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Global CLO b-wic round-up: that's another fine mezz you've gotten me into
4 years ago
European CLO investors are tripping over themselves to buy mezzanine paper in the secondary CLO market -
Global CLO round-up: welcome back, give us a (refi) wave
4 years ago
Tighter corporate credit spreads means new issue volumes are down, but it makes a decent entry point for new CLO managers to price deals and also makes refinancing CLOs imperative -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: equity, equity everywhere, but trading volumes sink
4 years ago
For the second week in a row, over $230 million of US CLO equity went on sale and multiple control equity positions were listed in the CLO secondary market -
CLO pipeline: Medalist ascends podium as new issues pace themselves
4 years ago
CLO managers are biding their time before re-entering the primary CLO market, but this week Investcorp Credit Management, KKR and Medalist Partners are marketing new issue US CLOs -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: US CLO equity returns in big way as four control positions hit the market
4 years ago
Over $230 million of US CLO equity went on sale last week via bid lists, the first time these assets have made their way to the secondary market in 2020. It also marks the most US CLO equity listed in a week since at least 2018, according to CLO-i -
Euro loan trading: CLO managers find a home for building specialist's downsized loan
4 years ago
CRH Europe issued a €700 million term loan B in November, which was downsized from €900 million. But still, it has proved popular with CLO managers with CLO-i indicating that CLOs bought €275.2 million of the loan -
CLO pipeline: no rest for the wicked as new issues hit the market
4 years ago
CLO market participants do not have the luxury of easing their way back to work with the new issue market up and running and a pipeline that is filling up fast -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: junior mezz rebounds with busiest week since June
4 years ago
Secondary market CLO trading has made a busy start to 2020 with $478.6 million of US deals and €103.3 million of European CLOs up for sale last week -
Global mid market CLO league tables: Golub and Natixis lead by a distance
4 years ago
Golub Capital and Natixis dominated the mid market CLO space in 2019 in the manager and arranger league tables, respectively -
Euro CLO league tables: new issues shatter 2018’s record but total issuance falls
4 years ago
The European CLO market continues to grow at a record shattering pace with 2019 new issuance volumes totalling €29.8 billion, an 8% increase on 2018’s previous record figure, from 53 active managers -
CLO 2020 outlook: lower volumes predicted, but it’s not all bad news
4 years ago
US CLO issuance is expected to drop by roughly 20% next year, according to bank research desks. This comes after a solid 2019 in which $101 billion of new US CLOs have priced through 92 managers, as Creditflux goes to press -
CLO pipeline: DFG keeps its finger on the pulse
4 years ago
It will be a busy year-end for new issue CLOs in the US. DFG is returning with Pulsar II, using collateral sourced entirely from the secondary market -
CLO pipeline: high triple C bucket opens a Gateway to pricing
4 years ago
In less than ideal market conditions, even experienced CLO managers are learning new tricks to keep the pipeline full. Of the 11 US new CLOs that appear in the pipeline this week, two are high triple C bucket transactions -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: Junior mezz covers return while triple A supply drives big week
4 years ago
Narrowing of the bid-ask gap that has plagued junior mezzanine tranches could bring a change of fortunes in the US CLO secondary market -
European CLO round-up: new look turbos power up junior CLO tranches
4 years ago
Junior CLO debt investors are getting more defensive and this has resulted in the emergence of new-look CLO turbo tranches -
CLO pipeline: ESG, risk retention and secondary loans come to the fore
4 years ago
Managers new and old are trying different strategies and structures to price their latest deals -
Two roads diverged in the CLO wood
In Europe, the third quarter was all twists and turns: volumes hit €11.9 billion, the ECB cut rates and CLO triple A spreads tightened 14bp in three deals. In the US, the path was more straightforward4 years ago -
CLO pipeline: Sculptor begins to mould its first CBO
4 years ago
Silence! Artist at work: Sculptor has got its apron on and is shaping up to launch its first CBO -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: volumes jump as investors get their triple A fix
4 years ago
The US CLO secondary market brought over $1.2 billion in total listings last week with the main driver behind last week’s supply being an increase in US CLO triple A bonds and an anchor equity position. -
CLO pipeline: Capital time to debut in Europe as liability spreads drop
4 years ago
CLO managers are showing no signs of slowing down, as a further 16 US and five European new issue CLOs, including Capital Four's CLO management debut, appear in the pipeline -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: control stake trades as junior notes come to the fore
4 years ago
The European and US CLO secondary markets produced high volumes of junior and subordinated notes last week. Over 30% of listings were rated as equity, single B or double B. -
Euro CLO league tables: repricings take centre stage in bumper month as CVC leaps into first
4 years ago
The European CLO market returned with a bang in September as €4.8 billion of issuance priced of which €2.7 billion was in repricings. -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: US and European double B trading patterns diverge
4 years ago
48% of the CLO secondary market was made up of triple A bonds; $255.6 million of US CLOs and €108.55 million of European CLOs. But there were differences in how CLO double Bs are trading in those markets. -
Euro CLO round-up: debt investors own the floor as tempo picks up
4 years ago
It was one of those rare weeks in Europe when volumes surpassed the much larger US CLO market and, to cap it all off, spreads made a big jump tighter. -
CLO pipeline: managers look to avoid a repeat of 2018 with new issue flutter
4 years ago
US and European CLO managers are preparing to up the ante in September, but they will have to defy a trend set a year ago
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