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European CLO double Bs jump wider amid October macro worries - but seniors stand firm
3 years ago
The fortunes of investment grade and high yielding European CLO tranches have gone in opposite directions in the last month. In a year where relative value has shifted several times, Creditflux analysis shows that new issue European CLO double Bs have blown out by 16.5% in October versus September, while triple A-rated notes have tightened 6.7% in that time -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: CLO lower mezz tightens while equity investors strive for duration
3 years ago
A large supply of CLO paper flooded the secondary market last week as $1.5 billion of US CLO bonds and €370 million of European CLOs were listed, according to CLO-i -
Beneath the triple C: slowest downgrade pace puts market in recovery mode
3 years ago
The CLO market recovery is starting to benefit from borrower downgrades falling to their slowest rate since the coronavirus crisis began in March -
US lags as credit explores three-month tights
3 years ago
Credit markets in Europe and Asia have begun June on a rally to their tightest levels in nearly three months, with optimism over reopening economies outweighing concern about US/China trade negotiations. But US credit looks set for a more cautious opening, after a weekend of widespread protests and rioting -
US pension's joint venture with Barings set to produce first CLO
3 years ago
Jocassee Partners, a joint venture established between Barings' business development company and South Carolina Retirement Systems, is marketing a CLO -
If history repeats itself, the best CLO play could be to hold equities
4 years ago
After a futile scramble for liquidity, LyondellBasel filed for bankruptcy in the early morning hours of 6 January 2009. Bad luck for CLO managers that were holding the loan? Not at all -
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. -
CLOs show coronavirus resistance even as bonds and loans suffer
4 years ago
CLO managers are - so far - looking defensively positioned in relation to the coronavirus outbreak, with only two of the five largest portfolio sectors listed as very negative in latest Wells Fargo research. But investor fears have all but closed the loan and bond primary pipeline, while lower rates signalled by the US Federal Reserve could spell a fall in leveraged loan and CLO demand -
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 -
First Eagle completes first CLO transaction following THL buyout
4 years ago
First Eagle Investment Management has priced its first transaction in the CLO market since announcing the acquisition of CLO manager THL Credit Advisors earlier this month -
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 -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: Junior mezz covers return while triple A supply drives big week
4 years ago
Narrowing of the bid-ask gap that has plagued junior mezzanine tranches could bring a change of fortunes in the US CLO secondary market -
Euro loan trading: Swissport flies into CLO hands
4 years ago
A total of €339.9 million of Swiss airport business Swissport boarded CLOs in August, making it the most popular issuer in August -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: secondary volumes make up for slump in primary
4 years ago
June saw the highest volume of US CLO b-wics this year with over $3.8 billion of US CLOs on the auction block, according to CLO-i. -
US life insurers grew their CLO investments by 31% in 2018, finds Moody's
4 years ago
US life insurers held $79.4 billion in CLO exposure at the end of 2018, which is up 31% from the amount held at the end of 2017, according to a report by Moody’s Investor Service -
Park Avenue prices first new issue CLO of 2018 as market edges wider
5 years ago
Park Avenue Institutional Advisers has issued its first new CLO of the year after hiring Citi to arrange a $403.75 million transaction -
BlueMountain prices its second new US CLO within a month
5 years ago
Within a month of pricing its first US CLO of 2018, BlueMountain Capital Management has returned to the primary market after pricing a $475.1 million deal yesterday through Citi. -
GSO prepares fourth CLO of the year
6 years ago
GSO Partners is aiming to become the first manager to issue four new CLOs in 2018 -
European CLO round-up: Voya debuts in Europe as managers opt for dual-compliance
6 years ago
Europe has today welcomed a new manager with Voya Alternative Asset Management getting off the mark by pricing Voya Euro CLO I. That's now 41 active managers in Europe -
MUFG completes $451 million CLO refinancing, sources say
7 years ago
MUFG Securities has priced a refinancing of a 2014 vintage US CLO, according to market sources -
CIFC enhances its risk-retention arsenal
7 years ago
FAB Partners’ $333 million acquisition of CIFC Asset Management is expected to give the US corporate credit giant the firepower to take its business to the next level -
Qatari royal family agrees to support $333 million acquisition of CIFC
7 years ago
The royal family of Qatar is supporting FAB Partners' acquisition of New York-based CLO manager CIFC Asset Management in a $333 million deal -
Credit market snapshot: US recovers after Greece triggers early sell-off
9 years ago
News of renewed political uncertainty in Greece drove a sharp sell-off yesterday across European markets, including credit -
Oaktree prices low-levered CLO amid Japanese interest
9 years ago
Oaktree priced its fifth CLO of the year yesterday: the $552.5 million features a repackaged yen-denominated triple A tranche -
Emerging market credit managers buck trend for outflows
9 years ago
Managers of some emerging market corporate bond funds have seen accelerating investor inflows in recent weeks
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