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Finding horizontal and vertical angles
6 years ago
2017 CLOs where managers hold a vertical strip have higher spread portfolios and higher leverage than those with a horizontal risk retention investment. By Tanvi Gupta -
Chance encounter sets up CIFC sale
6 years ago
Selling a business can be arduous, frustrating and nerve-wracking. An exhaustive process does help – but sometimes it takes a bit of luck for a deal to go through -
Creditflux guide: single name CDS
6 years ago
Credit default swaps aren’t used as often as they were, but they are still a quick way for investors to hedge or take a position on names in the credit market -
Transport and logistics: heavy debt leaves transporters in jam
6 years ago
With logistic specialists getting a rough ride, debt restructuring could be the next stop for asset-light companies -
CLO managers like range of options
6 years ago
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Spread decline makes style vital
6 years ago
It’s not the number of CLOs you manage, it’s how you manage them: with 62 US firms pricing CLOs this year, managers are keen to stand out from the crowd -
CLO boom encourages new ideas
6 years ago
Volumes are up, spreads are down and risk retention is a doddle. That must mean it’s time to push the boat out and innovate -
Spotlight: Local exchange carriers - calling for rescue on the M&A hotline
6 years ago
Growth-starved US phone companies are seeing consolidation as the best way to improve performance -
Leading fund: Lupus Alpha CLO Opportunity Notes I
6 years ago
Single-B CLO trades boost Lupus Alpha asset Management -
Think outside the box
6 years ago
While the US market credit is the most liquid and the UK is considered the home of European direct lending, there are opportunities further a?eld -
Refinancing and reset options change the face of CLOs
6 years ago
The CLO market is going into overdrive, with refis, resets and new issue deals combining to give investors an unprecedented choice of maturities. -
Spotlight: Data centres - clear skies ahead for cloud providers
6 years ago
Demand for data centres is strong and there is no sign so far that the market is overheating -
Things aren’t always what they seem
6 years ago
Buy CLO triple As but don’t be fooled by diversity scores; take a look at credit index futures if you need liquidity; and watch out for quasi-mid market loans appearing in CLOs -
Investing ethically is worth it
6 years ago
Managers could see less volatile returns as a result of their increasing adoption of ESG-friendly portfolios; meanwhile direct lending is spreading across Europe -
Who cares about risk retention?
6 years ago
Managers watching CLO spreads reach their tightest levels since the crisis had little time to fret about US risk retention -
Boutique CLO managers boss secondary market
6 years ago
Creditflux analysis shows that, when their total assets are taken into account, small managers' CLOs are more liquid than those of large managers -
Move up the stack to avoid implosion
7 years ago
Pundit warns investors to be concerned about return of their principal – but senior loans may be a safe haven as credit yields are squeezed and high yield becomes crowded -
US fashion stores: queueing up to exchange old debt
7 years ago
Fashionably loose covenants are allowing under-pressure retailers to turn expensive unsecured debt into senior notes -
Real money chooses European credit
7 years ago
Creditflux’s biggest ever survey of institutional investors shows that real money investors are gravitating towards European credit -
Heading tighter into uncertainty
7 years ago
Tightening loan spreads are making the job of a CLO manager harder in both the US and Europe. But credit volatility could be on the horizon -
Heavy equipment suppliers: slowly crawling out of the mud
7 years ago
There are tentative signs that heavy equipment manufacturers are finally pulling themselves out of the mire
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