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Beneath the triple C: downgrades hold steady as Travelport loses its luggage
3 years ago
For the second month in a row downgrades to triple C steadied, with just under $9 billion of CLO loans falling to this rating across 34 corporate borrowers -
OC health check: CLOs heal up with no new breaches among US BSL deals
3 years ago
53 CLOs reported an over-collateralisation (OC) test breach last week, but only two CLOs breached an OC test for the first time, neither of which were US broadly syndicated loan CLOs -
OC health check: CLO managers drop their breaches
3 years ago
114 CLOs reported overcollateralisation breaches last week, but only three deals reported breaches for the first time -
HPS CLO warehouse hit by downgrade as it reaches 8.34% triple C assets
3 years ago
CLO warehouses have been hit with an increasing number of triple C assets in their portfolio. And those in one CLO warehouse managed by HPS increased from 0.5% in March to 8.34% by May -
OC health check: second European 2.0 CLO reports junior OC breach
3 years ago
33 deals reported overcollateralisation (OC) breaches last week in a relatively quiet reporting period. 314 deals are now reporting OC breaches as of the latest report, according to CLO-i. -
BNP Paribas unit holds final close on special opportunities fund of funds
3 years ago
BNP Paribas Capital Partners has held a final close on its European special opportunities fund of debt funds -
KKR deploys 10% of $2 billion coronavirus dislocation credit fund
4 years ago
KKR Credit has plans to launch a $2 billion dislocated corporate and asset backed credit fund to take advantage of coronavirus-induced volatility. And the New York-based manager has wasted no time swooping on opportunities after deploying $212 million by 9 April -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: spreads tighten across the board as bond-flex CLOs trade well
4 years ago
Price levels have tightened and, more importantly, stabilised across the secondary CLO market over the last two weeks, but the Easter break led to a drop off in CLO b-wic supply -
Secondary CLO debt trades well but Trace suggests CLO equity trading at 12 cents
4 years ago
A variety of CLO paper was in for the bid yesterday with US secondary CLO volumes reaching $281 million, and European volumes hitting €74 million -
Beneath the triple C: $31.6 billion of CLO credits feel downgrade pain
4 years ago
March madness took a toll on CLOs as Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s downgraded 4.25% of the portfolios in the US and 1.84% in Europe to triple C or below in just one month (some of these were already triple C rated, only to fall further). -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: $8 billion of US CLOs listed in record-breaking March
4 years ago
Last week brought an end to the busiest month in both the US and European CLO secondary markets since at least 2014. $7.7 billion of US CLO paper was on sale in March with a further €1.8 billion of European CLO bonds available, bringing the total listed in Q1 to $13.9 billion and €3.6 billion -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: CLO triple As recover but mezz left behind
4 years ago
The CLO secondary market was a tale of two halves last week. 100% of all bonds listed in b-wics on Monday and Tuesday had no covers released (either traded or did not trade), but the end of the week was a different story for both markets -
Credit breakdown as one-day volatility outstrips financial crisis
4 years ago
Credit default swap markets have surpassed the record one-day volatility of the global financial crisis, with indices surging to new wide prints as the spiralling impact of the coronavirus outbreak brings government lockdowns on travel while wreaking havoc on oil prices and supply chains -
Global CLO round-up: welcome back, give us a (refi) wave
4 years ago
Tighter corporate credit spreads means new issue volumes are down, but it makes a decent entry point for new CLO managers to price deals and also makes refinancing CLOs imperative -
Investcorp lines up new CLOs on both sides of the Atlantic
4 years ago
Investcorp Credit Management is gearing up to price new issue CLOs in both the US and Europe, according to market sources -
Voya makes it four in a row with $603 million US new issue CLO
4 years ago
Voya Investment Management has notched up its fourth US CLO of 2019 to continue its remarkable record of producing a quartet of CLOs in calendar years -
Euribor floor becomes more valuable as CVC and Deutsche Bank ready CLO refi
4 years ago
CVC Credit Partners is working with Deutsche Bank on a €316 million refinancing of its 2017 CLO named CVC Cordatus Loan Fund VIII -
ICG goes short-dated route as it lines up 2013 European CLO reset
4 years ago
Intermediate Capital Group is lining up a reset of its 2013 CLO named St Paul’s II, looking to optimise the term curve by renewing the reinvestment period for just two years -
MJX and Natixis team up to price $607.9 million new CLO
4 years ago
MJX Asset Management yesterday priced its third and largest CLO of 2019, according to market sources -
Global CLO round-up: it's time to rethink benchmarks
4 years ago
The CLO market broke out of holiday mode last week by presenting strong issuance on both sides of the Atlantic - $2.8 billion in the US and €1.6 billion in Europe. High volumes have brought with them bigger shifts in market dynamics. This week put the focus on tightening spreads, as benchmark triple A levels dipped. -
Euro CLO round-up: five deals hit pipeline after BlueMountain keeps up momentum
5 years ago
BlueMountain Fuji CLO Management ended its seven-month absence from the new issue European CLO market and also broke the market’s silence this week. The firm partnered with Deutsche Bank to price its fourth deal in Europe - BlueMountain Fuji Euro CLO IV. -
Euro league tables: Citi tops rankings in a year of growth for the CLO market
6 years ago
50 new issue CLOs, 39 active managers and four debutants: Creditflux analyses the revival of the European CLO market last year -
Euro league tables: Citi takes the lead in new issue CLO ranking
6 years ago
Four of the largest asset managers priced new CLOs in October as spreads hit their lowest levels since the financial crisis -
European CLO manager reaches 100% refi/reset record
6 years ago
A London-based credit firm teamed up with BAML to price a reset of a 2015 European CLO yesterday -
CLO round-up: it's a good time to be a debut manager
6 years ago
New managers are taking advantage of welcoming debt investors by speedily raising CLOs. Our analysis shows that 2017 is the perhaps the best time to price a debut CLO since 2013
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