Creditflux

Barings raises €1.5 billion for European direct lending
Barings has held a close for its latest European direct lending fund, receiving €1.5 billion of capital from over 45 institutional investors

THL anchor CLO equity seeks purchase in secondary market
Up for auction later today is the 15th controlling stake in a US CLO this year, with nine of the previous 14 having failed to trade

Ares and Barings lead the way as triple A spreads regain lost ground
CLO triple A spreads in Europe have reached their tightest point in months, with two deals issuing their first pay notes at 108 basis points over Euribor

Barings targets 110-111bp print on forthcoming European CLO
Barings is looking to join the exclusive list of European CLO managers to issue triple As around 110 or 111 basis points over Euribor

CLO pipeline: managers return in force after varying time-outs
CLO managers in all markets are taking the view that the time is ripe to print their latest deals. There are 30 transactions in the US CLO pipeline this week with a further four in the middle market space and Europe

CLO managers lick their wounds with Joerns bankruptcy
Seven CLO managers hold $92.3 million exposure to US healthcare equipment businesses Joerns Woundco Holdings, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday 

US life insurers grew their CLO investments by 31% in 2018, finds Moody's
US life insurers held $79.4 billion in CLO exposure at the end of 2018, which is up 31% from the amount held at the end of 2017, according to a report by Moody’s Investor Service

Barings shows way forward with BDC-sponsored CLO
The unusual move by Barings BDC to issue a US CLO suggests a new way for BDCs to lock in cheap financing and withstand volatility.

Barings BDC forms $550 million JV with South Carolina pension
The new joint venture will invest in both liquid and illiquid credit

Global CLO round-up: new managers put down roots
Birch Grove priced its debut CLO this week while relative newcomers PPM (in the US) and Voya Alternative Asset Management (Europe) grew their CLO AUM.

Barings weighs in with static CLO sponsored by its BDC
Barings’ business development company has joined the growing list of managers issuing static CLOs

CLO pipeline: refinancings to make a comeback
CLO refinancings look set to continue their recent surge in the US CLO market, with another five refinancings and two resets appearing in the pipeline.

Barings makes it three US CLOs in three months
Barings has priced a $405.35 million CLO via Credit Suisse, completing its third new deal of the year

Northleaf appoints private credit officials in Chicago, London and Toronto
Northleaf Capital Partners has expanded its private credit team with three hires - including an ex-Barclays head of international corporate credit

Danish pension fund eyes niche credit opportunities
PensionDanmark is preparing for more volatility in 2019 by casting its eye towards niche opportunities in the special situations and distressed debt market. The Copenhagen-based pension fund last month merged its alternatives and private debt platforms

US CLO round-up: Golub orbits curve as managers double up
A breakthrough regarding Japanese risk retention rules ended last week on a high note for CLOs as the Japan Financial Services Agency has announed that CLOs can sit outside the remits of its securitisation regulations

Mezz spreads come in as Barings issues second US CLO in 2019
Barings finds a warming US CLO market

Barings and Napier Park fight over Duchess VI incentive fee
Napier Park European Credit Opportunities Fund and Barings (UK) faced off in court this week over the payability of an incentive collateral management fee (ICMF) after the 2006-vintage Duchess VI CLO was called by the equity in 2018. Duchess VI CLO. After a two-day hearing, the judge, Lord Justice Vos, reserved his judgment

UK pension allocates £900 million to four private debt managers
The £21.9 billion pension fund has awarded £900 million to three private debt managers and one real estate debt manager, according to 6 March board minutes

US CLO round-up: years fall off CLO market as it gets back to its old self
The CLO market is starting to look rejuvenated, with the dense pipeline having this week offloaded seven new broadly syndicated deals and one middle market deal as Creditflux goes to press – totalling $3.7 billion of new paper. 

CLO pricing stands firm as Barings prices senior triple As at 132bp
Barings priced its first new issue CLO of the year yesterday, with the triple As coming in 1.91 basis points tight of the ten-day average at 134.82bp, although the deal still indicates a widening market

It’s going to be a credit picker’s market
Our panel of experts believe that the credit market will be volatile this year, but there will be opportunities in European credit and additional tier one bonds, trups CDOs and unitranches

The financial crisis was the making of ’em
Some of the largest and best performing CLO managers before the crisis were fairly nimble by today’s standards — but these 1.0 outperformers are now among the biggest names in the industry

Barings refinances benchmark CLO from 2016
Barings refinanced its benchmark deal Barings CLO 2016-II on Friday