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BNP Paribas adds big-name buy-side tranche trader
7 months ago
BNP Paribas has hired a new CDX Tranche Market Maker from the buy-side -
Zais prints its first new US CLO in 15 months
10 months ago
Zais Group partnered with Jefferies on Friday to print its first new US CLO in 15 months -
Former Zais CLO portfolio manager joins Sancus
1 year ago
Sancus Capital Management has hired a CLO business development head and portfolio manager from Zais Group -
US managers recalibrate as Euro CLO portfolio spreads rise: Moody's
1 year ago
CLO managers have had to readjust this year and data from Moody’s Investor Services shows weighted average rating factor scores for all US CLOs have held steady, while weighted average spreads have dropped 0.15% -
Zais CLO management figurehead leaves after nearly a decade
1 year ago
Zais's leveraged finance business head has parted ways with the firm -
Sofr, so complicated
2 years ago
At Creditflux’s US CLO Summit debate centred on Libor and Sofr. Hot topics included tenors, Libor floors being out-of-the money and investors changing their views on spread adjustments -
Attack-minded CLO managers capitalise on bearish outlook
2 years ago
Some of the most aggressive CLO managers have benefited from loan market volatility in March after having tweaked their portfolios in the months beforehand -
CLOs at a glance (February 2022)
2 years ago
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month -
Zais scores first for new issue CLOs under Sofr regime
2 years ago
Zais Group has priced what sources say could be the first five-year new issue broadly syndicated loan reinvesting CLO issue of 2022 -
Zais CLO reset prices wide of market, but strong portfolio boosts junior tranches
2 years ago
Zais Group has followed up its new issue CLO last month by resetting a 2020 CLO, sources say. Just like Zais CLO 17, the reset Zais 16 was arranged by Jefferies, and again priced substantially wide of market averages. However, the junior notes priced in line with, and at times tighter than, Zais 17 – perhaps reflecting the strong positioning of Zais 16’s portfolio. -
Zais CLO employs unusual triple A debt structure
2 years ago
Zais Group teamed up with Jefferies on Thursday to print its first new CLO in over 12 months -
The growing role of data in CLO management
2 years ago
The complexity of managing a CLO has made it as much an art as a science, but new technologies are sweeping into the market, according to speakers on a Virtus roundtable discussion. -
Zais prices wide of the market with reset of post-covid CLO
2 years ago
Zais Group on Thursday became the 30th manager to reset a post-covid CLO, teaming up with Jefferies to rework Zais CLO 15 from June 2020 and renewing the deal's reinvestment period for three years -
US CLO pricing lab: expensive legacy deals take priority as two-three year point on term curve tightens
2 years ago
The US CLO market may have gapped out in recent weeks, but expensive 2019 and covid-era CLO refis and resets are still in the money -
Global CLO trading lab: Octagon CLO comes out top in CLO double B spike
2 years ago
Double B-rated bonds made up 40% of the European and US CLO secondary markets last week. $222 million of US CLO double B bonds were on sale and a further €105 million of European CLO double B items were listed -
GoldenTree and Zais print US CLO refis
3 years ago
The CLO market absorbed $1.07 billion of refinancings on Friday as GoldenTree Loan Management and Zais Group became the latest managers to cut funding costs -
CLO pipeline: Carlyle eyes fourth new issue in two months but refis and resets dominate
3 years ago
Manager focus has shifted to reworking vintage CLOs to lower funding costs in a much tighter market, with the new issue US market having slowed -
Moving fast pays off for hedge funds
3 years ago
2020 was an up and down year in credit, and credit hedge fund managers had to move quickly to capture opportunities from the dislocations that inevitably opened up -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: equity trades break new records as investors look to redeploy cash
3 years ago
The CLO secondary market is experiencing heavy churn with €273.5 million of European CLO paper and $1.05 billion of US CLOs listed last week. Within that supply, a record trade for a 2.0 European CLO equty tranche was recorded -
Zais refis triple A notes of post-reinvestment CLO at 125bp
3 years ago
Zais Group has refinanced the triple A notes of its 2016 CLO, named Zais CLO 5, that left reinvestment in October -
Fund performance: CLO funds keep up momentum as Napier Park finishes top
3 years ago
2020 ended with funds in our CLOs category taking the top few spots -
Managers brave covid-hit sectors to drum up returns
3 years ago
Price dislocations among companies operating in industries affected by covid-19 mean they may offer some of the best opportunities for CLO managers and CSO investors — and sources say that neglecting these sectors could hurt performance -
OC health check: CLOs wake up when September ends
3 years ago
September showed a slight but clear improvement in CLOs’ over-collateralisation test results as 182 CLOs breached an OC test during the reporting period, compared to 198 in August. -
Zais becomes sixth CLO manager to reprice a fixed-rate tranche
3 years ago
Zais Group has joined the exclusive list of CLO managers to reprice fixed-rate debt -
Details emerge on nature of Revlon payment 'error' and lender attitudes
3 years ago
Fresh details have emerged on the nature of the ‘operational error’ Citi says took place when it transferred $900 million to Revlon loan holders
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