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Large CLO investor sells three post-reinvestment anchor equity positions
1 year ago
Three control equity positions were on sale on Thursday at 9am EST (2pm GMT) in the same list. The bwic listing was made up of three 2017 US CLOs, all of which are post-reinvestment and have not been reset in the years since -
CLO M&A hits new heights with anticipated Assured deal
Last year saw a record M&A volume centred on credit asset managers, with a study by Gapstow revealing the total assets under management of acquired firms was $326 billion, compared to $140 billion in 2021. -
Carlyle strikes agreement to manage $112m listed fund and shift strategy to CLOs
1 year ago
Vertical Capital Income Fund has struck an agreement for Carlyle Group to take over as investment advisor in a move which will result in the New York Stock Exchange-listed fund shifting focus towards CLO debt and equity investments. -
Loan amendment alert: Wellpet offers 10bp CSA
1 year ago
Wellpet has issued a loan amendment request with a view to including a 10 basis points credit spread adjustment (CSA), market sources say. Although this is an improvement on recent amendments it still falls short, according to CLO investors. -
CLO rankings: manager AUM, advisory firm and trustees Q4 2022
1 year ago
As 2022 draws to a close manager consolidation through mergers and acquisitions have been balanced out by new market entrants to leave roughly the same number of managers that entered the year, at least for now. -
Credit funds at a glance (December 2023)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
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. -
Structured credit pair among 61 to earn promotion at Carlyle
1 year ago
Carlyle has promoted two members of its US CLO team among 61 new partners and managing directors -
CLO managers to jump into action as Covanta loan proposal omits spread adjustment
1 year ago
Covanta Holdings is the latest example of a US loan issuer looking to switch benchmark from Libor to Sofr, but without an accompanying credit spread adjustment -
Beneath the triple C: Stormy October hits CLOs with rising tide of downgrades
1 year ago
After a slight respite in the pace of downgrades over the summer for CLOs, October brought renewed momentum as macro-economic pressures - primarily high interest rate burdens for corporate borrowers and supply side inflation - became the recurring rationale -
US CLO league tables: Usual suspects keep market rolling as Citi moves within $1 billion of BofA
1 year ago
October experienced $7.1 billion of US CLO issuance with over half of that priced by the managers that occupy one to eight in the US CLO new issue league tables -
Carlyle and Octagon bring first reinvesting US BSL CLOs since 19 October
1 year ago
Carlyle Group and Octagon Credit Investors each priced a new US CLO on Friday, bringing the first reinvesting transactions backed by broadly syndicated loans to the market in nine days -
Carlyle scores 225bp triple A print on new CLO due Friday
1 year ago
Carlyle Group has secured a 225 basis points triple A print on its new CLO named Carlyle US CLO 2022-6, which is expected to price on Friday -
Blackstone leads key category as investors lash out at loan settlement by fax: CLO Census latest
1 year ago
CLO market participants have voted for the three most prolific US CLO issuers as the ones to have taken greatest advantage of credit volatility this year, according to the latest updates from the Creditflux CLO Census. There are just hours left to add your voice if you have not already done so, with the Census set to close later today -
US CLO pipeline: MidOcean and Seix look to end three-year drought as others rock and reload
1 year ago
14 US CLO managers are in various stages of marketing their latest offerings, with a wide scope of names for investors to choose from -
CIFC hires Carlyle's credit investor relations head
1 year ago
CIFC Asset Management has hired T Michael Johnson as managing director and co-head of business development -
What matters is what you do with it
1 year ago
CLO managers yearn for flexibility so they can take advantage when credit sells off. But it isn’t enough on its own: triple C-flex CLOs saw portfolios erode this year, while CBOs outperformed -
Euro CLO league tables: elements combine to give Redding Ridge new issuance lead
1 year ago
Do you remember, the 16th night of September? What a time to be a European CLO manager... -
Europe welcomes four new CLOs in a day after nothing for one month
1 year ago
No issuance to speak of in a month, and then four CLOs come along at once -
Four Euro CLOs emerge with target pricings as early as tomorrow
1 year ago
According to the latest marketing blasts, WhiteStar is targeting pricing tomorrow, Palmer Square and Cross Ocean are aiming for ‘as early as’ tomorrow and Five Arrows will aim for early-to-mid next week -
15 CLO managers aim to print European deals as 'aspirational pipeline' forms
1 year ago
European CLO market participants are doubtful the pace of issuance will return to full swing in September, despite a reasonably healthy forward-looking pipeline. -
Secondary CLOs stand firm as credit markets take a hit
1 year ago
Macro weakness is seeping into credit with CDS indices gapping wider and US loans suffering a setback after dropping below 95 points this week. Traders say the CLO secondary market has reflected this turn in sentiment, with did-not-trades racking up – although spreads have held up better than other parts of the credit market -
CLOs keep eyes glued to screen as Cineworld previews possible chapter 11
1 year ago
Cineworld, the UK-based cinema giant, has announced that a chapter 11 restructuring is among the options it is considering, in response to recent media speculation about a possible default -
New Carlyle CLO with Citi and Barclays co-arranging scores tightest August triple As
1 year ago
Carlyle Group has teamed up with Barclays and Citi to print its latest CLO named Carlyle US CLO 2022-5 at $495.5 million -
CLOs at a glance (August 2022)
1 year ago
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month
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