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Windstream set for high CDS pay-out as DC picks initial deliverable obligations
5 years ago
Windstream Holdings CDS protection holders look set for a high pay-out, as the cheapest deliverable obligations into the defaulted company’s credit event auction are quoted in the mid-20s -
Don't worry about CDS, CLOs or excess leverage - it's a day of celebration
5 years ago
The market cycle is going to turn and something will go badly wrong. But guaranteed it won’t be any of the things in credit you keep reading about -
PG&E auction brings slim payout for CDS protection holders
5 years ago
CDS referencing Pacific Gas & Electric Company have been settled at a final price of 77.75, meaning only a 22.25 pay-out for holders of protection -
Windstream has triggered bankruptcy credit event, not failure to pay, says DC
5 years ago
The Americas Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee has ruled that Windstream Holdings has triggered a bankruptcy credit event, after the US phone company filed for Chapter 11 protection on Monday -
US and UK sound post-Brexit derivatives regulatory accord
5 years ago
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Bank of England have issued a joint statement assuring derivative market participants of continued access to trading and clearing after the UK’s exit from the European Union -
Los Angeles pension seeks high yield managers
5 years ago
Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System has launched a request for proposals, searching for firms to manage up to $216 million each in a mix of high yield strategies, through separately managed accounts -
Windstream bankruptcy credit event weighed by Determinations Committee
5 years ago
The Americas Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee has been asked to decide whether Windstream Holdings has triggered a bankruptcy credit event, after the US phone company yesterday filed for Chapter 11 protection -
Bidders line up for PG&E credit event auction
5 years ago
An auction tomorrow to settle CDS referencing Pacific Gas & Electric Company CDS will have 10 participating bidders, after Morgan Stanley was added to the list -
Palmer Square shows it's not afraid of experimenting as it prices debut CBO
5 years ago
Palmer Square - the market leader for static CLOs - has tried its hand at a new structure by pricing its first CBO -
Anchorage prices 2019's first CBO with seniors at 4.62%, halving basis with CLOs
5 years ago
Anchorage Capital Group priced 2019’s first CBO yesterday, naming the $300 million deal Anchorage Credit Funding 7 -
Ares grows credit 34% with direct lending boost, but high yield takes rough ride in Q4
5 years ago
Ares Management Corporation reported strong returns for its European direct lending strategies in the fourth quarter of 2018. But the firm's overall revenues slumped and its US loan funds and high yield strategies were hit by the volatile credit market -
PG&E bonds on the rise as DC finalises credit event auction deliverables
5 years ago
An auction to settle CDS referencing Pacific Gas and Electric Company CDS will have 37 deliverable obligations, the Americas Credit Determinations Committee has confirmed -
It’s going to be a credit picker’s market
5 years ago
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 -
UK pension looks to take investment grade strategy global
5 years ago
UK pension fund National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) has issued a search for a global investment grade corporate bond manager -
CDS sell-off brings profit-taking opportunity for basis trade players
5 years ago
Profit-taking on basis trades between CDS and cash bonds has begun, with the strong run for credit markets since the start of the year having hit a bump yesterday -
They said it: "I enjoy problem-solving and puzzles"
5 years ago
CQS founder Sir Michael Hintze on his role as senior investment officer at the London-based credit fund manager -
Retail fund pain is a CLO manager’s gain
5 years ago
Retail funds dumped loans in record volumes late in 2018, creating ideal conditions for CLOs to capitalise with performing credits available in the mid-90s for the first time in years -
Carlyle performance dips in Q4, but credit teams ride global volatility
5 years ago
Credit fund performance dipped for the Carlyle Group in the fourth quarter, as market volatility and fund outflows put a dent in the industry’s much stronger performance of the previous three quarters -
Pacific Gas & Electric CDS set for high recovery as initial obligations trade above 74
5 years ago
Pacific Gas and Electric Company CDS look set for a high recovery, despite a long list of obligations being selected as deliverables into the credit event auction for the defaulted borrower, since eligible bonds are all quoted in the mid-70s or 80s -
Pacific Gas & Electric triggers bankruptcy credit event
5 years ago
Pacific Gas and Electric Company has triggered a bankruptcy credit event, the Americas Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee has ruled, by 14 votes to one -
CDS food fight as UNFI sues Goldman Sachs over SuperValu deal
5 years ago
United Natural Foods Inc (UNFI) has summoned Goldman Sachs to court, accusing the bank of bad faith in the way it handled the US retailer’s buyout of SuperValu last year, a transaction which caused the target firm’s CDS spread to bloat by over 200bp in one day -
Apollo's credit funds report gains in 2018 despite Q4 slump
5 years ago
Apollo saw $21.6 billion inflows throughout the quarter leading to a record total assets under management of $280.3 billion. The firm, however, reported a net loss throughout the quarter -
Pacific Gas & Electric credit event posed following Chapter 11 filing
5 years ago
The Americas Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee has been asked to rule on whether Pacific Gas and Electric has triggered a credit event, after the San Francisco headquartered firm filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in its history -
$1.8 billion manager Shelton buys credit manager Cedar Ridge
5 years ago
The $1.85 billion multi-asset manager has bought credit-focused firm Cedar Ridge Partners -
New Energy holds $500 million final close for infrastructure credit fund
5 years ago
New Energy Capital Partners has held a final close on its second infrastructure hybrid debt and equity fund at $500 million
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