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KKR chooses two year reinvestment period for latest BSL CLO
1 month ago
KKR priced KKR CLO45a last Friday, a short-dated 1Y/2Y USD 405.03m BSL offering -
Short-dated US CLOs are in fashion with BlackRock pricing new deal
7 months ago
Magnetite XXXIX features a one-year reinvestment period and triple-As at 155bps -
CLO round-up: sentiment improves as multiple breakthrough transactions emerge
8 months ago
New CLO formation slowed this week in the US, while Europe had its second zero-issuance week of the quarter. But there were three major developments: the first CLO refi in15 months, a major investor's first entry into a CLO at the reset stage, and the first middle market CLO arranged by Goldman Sachs. -
Goldman Sachs makes middle market CLO debut arranging deal for Blue Owl
9 months ago
Goldman Sachs became a middle market CLO arranger for the first time on Tuesday after issuing a deal for Blue Owl Capital named Owl Rock CLO XIII -
Large CLO investor sells three post-reinvestment anchor equity positions
1 year ago
Three control equity positions were on sale on Thursday at 9am EST (2pm GMT) in the same list. The bwic listing was made up of three 2017 US CLOs, all of which are post-reinvestment and have not been reset in the years since -
Identity of sellers emerges as CLO equity blocks change hands
1 year ago
Two majority equity positions have changed hands in the secondary market over the last two days, with details behind the cover price and sellers coming to light -
Three control CLO equity positions hit market with another to follow
1 year ago
Three anchor US CLO equity positions were listed on the secondary market yesterday in what was a busy day for investors -
US CLO league tables: Blackstone gets back to business as it rises to the top
1 year ago
Blackstone is no longer the largest CLO manager globally (it lost that title in March). But it is the most prolific issuer in 2022 -
Biden remarks add extra twist to Ukraine / Russia credit volatility
2 years ago
The war of words around Russia's intentions regarding Ukraine is keeping both countries' credit spreads volatile, with US president Joe Biden's latest remarks leaving room for interpretation on both the perceived threat and how Ukraine's allies are prepared to respond -
Financials lead widening push amid oil and treasury surge
2 years ago
The widening pressure on credit spreads has resumed in response to rising treasury yields and oil prices, as Fed hawkish signals and supply chain concerns hold sway -
Treasury desk lists $818 million b-wic as hedge fund looks to offload control CLO equity in bumper day
2 years ago
State Street once again listed over $800 million of US CLO triple A bonds on Tuesday, having sold $834 million of triple A paper last month -
Global CLO trading lab: bank sells $834 million triple As in quarterly reallocation as hedge fund trades CLO equity
2 years ago
Thursday’s secondary CLO market was the busiest of 2021, with over $1 billion of US CLOs on offer. This featured an enormous b-wic worth $834.3 million, where sources have told Creditflux of the bank behind the aucton. While a large credit hedge fund is said to have sold out of control CLO equity -
LP round up: big name managers win direct lending mandates amid $1.5 billion allocations
2 years ago
Apollo, Ares, Barings and CVC were among the beneficiaries of the direct lending rush in May -
Beneath the triple C: CLOs benefit as upgrades make for lighter triple C buckets
3 years ago
For the first time since the sell off in March last year, downgrades to triple C have come to a near-standstill -
Antares reclaims largest 2.0 CLO moniker at new market tights
3 years ago
Antares Capital reclaimed its title as the manager of the largest 2.0 CLO on Tuesday by upsizing its debut deal to a huge $2.29 billion as part of a reset -
Single names hit hard as financial markets play catch-up on rate moves
3 years ago
Credit indices have firmed up after Thursday's rates-led sell off, but other asset classes continue to slide and Friday's focus turns to single name borrower spreads playing a catch-up with the sharp macro move -
MJX pushes tighter with third CLO transaction of 2021
3 years ago
MJX Asset Management priced its third CLO primary transaction of the year on Thursday, teaming up with Jefferies to refinance four senior tranches of its 2018-vintage CLO named Venture 33 -
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 -
Palmer Square sets tight print with first new issue CLO of 2021
3 years ago
Palmer Square Capital Management has priced the first new CLO of 2021, teaming up with Citi to issue the $401.6 million static transaction named Palmer Square Loan Funding 2021-1 -
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 -
Compression plays out as HY and European CLO double Bs outperform
3 years ago
Investment grade and high yield credit spreads have tightened in sync with each other this week, but CDS and CLOs alike underline that the big theme over the past month has been compression between investment grade and high yield -
US CLO round-up: 23 managers wait in the wings after avoiding pre-election rush
3 years ago
CLO managers rushed to the primary market last week as they sought to lock in financing before the US presidential elections. This resulted in one of the busiest weeks in the primary market with 10 new issues -
Long awaited comeback as ArrowMark brings first CLO reset since Q1
3 years ago
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings has reopened the market for CLO resets after pricing the first in more than eight months -
CLO reset market set to reopen after eight months as ArrowMark plans deal
3 years ago
ArrowMark Partners is marketing the US CLO market's first reset since February, as the industry takes another step on the path back to normality -
Static US CLOs snap back to early March levels as Palmer Square prints
3 years ago
Palmer Square Capital Management priced its fourth static CLO of the year yesterday, with its triple A spread tightening to just 100 basis points over Libor. The print is another step for the CLO market toward pre-pandemic levels
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