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S&P puts 48 triple C-heavy CLOs on negative watch
4 years ago
A spike in loan assets rated triple C as a result of the coronavirus pandemic has led S&P Ratings to put 48 CLO tranches on negative watch -
Who's got the moves US: Carlyle leads as $3.7 billion of CLO loans recover
4 years ago
CLOs were exposed to $833.4 million worth of paper in the 10 term loans that suffered the largest price falls last week. But CLOs also had exposure to $3.67 billion of loans that recovered the most over the seven days. -
Investors watch Libor amid inter-bank liquidity concerns
4 years ago
After a freefall to 74 basis points on 12 March, CLO managers found some relief in watching Libor rise to 120bp during the second part of the month. -
Fitch puts European and US CLO notes on negative watch after coronavirus stress test
4 years ago
Fitch Ratings has placed six notes from one European CLO, one US static CLO and one US middle market CLO on negative watch, following coronavirus-related stress tests placed last week -
US loan index rises for second consecutive day
4 years ago
The credit markets felt some reprieve on Thursday as the S&P/LSTA index rose for the second consecutive day, rising by an unprecedented 3.33% -
Beneath the triple C: mighty CLO buckets from Akorns grow
4 years ago
Rating agencies went on a downgrading spree in February, with Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s cutting 20 corporate names to triple C or below – affecting $2.78 billion of paper in US CLOs and €316.6 million in European CLOs. -
Fed cut triggers Libor floors on third of US loans
4 years ago
Roughly a third of US loans effectively became fixed rate investments this week as Libor edged below 1% for the first time since January 2017 -
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 -
US loan trading: McDermott downgrade leads to CLO outflows as managers board rail road firm
4 years ago
US freight railroads operator Genesee & Wyoming allocated its $2.55 billion term loan in November, making it the most popular issuer in the month. And CLO managers were sceptical of the outlook for McDermott Technology - signalled by $185.9 net outflows - after Moody's downgraded its corporate family rating from B3 to Caa2 -
36% of US loans could be repriced amid rally, finds Nomura
Nomura calculates that about 36% of loans are eligible for a repricing. It bases this on the number of loans that are immediately callable, have near-term call risk or are a potential call risk if the loan market continues to rally
4 years ago -
US loan trading: CLO managers flee Acosta but gorge on Buckeye
4 years ago
Loan holdings in October gave CLO managers a taste of the good, the bad and the ugly: they feasted on Buckeye, fled Acosta, and could not get rid of Deluxe -
CLO managers cash in their chips as Caesars trade pays off
4 years ago
Caesars Entertainment was the most sold issuer in June with $158.8 million of its term loan sold out of CLOs. -
US loan trading: Caesars marches out of CLOs as Blackstone rolls in
4 years ago
With $158 million of its term loan leaving the hands of CLO managers, Caesers Entertainment was the most sold issuer in June -
Clover Tech cov-lite loan blots CLOs after spilling a third of its value
4 years ago
The past week’s biggest declining loan by some way, for printing cartridge maker Clover Technologies (aka 4L Technology), is a worry for CLO portfolios as some 21 managers hold the name, according to CLO-i -
US loan trading: CLO managers on cloud nine after Ultimate Software allocations
4 years ago
CLO managers took down about 27% of Ultimate Software's loans in April, when the cloud operator issued its $2.3 billion first lien term loan due 2026, according to CLO-i -
Neiman Marcus loan slumps amid debt restructuring talks
5 years ago
The luxury fashion retailer’s $2.95 billion cov-lite term loan B, due October 2020, traded down 1.65%, according to IHS Markit -
24 CLO managers hold J Crew loan as it drops 4.62%
5 years ago
A total of 109 CLOs hold $219.4 million exposure to J Crew, whose Term Loan B traded down 4.62% from yesterday -
Axonic unveils plans for credit interval fund
5 years ago
New York-based Axonic Capital has registered its income producing offering Axonic Alternative Income Fund with US regulators -
Shrinking spread cushions prove hard for CLOs
6 years ago
Falling loan spreads are placing ever tighter constraints on CLO managers’ choice of investments just as the loan supply itself is declining -
Leading fund: Lupus Alpha CLO Opportunity Notes I
6 years ago
Single-B CLO trades boost Lupus Alpha asset Management -
CLOs dodged recent loan defaults, according to Wells Fargo
6 years ago
CLO exposure to three recent US loan defaults has been minimal, according to Wells Fargo research -
Heading tighter into uncertainty
7 years ago
Tightening loan spreads are making the job of a CLO manager harder in both the US and Europe. But credit volatility could be on the horizon
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