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CBOs return as Anchorage second deal takes year's tally to three
1 year ago
Anchorage Capital on Wednesday priced the third US CBO of the year, with outflows from the high yield market having prompted CLO and bond-flex CLO managers to step in to try to take advantage of deeply discounted bond prices -
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 -
Rockford Tower turns to CBOs in first deal of year
2 years ago
Rockford Tower Capital Management made the transition from regular-way CLOs into bond-heavy deals by pricing its debut transaction on Thursday -
CLO refi and reset volumes surge with $2.3 billion priced on Friday
2 years ago
CLO refi and reset volumes surged on Friday with $2.3 billion priced across the US market, according to market sources. Brigade Capital Management, MidOcean Credit Partners and New Mountain Capital reset regular-way CLOs, Blackstone Credit scored a regular CLO refi, Sculptor Capital Management refinanced a bond-heavy CLO, and Ivy Hill Asset Management reset a middle market CLO -
2021 CBO refi volume reaches record as CSAM cuts costs on 2019 deal
2 years ago
Credit Suisse Asset Management paired with Citi on Thursday to refinance the mezzanine debt tranches of its 2019 bond-heavy CLO named One Eleven Funding III -
CLO demand to drive loan outperformance over bonds: BNP Paribas
2 years ago
The buying power of CLOs and funds could mean leveraged loans rally further and outpace high yield bonds, says BNP Paribas' credit research team -
World welcomes debut CLO manager as Centerbridge joins bond-flex issuers
3 years ago
The world welcomed a new CLO manager on Thursday as New York-based private equity firm Centerbridge Partners entered the fray with a bond-heavy transaction named Centerbridge Credit Funding 1 -
Beneath the triple C: 13 CLO loans take a dive but defaults subside to a ripple
3 years ago
22 corporate debt issuers were downgraded to triple C or below in November and December by Moody’s or S&P, out of which 13 can be found in CLO portfolios – hurting $4.55 billion of US CLO loans, €1.87 billion of European CLO portfolios and almost $80 million of middle market CLOs loans, according to CLO-i -
Europe leads corporate credit rally, but US outperforms in CLOs
3 years ago
iTraxx Crossover has been the CDS market's outperformer this week, tightening over 30 basis points, or 11.4%, to trade at 235bp today. But in the CLO market, US deals have come out on top thanks to a BlackRock CLO that priced its double Bs at some of the tightest levels this year -
Five year structures back in vogue as Diameter prices bond flex CLO
3 years ago
Diameter Capital Partners has priced the third five-year CLO structure amid the coronavirus pandemic, after teaming with GreensLedge to issue its latest CBO named Diameter Credit Funding III, -
Beneath the triple C: downgrade rate slows as $8 billion of CLO loans tumble
3 years ago
May offered some respite to CLO portfolios as corporate downgrades to triple C were reduced heavily - affecting just $6.67 billion of US CLO paper and €1.09 billion of European CLO portfolios -
Beneath the triple C: $31.6 billion of CLO credits feel downgrade pain
4 years ago
March madness took a toll on CLOs as Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s downgraded 4.25% of the portfolios in the US and 1.84% in Europe to triple C or below in just one month (some of these were already triple C rated, only to fall further). -
Anchorage prices second-ever reset in bond securitisation market
4 years ago
Anchorage Capital Group priced a reset of 2015-vintage bond-flex CLO Anchorage Credit Funding 2 on Friday, completing just the second CBO reset in this market’s history -
Capital structure emerges for forthcoming debut CBO from Sculptor
4 years ago
Sculptor Capital Management is set to join the ranks of the world’s CBO managers, according to market sources -
Carlyle group's solid Q4 results include $1.7 billion of global credit fundraising
6 years ago
The firm’s fourth quarter global credit fundraising of $1.7 billion included four CLOs, follow-on closes in their new private BDCs, structured credit fund, and managed accounts -
Insurer hires from 3iDM as it plans move into US CLO management
7 years ago
An insurance company in New York is looking to build a CLO management business and has hired a portfolio manager from 3iDM to supprt the cause -
All change as Investcorp buys 3iDM in £222 million deal
7 years ago
3i and Investcorp have this morning confirmed that they have agreed a deal which will see Investcorp acquire 3i Debt Management for £222 million ($271 million). Unrelated to this transaction, sources say that a well-known CLO specialist has left the firm -
JP Morgan hires GE official for US middle-market banking business
7 years ago
JP Morgan has announced the hire of Clarence Nunn as it continues to expand its middle market lending business -
Paul Hastings swoops for Ashurst CLO specialists in London
7 years ago
Paul Hastings has kept the momentum of its CLO push going by picking up another team of structured credit specialists from Ashurst - 14 months after it swooped for two Ashurst CLO specialists in New York -
ICG prices first euro CLO since 2014 following new hires
8 years ago
Intermediate Capital Group has priced its first European CLO in nearly two years, according to market sources -
Head of European CLO trading set to leave Citi
8 years ago
Citi’s head of European CLO trading, Gaurav Gupta, is leaving the bank, according to a Bloomberg report. -
Experienced CLO trader to end 15-year stay at bank in New York
8 years ago
Market sources say that a key CLO trader is leaving a bank, which has reduced the amount of capital it is dedicating to the secondary CLO market -
Structurer leaves bank after 14 years to join CLO buyer Security Benefit
8 years ago
Insurance company Security Benefit is continuing its push in structured credit with a senior hire to its New York team -
Structured credit sales specialist joins Natixis as co-head of US CLOs
8 years ago
Natixis has announced the hire of Alex Zilberman as co-head of its US CLOs and structured credit group in New York -
Spanish firm makes push into US CLO trading with experienced hire
9 years ago
A Madrid-based firm active in US structured credit, has added a CLO trader to its ranks
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