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Beneath the triple C: mighty CLO buckets from Akorns grow
4 years ago
Rating agencies went on a downgrading spree in February, with Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s cutting 20 corporate names to triple C or below – affecting $2.78 billion of paper in US CLOs and €316.6 million in European CLOs. -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: sellers flock to secondary market as trade rate hits 71%
4 years ago
The broader market sell-off reached CLOs last week, with investors lining up to list their positions in the CLO secondary market -
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 -
Licence and registration: loan spreads get speeding ticket as CLOs play catch-up
4 years ago
The sharp rally in corporate credit means that CLO spreads are going to have to rapidly follow suit with investors informing Creditflux that US CLO triple As should be pricing at 105-107 basis points to make deal economics work. -
Portfolio managers wary of US default rates, IACPM survey reveals
4 years ago
Portfolio managers are more pessimistic about North American corporate defaults in the next 12 months than other global regions, according to the latest survey by the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers -
Rude awakening for credit as US airstrike sends global shockwaves
4 years ago
It only took a day for the positive mood greeting financial markets in 2020 to turn nervous, with credit and equities faltering in early trading today after the US killed a top Iranian military official -
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 -
Global CLO round-up: Europe mops up demand, as Euribor hits the floor
4 years ago
The final stretch of the year began with a bang, with the first week of Q4 bringing $3.3 billion of CLO issuance in the US and €1.2 billion in Europe. But the resurgence in volumes was not the only talking point last week, with Europe coming into focus as spreads surfed tighter -
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. -
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. -
CLO pipeline: US takes up baton after European July sprint
4 years ago
The US CLO market is ready to kickstart issuance in August as nine deals have been added to the running pipeline. -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: 71% of equity positions trade as supply picks up
4 years ago
The European and US secondary CLO market took a step back this week as the primary CLO generated $7.8 billion of deal flow globally -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: secondary volumes make up for slump in primary
4 years ago
June saw the highest volume of US CLO b-wics this year with over $3.8 billion of US CLOs on the auction block, according to CLO-i. -
Global b-wic round-up: focus shifts to the wings of the capital structure
5 years ago
The secondary US CLO market looks to be rebounding after a slow end to the first quarter of 2019 with first-loss and first-pays drumming up attention -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: Europe and US an ocean apart as flows reverse
5 years ago
Last week saw €102.35 million of European CLOs listed on the secondary market, only the second instance of 2019 with over €100 million of items put up for auction, but the US CLO b-wic market closed a strong month with a down week. -
Global CLO round-up: 15 months to one month - managers set their own pace
5 years ago
Three new US CLOs priced this week courtesy of; Seix Advisors, via BNP Paribas; Kayne Anderson, via Goldman Sachs; and Steele Creek, via RBC. In Europe, Oaktree Capital Management paired with Barclays to price Arbour CLO VI. -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: fixed tranches make their way into European secondary
5 years ago
Last week brought the first instance of fixed coupon tranches trading in the European CLO secondary market this year, according to CLO-i. -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: record February underscores secondary market value
5 years ago
A roaring February, bringing $2.615 billion listed in the US CLO b-wic market, ended with only a murmur last week -
Global CLO round-up: there's something for everyone as CLOs put on a good spread
5 years ago
This week, equity investors have something to be thankful for with triple A CLO spreads showing signs of tightening -
Global CLO round-up: buttermilk-shakes things up as CLO spreads go everywhere
5 years ago
Ahead of the US Labor Day weekend, CLO issuers have been grafting away with $6.5 billion pricing across the US market through 11 deals -
CLO b-wic line-up: equity in 2.0 CLO with the lowest funding costs hits the market
5 years ago
It is set to be an eventful day for the secondary market as $264 million of US CLO b-wics and €35.9 million of European CLO b-wics are taking place -
CLO b-wic line-up: 5% CLO stakes go up for sale
6 years ago
With US CLO risk retention a thing of the past the door has opened for managers to offload their vertical strips -
Large US CLO manager prices its first refi of 2017 via Credit Suisse
6 years ago
A US manager that typically favours resets over refis has achieved a 68bp cut in CLO triple A financing as part of a refi -
Accunia prices its second CLO in €386.6 million transaction
6 years ago
Accunia European CLO II priced yesterday in a deal arranged by Deutsche Bank -
CLO round-up: ICG switches risk retention method as Apollo CMV nears debut
6 years ago
ICG completed a total revamp of a European CLO this week (vertical to horizontal risk retention, and sponsor to originator); BlueMountain set a record for tightest US 2.0 CLO print and Apollo is marketing its first risk retention-compliant US CLO
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