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Beneath the triple C: Winter is coming for CLOs as downgrades outstrip upgrades
1 year ago
Both US and European issuers have felt downward pressure from the rating agencies as we head towards the end of the year, with downgrades to triple C now firmly outpacing upgrades out of it. -
AMMC and Assured refinance CLOs to the tune of $715 million
2 years ago
American Money Management Corporation and Assured Investment Management together refinanced $714.8 million worth of CLO liabilities on Friday -
Global credit spreads trade out of time amid omicron whipsaw
2 years ago
The sharply oscillating action in credit spreads is evident for a fifth day straight on Thursday, but the timing of market reactions is taking US and European daily performance out of sync -
US travel, energy and retail credits take big hit as variant rout extends
2 years ago
The widening trend in credit is extending as the weekend approaches, with US spreads picking up the baton from Europe's earlier surge -
Neuberger Berman cuts 2013 CLO funding costs by 22bp with refi
2 years ago
Neuberger Berman refinanced on Tuesday its 2013 CLO named Neuberger Berman XV, cutting the deal's funding costs by 21.87 basis points in the process -
Global CLO trading lab: quality and optionality shine as 2020 and 2019 mezz trades up
2 years ago
The primary and secondary CLO markets are moving in tandem with both markets drifting wider amid a wealth of supply -
Marble and Sound make their points with CLO resets
3 years ago
Two Point-based CLO managers, Marble Point and Sound Point, priced CLO resets on Friday, joining the burgoning list of managers taking advantage of tighter spreads to extend legacy deals -
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 -
[update] Beneath the triple C: theme parks take portfolios on downward ride
3 years ago
Seven corporate debt issuers were downgraded to triple C or below in September by Moody’s or Standard and Poor’s – hurting $2.16 billion of US CLO loans and €1.16 billion of European CLO portfolio. The pace of CLO loan downgrades to triple C has slowed steadily since the peak in April -
US CLO league tables: light at the end of the tunnel as primary revives
3 years ago
May brought a rise in US CLO primary market activity with a combined $5.55 billion in new issuance for the month -
Natixis becomes first US CLO arranger to pass $1 billion issuance since coronavirus outbreak
4 years ago
Natixis on Friday became the first arranger of US CLOs to pass $1 billion issuance since the coronavirus outbreak and market sell-off, following a $332.75 million new issue managed by AIG -
Who’s got the moves US: oil and gas leads renaissance for US CLO managers
4 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 -
ArrowMark markets static US CLO
4 years ago
ArrowMark Partners is working with Goldman Sachs on a static US CLO, according to market sources -
Tranche traders aim to navigate default risk while staying clear of coronavirus contagion
4 years ago
The CDS market is navigating between two sources of risk for equity and mezzanine high yield index tranches. The default of US media company McClatchy has focused idiosyncratic concerns, while the spread of the coronavirus has stoked fears of a systemic sell-off. -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: junior mezz rebounds with busiest week since June
4 years ago
Secondary market CLO trading has made a busy start to 2020 with $478.6 million of US deals and €103.3 million of European CLOs up for sale last week -
Credit traders' kickstand: Financials lead compression as pre-ECB and index roll bulldozers flatten spreads
4 years ago
Caution does not appear to be an operative word in financial markets ahead of next week’s key European Central Bank meeting, with financial names leading the way as credit spreads return to this year’s tightest levels and stocks ascend towards post-crisis peaks -
Shorter-dated CLOs grow in popularity with BlackRock pricing three-year deal
5 years ago
Short CLOs gained in popularity yesterday with BlackRock joining the list of managers issuing deals with less than the standard five years of reinvestment -
Trinitas becomes 73rd manager to price new issue US CLO in 2018
5 years ago
Trinitas Capital Management, the risk retention vehicle affiliated with WhiteStar Asset Management, priced its first new issue CLO of 2018 yesterday -
PGIM prices $563.25 million new issue CLO
6 years ago
PGIM priced a new issue CLO via Citi yesterday named Dryden 55 CLO, according to market sources -
GoldenTree plans to plant a fresh US CLO and branches out to four banks
6 years ago
GoldenTree Loan Management is preparing its first US CLO transaction of 2018 -
US CLO round-up: SEC’s loss and shifting CLO spreads shake things up
6 years ago
It was all going so smoothly in the CLO market, with very little volatility and seemingly never-ending spread tightening – but it’s fair to say things have changed -
JP Morgan prices $767 million of CLOs for two US managers
6 years ago
JP Morgan priced two US CLO transactions late last week, according to market sources -
US CLO triple As dip to 120bp as BlueMountain prices
6 years ago
BlueMountain Fuji Management now manages four CLOs following its latest deal, known as BlueMountain Fuji US CLO II, which priced yesterday, according to market sources -
Proactive CLO manager makes it to 80% refi/reset status with latest deal
6 years ago
A large global credit manager, in the top 20 for CLOs under management, has reset yet another of its 2.0 deals -
Silvermine continues comeback with second CLO refinancing
6 years ago
Man Group’s Silvermine Capital Management has cemented its return to the CLO market after Citi repriced a 2014 US deal
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