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Loan slump brings managers closer
A 19% slide in new US loan volumes last year has left CLO managers with fewer options in the primary market, and portfolio overlap between US managers has increased to 35.3% on average -
OC health check: second European 2.0 CLO reports junior OC breach
3 years ago
33 deals reported overcollateralisation (OC) breaches last week in a relatively quiet reporting period. 314 deals are now reporting OC breaches as of the latest report, according to CLO-i. -
Spread tightening allows Sound Point to drop delayed draw double Bs in new CLO
3 years ago
Sound Point priced a $399.32 million new CLO via Citi today amid signs the market is on track to return to normalcy following the coronavirus outbreak -
Rapid CLO M&A activity on the horizon as fee deferrals pick up
3 years ago
A flurry of M&A deals could soon sweep the CLO market as management fee deferrals become an increasing pressure point for small CLO managers -
A different kind of crisis
3 years ago
Panellists on Creditflux’s US CLO webinar were positive about the robustness of CLO structures and the role of cure contributions. But they warned about zombie defaults and gaming tests -
Post-sell-off US CLO volumes on track to pass $9 billion as Sound Point markets deal
3 years ago
US CLO volumes since the pandemic outbreak are on track to pass $9 billion as Sound Point Capital Management markets its first new issue since December -
First Creditflux web panel discusses outlook for CLOs amid covid crisis
3 years ago
Panellists at the first ever Creditflux webinar conference on CLOs struck a balanced view on the outlook for their market, highlighting crucial differences between the crisis resulting from the coronavirus pandemic and the global financial crisis of 2008 -
Who’s got the moves US: oil and gas leads renaissance for US CLO managers
3 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 -
34% of CLOs on track to miss equity payments, virtual conference hears
4 years ago
The impact of the coronavirus crisis on CLOs could only just be starting to bite, said panellists at a virtual CLO conference hosted by IMN -
You wait 12 years for loan dislocation and $1 trillion comes along all at once
4 years ago
The waiting is over — distressed debt managers have the best entry point in about a dozen years as the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index plunged to 80 in just two weeks. -
We’ve survived before, we can do so again
$7.8 billion of CLO collateral, split evenly between the US and Europe, is in the loans that have fallen fastest in the past month. But short term CLO pain will bring opportunities for building par4 years ago -
We’ve survived before, we can do so again
4 years ago
$7.8 billion of CLO collateral, split evenly between the US and Europe, is in the loans that have fallen fastest in the past month. But short term CLO pain will bring opportunities for building par -
Sound Point launches distressed debt fund with $70 million
4 years ago
Sound Point Capital has launched a distressed debt fund focused on loans trading below 90 cents -
A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit
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CLO pipeline: Medalist ascends podium as new issues pace themselves
4 years ago
CLO managers are biding their time before re-entering the primary CLO market, but this week Investcorp Credit Management, KKR and Medalist Partners are marketing new issue US CLOs -
Deutsche Bank's global CLO head moves to big US manager
4 years ago
The head of Deutsche Bank's global CLO business has left after working at the firm for 16 years, with sources indicating he has taken a buy-side structuring job at one of the most prolific issuers in the business -
Job opportunity with Sound Point: CLO structuring
4 years ago
Sound Point Capital Management is seeking a CLO structuring analyst for its New York team -
CLOs face losses as Constellis loan drops to 28.5
4 years ago
32 CLO managers hold $640.4 million of Constellis Holdings’ debt, which Moody's downgraded to C after the company missed an amortisation payment due 31 December -
US CLO league tables: CSAM makes it three in a row as Citi completes a clean sweep
4 years ago
The US CLO market suffered a drop in volume last year with $149 billion of issuance, down 43% on 2018’s $262.5 billion. But the heavy slump was not across all forms of CLO pricing, as new issues once again crossed $100 billion and only suffered a 6.5% fall -
Sound Point creates its first fund geared exclusively to direct lending
4 years ago
Sound Point, which has experience of investing in middle market loans through various funds, has launched its first dedicated speciality lending fund -
Clover bankruptcy leaves print marks on CLOs
4 years ago
CLOs hold $256 million of the debt of printing supply company Clover Technologies Group, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday -
Sound Point splits single A tranche in new US CLO
4 years ago
Sound Point Capital Management produced a market first on Friday by splitting a single A-rated CLO into senior and junior tranches -
Head of CLO structuring leaves Sound Point
4 years ago
The head of CLO structuring and co-portfolio manager at Sound Point Capital Management has departed after nearly six years in the job -
Deluxe decline leaves CLOs feeling deflated
4 years ago
Deluxe looked decent: trading in the 90s for much of this year, with 60% of its term loan sitting in CLO portfolios. But its rapid descent underlines the dangers posed by idiosyncratic events. -
Falling correlation reignites passion for index tranche trades
4 years ago
Dispersion in the global corporate credit market is rekindling interest in correlation trading, with dealer sources reporting that a late surge lifted 2019 index tranche volumes to $250 billion.
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