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February 2024 US Leveraged Highlights
5 months ago
Debtwire today releases the February 2024 US Leveraged Highlights, featuring key trends in the leveraged loan and high-yield bond markets. -
November 2023 US Leveraged Highlights
9 months ago
Debtwire today releases the November 2023 US Leveraged Highlights, featuring key trends in the leveraged loan and high-yield bond markets -
State of the US Loan Market 3Q23 - Xtract Special Report
10 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 -
DebtDynamics North America: de-risking remains key focus for loan issuers and investors alike
1 year ago
Syndicated leveraged loan and high-yield (HY) bond markets have endured a challenging time during the past eight months but sentiment is far from rock-bottom -
US leveraged loan issuance drops 35% year on year
1 year ago
Debtwire 's new July 2023 US Leveraged Highlights report sees a striking 70% year-on-year decrease in new money institutional activity as lack of supply from the M&A market weighs on issuance -
Fund performance
1 year ago
Good month for CLO funds sees six in top 10 as Axiom sets pace -
Do amend and extends now before big chunk of CLOs exit reinvestment, says BofA
1 year ago
Research analysts at Bank of America are recommending CLO managers complete amend and extend activity before a wave of transactions exit their reinvestment periods later in the year -
Pimco eyes CLOs as part of new flexible credit interval fund
1 year ago
Pimco is preparing to launch a new closed-ended, non-listed interval fund, named Pimco Flexible Corporate Income Fund, which will invest at least 80% of assets in corporate debt across public and private credit markets -
Defaults rise yet fears of low recoveries hurt even more
1 year ago
Defaults and Chapter 11 filings are picking up this year amid tougher economic conditions for borrowers -
Barclays won't let sleeping dogs lie after another Newfoundland CLO reset
1 year ago
Newfoundland CLO, the long running and world's largest balance-sheet CLO, has been given a new leash of life by upsizing in a reset yesterday, according to announcements from Moody’s and Scope Ratings. -
Lights go out for Heritage Power with 120 CLOs left in the dark
1 year ago
US based power plant operator Heritage Power filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in the bankruptcy court of Texas on Tuesday night, impacting $124.45 million of assets held by 120 US CLOs. -
Beneath the triple C: Life could be better, but it’s just a letter, under the CCC
1 year ago
Many market participants were eagerly looking forward to a break in December after a gruelling year, but the rating agencies were in no mood to oblige. -
Are we ready for another crisis?
1 year ago
Credit managers must brace themselves for stress in 2023, as rates rise and the number of poor performing assets increases. But most CLOs look well-placed and can rely on plump OC cushions -
Fund performance: Light at the end of the tunnel for credit funds after difficult year
1 year ago
Following a tough September, credit funds bounced back in October as 59% of funds made positive returns. -
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 -
Private equity firms are becoming CLO converts: TwentyFour
1 year ago
Private equity firms have increasingly bought CLO and other securitised debt tranches in recent weeks instead of their usual preference for physical assets - a trade TwentyFour believes "makes perfect sense" -
Fund performance: August provides much-needed relief for CLO funds
1 year ago
.August fund performance -
Franklin Templeton and Benefit Street launch credit interval fund
1 year ago
The pair have launched a multi-strategy credit interval fund named Franklin BSP Private Credit Fund, which will invest across US private credit -
Nerves of steel needed for CLOs as Phoenix Services files for chapter 11
1 year ago
CLOs hold $341.54 million of steel service provider Phoenix Services Topco which filed for chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware yesterday -
Three defaults mean CLO OC ratios to decline by 17bp in September, says BofA
2 years ago
CLO overcollateralisation ratios are set to decline by 17 basis points in September following the defaults of Cineworld, Endo and Carestream health, according to a research paper from Bank of America -
Market sentiment shifts as investors turn bullish on loans and CLOs
2 years ago
CLO market sentiment has shifted decisively in recent weeks with investors expressing more optimism than earlier in the year -
We can cope with downgrades again
Having overcome one loan downgrade wave in 2020, the CLO market is now facing another. But this time CLOs are defensively positioned, and managers have a chance to adjust portfolios2 years ago -
Euro loans with FX hedging offer better value than US: Barclays
2 years ago
The big underperformance of European loans in June has left them looking cheap versus those in the US – but FX hedging and a nuanced selection process are advisable for investors looking to take advantage of that -
Beneath the triple C: ebbs and flows leave triple C levels at a temporary stasis
2 years ago
Following a rising tide of downgrades in May the loan market stabilised somewhat in June, with seven issuers held by CLOs downgraded to triple C and a counter-swell of five names upgraded to single B. -
Manager selection stakes are heightening as CLO pain points intensify: Barclays
2 years ago
CLOs’ slump in market value and piling of distressed assets have made differentiation between managers much more acute on key metrics, regionally and by vintage, according to Barclays credit strategists
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