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CLO lower cap stack will outperform with $175bn new issuance in 2022: JP Morgan
2 years ago
Equity and lower rated tranche investors will do best as $175 billion of global new CLO issuance arrives in 2022, predict JP Morgan strategists in their annual outlook, taking market size to $1.2 trillion -
CLO resets drive equity returns to highest in five years: JP Morgan
2 years ago
Equity investors in US CLOs are earning, on average, the biggest returns of the past five years, finds JP Morgan – with deals reset this year having done most to raise the numbers -
Sofr transition timing puts CLO debt and equity at odds, says BNP Paribas
2 years ago
CLO investors look to have tough conversations ahead on the structure implications of the transition from Libor to Sofr, with BNP Paribas strategists noting CLO debt will benefit from an early move while equity tranches would do better to wait -
Nomura closes in on Sofr CLO milestone with 15bp emerging as standard for spread adjustment
2 years ago
Nomura is close to a major breakthrough by arranging the first CLO transaction with a Sofr pricing component -
CLO Census latest: voting crosses 200 as range of dealers lead in CLO origination
2 years ago
CLO market participants are placing value on the specialist service that dealers are providing, according to Creditflux’s CLO Census, with three different banks leading the way for US CLO execution, structuring and syndication. A silimar trend is in play in Europe -
Spread adjustment curve emerges for ground-breaking Walker & Dunlop Sofr loan
2 years ago
Walker & Dunlop has changed the credit spread adjustment (CSA) on its fully-Sofr $600 million loan, Debtwire reports, with a varied structure depending on the benchmark tenor -
Banks reject mandates amid loan surge as settlement lengthens
2 years ago
M&A bankers are turning down mandates and settlement times for US loan trades are extending as understaffed desks struggle to cope with record deal volumes -
Landmark Sofr loan nears with spread adjustment giving taste of things to come
2 years ago
The first fully-Sofr US loan is getting closer -
Siaci €202 million loan to leave CLOs after merger as new debt guided in low 400s
2 years ago
Burrus has outlined price talk on an €850 million loan backing its acquisition and merger with Siaci, a popular CLO credit -
Investors proclaim ‘CLO arb is good’
2 years ago
Hold on to your hats: at long last market participants agree that US CLO economics are in favour of equity tranche investors -
CLOs bask in 'golden period' as industry approaches $1 trillion market cap
2 years ago
The economic rebound following the reopening US economy has created a 'golden period' for the CLO market, market participants say -
Loan technical and supply glut keeps CLOs in check
3 years ago
CLO asset and liability spreads moved wider in March owing to unprec-edented volumes of issuance, despite investors rotating into floating-rate products amid rising treasury rates -
CLO managers eye bonds as short-dated loan universe shrinks
3 years ago
European CLO managers that focus on bonds say they had flexibility in the first quarter as the new issue loan pipeline ramped up -
Loan pipeline builds to fuel US CLO production into Q2
3 years ago
US CLO new issuance, already on a high, is set to be spurred on by a healthy loan pipeline over the second quarter of 2021 -
BlackRock shaves top but widens rest of stack with Euro CLO reset
3 years ago
BlackRock has reset a 2016 vintage CLO, pricing the triple A tranche inside the average for new issue European deals but widening lower rated tranches from where they refinanced in 2019 -
CLO 2021 outlook: back to the 'old' normal with volumes, spreads and structures to revert to pre-covid levels
3 years ago
Predictions went out the window this year because, well, who in December 2019 could have foreseen a pandemic devastating lives and wrecking financial markets? But the emergence of vaccines to combat the threat of the coronavirus has spurred a rally in credit over the last month. And CLO researchers expect a resurgence in 2021 with US new issue CLO volumes predicted to hit the $80-110 billion range, according to reports analysed by Creditflux. -
Managers brave covid-hit sectors to drum up returns
3 years ago
Price dislocations among companies operating in industries affected by covid-19 mean they may offer some of the best opportunities for CLO managers and CSO investors — and sources say that neglecting these sectors could hurt performance -
CLO rally keeps primary market flowing for most prolific issuers
3 years ago
The rally in CLO liabilities in September has given fresh impetus to the primary CLO market, which has benefitted from almost six months of favourable market dynamics -
Ticked off: European loan docs turn aggressive
3 years ago
Documentation for European loans tightened in the immediate aftermath of the March sell-off, with lender-friendly terms around additional debt baskets, dividend levels and acquisition thresholds. But aggressive terms are creeping back into the market -
CLO managers push for deeper triple C buckets
3 years ago
CLO managers in the US have launched a concerted effort for greater flexibility on their triple C test limits since the coronavirus-triggered sell off in March -
Legacy CLO warehouses brought into scope of Fed's talf programme
3 years ago
The US Federal Reserve has published an updated term sheet and FAQ for its term asset-backed securities loan facility programme with amendments to allow a greater scope of CLOs as eligible collateral -
Four managers eye breakthrough new issue European CLOs
4 years ago
The European primary CLO market is showing signs of revival with four managers eyeing deals -
CLO warehouses trigger draw stops as loan market tanks
4 years ago
CLO warehouses are being put on ice due to ‘draw stop’ triggers, which have come into play as loan prices plunge. -
We’ve survived before, we can do so again
4 years ago
$7.8 billion of CLO collateral, split evenly between the US and Europe, is in the loans that have fallen fastest in the past month. But short term CLO pain will bring opportunities for building par -
Ellington sells large chunk of assets from European CLO warehouse
4 years ago
Ellington Management sold €69.5 million from its CLO warehouse on a b-wic dated 12 March, according to market sources
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