Refine Search
Article Categories
Strategy Tags
- Direct lending (8)
- Emerging markets (1)
- High yield bonds (8)
- Investment grade credit (4)
- Structured credit (1)
- CLO (56)
- Distressed debt (1)
- Leveraged loans (3)
- Synthetic/SRT (3)
- ABL Financing (2)
Geography Tags
-
Ask the market where spreads are heading
2 months ago
Nothing brings the CLO market together like a good moan about the state of the arb. But according to our data, the arbitrage for new-issue US CLOs has remained in the same range for years. -
European CLO primary spreads still have a long way to go
3 months ago
Are European CLO spreads in the primary market cheap or expensive? Our latest research shows that while US managers can celebrate AAAs reaching the 150s, in Europe spreads still have a long way to go to reach historical norms. -
Investcorp makes late break to join 2023 new US issuers
4 months ago
Investcorp Credit Management foreshadowed a new US CLO with guidance offered on Harvest US CLO 2023-1, a BSL deal arranged by Deutsche Bank -
Second BlueBay CLO in a month shines a light on spread tightening
7 months ago
BlueBay priced its fourth US CLO on Friday, arranged by parent company RBC. Both CLOs have almost identical structures allowing for a comparison on recent primary spread tightening. -
Brightwood returns to CLO market for first time this year
7 months ago
Brightwood Capital has priced a new middle market CLO, Brightwood Capital MM CLO 2023-1, arranged by GreensLedge with RBC as co-placement agent -
Triple As dip back under 170bp as Ares reset prices
8 months ago
Citi reset a 2022 vintage US CLO for Ares on Wednesday, the first deal this month with triple A levels below 170bp -
BlueBay prints new US CLO via RBC and Apollo
8 months ago
BlueBay Asset Management priced a new US CLO on Wednesday at $398.25 million -
CVC gets off the mark in 2023 as US CLO market edges wider
1 year ago
The primary US CLO market is trudging along after the rally in January with more evidence that conditions are not as favourable as they were last month. -
European outperformance creates index options trading mismatch: Barclays
1 year ago
The recent outperformance of European credit over US has shifted the value of iTraxx index options, but CDX index volatility premiums stand out for having hit a new low -
China property rescue plan keeps credit on front foot
1 year ago
China’s policy shift on covid rules and measures to prop up its ailing property market have brought a buoyant start to the week, despite financial markets having already rallied sharply last week -
Trinitas prints US market's third static CLO in row
1 year ago
Trinitas Capital Management priced a new static CLO on Thursday, the third consecutive new issue backed by broadly syndicated loans in the US to not have reinvestment capability -
CBOs return as Anchorage second deal takes year's tally to three
1 year ago
Anchorage Capital on Wednesday priced the third US CBO of the year, with outflows from the high yield market having prompted CLO and bond-flex CLO managers to step in to try to take advantage of deeply discounted bond prices -
Fortress prices widest CLO triple As of 2022, but that's no obstacle
2 years ago
CLO triple As reached 162bp on Friday as Fortress priced a US deal. The firm has priced wide CLOs before, but that has not held it back from producing some of the best equity distributions in the industry -
Deerpath senior CLO tranche reaches 195bp to shed light on mid-market pricing
2 years ago
Deerpath Capital Management has revealed mid-market CLO pricing levels in the primary market after disclosing discount margins on its new issue, which priced on Monday -
Elmwood becomes first US CLO manager to print a third new issue this year
2 years ago
Elmwood Asset Management became the first US CLO manager to print its third new issue of 2022 on Wednesday, teaming up with JP Morgan on the new deal named Elmwood CLO 16 -
Blackstone uses CLOs as financing tool in new suite of deals
2 years ago
Blackstone Credit has added three non-traditional US CLOs to its collection this year -
Convergence traders dine out as Europe widens in US absence
2 years ago
Traders betting on Europe / US credit convergence have much to be thankful for on Thursday, with the gap between investment grade CDS spreads having vanished and high yield noticeably reduced -
Treasury desk lists $818 million b-wic as hedge fund looks to offload control CLO equity in bumper day
2 years ago
State Street once again listed over $800 million of US CLO triple A bonds on Tuesday, having sold $834 million of triple A paper last month -
Three control CLO equity blocks trade, including rare CIFC deal with ultra-low funding costs
2 years ago
Three US CLO anchor equity positions traded Tuesday courtesy of one b-wic at 9.30am New York time -
Credit Fundraising: Blue Owl and WhiteHorse gain from improving animal spirits
2 years ago
Fundraising perked up in July as managers raised $14.9 billion for credit funds - the third highest monthly amount this year -
SLR targets $1 billion deployable capital for healthcare direct lending fund
2 years ago
SLR Capital Partners has surpassed the halfway mark on its first dedicated healthcare-focused direct lending fund, making a $480 million initial close -
Lighten up, these are due an upgrade
2 years ago
CLO triple C buckets were overflowing last year, but the average exposure is now 7.3%. That is still close to trigger levels, but CLO managers are relaxed, as further loan upgrades are on the horizon -
Global CLO pricing lab: investors get over fatigue and embrace reset roll over
2 years ago
The demand for CLOs is showing no signs of slowing down after the market had experienced some fatigue at the end of the first quarter and into the second. In the last two weeks, there have been 47 CLO transactions across all forms of pricing in the three markets; led by 18 US CLO new issues -
AB and NXT reset middle market CLOs
3 years ago
AB Private Credit Investors and NXT Capital both reset middle market CLOs on Thursday with the two deals adding a further $740.8 million to primary market supply -
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
Want all the latest news, comment, analysis and data?