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Troubled European name reaches end-game
2 months ago
The long-running saga of French mass-market retail group Casino Guichard-Perrachon appears to be nearly over as the firm filed for Chapter 15 recognition in the US -
Manager targets €300 million for structured credit fund with CLO/CSO mix
1 year ago
The fund will invest primarily in European CLO equity -
Secondary CLOs stand firm as credit markets take a hit
1 year ago
Macro weakness is seeping into credit with CDS indices gapping wider and US loans suffering a setback after dropping below 95 points this week. Traders say the CLO secondary market has reflected this turn in sentiment, with did-not-trades racking up – although spreads have held up better than other parts of the credit market -
Regulators give securitisation another tranche
1 year ago
A gloomy economic outlook and drought in primary markets cast a deflated mood over last month’s Global ABS 2022 conference in Barcelona. But regulators and central banks’ encouraging attitude towards securitisation was in sharp contrast -
CLO top stack offers best value versus corp debt after junior tranche rally: Barclays
1 year ago
Having lagged in the recent market recovery, CLO triple A paper looks attractive versus corporate investment grade and the CDX IG credit derivatives index -
European CLO trading head leaves BNP for new credit fund manager
1 year ago
An experienced European structured credit trader is joining a recently launched long-short credit fund manager -
CLO prices drop under weight of massive secondary volumes while CDS rallies
2 years ago
CLO spreads have underperformed versus liquid credit instruments in the past week after a massive $2.3 billion of paper hit the secondary US CLO market. But that could create opportunities for investors. -
Women in CLOs, CLO Summit and Credit Dimensions to return to New York in March
2 years ago
Creditflux has announced our three New York events will now take place at the end of March. We will host Women in CLOs on 28 March, followed by the CLO Investor Summit on 29 March and Credit Dimensions, our event for the synthetic structured credit community, on 31 March -
Ex-NatWest Markets CLO structuring head lands on buy side
2 years ago
A European credit manager has hired Luca Giancola for the "repositioning of its private structured credit business" -
Brevan Howard hires senior credit PM
2 years ago
Brevan Howard has hired an experienced credit portfolio manager in New York -
It's all relative: Euro CLO mezz rallies to follow month-long IG/HY compression
3 years ago
European credit suffered this week with Brexit talks between the UK and the EU dragging on and both sides conceding that a trade deal is unlikely to be reached by Sunday’s deadline. But European CLO tranches have held up reasonably well with mezzanine spreads tightening by almost 13% in December -
Europe leads corporate credit rally, but US outperforms in CLOs
3 years ago
iTraxx Crossover has been the CDS market's outperformer this week, tightening over 30 basis points, or 11.4%, to trade at 235bp today. But in the CLO market, US deals have come out on top thanks to a BlackRock CLO that priced its double Bs at some of the tightest levels this year -
European CLOs rise in secondary with Sound Point deal up 4.25 cents from issuance
3 years ago
Double-B rated CLO tranches received bids in the high 90s on Wednesday with Sound Point Capital Management’s debut European CLO attracting the highest cover of 98.25 cents on the euro. But the CLO rally is lagging moves in corporate credit -
European CLO double Bs jump wider amid October macro worries - but seniors stand firm
3 years ago
The fortunes of investment grade and high yielding European CLO tranches have gone in opposite directions in the last month. In a year where relative value has shifted several times, Creditflux analysis shows that new issue European CLO double Bs have blown out by 16.5% in October versus September, while triple A-rated notes have tightened 6.7% in that time -
US and Europe diverge on credit spreads and more
3 years ago
US and European corporate credit performance has diverged since cities went into lockdown in March, with Europe tending to do better. But the CLO market gives a different picture, with 17 US transactions pricing to four in Europe since 1 April, and with tighter investment grade spreads -
Credit markets adjust to stay-at-home rules
3 years ago
Lockdown orders across the world have forced the loan and CLO markets to modernise certain industry practices at speed, leading to speculation that some of the emergency measures adopted could become permanent, according to market participants -
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 -
Creditflux 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, subcribers can receive the April Creditflux newsletter at their home addresses -
Creditflux events update: CLO Symposium and Manager Awards postponed
4 years ago
Creditflux is sad to announce that, in response to the escalating coronavirus pandemic, we will postpone our flagship CLO Symposium until 15 July -
Experienced CLO PM Bowers launches asset manager with private equity backing
4 years ago
Jonathan Bowers, a former partner and senior portfolio manager at CVC Credit Partners, has established an asset manager in partnership with a private equity firm -
Orrick poaches securitisation partner from Ropes & Gray
4 years ago
The hire might help the firm move up CLOi Advisor rankings -
The Last Tranche: managed CSOs and the benefit of CLO Euribor floors [podcast]
4 years ago
Managed CSOs are the talk of the town in the synthetic structured credit market, while CLO investors in Europe are putting a price on how much they value CLO Euribor floors -
Upward flexes, CLOs gather speed and 'net-short' language develops [podcast]
4 years ago
The Acuris Fixed Income Group in North America recounts Q2 in the leveraged credit markets. -
The Last Tranche: rating bespokes, the mascot fanbase and AMRs coming into play
4 years ago
The Creditflux editorial team talk about growth in the synthetic CDO space and innovations which can benefit CLO debt and equity investors via stops in New York to discuss derivatives, Spain to eat Sardines, and Los Angeles (where sunbathing was off the agenda) -
Ashurst promotes structured products lawyer as one of 21 new partners
4 years ago
Ashurst has promoted to partner a London-based lawyer who specialises in derivatives and debt capital markets
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