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CLOs at a glance (January 2021)
3 years ago
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month -
Credit hedge funds (January 2021)
3 years ago
Monthly credit hedge fund tables -
Vaccine boosts credit as PE firms open up to bridge loans
3 years ago
The leveraged loan and CLO markets ended 2020 on a long-awaited high after multiple vaccines for covid-19 were rubber-stamped by regulators -
Signs of new dawn as tranche volumes smash past $250bn
3 years ago
Last year, people formed fresh habits as they adapted to the coronavirus pandemic. Similarly, in credit, a breakthrough year for the CDS tranche market is leading participants to believe that elevated tranche volumes are here to stay -
Napier Park flexible credit fund powers to 17.8% gains in 2020
3 years ago
A European credit fund run by Napier Park Global Capital is up 17.8% in 2020 through to the end of October to sit atop of the list of funds by that metric -
Convexity pushes high yield bond basis to the forefront
3 years ago
Compression had become the watchword of the market as Creditflux went to press, providing justification for high yield versus investment grade macro plays, wide-end long positioning and selective tight-end shorts. But the more important driver, say some relative value investors, was convexity -
Zombies demand brain work from tranche traders
3 years ago
Outperformance of junior tranches and underperformance of senior was the big theme in CDS index tranches going into December. But the picture began to change as Creditflux went to press -
Little room to move in IG’s vice-like grip
3 years ago
The absolute tightness of credit has left investment grade specialists a tough challenge to find value in the coming year, with neither scope for spread improvement nor encouragement to go short -
Speculative protection buying censures managements that seek only to enhance their own wealth
3 years ago
The Catholic church misses the mark when referring to CDS as ‘finance of chance’ -
Cessation of activity mid-December is an opportunity to switch off… and let the mind wander
3 years ago
Welshcake is grateful for a lull in credit markets. The downtime has inspired him to dream up a CLO play -
Elfa forms private debt committee
3 years ago
The European Leveraged Finance Association has launched a new private debt committee which aims to providea forum for direct lenders -
LP round up: pensions plan private credit pacing as strategic credit takes on "midfield" role
3 years ago
US pensions have allocated $1.4 billion across 22 credit funds including those managed by Angelo Gordon, Ares and GoldenTree, according to recent board documents seen by Creditflux. Meanwhile a pension fund draws parallels between strategic credit and Jordan Henderson -
Europcar CDS auction date set
3 years ago
The Emea Determinations Committee has set a date in January to settle CDS referencing Europcar Mobility Group -
Direct Lending Perspectives: deal flow gets back on track
3 years ago
Direct lending deal flow popped back towards pre-pandemic levels by the end of Q3, raising hopes that the European middle market is back on its feet after six months were volumes had slumped -
BNP Paribas AM targets €1 billion for two infrastructure debt funds
3 years ago
BNP Paribas European Infrastructure Debt Fund II will target €500 million while BNP Paribas European Junior Infrastructure Debt Fund I has a €300 million to €500 million target -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: junior tranches trade above par as US volumes reach $45bn
3 years ago
A busy week of over $1.4 billion of US CLO secondary bonds and €290 million of European CLO paper gave light to CLO spreads across the capital structure continuing their push towards pre-covid levels -
Two senior CQS officials launch European distressed debt firm
3 years ago
Two senior CQS officials have launched their own boutique distressed debt firm, named Broadstone Credit Partners -
It's all relative: Euro CLO mezz rallies to follow month-long IG/HY compression
3 years ago
European credit suffered this week with Brexit talks between the UK and the EU dragging on and both sides conceding that a trade deal is unlikely to be reached by Sunday’s deadline. But European CLO tranches have held up reasonably well with mezzanine spreads tightening by almost 13% in December -
Capital Four prices second European CLO with triple As at 105bp
3 years ago
Capital Four priced its second ever European CLO today named Capital Four CLO II. Barclays arranged the €356.2 million transaction -
All’s well that ends well in 2020 OC tests
Swathes of CLOs failed over-collateralisation tests last year, but unlike the drawn-out recovery following the 2008 financial crisis, the return to compliance after the covid-19 crash was rapid3 years ago -
Credit sell off gathers pace ahead of Brexit crunch day
With both sides in the EU-UK negotiations conceding that trade talks are most likely to conclude on Sunday without an agreement, credit is again a big underperformer today as more longs cut and run while hedging picks up -
CIFC prices tightest four-year euro CLO since covid sell-off
3 years ago
CIFC Asset Management priced the tightest European CLO with four years of reinvestment post-covid on Thursday, teaming up with Barclays to issue the €368.8 million deal named CIFC European Funding CLO III -
AlbaCore generates 55% IRR for new $1 billion dislocation strategy
3 years ago
AlbaCore Capital Group says it generated a 55% internal rate of return on its coronavirus-related European dislocation strategy from March through to November -
Big push wider in high yield as traders cut their longs
3 years ago
Europe's iTraxx Crossover CDS index has given up a big part of its recent rally today, underperforming other indices amid signs traders are closing up books early for the end of the year -
BlueCrest settles SEC charges of favouring internal fund over client capital
3 years ago
BlueCrest Capital Management has agreed to pay $170 million to settle charges related to a fund that managed internal capital
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