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Napier Park resets 2017 vintage
28 days ago
Napier Park Global reset its Regatta IX Funding yesterday according to market sources, adding four tranches and a fixed-rate coupon -
AEW Europe completes deal to buy private debt manager Natixis
3 months ago
AEW Europe has finalized a deal to buy private debt platform Natixis Investment Managers International for an undisclosed amount, as the European real estate investment manager continues to expand its global direct lending footprint -
Big banks see small changes in CLO holdings — but that may change in third quarter
8 months ago
The major bank buyers of CLO triple A notes saw limited change in their holdings during the second quarter, according to their latest financial statements -
1H23 CLO issuance rankings
9 months ago
Our latest set of CLO issuance rankings for the first half of 2023 showcase the most active CLO arrangers, managers, lawyers and trustees over a challenging six months. -
Loan Highlights 2Q23: Running aground
10 months ago
The global loan market endured a bleak first half of the year, with the overall 1H23 volume falling 28% year-on-year (YoY) to $1.9 trillion, the lowest showing since 2012. -
Low warehouse balances show CLOs bracing for volatility
10 months ago
A record number of CLO warehouses are open but contain record low balances, according to several market sources. The figures indicate that CLO managers and equity investors are preparing for a sell-off in the loan market in the latter half of 2023. -
Global CLO league tables - May 2023 YTD
11 months ago
Global CLO league tables - May 2023 YTD -
Global CLO league tables - April 2023 YTD
1 year ago
Global CLO league tables - April 2023 YTD -
CLO rankings: manager AUM, advisory firm and trustees Q1 2023
1 year ago
Two acquisitions close to shake up the top and Dechert takes early lead over Milbank in manager counsel rankings -
Global CLO league tables - February 2023 YTD
1 year ago
Global CLO league tables - February 2023 YTD -
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. -
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. -
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 -
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 -
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
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