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US CLO round-up: 2018 volumes hit $101 billion as short-dated CLOs come into fashion
5 years ago
CLO market participants were in high spirits at the Creditflux CLO Symposium and Manager Awards this week with attendees revelling in the amount of deal flow that the CLO market is generating -
B-wic round-up: demand for secondary CLO equity picks up in 2018
6 years ago
Secondary trading prices for US CLO debt tranches have been falling since the start of the year, with average cover prices for junior debt reverting to where they were six months ago. However, the opposite has to be said for CLO equity -
Mid market CLO round-up: Antares leads the way as triple As price at 125bp
6 years ago
Although US mid-market CLOs had a slow start to the year, the last two weeks have seen heightened activity in this sector with established players such as Antares Capital, Cerberus Capital Management, Fortress Investments and Midcap Financial pricing new CLOs -
European CLO round-up: managers turn attention to resets and re-issues
6 years ago
The European CLO market has experienced a quiet fortnight with only three resets and one re-issue pricing over the Easter period -
US CLO round-up: market springs into life with non-risk retention compliant deals
6 years ago
US CLO risk retention is on the verge of being abolished (the 5% rule is set to be officially scrapped on 11 May) and the market seems to have made itself comfortable with ‘springing’ vertical strips -
European CLO round-up: Voya debuts in Europe as managers opt for dual-compliance
6 years ago
Europe has today welcomed a new manager with Voya Alternative Asset Management getting off the mark by pricing Voya Euro CLO I. That's now 41 active managers in Europe -
US CLO round-up: managers make quick-fire return and numbering systems go out the window
6 years ago
It’s normal practice for managers to number their CLOs sequentially – but this week’s issuances have not paid heed to this practice, creating havoc for Excel spreadsheets and causing those of a scrupulous manner to take a sharp intake of breath -
B-wic round-up: mid market CLOs find new homes in secondary market
6 years ago
The US secondary CLO market has had another eventful week as $908.2 million worth of CLO notes were made available, out of which $693.2 million, or 76.3%, traded successfully -
US CLO round-up: triple A notes come in all different shapes and sizes
6 years ago
CLO triple As priced at varying levels this week with an 8.5bp gap between the tightest and widest prints -
European CLO round-up: senior CLO spreads shift wider - but not for long
6 years ago
2017 was characterised by relentless spread tightening in the European CLO market, but 2018 so far seems to be following a different tune. -
B-wic round up: triple A investor locks in gains after major CLO auction
6 years ago
Senior notes completely dominated the secondary market last week as one investor decided to showcase a $635.54 million selection of triple A notes spanning 13 CLOs -
US CLO round-up: Despite big freeze, market issues a cool $4.6 billion of paper
6 years ago
CLO managers are snowed under in yet another busy week for the US market. This week, managers have priced deals with a wide range of leverage ratios -
US CLO round-up: there’s no time like the present to price CLOs
6 years ago
Risk retention will soon dissapear from existence. But CLO managers aren't hanging around -
Euro CLO round-up: Managers race to the bottom as spreads dip below 70bp
6 years ago
With the recent ruling in the US causing uncertainty, managers including Blackrock and Bain have been ensuring they’re risk retention compliant on both sides of the Atlantic. Meanwhile, European CLO spreads continue on a monumental rally -
US CLO round-up: Unfazed by risk retention uncertainty, a busy market tests reissue and L-shape trends
6 years ago
Qualms about the future of risk retention regulations have not impeded a busy week in primary market CLOs, with managers dabbling in reissues, L-shaped deals and shorter non-calls -
US CLO round-up: SEC’s loss and shifting CLO spreads shake things up
6 years ago
It was all going so smoothly in the CLO market, with very little volatility and seemingly never-ending spread tightening – but it’s fair to say things have changed -
European CLO round-up: who's going to be first to break 70bp?
6 years ago
European CLO spreads continue to rally and the question on everyone’s lips right now is: “when [not if] will triple As dip below 70 basis points?” Most likely the next question posed will be “are US CLO market participants fretting upon similar quandaries?” -
US CLO round-up: who's going to be first to break 100bp?
6 years ago
US CLO spreads continue to rally and the question on everyone’s lips right now is: “when [not if] will triple As dip below 100 basis points?” -
Who predicted $145 billion of issuance?
6 years ago
That went better than expected: US risk retention came in, and $145 billion of global new issuance later, it’s clear that CLOs aren’t disappearing. By Tanvi Gupta and Sam Robinson -
European CLO round-up: Carlyle and Investcorp share reset record
6 years ago
Much like its counterpart in US, the European CLO market is off to a speedy start with two resets and a refi – generating total volumes of €1.5 billion -
US CLO round-up: spreads tighten as investors get comfortable with cushions
6 years ago
2018 is off to a promising start with the US CLO market having produced $7.0 billion of issuance -
Euro CLO round-up: Oak Hill shows that good things come to those who wait
6 years ago
Oak Hill became the 30th manager to price a 2017 CLO in Europe and it duly took the record for tightest 2.0 CLO print -
US CLO round-up: the three stages of CLO management
6 years ago
An experienced CLO manager, a manager with a three year track-record in CLO management and two rookies priced deals this week. Our data shows that the market is applying a 9bp premium on triple A notes based on the experience of a manager -
Mid-market CLO round-up: New deals add to bumper year
6 years ago
Mid-market volumes rise steadily, with two new players having entered the space in the last two weeks. 2017 so far has witnessed inflows of $17.7 billion, with new issue mid-market deals contributing 77.38% to the volume -
Euro CLO round-up: newcomers are setting the standards
6 years ago
Much like in the US, spreads in the European CLO market are at post-crisis tights. But what’s unusual in Europe is how new managers are setting the benchmark in terms of tight pricing
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