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It's all relative: senior CLO tranches tighten 18% in Europe as CDS indices sit out rally
The corporate credit rally in January is notable because some assets tightened to levels not seen in over a decade (loans), others rallied albeit with a lag (CLOs) and the most liquid stream of credit (CDS indices) defied moves in other asset classes to widen
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TCW CLO tranches digitally refinanced for second time
3 years ago
TCW CLO 2019-1 AMR was digitally refinanced for the second time today following the third successfully cleared applicable margin reset auction -
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 -
US CLO league tables: JP Morgan nips ahead of Citi as debutants pour in
3 years ago
JP Morgan has surged to the top of new issuance rankings following a busy September and October in which the bank was lead arranger for 10 new CLOs totalling $3.9 billion -
Single names join rally as positive skews persist in Europe
3 years ago
Single name CDS has joined the rally with European credit moving tighter this morning to continue the momentum from Monday. iTraxx Main is trading 2.1 basis tighter at 61.1bp today, according to IHS Markit, having shed 1.9bp yesterday. Similarly, iTraxx Crossover at 348.2bp has tightened 9.7bp today after tightening 9.1bp yesterday -
Symphony splits CLO tranche to fixed and floating following refi
3 years ago
Symphony Asset Management has split the fixed-rate double A tranche of its 2015 vintage CLO named Symphony XVI as part of a refinancing -
Carlyle secures 132bp triple As on second post-covid CLO
3 years ago
Carlyle Group printed its second CLO post-covid on Friday, teaming up with JP Morgan on the new $359.8 million deal named Carlyle US CLO 2020-2 -
Gulf Stream employs 'additional issuance' option to complete novel CLO upsize
3 years ago
Gulf Stream Asset Management has upsized the entire capital stack in Gulf Stream Meridian 2 five months after the deal was closed, in what is thought to be first 2.0 CLO to opt for an upsize after closing date -
New CLO manager Ducenta Squared looks to bolster analysis team
3 years ago
Ducenta Squared Asset Management is looking to bolster its credit team in Los Angeles with the hire of a credit research analyst -
Long awaited comeback as ArrowMark brings first CLO reset since Q1
3 years ago
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings has reopened the market for CLO resets after pricing the first in more than eight months -
OC health check: August reports slow torrent of fresh breaches to a trickle
3 years ago
198 CLOs reported an over-collateralisation (OC) breach in August, only three of which were completely new breaches. This is a slowdown from July, when 230 deals suffered some kind of OC breach, according to the latest reports from CLO-i -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: dealers get involved amid rally, but dispersion persists
3 years ago
The CLO secondary markets returned to form last week with $716.2 million of US CLO bonds and a further €306.5 million of European CLO paper listed. Although for both markets over half of the total volume listed came from Thursday’s scheduled b-wics -
OC health check: CLOs pay $1.3 billion on senior tranches as payment dates come due
3 years ago
Senior debt holders received $1.3 billion of principal from CLOs that breached an overcollateralisation test in July, a month in which the majority of scheduled payment dates fell. Of those deals suffering an OC breach, 190 were due to make a payment to noteholders and 57% were within reinvestment. -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: CLO lower mezz spreads tighten back after volatile two weeks
3 years ago
Secondary CLO spreads in the US and European markets have recovered after moving wider over the last two weeks -
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 -
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 -
Europe leads opening rally, with Asian boost to autos, banks and commodity traders
3 years ago
A bullish tone in Asia around the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic has carried over into the rest of the credit market at the start of the week, taking European spreads tighter and pointing to a solid opening for the US after its long weekend -
OC health check: second European 2.0 CLO reports junior OC breach
4 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. -
OC health check: some CLOs cure failures, but quarter of US deals still in breach
4 years ago
117 deals failed over-collateralisation tests in the last week, although only 46 of these were deals reporting breaches for the first time, according to the latest reports available on CLO-i -
OC health check: US CLOs hit by new round of test failures
4 years ago
135 deals breached an over-collateralisation test last week, 78 for the first time, according to the latest trustee reports from CLO-i. -
Beneath the triple C: April showers send buckets overboard
4 years ago
Downgrade waves rocked the CLO market in April as Moody's and Standard & Poor's downgraded 135 corporate borrowers to triple C or below, from ratings above that level. The downgrades put CLOs in rough waters as $41.6 billion of such loans are prevalent in US CLOs while €5.64 are moored in European CLO portfolios – affecting 5.92% of the US market and 4.37% of the European market -
Who's got the moves Europe: TV producer's loans rally most as recovery begins
4 years ago
The S&P/LSTA European Leverage Loan Index ended the week at 82.98 on 3 April – recovering 4.06 points from 78.92 on 24 March which was the lowest point for the index since the 2008 financial crisis. -
Owl Rock becomes last investment grade BDC to win increased leverage approval
4 years ago
Owl Rock Capital Corporation has become the last investment grade business development company to cut its asset coverage requirement from 200% to 150%, after receiving unaminous approval from its board of directors on Tuesday -
Raymond James scores first arranging credit with Deerpath CLO
4 years ago
Deerpath Capital Management has priced its second CLO backed by loans to middle market companies as Raymond James scored its first CLO arranging credit as co-placement agent -
Another $1.68 billion of US CLO paper is refied
4 years ago
Four CLO refis worth $1.68 billion priced on Wednesday and Thursday of this week, with the 2017 vintage still appearing the most attractive
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