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US CLO pipeline: Triple A dispersion coming to fore as Palmer Square aims to open market again
1 year ago
The US CLO market is set to reopen with five managers in various stages of marketing new issue CLOs, according to sources -
US CLO league tables: Blackstone and BofA rise above competition in volatile 2022
1 year ago
A tumultuous year in the US CLO market led to total issuance dropping from a record $391.2 billion in 2021 to $134.8 billion in 2022 -
Euro CLO league tables: Jefferies wins at a canter as fellow newcomer Palmer Square wins in new issues
1 year ago
A year of turmoil in the CLO market inevitably led to European CLO issuance dropping in 2022 from its record 2021 -
Global 2022 CLO league tables
1 year ago
Global 2022 CLO league tables -
CLO 2023 Outlook: CLOs look set to rise to the challenge of a tough 2023
1 year ago
CLO researchers had an (understandable) inability to accurately predict the staggering array of macro shocks that affected the CLO market this year. So it comes as a surprise that overall CLO issuance reached a lot closer to anticipated levels than many would have expected back in Q2 -
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. -
Mid market CLO league tables: Golub scores in 90th minute as Natixis leads banks
1 year ago
Golub Capital left it late, but the prolific mid market CLO manager wrestled the lead in new issuance from Blackstone Credit last month -
Euro CLO league tables: Final whistle beckons in close manager race as Jefferies looks to park the bus
1 year ago
Last month, just shy of €3 billion of European CLO paper was priced in the primary market, the most since March and Russia’s war with Ukraine -
US CLO league tables: BofA and Citi going down to the wire but Blackstone set to clinch manager crown
1 year ago
20 US CLO managers priced last month to take year-to-date new issue volumes to $114.2 billion. This is $54.7 billion less than 2021’s total new issuance, but $34.1 billion more than 2020 and $6.1 billion more than 2019 -
Global CLO league tables - November 2022 YTD
1 year ago
Global CLO league tables - November 2022 YTD -
Credit and commodities diverge after China abandons zero-covid approach
1 year ago
Markets present a mixed picture at the start of the week, with Europe – still processing Friday’s US jobs numbers – opening cautiously after China’s retreat from strict zero-covid policies boosts commodity prices but raises fears of an infection wave -
Rebuke for optimism as US jobs send market bulls running for cover
1 year ago
Investors’ determination to maintain an optimistic outlook on US Federal Reserve policy hit a point of reckoning on Friday, with hot US jobs numbers adding weight to committee members’ message that there is still a lot more work for them to do -
Swiss bank looks to plug holes but investors are hun-gruyere for risk
1 year ago
Credit Suisse is a rare, worrisome cloud in an otherwise brightening sky this week, as Europe extends its tightening trend in credit with the US standing at ease for the Thanksgiving holiday -
Europe's outperformance reverses after Poland attack and inflation numbers
1 year ago
European credit spreads are heading wider, following a strong run, with the UK’s latest inflation reading worse than expected and a missile strike on Poland having raised geopolitical risk on the continent -
Fitch raises European default rate assumptions with loans in tougher spot than bonds
1 year ago
Analysts at Fitch Ratings have raised their base-case leveraged loan default rate for end-2023 in Europe to 4.5% from 3.5%, and their severe-case rate to 6% -
Credit Suisse to streamline European CLO manager client list
1 year ago
Credit Suisse is unlikely to be among the heavyweights in European CLO origination with market sources indicating that the bank is reducing its CLO manager client list -
Manager raises $150 million for first solo captive CLO equity fund
1 year ago
The US manager is on the road fundraising for its third ever captive equity CLO fund, but first under its new branding, -
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 -
Euro CLO league tables: Barings €20 million behind PGIM in overall issuance as Jefferies extends lead
1 year ago
The European CLO manager base reaches 41 as six new issues priced for a total of €1.9 billion -
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 -
Global CLO league tables - October 2022 YTD
1 year ago
Global CLO league tables - October 2022 YTD -
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 -
Open US CLO warehouses up 265% since January, Maples report reveals
1 year ago
The total number of open US CLO warehouses has increased 265% since the beginning of 2022, through there be some early signs of levelling off in September, according to the latest edition of the ‘CLO-ser’ report published by Maples -
US managers recalibrate as Euro CLO portfolio spreads rise: Moody's
1 year ago
CLO managers have had to readjust this year and data from Moody’s Investor Services shows weighted average rating factor scores for all US CLOs have held steady, while weighted average spreads have dropped 0.15% -
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
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