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US CLO credit Air Methods Corporation files for bankruptcy
6 months ago
Air Methods Corporation, a widely held name in the US CLO market, filed for Chapter 11 this morning reporting USD 1bn to USD 10bn in liabilities. -
Beneath the triple C: Life could be better, but it’s just a letter, under the CCC
1 year ago
Many market participants were eagerly looking forward to a break in December after a gruelling year, but the rating agencies were in no mood to oblige. -
Fitch raises low end of its default forecasts for US leveraged loans and high yield
1 year ago
Fitch Ratings has increased the low end of its US leveraged loan and high yield default forecast ranges to reflect growing macroeconomic headwinds -
Nerves of steel needed for CLOs as Phoenix Services files for chapter 11
1 year ago
CLOs hold $341.54 million of steel service provider Phoenix Services Topco which filed for chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware yesterday -
Cineworld buys ticket for DIP facility with chapter 11 filing
1 year ago
Cineworld filed for Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court For The Southern District Of Texas on Wednesday, less than a month after the UK-based cinema operator announced Chapter 11 was among the options it was considering to “achieve its restructuring objectives” -
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 -
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 -
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 -
[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 -
CLOs hold €250 million of defaulted French events organiser Comexposium
3 years ago
CLOs hold €246.1 million of French events organiser Comexposium, which entered safeguard protection in the Commercial Court of Nanterre on Wednesday -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
OC health check: US CLOs hit by new round of test failures
3 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. -
CLOs feel flat after housing $335 million of bankrupt RentPath
4 years ago
CLOs house $334.5 million of the debt of RentPath Holdings, which filed for Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on Wednesday -
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 -
We need to talk about high triple C/bond-heavy CLOs
4 years ago
It’s tranched, has exposure to corporate credit and looks and behaves a lot like a CLO – only it’s slightly different. There is so much variety in the CLO market that the industry is faced with a dicey problem: how do we differentiate between the different flavours of CLOs? -
Highland Capital Management LP working to remove founder Dondero
4 years ago
Highland Capital Management LP is working with the unsecured creditors committee on a new management team while the US trustee demands an independent trustee to oversee the bankruptcy -
Highland Capital Management LP bankruptcy moves to hostile territory
4 years ago
Highland is set to return to the scene of trauma, as its restructuring moves to a Texas bankruptcy court -
Former DFG CLO head resurfaces at Silver Rock
4 years ago
CLO specialist Tim Milton has landed at Silver Rock Financial, it has emerged -
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
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