Refine Search
Article Categories
Strategy Tags
- Direct lending (9)
- Emerging markets (7)
- High yield bonds (22)
- Investment grade credit (10)
- Structured credit (8)
- CLO (17)
- Distressed debt (9)
- Leveraged loans (remove)
- Synthetic/SRT (12)
- ABL Financing (4)
Geography Tags
-
State of the US Loan Market 3Q23 - Xtract Special Report
7 months ago
The US leveraged loan market continued to languish in 3Q23, but the average covenant score for large Sponsor loans bounced back somewhat from its precipitous decline in 2Q23 according to this special report -
September 2023 US Leveraged Highlights
7 months ago
Refinancing continues to amplify leveraged debt volume in Debtwire's latest report featuring key trends in the leveraged loan and high-yield bond market -
Envision Healthcare draws lawsuit from fourth out lenders
10 months ago
A group of “fourth out” lenders to Envision Healthcare have lodged an adversary complaint over its 2022 drop-down recapitalization and subsequent ‘uptier’ exchange -
Refinancing and extensions dominate European debt issuance and hit highest share in a decade
10 months ago
With the highest interest rates in the Eurozone since the Global Financial Crisis, the European leveraged finance market has been dominated by companies that need to refinance or extend their deals. -
Fund performance: European CLO funds lead the way
1 year ago
February was a positive month for many funds, as only one quarter failed to reach the black. This builds off a stellar start to the year: 96% of funds reached a positive return in January -
Pimco loan ETF finds good entry point for deployment
1 year ago
Pimco’s loan ETF, launched earlier this month appears well positioned to capitalise on the volatility that has hit the loan market in the last two weeks -
Fund performance: Credit hits another bump in the road after March revival
2 years ago
There was more upheaval for credit funds in April, reversing the mini-recovery in March as 40% of funds made positive returns, a decrease on the 47% in March -
LP round up: CLO fund included in whopping $13 billion of credit allocations in November
2 years ago
Credit took centre stage in November as investors allocated over $13 billion to credit funds in the month, with one pension allocating $50 million for a European CLO risk retention fund -
It's all relative: IG index drifts wide of 50bp as European CLO triple Bs outperform
2 years ago
US investment grade credit has been an underperformer in the last few weeks with CDX IG trading north of 50 basis points again. But European CLO triple Bs are looking strong while there is a stronger bid for two- to three-year paper in the US -
It's all relative: CDX HY touches record tights but junior US CLO tranches leak wider
2 years ago
Credit spreads are marching tighter, but someone forgot to tell the CLO market. European and US CDS spreads have moved in step with each other for the most part with investment grade and high yield tightening 4-6% in the last week, whereas CLOs have been losing ground -
Fund performance: CLO funds keep up momentum as Napier Park finishes top
3 years ago
2020 ended with funds in our CLOs category taking the top few spots -
It's all relative: senior CLO tranches tighten 18% in Europe as CDS indices sit out rally
The corporate credit rally in January is notable because some assets tightened to levels not seen in over a decade (loans), others rallied albeit with a lag (CLOs) and the most liquid stream of credit (CDS indices) defied moves in other asset classes to widen
-
Credit fundraising: distressed keeps in favour but CLO ETFs emerge
3 years ago
Five months into global lockdown and distressed debt funds are still proving popular, but several managers have found success pitching other types of credit strategies -
Flat Rock eyes interval fund conversion for private BDC
3 years ago
Flat Rock Capital Corporation, a private business development company managed by Flat Rock Global, has filed to convert to an interval fund, according to US regulatory filings. The BDC will merge into a new entity, subject to shareholder approval -
Fund performance: Credit funds post double-digit gains
3 years ago
June returns have once again been led by CLO funds, as seven out of the top 10 belong to our CLOs category. -
Don’t be a hero: managers opt to go market-neutral
3 years ago
There’s yet more volatility in store later this year — that’s the consensus according to credit portfolio managers that have spoken to Creditflux. What they are unsure about is the scale and direction of this movement, which is leading them to prune their portfolios with an emphasis on market-neutral tactics -
Four managers join forces on gigantic £1.9 billion unitranche
3 years ago
The supersized transaction to Ardonagh Group, led by Ares, is the largest ever unitranche facility -
Bankrupt Hertz runs out of gas with CLOs holding $245 million
4 years ago
CLOs hold $245 million of Hertz’ debt as the US-based car rental company drives into bankruptcy protection, with the coronavirus panedemic putting brakes on the Estero, Florida-headquartered's firm car rental operations -
CLOs hold $100 million of Intelsat debt as it files for bankruptcy
4 years ago
CLOs hold nearly $100 million of the debt of Intelsat, a Luxembourg-headquartered fixed satellite services provider, which filed for chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia late last night -
Frontier bankruptcy dials up pressure for 90 CLOs
4 years ago
Nine CLO managers hold $217 million of Frontier Communications’ debt across 90 CLOs, as the telecommunications company filed for Chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court Southern District of New York -
Investors pull $10.9 billion out of corporate IG ETFs in one week
4 years ago
Outflows from loan and high yield bond exchange traded funds have exacerbated the liquidity pressure facing credit investors, sources say, as market volatility intensifies after economists slashed global forecasts -
California pension looks to cut liquid credit allocations
4 years ago
Fresno County Employees’ Retirement Association will likely cut back on liquid credit and completely remove hedge fund allocations in 2020.. But the pension is optimistic about core bonds – and may include it as a new asset class -
US loan trading: Sinclair loans dominate the airwaves as CLOs tune in
4 years ago
Sinclair Broadcasting Group and Diamond Sports – both subsidiaries of issuer Sinclair - worked their way into CLO portfolios in July, with 91 managers purchasing $1.42 billion of the loans in July -
Apollo fee earnings rise 9% in Q2 as structured credit boosts portfolio
4 years ago
Apollo Global Management’s credit portfolio increased 4% quarter-over-quarter to $201 billion, driven by growth in affiliated life insurance firm Athene, as well as corporate credit and structured credit -
Credit plays a big part as KKR increases AUM by $6.5 billion
4 years ago
KKR grew its assets under management by 8% over the second quarter, according to the firm’s earnings call, which took place on Thursday.
Want all the latest news, comment, analysis and data?