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Manager selection stakes are heightening as CLO pain points intensify: Barclays
1 year ago
CLOs’ slump in market value and piling of distressed assets have made differentiation between managers much more acute on key metrics, regionally and by vintage, according to Barclays credit strategists -
Revlon spares no blushes for CLO managers in filing for Chapter 11
1 year ago
Troubled lender Revlon Consumer Products filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy late Wednesday night. The default is likely to have a weighty impact on the CLO market -
Beneath the triple C: CLOs take first knock since covid scrapes
1 year ago
CLO managers have been hit by a number of loan downgrades to triple C for the first time since the wave of pandemic-related cuts trickled to a halt in early 2021. Companies indirectly linked to the health sector suffered most in May -
LP round up: Oak Hill wins $300 million for strategic credit and Arcmont eyes fund four
1 year ago
US investors allocated nearly $1.5 billion to credit funds in May, with managers to win mandates including: 400, Accel-KKR, Advent, Arcmont, ArrowMark, Comvest, Edelweiss, Francsico, Oak Hill, Sixth Street and Sprott -
Three US CLOs join growing list of deals to default
2 years ago
Another three US CLOs have the ignominy of having their tranches downgraded to D, taking the total list of 2.0 CLOs to default to eight. Before August 2021, 2.0 CLOs had a clean record according to S&P ratings -
CLOs should realise gains from reorg equity positions: Pearl Diver
2 years ago
Reorg equity sitting within CLOs has risen in value over the last year and Pearl Diver Capital says it may be a good time to exit these positions “and realise value for CLOs” -
Lazard in talks to buy Brigade: Bloomberg
2 years ago
Lazard is reportedly in advanced talks to buy credit hedge fund Brigade Capital Management -
Key CLO official earns promotion to managing director at Z Capital
2 years ago
Z Capital Group has promoted two members of its investment team in New York, including a central figure on its CLO management platform -
Not all resets created equal as some managers opt to keep triple C exposure high
2 years ago
A split is emerging in the CLO market, with some managers choosing to keep triple C concentrations elevated following a refinancing or reset transaction. As part of the trend, which began this month, some deals even refinanced while being in breach of portfolio concentration limits, typically set at 7.5% by rating agencies -
Former Credit Suisse CDO head returns to KKR
3 years ago
KKR has hired two managing directors to its global private credit team, with one its former structured credit fund manager -
Creditflux and Debtwire unveil CLO stressed and distressed market analysis
3 years ago
The first edition of the CLO Distressed Roundup, a joint-report by Creditflux and Debtwire, takes a deep dive into the distressed and stressed loans held by CLOs as of December. Our report shows CLO portfolios are 10.2% stressed and 4.17% distressed, lower than not only the nadir of the pandemic in May, but also before the pandemic -
Beneath the triple C: resurfacing credits surpass divers as tide turns for CLOs
3 years ago
Upgrades above triple C overtook downgrades to that rating or below in February. Moody's or Standard & Poor's cut six corporate debt issuers to triple C or below in February, out of which just four can be found in CLO portfolios -
Hildene launches novel JV to help CLOs profit from workouts
3 years ago
Hildene Capital Management has been putting in place special purpose vehicles alongside CLOs that can buy new workout loans and equity stakes in distressed assets -
[update] Beneath the triple C: theme parks take portfolios on downward ride
3 years ago
Seven corporate debt issuers were downgraded to triple C or below in September by Moody’s or Standard and Poor’s – hurting $2.16 billion of US CLO loans and €1.16 billion of European CLO portfolio. The pace of CLO loan downgrades to triple C has slowed steadily since the peak in April -
CLO market splits en route to Volcker rule compliance
3 years ago
Volcker rule amendments freeing CLOs from many of the restrictions of the past decade came into law on 1 October, allowing managers greater flexibility in how they invest their portfolios. But the market is split on how exactly CLO documents should be structured as the first slate of unrestricted CLOs print -
Fracking servicer FTS files for chapter 11 protection
3 years ago
Fracking servicer FTS International filed for chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas Houston yesterday. The credit is not widely featured in CLOs with only nine managers holding $47.9 million of FTI’s term loans -
iQor files for chapter 11 with CLOs holding $260 millon
3 years ago
17 CLO managers hold $263.1 million term loans of customer services provider iQor, which filed for chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas today -
CLOs given workout flexibility as ‘safe harbour’ now viable
3 years ago
From October CLOs will be permitted to hold equity secu-rities resulting from workout situations, say lawyers at Cad-walader, Wickersham & Taft -
Would-be CLO managers change tack to distressed
3 years ago
Institutional investors are allocating to distressed debt at a record rate, leading some first-time CLO managers to adjust their business plans -
CLOs stuck with $100 million of bankrupt TNT Crane's debt
3 years ago
14 CLO managers hold $92.5 million debt of TNT Crane & Rigging, which filed for chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court For The District Of Delaware yesterday -
Sidecars give CLOs a shot at driving restructurings
3 years ago
A number of CLO managers are shifting defaulted assets into sidecar vehicles before their transactions close - and sources say a growing number of debt investors are warming to the idea -
Brigade looks to adjust CLO docs for flexibility in workout situations
3 years ago
Brigade Capital Management is looking to amend its CLO indentures so investors do not lose out in workout situations, where CLOs tend to be disadvantaged versus distressed debt funds -
CLO and distressed fund recovery disparity could grow, say Barclays
3 years ago
CLO investors should apply a haircut to the $55-60 loan recovery range to better estimate recoveries in CLO models, as the disparity between how distressed debt funds and CLOs extract value in a loan restructuring is expected to widen -
Dishware maker files for bankruptcy as CLOs hold $200 million
3 years ago
CLOs hold $207.58 million of Libbey Glass, which filed for chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on Monday, as a result of the firm's impending debt maturities and the impact of coronavirus -
Onex hires Jaber as it launches CLO investment business
3 years ago
Onex Credit Partners has hired Ronnie Jaber to start a CLO investment business in New Jersey, according to an announcement today
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