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Scale of coronavirus-linked defaults divides credit market
3 years ago
As governments and central banks around the world plough money into the economy in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the loan and CLO markets are nevertheless bracing themselves for a corporate downgrade wave to turn into a default cycle -
Black Diamond multi-currency CLO looks to buy back senior debt at 98.75%
3 years ago
Black Diamond CLO 2015-1 is voluntarily offering to pay down its senior debt -
Basis and capital structure strategies zing for Xaia as market anomalies multiply
3 years ago
April was another challenging month for most funds. But some managers were able to take advantage of relative value opportunities and growing investor appetite for this form of investment strategy -
US and Europe diverge on credit spreads and more
3 years ago
US and European corporate credit performance has diverged since cities went into lockdown in March, with Europe tending to do better. But the CLO market gives a different picture, with 17 US transactions pricing to four in Europe since 1 April, and with tighter investment grade spreads -
Rapid CLO M&A activity on the horizon as fee deferrals pick up
3 years ago
A flurry of M&A deals could soon sweep the CLO market as management fee deferrals become an increasing pressure point for small CLO managers -
Index equity tranches show resilience in face of default spike
3 years ago
Lower credit index volatility in May refocused investor minds on idiosyncratic risk, with some give-up by previously outperforming equity tranches -
CLOs face trading restrictions as bankruptcies mount
3 years ago
CLO managers could be handcuffed in impending bankruptcies if tranche downgrades continue and restricted trading periods kick in -
Fund managers gear up for talf 2.0 investment potential
3 years ago
Institutional investors have been pouring money into the talf-focused (term ABS loan facility) funds, with ArrowMark, Loomis Sayles and Nuveen among the managers to benefit -
They said it: There will be a re-tiering of managers after this
3 years ago
"There will be a re-tiering of managers after this" -
Non-bank lenders spot fund financing opportunities
3 years ago
Volatility arising from the coronavirus will give non-bank lenders an opportunity to gain market share from traditional lenders in the fund financing space, sources say -
Points up front: We knew it, Jon Snow
3 years ago
When Tripp Smith, the co-founder of GSO Capital Partners, launched asset manager Iron Park Capital Partners a year ago we guessed he might like TV series Game of Thrones -
Points up front: Senior tranches pay down despite junior OC passes
3 years ago
192 US CLOs have breached at least one over-collateralisation test, according to CLO-i, but at least two deals have not followed the conventional path -
Default cluster brings warning for recoveries and operations
3 years ago
The pace at which credit event auctions stacked up in May sent investors a strong warning to review default and recovery expectations, as well as to ensure operational readiness after years of benign markets -
RBC gets dressed for distress as it targets credit auctions
3 years ago
Royal Bank of Canada has emerged as a new entrant in the world of credit event auction bidding, a move that chimes with the bank’s recent push into distressed credit trading and suggests it sees a strong line of CDS settlement business in the coming months -
Libor fall weighs heavily on loan and CLO portfolios
3 years ago
Libor floors are set to return to prominence after three-month rates tumbled to 0.38% by 18 May, returning the loan market’s base rate to its lowest level since the oil and gas crisis of 2014-16 -
Cure contributions come into play in CLOs amid pandemic
3 years ago
Some CLO investors are triggering a mechanism in their deals that lets them inject additional equity into structures to prevent them from failing over-collateralisation or interest coverage tests -
A different kind of crisis
3 years ago
Panellists on Creditflux’s US CLO webinar were positive about the robustness of CLO structures and the role of cure contributions. But they warned about zombie defaults and gaming tests -
Fund performance: CLO tranches move up
3 years ago
April returns managed a partial bounce back after a tumultuous March. 82% of funds listed in the Creditflux database made positive returns, showing at least small signs of recovery after 90% of all funds listed posted negative returns in March -
Credit funds at a glance (June 2020)
3 years ago
A round-up of fundraising and people moves -
Ucits at a glance: Ucits begin recovery phase
3 years ago
April returns prove positive for Ucits funds as 85% of those listed in the Creditflux database have moved into the black after a rough March -
CLOs at a glance: Momentum starts to gather in primary market
3 years ago
Primary issuance is picking up with 13 CLOs pricing globally in May as Creditflux goes to press -
I take strength from the composure investors have shown when told their payments are being deferred
3 years ago
It’s tempting to head to the beach or grab a CLO distribution, but investing is all about playing the long game -
Forced selling triggered by downgrades has created crossover opportunities
3 years ago
Mackay Shield's Alexandra Wilson-Elizondo takes our credit quiz -
Bain makes post-covid US CLO primary comeback
3 years ago
Bain Capital Credit on Friday priced its first CLO since the coronavirus pandemic, teaming up with Credit Suisse to issue the $388.3 million Bain Capital Credit 2020-2 -
LP round-up: talf and dislocation funds win as pensions allocate $350 million to credit
3 years ago
Investors poured in $350 million to eight credit-focused funds, primarily to credit dislocation funds. Private debt continued to remain stead with investors maintaining or increase allocations
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