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High-spread US CLO manager issues triple As at 113.5bp
3 years ago
A large US CLO manager has issued its second US CLO of the year in a deal that suggests that CLO spreads could be moving wider -
CLO refi spree heats up with $1.84 billion in one day
3 years ago
Another $1.84 billion of CLO paper refinanced on Friday as five managers - PineBridge Investments, Credit Suisse Asset Management, Mackay Shields, Steele Creek and MJX Asset Management - took to the primary market to cut their funding costs -
CLO pipeline: US adds deals at frenetic pace as Europe catches breath after record start
3 years ago
US CLO investors have numerous deals to consider with 13 new issues and 15 repricings being prepared to flood the market in the coming days -
JP Morgan shaves costs on over $1 billion of CLO refis for Sound Point and MJX
3 years ago
JP Morgan printed over $1 billion CLO refinancings this week by arranging cost-saving transactions for Sound Point Capital Management and MJX Asset Management -
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 -
MJX prices second CLO transaction of 2021
3 years ago
MJX Asset Management has become the first manager to price a second CLO primary market transaction in 2021 -
MJX prints first reinvesting CLO of the year
3 years ago
MJX Asset Management has become the first CLO manager to print a reinvesting new issue transaction in 2021, teaming up with Jefferies as lead arranger and Bank of America as co-arranger on the $507.3 million deal, named Venture 41 -
CLO pipeline: managers waste no time cracking open the new year
3 years ago
The US CLO primary market is itching to open shop in 2021 as four refinancings and two resets line up alongside seven managers marketing new deals -
MJX joins CLO market trend towards floating rate refis
3 years ago
Pre-covid style CLO refinancings are continuing to make their longawaited comeback as MJX Asset Management became the latest manager to execute a mult-tranche floating rate refi in December -
CLO pipeline: three behemoths prepare for quick-turnaround new issues
3 years ago
CLO managers have printed at a frenetic pace since the start of the quarter with $3.36 billion of issuance across all CLO markets and pricing types -
Investors sell downgraded CLO tranches as single Bs widen sharply
3 years ago
Four CLO tranches downgraded during the third quarter are featured on a b-wic today that concludes 11am New York time, offering investors a chance to cash in on the recent spike in junior CLO spreads -
CLO pipeline: managers prepare to end quarter with a bang
3 years ago
CLO issuance is showing no signs of slowing down as spreads continue to grind tighter and election day draws ever closer -
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 -
Covid-19 pandemic draws CLO repricing from out of shadows
3 years ago
A rare CLO repricing took place last month, despite the option being written into CLO documentation for years -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: Palmer Square sets highest cover as double B curve inverts
3 years ago
Palmer Square and MJX set the CLO secondary market trading range, but pickings in Europe were the slimmest they have been in almost five months -
US CLO league tables: refis return as Apollo and Citi maintain leads
3 years ago
US CLO monthly issuance rose above $8 billion in July for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc across the globe -
Refinancing of fixed CLOs gathers pace as Jefferies follows Natixis with triple MJX refi
3 years ago
Natixis has built on its drive to refinance CLOs' fixed rate tranches by arranging a $100 million transaction for Fortress Investment Group. And Jefferies has joined the fray, on Tuesday becoming the second bank to refinance CLOs amid the coronavirus pandemic as it repriced six tranches across three CLOs managed by MJX Asset Management -
OC health check: breaches start to take toll on July payment dates
3 years ago
37 CLOs reported an over-collateralisation test failure last week, but this was a falling percentage of those publishing trustee reports and none were fresh breaches -
Double B CLOs on downgrade watch up for grabs as market eyes tightening
3 years ago
CLO double B spread averages tightened 24.44 basis points on Wednesday, ending a 22-day widening streak. On Thursday, a b-wic of seven CLO double Bs goes live at 11am New York time and should clarify if spreads will tighten further -
Loan slump brings managers closer
A 19% slide in new US loan volumes last year has left CLO managers with fewer options in the primary market, and portfolio overlap between US managers has increased to 35.3% on average -
Diversity test failure pt II: Broader recruitment policies and support from the top
3 years ago
In part two of Creditflux's series on black people working in the CLO industry, we look at how the commitment to diversity needs to come from the top of each organisation and how statements supporting the black lives matter movement are worthless unless company leaders act on their words -
Diversity test failure pt I: Dealing with racism and breaking through the glass ceiling
3 years ago
A lack of diversity is a problem across a number of professions and this week Creditflux is reporting on how this needs to be addressed in the CLO industry. The first installment of this three-part series draws upon the experiences of black people working in the CLO business. -
OC health check: some CLOs cure failures, but quarter of US deals still in breach
3 years ago
117 deals failed over-collateralisation tests in the last week, although only 46 of these were deals reporting breaches for the first time, according to the latest reports available on CLO-i -
MJX portfolio manager joins US CLO issuer
3 years ago
A member of MJX's investment committee has landed at another CLO manager -
Who’s got the moves US: oil and gas leads renaissance for US CLO managers
3 years ago
The US leveraged loan market has held steady over the last two weeks. After rising to just below 87 of par in mid-April, the S&P LSTA US Leveraged Loan index closed at 85.75 to start this week
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