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Investors proclaim ‘CLO arb is good’
2 years ago
Hold on to your hats: at long last market participants agree that US CLO economics are in favour of equity tranche investors -
CLOs bask in 'golden period' as industry approaches $1 trillion market cap
2 years ago
The economic rebound following the reopening US economy has created a 'golden period' for the CLO market, market participants say -
Loan technical and supply glut keeps CLOs in check
3 years ago
CLO asset and liability spreads moved wider in March owing to unprec-edented volumes of issuance, despite investors rotating into floating-rate products amid rising treasury rates -
Loan pipeline builds to fuel US CLO production into Q2
3 years ago
US CLO new issuance, already on a high, is set to be spurred on by a healthy loan pipeline over the second quarter of 2021 -
CLO 2021 outlook: back to the 'old' normal with volumes, spreads and structures to revert to pre-covid levels
3 years ago
Predictions went out the window this year because, well, who in December 2019 could have foreseen a pandemic devastating lives and wrecking financial markets? But the emergence of vaccines to combat the threat of the coronavirus has spurred a rally in credit over the last month. And CLO researchers expect a resurgence in 2021 with US new issue CLO volumes predicted to hit the $80-110 billion range, according to reports analysed by Creditflux. -
Managers brave covid-hit sectors to drum up returns
3 years ago
Price dislocations among companies operating in industries affected by covid-19 mean they may offer some of the best opportunities for CLO managers and CSO investors — and sources say that neglecting these sectors could hurt performance -
CLO rally keeps primary market flowing for most prolific issuers
3 years ago
The rally in CLO liabilities in September has given fresh impetus to the primary CLO market, which has benefitted from almost six months of favourable market dynamics -
CLO managers push for deeper triple C buckets
3 years ago
CLO managers in the US have launched a concerted effort for greater flexibility on their triple C test limits since the coronavirus-triggered sell off in March -
Legacy CLO warehouses brought into scope of Fed's talf programme
3 years ago
The US Federal Reserve has published an updated term sheet and FAQ for its term asset-backed securities loan facility programme with amendments to allow a greater scope of CLOs as eligible collateral -
CLO warehouses trigger draw stops as loan market tanks
4 years ago
CLO warehouses are being put on ice due to ‘draw stop’ triggers, which have come into play as loan prices plunge. -
We’ve survived before, we can do so again
4 years ago
$7.8 billion of CLO collateral, split evenly between the US and Europe, is in the loans that have fallen fastest in the past month. But short term CLO pain will bring opportunities for building par -
CLO new issues shut down as market digests fiscal stimulus measures
4 years ago
The CLO and loan pipelines have dried up as managers and investors shift their focus to trading, according to market sources -
Licence and registration: loan spreads get speeding ticket as CLOs play catch-up
4 years ago
The sharp rally in corporate credit means that CLO spreads are going to have to rapidly follow suit with investors informing Creditflux that US CLO triple As should be pricing at 105-107 basis points to make deal economics work. -
Volatility wave brings index-linked CLO funds into play
4 years ago
Defensive positioning from loan managers has led to bifurcation in that market, but CLO fund managers are taking an attack-minded approach with ‘index-linked funds’. -
CLOs wrestle back control of the European loan market
4 years ago
The share of European loans bought by CLOs is now larger than those acquired by loan managed accounts and hedge funds, according to a research paper by Barclays. -
Marathon issues CLO with limitation on B3 loans
4 years ago
Marathon Asset Management’s new $405 million US CLO has a 25% cap on loans rated B3 and below, says a source close to the deal -
DFG seeks secondary loans for new series of Pulsar CLOs
4 years ago
DFG Investment Advisers is launching a new line of CLOs with collateral sourced entirely in the secondary market -
US loan trading: CLOs treated to DaVita as Refinitiv outflows escalate
4 years ago
US CLO managers were treated to a $2.75 billion term loan B by kidney dialysis services provider DaVita, which became the most popular issuer in August. And Refinitiv US Holdings continued to be the most sold US issuer by CLOs, according to the latest trustee reports from CLO-i -
US hedge funds use leverage to buy European CLOs
4 years ago
Boca Raton-based hedge fund manager III Capital Management is leading the charge as US hedge funds employ leverage to buy European triple A-rated CLOs. -
CLO managers went to CCC, to see what they could CCC…
4 years ago
CLO portfolios are drifting towards low single B and triple C names. But triple C buckets are not in danger of overflowing, so managers can be even more aggressive -
US CLOs thrive as managers embrace secondary loan market
4 years ago
Leveraged loan issuance is supposed to feed and keep CLOs healthy, but a 62% slowdown in US loan volumes this year was accompanied by average CLO equity distributions ticking 19% higher. -
Rival manager’s warehouse contributes to new CIFC US CLO
4 years ago
CIFC Asset Management has had a productive year after pricing four new issue US CLOs but sources say that the manager’s latest deal, CIFC Funding 2019-IV, owes a lot to another CLO manager. -
US loan trading: CLO managers on cloud nine after Ultimate Software allocations
4 years ago
CLO managers took down about 27% of Ultimate Software's loans in April, when the cloud operator issued its $2.3 billion first lien term loan due 2026, according to CLO-i -
Cayman Island hopping: EU laws provoke switch in CLO listings
4 years ago
The Cayman Islands Stock Exchange (CSX) is set to become the listing place of choice in 2019 for CLOs put together by US managers — at least, according to a bold prediction by law firm Harneys. -
Doing CLOs is hard work as recovery lags
4 years ago
There’s scrutiny on staffing, structures and, of course, ‘the challenging arb’. But Q4 volatility created opportunity, which led speakers at the Creditflux CLO Symposium to ask for more
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