Refine Search
Article Categories
Strategy Tags
- Direct lending (5)
- Emerging markets (6)
- High yield bonds (10)
- Investment grade credit (6)
- Structured credit (6)
- CLO (remove)
- Distressed debt (remove)
- Leveraged loans (19)
- Marketplace lending (1)
- Synthetic/SRT (6)
- High Yield/Unrated (1)
- ABL Financing (4)
Geography Tags
-
iHeart secured group advisors in confidential talks with company
1 month ago
iHeartMedia, still an important name in the US CLO market, is back in the news, potentially impacting 482 different CLOs -
CLO funds are hot in summer as they take nine spots in top 10 (Fund performance)
1 year ago
CLO funds took the lead through summer as the returns of the category index reached 1.88% and 3.18% in June and July, respectively. Both months saw a CLO fund as the top performer — Sound Point Meridian in June, and Oxford Gate Master Fund in July. -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Beneath the triple C: US CLOs take a dip in the triple C as Europe watches from the sun lounger
2 years ago
The US CLO market bore the brunt of downgrades to triple C in July and August, with a total of $6.22 billion of paper affected. European CLOs enjoyed a more relaxing summer holiday, with only 1 name representing €33.88 million worth of bonds downgraded to triple C. -
CLO x-rays reveal chapter 11-diagnosed borrower
2 years ago
18 CLO managers hold $380.2 million debt of medical imaging and non-destructive testing product provider Carestream Health, which on Tuesday filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US Court for the District of Delaware. The firm entered into a restructuring support agreement to slash its debt by around $470 million -
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. -
Revlon spares no blushes for CLO managers in filing for Chapter 11
2 years ago
Troubled lender Revlon Consumer Products filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy late Wednesday night. The default is likely to have a weighty impact on the CLO market -
Beneath the triple C: CLOs take first knock since covid scrapes
2 years ago
CLO managers have been hit by a number of loan downgrades to triple C for the first time since the wave of pandemic-related cuts trickled to a halt in early 2021. Companies indirectly linked to the health sector suffered most in May -
HY fund is exception to rule of CLOs
2 years ago
CLO funds have had back-to-back years of outperformance versus credit, proving the asset class is a great place to invest, rain or shine. But a Wasserstein HY fund was the star performer in 2021 -
Fund performance: Groundhog Day as 2021 leaders start strong
2 years ago
CLO funds once again claim the most top performing spots as seven out of 10 funds belong to the category -
Beneath the triple C: resurfacing credits surpass divers as tide turns for CLOs
3 years ago
Upgrades above triple C overtook downgrades to that rating or below in February. Moody's or Standard & Poor's cut six corporate debt issuers to triple C or below in February, out of which just four can be found in CLO portfolios -
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 -
Fund performance: CLOs look to continue recovery with end of the year in sight
3 years ago
CLO funds claim the majority of positions in our top 10 -
[update] Beneath the triple C: theme parks take portfolios on downward ride
3 years ago
Seven corporate debt issuers were downgraded to triple C or below in September by Moody’s or Standard and Poor’s – hurting $2.16 billion of US CLO loans and €1.16 billion of European CLO portfolio. The pace of CLO loan downgrades to triple C has slowed steadily since the peak in April -
Credit fundraising: managers build homes for real estate credit funds
3 years ago
The “largest ever real estate credit fund” was one of the fundraising highlights last month as Blackstone’s Real Estate Debt Strategies IV fund reached $8 billion on its final close -
Fracking servicer FTS files for chapter 11 protection
4 years ago
Fracking servicer FTS International filed for chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas Houston yesterday. The credit is not widely featured in CLOs with only nine managers holding $47.9 million of FTI’s term loans -
CLOs stuck with $100 million of bankrupt TNT Crane's debt
4 years ago
14 CLO managers hold $92.5 million debt of TNT Crane & Rigging, which filed for chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court For The District Of Delaware yesterday -
OC health check: US CLOs hit by new round of test failures
4 years ago
135 deals breached an over-collateralisation test last week, 78 for the first time, according to the latest trustee reports from CLO-i. -
Private credit wins investor as Maryland pension introduces 5% allocation
4 years ago
Howard County Retirement has introduced a new bucket to the private credit asset class, reducing its core bond and hedge fund exposure to facilitate this measure, according to board documents seen by Creditflux -
If history repeats itself, the best CLO play could be to hold equities
4 years ago
After a futile scramble for liquidity, LyondellBasel filed for bankruptcy in the early morning hours of 6 January 2009. Bad luck for CLO managers that were holding the loan? Not at all -
McDermott slips into bankruptcy with CLOs holding almost $1 billion
4 years ago
42 CLO managers hold $957.6 million of the debt of McDermott International, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday. Under the plan, McDermott’s term loan and revolving lenders will receive 94% of McDermott’s reorganised equity and $500 million in take back senior secured term loans. Term loan claims are expected to recover 84%, according to a disclosure statement -
Creditors left with sour taste as two food companies file for bankruptcy
4 years ago
Credit investors have been left to digest two US food company bankruptcy filings this week, with dairy producer Dean Foods triggering the first credit event to hit on-the-run series 33 of the CDX HY index, while Houlihan's Restaurants has also sought protection
Want all the latest news, comment, analysis and data?