Refine Search
Article Categories
Strategy Tags
- Direct lending (7)
- Emerging markets (5)
- High yield bonds (36)
- Investment grade credit (2)
- Structured credit (2)
- CLO (9)
- Distressed debt (remove)
- Leveraged loans (9)
- Synthetic/SRT (32)
- ABL Financing (1)
Geography Tags
-
Valaris and Ensco posed to DC as bankruptcy credit events
3 years ago
Valaris and its subsidiary Ensco International Incorporated have been proposed to the Americas Determinations Committee as bankruptcy credit events after the group filed for chapter 11 protection in August -
Europcar hits bumps on the road less travelled
3 years ago
A rough road for Europcar this week has taken its bond and CDS spreads back towards the outer reaches, setting the French car rental firm apart from a general improvement in fortunes for names at the wider end of the market -
Matalan becomes first Crossover index default in over year
3 years ago
Matalan, the UK based retailer, is the first default to hit the on-the-run series of Europe's iTraxx Crossover index, with the Determinations Committee ruling it has triggered a bankruptcy credit event -
Banks and high yield corps lead charge as results prompt European rally
3 years ago
High yield corporate credit is today's outperforming part of the market as European credit rallies back from its recent wides, as the latest round of earnings proves stronger than many had expected -
Wirecard CDS settles above single digits
3 years ago
Wirecard CDS just about bucked the recent trend of defaulting credits settling in single digits at auction -
Seven dealers sign up for Wirecard CDS auction
3 years ago
An auction tomorrow to settle Wirecard CDS will have just seven participating dealers - three fewer than has been customary in other recent credit event settlements -
DC sets Wirecard CDS auction date, obligations and settlement terms
3 years ago
The Determinations Committee for Europe, Middle East and Africa has set a date to settle CDS contracts referencing German digital payments company Wirecard -
Wirecard CDS auction set to have two deliverables
3 years ago
Two notes look set to be deliverable into an auction to settle Wirecard CDS, according to an initial list published by the EMEA Determinations Committee -
Chesapeake deliverables point to big pay-out on CDS
3 years ago
An initial list of deliverable obligations to settle CDS referencing Chesapeake Energy Corporation at auction points to a pay-out of over 97 cents to protection buyers - higher than where five-year contracts are priced -
Wirecard triggers first European CDS credit event of 2020
3 years ago
Wirecard has triggered a bankruptcy credit event, the Determinations Committee has ruled, making it the first European CDS name of 2020 to require settlement at auction -
DC agrees to rule on Wirecard, putting Europe's first 2020 CDS auction in sight
3 years ago
The European CDS market is moving closer to facing its first CDS auction of the year, with the Determinations Committee agreeing to rule on whether the German digital payments firm has triggered a bankruptcy credit event -
Wirecard bankruptcy credit event question put to DC
3 years ago
Wirecard, the German digital payments company at the centre of a €2.1 billion accountancy scandal, has been posed as a bankruptcy credit event to the Determinations Committee for Europe, Middle East and Africa -
Fund performance: CLO tranches move up
3 years ago
April returns managed a partial bounce back after a tumultuous March. 82% of funds listed in the Creditflux database made positive returns, showing at least small signs of recovery after 90% of all funds listed posted negative returns in March -
Private credit wins investor as Maryland pension introduces 5% allocation
4 years ago
Howard County Retirement has introduced a new bucket to the private credit asset class, reducing its core bond and hedge fund exposure to facilitate this measure, according to board documents seen by Creditflux -
CLOs on lookout as Neiman recovery signals slump and DC confirms credit event
4 years ago
Five-year CDS referencing Neiman Marcus widened by four points to 95.25 points up front, according to IHS Markit, as the Americas Determinations Committee confirmed the US retailer has triggered a bankruptcy credit event -
Matalan heads deep into distress
4 years ago
Matalan, the UK retailer, is heading deep into distressed territory with its five-year CDS surging wider today -
US pension to cut long-term private markets pacing plan by 10%
4 years ago
The Educational Employees' Supplemental Retirement System of Fairfax County is considering reducing its 10-year private markets pacing plan commitments by around 10%, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux -
VIP Cinema makes uncomfortable viewing for CLOs as it's reeled into Chapter 11
4 years ago
CLOs hold $52.9 million of debt in seatmaker VIP Cinema Holdings, which has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the District of Delaware -
West coast pension looks to step up direct lending allocations
4 years ago
The City of Fresno Retirement System will commit $140-160 million to private credit for the next two years, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux. This comes amid a pause in direct lending commitments for the pension fund, which has not committed any capital to this market in 2019 -
Rallye CDS auction price drops to 12.5 cents on unmatched sell requests
4 years ago
Rallye's credit event auction to settle CDS contracts produced a final price of 12.5 cents today, lower than the initial price set in the first round this morning of 14.975 -
Rallye CDS set for high pay-out with credit event auction underway
4 years ago
Rallye CDS looks set for a high pay-out to protection buyers after a credit event auction today to settle the contracts produced an inside market midpoint of 14.875 cents, slightly below where the retailer’s bonds have been quoted -
CLO managers exposed as US mortgage lender files for bankruptcy
5 years ago
CLOs hold $164.9 million exposure to the debt of Ditech Holding Corporation, who refiled for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday -
10 bidders line up for Astaldi CDS auction as Morgan Stanley swaps in for Mizuho
5 years ago
There will be 10 participating bidders to an auction to settle Astaldi credit default swaps, with the Determinations Committee unanimously approving Morgan Stanley’s involvement as Mizuho dropped out -
Astaldi credit event auction deadline looms for participating bidders
5 years ago
Firms wishing to take part next week in a credit event auction to settle Astaldi credit default swaps have until 5pm London time today (23 November) to submit participating bidder letters to the Determinations Committee -
Rolling the dice on Turkey and Italy
5 years ago
Gambling specialists with operations around the Mediterranean are facing political risks and currency falls – but there are opportunities to hit the jackpot if investors play their cards right
Want all the latest news, comment, analysis and data?