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LP round up: private credit drive gains momentum as Calpers backs Pimco
3 years ago
Private credit continues to be viewed as an attractive investment strategy for institutional investors, with four global allocators outlining new buckets, or increases to the asset class -
Barings brings CLO market tighter with first new issue of 2020
3 years ago
Barings has priced its first regular way new CLO of 2020, and pulled the market a little tighter in the process. The manager teamed up with JP Morgan to print the $350.05 million deal, named Barings CLO 2020-1 -
RBC arranges two US CLO tranche refis
3 years ago
Barings and PineBridge each priced their first US CLO transactions of 2020 after refinancing fixed rate tranches from 2018 vintage deals, according to market sources -
CLO pipeline: Allstate looks to end 15-month new issue absence
3 years ago
Allstate is among those managers looking to issue a CLO as the primary market heads into September, traditionally one of the busiest months in the new issue calendar -
Managers weigh up matters of principal
3 years ago
CLO managers that were able to avoid OC traps made double-digit equity distributions in Q2, despite the headwinds. But these firms tended not to be among those that built the most par -
OC health check: breaches start to take toll on July payment dates
3 years ago
37 CLOs reported an over-collateralisation test failure last week, but this was a falling percentage of those publishing trustee reports and none were fresh breaches -
Credit Rendezvous: record fiscal stimulus provides pick-me-up
3 years ago
Credit markets had a mini bounce-back in the second quarter as central banks poured cash into the economy. But there is great uncertainty about the effects of a second wave of coronavirus. As part of our quarterly report on credit - the Credit Rendezvous - Creditflux spoke to experts across 12 segments of the credit market -
Beneath the triple C: downgrades hold steady as Travelport loses its luggage
3 years ago
For the second month in a row downgrades to triple C steadied, with just under $9 billion of CLO loans falling to this rating across 34 corporate borrowers -
CLO double Bs on sale as sub-investment grade rally fizzles out
3 years ago
After more than a month of rapid tightening, CLO double Bs trended wider last week by roughly 60 basis points, as the market for these sub-investment grade tranches stabilises in the mid-800s -
OC health check: US CLOs show improvement as first euro CLOs breach multiple tests
3 years ago
15 deals reported a breach in an overcollateralisation test last week according to the latest reports available on CLO-i, including one European CLO and 14 US broadly syndicated loan CLOs. -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: US triple Bs edge wider but 2020 bonds trade at a premium
3 years ago
The furious rally that the secondary CLO markets have gone through over the last two weeks was brought a halt by the Federal Reserve’s reminder on Wednesday night that all is still not well with the economy -
Beneath the triple C: downgrade rate slows as $8 billion of CLO loans tumble
3 years ago
May offered some respite to CLO portfolios as corporate downgrades to triple C were reduced heavily - affecting just $6.67 billion of US CLO paper and €1.09 billion of European CLO portfolios -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: double Bs lead the way as rally endures and drags equity with it
3 years ago
The CLO secondary market continued its hard rally last week as prices rose across the whole asset class with double B rated CLO bonds leading the charge tighter -
Euro CLO investors look to cash in as market confidence returns
3 years ago
A mixed b-wic comprised of €35 million European CLO tranches is on offer at 9.30am New York time Tuesday, with investors looking to capitalise on tightening spreads as confidence gradually returns to the market -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: secondary prices reach March levels
3 years ago
The Memorial Day bank holiday in the US and the late May bank holiday in the UK meant a short week for CLO trading, but that did not stop a good supply of US CLO triple A rated paper making its way to the secondary market -
Europe’s newcomers find ways to stand out
3 years ago
Last year’s new European CLO managers needed to provide something different for investors. In general, they’ve succeeded, with Capital Four having one of the smallest overlap figures in our data -
Bankrupt Hertz runs out of gas with CLOs holding $245 million
3 years ago
CLOs hold $245 million of Hertz’ debt as the US-based car rental company drives into bankruptcy protection, with the coronavirus panedemic putting brakes on the Estero, Florida-headquartered's firm car rental operations -
Barings and pension fund join forces to issue US CLO
3 years ago
A joint venture between Barings' business development company and South Carolina Retirement Systems, known as Jocassee Partners, has priced a $335.53 million CLO via Citi -
OC health check: interest diversion failures foreshadow breaches
3 years ago
14 CLOs reported over-collateralisation test breaches last week, five for the first time, according to the latest trustee reports available on CLO-i. -
Apollo and Barings defer equity payments on long-dated CLOs
3 years ago
Apollo Global Management and Barings have joined PGIM in deferring their scheduled April payment dates for a handful of European CLOs, according to the latest payment reports on CLO-i. Apollo also deferred payments on several of its US CLOs. -
US pension's joint venture with Barings set to produce first CLO
3 years ago
Jocassee Partners, a joint venture established between Barings' business development company and South Carolina Retirement Systems, is marketing a CLO -
CLO pipeline: Apollo targets fourth deal as managers line up to break 2020 ducks
3 years ago
Six CLO managers, five in the US and Fair Oaks Capital in Europe, are showcasing their first new issues of the year in preparation for pricing later this month. And Apollo Global Management is marketing its fourth new issue CLO (third US new issue CLO) in the last month and a half -
US CLO double Bs struggle as 2020 deal drops 40 cents in three months
3 years ago
A gap is emerging between single A US CLO tranches and junior CLO debt after $33 million of single As changed hands yesterday via a b-wic with prices between 82 and 87 cents. But a 2020 CLO shows how fast and sharp the decline has been for junior CLO paper -
Barings BDC eyes syndicated loan market opportunities
4 years ago
Three weeks ago, during its 2019 earnings report, Barings BDC said the company’ had rotated out of broadly syndicated loans to ramp up its middle market exposure. But with widespread market upheaval since then, most opportunities to build value for investors will come from the broadly syndicated market -
ICG hires European CLO portfolio manager from Barings
4 years ago
Barings CLO portfolio manager Rob Faulkner is joining Intermediate Capital Group as a managing director responsible for European CLOs
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