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Global CLO trading lab: Seasoned equity prices lag as debt spreads level out
2 years ago
The CLO secondary market took a back seat to the surging primary market in August and September with secondary US CLO volume accounting for just 3.7% and 4.2% of the total US CLO market (primary and secondary volumes). But opportunities are there in CLO equity tranches -
Global CLO trading lab: Equity supply spikes as investors go long
3 years ago
CLO equity returned to the secondary market in a big way last week, after a month of very little visibility, with $118.3 million of US CLO and €44.9 million of European CLO subordinated notes on sale -
Global CLO trading lab: quality and optionality shine as 2020 and 2019 mezz trades up
3 years ago
The primary and secondary CLO markets are moving in tandem with both markets drifting wider amid a wealth of supply -
Global CLO trading lab: Octagon CLO comes out top in CLO double B spike
3 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 -
Control position in strong 2018 Axa CLO on sale today
3 years ago
$29.2 million of Allegro VII, a 2018 CLO managed by Axa Investment Managers, is on sale today in an all US CLO equity b-wic at 10am EST (3pm UK time). The bond is the fifth US CLO majority equity position to be listed on a b-wic this year -
First Eagle CLO notches up highest control equity trade on b-wic since at least 2017
3 years ago
The fourth control position in a US CLO was listed yesterday at 12pm EST (5pm UK time) as $33.43 million of Wind River 2017-4, a First Eagle managed CLO, was up for sale along with two other US CLO equity items -
Global CLO trading lab: secondary volumes inflate and easily get absorbed
3 years ago
Weekly secondary CLO volume has been lower across the capital structure in recent weeks as 2021’s refinancing wave left investors with plenty of choice -
Citi and BofA to bring others on board with groundbreaking CLO/loan b-wic platform
3 years ago
Further details have emerged of Citi and Bank of America's multi-dealer trading platform for CLOs and loans, nicknamed project octopus, with officials at Citi telling Creditflux that they are accelerating talks with dealers to join the initiative -
BofA and Citi unveil multi-dealer platform for CLOs and loans
3 years ago
Bank of America and Citi have joined forces with plans for a multi-dealer CLO and loan platform which will cover trading, data and analytics -
Loan technical and supply glut keeps CLOs in check
3 years ago
CLO asset and liability spreads moved wider in March owing to unprec-edented volumes of issuance, despite investors rotating into floating-rate products amid rising treasury rates -
Big US CLO investor crystalises gains with $101 million mezz sale
3 years ago
A well-known CLO investor has emerged as a repeat seller of CLO tranches this year, with sources indicating the firm has been monetising gains it made from purchases over the past year -
Secondary CLO spike pushes double Bs to 800bp as KKR resets
3 years ago
KKR Credit has priced a US CLO reset in another example of how junior CLO spreads have gapped out over the last two weeks -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: record level of CLO paper stalls rally
3 years ago
Record levels of primary and secondary CLO supply has left investors spoilt for choice and led to the CLO rally stalling -
CLO single B tranche buyers emerge from above and below
3 years ago
CLO single B tranche buyers emerge from above and below -
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 -
Citi CLO trader set to join rival as co-head of global CLO trading in New York
3 years ago
A CLO trader is leaving Citi after 10 years to take up the top trading job at a bank, which has tended to specialise in trading triple A-rated paper -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: 2020 deals trade at premium
3 years ago
As the primary CLO market continues to grind tighter, the secondary market is holding steady, but last year's vintages are trading well as they near the end of their call-locks -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: US lower mezz trades strong, but European piece softens
3 years ago
CLO investors have had no chance to catch their breath after a historic 2020 as US CLO secondary volume reached $3.3 billion and European secondary listings topped €1 billion in January -
US and European control CLO positions land in secondary market
3 years ago
The first control equity positions of 2021 for the European and US CLO markets were listed in the secondary market on Thursday -
TCW CLO tranches digitally refinanced for second time
3 years ago
TCW CLO 2019-1 AMR was digitally refinanced for the second time today following the third successfully cleared applicable margin reset auction -
Seix CLO passes AMR refi test at second auction
3 years ago
Seix Advisors successfully executed a digital refinancing of its 2019 vintage CLO named Mountain View XIV on Thursday via the applicable margin reset (AMR) process -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: junior tranches trade above par as US volumes reach $45bn
3 years ago
A busy week of over $1.4 billion of US CLO secondary bonds and €290 million of European CLO paper gave light to CLO spreads across the capital structure continuing their push towards pre-covid levels -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: Junior tranches rally amid heavy supply, including portfolio liquidation
3 years ago
The US CLO secondary market rally is showing no signs of slowing down after a week of over $1 billion worth of bonds was listed and well absorbed, according to market sources. The European market also had a roust week with over €300 million of paper up for grabs, although the market stayed generally flat with some tightening in double and single Bs -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: Secondary markets rally despite ‘worst liquidity seen all year’
3 years ago
An adjournment in the US for Veterans Day last week still left plenty of time for the CLO secondary market to rally, thanks to Pfizer's covid-19 vaccine breakthrough and a firmer indication of the US presidential election results -
Beneath the triple C: cinemas get clipped but default picture improves
3 years ago
14 corporate debt issuers were downgraded to triple C or below in October by Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s – hurting $3.15 billion of US CLO loans, €761.73 million of European CLO portfolios and $37.95 million of middle market CLOs loans, according to CLO-i. Cinema chains were among those to suffer last month
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