain Capital Credit has closed its second captive equity fund with $650 million commitments, thought to be among the largest manager-controlled CLO equity funds raised -
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. -
Fitch raises European default rate assumptions with loans in tougher spot than bonds
1 year ago
Analysts at Fitch Ratings have raised their base-case leveraged loan default rate for end-2023 in Europe to 4.5% from 3.5%, and their severe-case rate to 6% -
LP round up: $2.7bn flows to 20 credit managers as investors battle PE overallocation
1 year ago
Investors faced huge headwinds in September with inflation, rising interest rates, and geopolitical turmoil, alongside the UK gilts sell-off at month end -
Empower and Muzinich become US CLO market's first debut managers in six months
1 year ago
Empower Capital Management and Muzinich & Co became the US CLO market's first debut managers since February by printing their inaugural deals on Friday -
Europe welcomes four new CLOs in a day after nothing for one month
1 year ago
No issuance to speak of in a month, and then four CLOs come along at once -
US CLO pipeline: new faces appear amid tightening price guidance
1 year ago
After many months, the US CLO pipeline is bursting with new life as two debutants market their inaugural deals – Empower’s Empower 2022-1 and Muzinich’s 1988 CLO 1 -
Three control CLO equity positions hit market with another to follow
1 year ago
Three anchor US CLO equity positions were listed on the secondary market yesterday in what was a busy day for investors -
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. -
Lumileds trips chapter 11 fuse, causing CLOs to suffer another default
1 year ago
CLOs hold $596 million debt of lighting manufacturer Lumileds, which filed for Chapter 11 protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District Of New York on Monday -
Quick! Avaya has ignited and $1 billion of CLO assets are at risk
1 year ago
Sparks are flying in the leveraged loan and high yield market after communications company Avaya Holdings slashed its forecasted earnings mere weeks after syndicating new debt. The rapid decline of Avaya's debt has left CLO managers little time to avoid the blaze -
US pension ups allocation to two CLO funds
1 year ago
Rhode Island State Investment Commission has upped allocations to two CLO funds it allocated $125 million each to the funds last summer
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