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McDermott slips into bankruptcy with CLOs holding almost $1 billion
4 years ago
42 CLO managers hold $957.6 million of the debt of McDermott International, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday. Under the plan, McDermott’s term loan and revolving lenders will receive 94% of McDermott’s reorganised equity and $500 million in take back senior secured term loans. Term loan claims are expected to recover 84%, according to a disclosure statement -
CLOs face losses as Constellis loan drops to 28.5
4 years ago
32 CLO managers hold $640.4 million of Constellis Holdings’ debt, which Moody's downgraded to C after the company missed an amortisation payment due 31 December -
Clover bankruptcy leaves print marks on CLOs
4 years ago
CLOs hold $256 million of the debt of printing supply company Clover Technologies Group, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday -
Deluxe decline leaves CLOs feeling deflated
Deluxe looked decent: trading in the 90s for much of this year, with 60% of its term loan sitting in CLO portfolios. But its rapid descent underlines the dangers posed by idiosyncratic events4 years ago -
Euro loan trading: CLOs hang up on top speed-dial contact
4 years ago
Telco Altice, the most prevalent holding for European CLOs, became the most sold issuer of the month, but ION Corporates was the most popular -
US loan trading: CLO managers flee Acosta but gorge on Buckeye
4 years ago
Loan holdings in October gave CLO managers a taste of the good, the bad and the ugly: they feasted on Buckeye, fled Acosta, and could not get rid of Deluxe -
CLO managers brace themselves for Acosta bankruptcy
4 years ago
CLOs hold $402.5 million exposure to Acosta, a sales and marketing agency that is looking likely to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy soon. A total of $163.7 million of Acosta’s term loan left the hands of CLOs in 2019 -
The Last Tranche with THL’s Herzig: loan bifurcation and the direct lending safety net
4 years ago
For Creditflux's Last Tranche podcast, THL Credit’s Michael Herzig joins Hugh Minch and Seth Brumby to talk, among other things, about bifurcation in the US loan market, why some borrowers might suffer refinancing woes and how large direct lending funds can step in to provide financing to even large-cap companies -
Established firms say managers new to European CLOs will struggle to attract assets
4 years ago
New managers making their way in the European CLO market may have a fight on their hands, with sources noting the difficulty these firms face in getting sizeable allocations. -
CBOs aren’t fixated on interest rate moves
4 years ago
The loan sell off at the start of this year highlighted that CBOs are not a play on interest rates or bond prices — they’re taking advantage of the flexibility to rotate between loans and bonds -
Few CLOs charred by Murray bankruptcy
4 years ago
25 CLO managers hold $389.6 million exposure to the debt of coal company Murray Energy Holdings, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Southern District of Ohio on Tuesday, according to the latest trustee reports from CLO-i -
Deluxe bankruptcy causes picture to blur for CLOs
4 years ago
CLO managers hold $598 million of the video services company’s term loan, according to the latest trustee reports from CLO-i -
Ultra Resources loan downgrade unlikely to burn CLOs
4 years ago
The downgrade of Ultra Resources to triple C is not expected to have a material impact on CLO portfolios, accordng to market sources. Loan investors took the matter in their stride as the issuer's term loan Bs are being quoted today at 68.4/70.2 - up from 68.2/70.25 from Thursday, according to IHS Markit -
CLO managers suffer puncture with $85 million of Jack Cooper debt
4 years ago
CLO managers hold $85.8 million of exposure to auto hauler Jack Cooper Ventures, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to the latest trustee reports from CLO-i -
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. -
Philadelphia Energy bankruptcy tars nine CLO managers with $241 million exposure
4 years ago
The Philadelphia-headquartered company has entered into bankruptcy protection for a second time, having only emerged from its first filing in August -
CLO managers lick their wounds with Joerns bankruptcy
4 years ago
Seven CLO managers hold $92.3 million exposure to US healthcare equipment businesses Joerns Woundco Holdings, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday -
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 -
The Last Tranche: ESG, the Millennium Health lawsuit and who won what at the Creditflux Awards
4 years ago
The Crediflux content teams sit down to talk about ESG, the best CLO managers in the business and attempt to answer the key question: what is a loan? -
US CLO managers look to scale flat WALs in search of flexibility
5 years ago
The anticipation of a downturn in the credit cycle has made investors turn their attention toward document provisions that give CLO managers flexibility -
Loan sell-off leaves some CLO warehouses out of the money
5 years ago
The December sell-off in the loan market may have been good for CLO equity but it left many warehouses out of the money, according to several sources -
CLOs are not like CDOs, says Barclays, but warns of loan quality impact
5 years ago
CLOs are far removed from the kinds of structured products that contributed to the 2008/09 global financial crisis, Barclays has argued in a wide-ranging research piece this week -
CLOs can survive defaults, but it could be death by triple Cs
5 years ago
Covenant deterioration in the leveraged loan market has caused sleepless nights for CLO managers who worry that when defaults start to rise, recovery rates will be lower than in past downturns. But market participants are expressing concern that ratings, rather than defaults, pose a greater risk to the market -
Pro Mach packs biggest punch for CLOs as lev loan index takes a tumble
5 years ago
The US manufacturer's $819 million Term Loan B, due March 2025, dropped 0.76% on Monday from Friday’s close -
Kicking the tyres: CLOs survive examination as bankruptcies tick higher
5 years ago
US CLOs are weathering the turbulence triggered by a couple of bankruptcies in the broadly syndicated loan universe, namely US retailer Sears and American Tire Distributors. Those bankruptcies, filed on 15 and 4 October, respectively, have failed to dent CLO structures
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