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Owl Rock becomes last investment grade BDC to win increased leverage approval
4 years ago
Owl Rock Capital Corporation has become the last investment grade business development company to cut its asset coverage requirement from 200% to 150%, after receiving unaminous approval from its board of directors on Tuesday -
Trade body asks US government to show it CARES about BDCs
4 years ago
The US federal stimulus maintains existing regulations that exempt portfolio companies from accessing the stiumulus funds. The Institutional Limited Partners Association wants to change that -
Palmer Square becomes third manager to tout special static sell-off CLO
4 years ago
Palmer Square Capital Management is the latest manager to unveil a forthcoming static CLO to make good from the loan market's sell-off following the coronavirus outbreak -
Homebound CLO portfolio manager takes stress-testing to new level
4 years ago
The human cost of CLO managers having to stay indoors with no deals to price is starting to become apparent, as a recent Creditflux survey inadvertently revealed -
PGIM revives CLO plan with switch to static transaction
4 years ago
The CLO market has been on hold for three weeks due to coronavirus-induced volatility, but experienced CLO managers are attempting to revive the primary pipeline via a static format -
European CLO triple Bs go from 99 to 73 in less than a month
4 years ago
European CLO mezzanine prices have fallen by almost 30 cents in less than a month, with a b-wic yesterday featuring a 2019 PGIM-managed CLO underlining the dramatic decline -
Bain uses rights offerings as unusual route to raise cash for BDC
4 years ago
Bain Speciality Finance is looking to raise additional capital through a rights offering to “further strengthen its balance sheet” and “provide additional flexibility to support existing portfolio companies over the coming months”, chief executive officer Michael Ewald said in an open letter to shareholders on Monday -
GSO close to pricing static US CLO after buying $428 million of secondary loans
4 years ago
A CLO primary pipeline is starting to re-emerge following the March sell-off, with GSO Capital Partners marketing a static $463.5 million CLO to investors via Citi -
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 -
Balance Point collects $1.1 billion for lower mid-market direct lending
4 years ago
Balance Point Capital has collected $1.1 billion on its fourth direct lending fund focused on the lower middle market, Balance Point Partners IV -
US CLO double Bs struggle as 2020 deal drops 40 cents in three months
4 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 -
Financials lag as credit rallies on Chinese manufacturing pick up
4 years ago
Credit market improvement has continued this morning on signs of Chinese economic recovery, after the rally in spreads resumed yesterday afternoon in Europe and throughout most of the US session -
CLO managers favour tech, cable and healthcare as loan downgrade fears dominate, finds JP Morgan
4 years ago
Picking safe sectors to buy in the coronavirus crisis is a tough call, but CLO managers variously favour technology, cable/satellite and healthcare, according to a JP Morgan survey. There is much more consensus on dumping autos, energy, gaming/lodging/leisure and retail -
Garrison exits CLO management after selling contracts to credit manager
4 years ago
Garrison Investment Group is exiting the broadly syndicated loan-backed CLO management business after selling three management contracts to Anchorage -
Credit Suisse CLO syndication head leaves job in New York
4 years ago
Credit Suisse's CLO syndication director has left his position at the bank -
Fair Oaks suspends dividends from listed CLO fund citing covid-19 uncertainty
4 years ago
Fair Oaks Capital has suspended dividends on its listed CLO fund “in light of the ongoing uncertainty in economies and markets caused by covid-19 pandemic”, according to an update to investors in the $315 million fund -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: CLO triple As recover but mezz left behind
4 years ago
The CLO secondary market was a tale of two halves last week. 100% of all bonds listed in b-wics on Monday and Tuesday had no covers released (either traded or did not trade), but the end of the week was a different story for both markets -
Three CLO investors win mandates from US insurer
4 years ago
New York State Insurance Fund has selected 11 credit managers to invest around $1 billion across corporate loans, high yield bonds and CLO tranches, according to documentation seen by Creditflux. Three of these mandates are geared towards CLOs -
S&P adds to CLO negative watch list as loan downgrades pick up
4 years ago
Standard & Poor’s has added to the list of tranches in CLOs it has on negative watch as coronavirus concerns mount. This follows the rating agency last week highlighting 22 tranches across 15 US CLOs for having big exposure to downgraded corporate borrowers across impacted industry sectors -
CDX HY and EM trade with fresh legs after defaulted names drop out
4 years ago
New series of US high yield index CDX HY and emerging market index CDX EM begin their first full day of trading today, having replaced outgoing versions on Friday amid a weakening of credit markets due to the spreading impact of the coronavirus outbreak -
European CLO triple As bounce back in secondary market
4 years ago
European CLO triple As have begun tightening in the secondary market with sources indicating that by Friday, these notes were trading at 250 basis points, which is down from about 400bp a week ago -
Fitch puts European and US CLO notes on negative watch after coronavirus stress test
4 years ago
Fitch Ratings has placed six notes from one European CLO, one US static CLO and one US middle market CLO on negative watch, following coronavirus-related stress tests placed last week -
Financials and commodity names lead credit widening as oil slumps
4 years ago
Credit markets ended last week going wider and the theme continues today, as the price of oil slumps further amid growing concern about how the impact of the coronavirus outbreak will stifle demand -
Credit traders' kickstand: market whipsaw throws tranche trades and index rolls into focus
4 years ago
Credit's relief rally was unlikely to last long, but hopes of reaching the weekend are dashed on today's sharp reversal, right as CDX HY and CDX EM roll into new series -
Last chance to get Crediflux newsletter delivered to your door
4 years ago
The last few weeks have affected the way everyone goes about their daily routine. To make things slightly easier for our readership, we can send the April Creditflux newsletter to subscribers' home addresses - simply fill out the form
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