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Alcentra, BlackRock and CVC refi €1.5 billion of European CLO paper
3 years ago
Deutsche Bank arranged the transactions for BlackRock and CVC while Morgan Stanley arranged partial refinancings for three of Alcentra’s deals -
European CLO spreads set to tighten as BlackRock markets refi
3 years ago
BlackRock is looking to partially refinance the senior-most tranches of a 2018 CLO -
BlackRock scores biggest mid market CLO since 2018
3 years ago
BlackRock has teamed up with Barclays to print a second CLO backed by loans to middle market companies following its buyout of Tennenbaum Capital Partners in 2018 -
BlackRock brings three-year US CLO triple As inside 100bp
3 years ago
BlackRock has priced a three-year reinvestment CLO via Morgan Stanley with the triple As yielding just 99 basis points over Libor -
CVC brings in BlackRock and Park Square private credit pair as partners
3 years ago
CVC has made two senior appointments to its private credit team, including a co-head of private credit -
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 -
Double B spreads shrink to just 635bp as BlackRock prints tightest CLO yet
3 years ago
BlackRock has once again priced the tightest three-year reinvestment CLO post-covid, repeating a feat it last acheived back in September -
CLO pipeline: LCM switches arranger to complete deal and join issuance surge
3 years ago
Over $3.5 billion of global CLO issuance priced last week and managers in all three CLO markets are taking advantage of tightening spreads across the capital structure after three major covid-19 vaccine breakthroughs and increased confidence since the US presidential election -
WTW to tackle lack of diversity across investment industry
3 years ago
Progress on diversity across the investment industry is “disappointingly slow”, according to research from Willis Towers Watson -
Points up front: (Direct) lending a helping hand in an emergency
3 years ago
Global lockdowns this year may have forced us to confine ourselves to our homes, but for BlackRock’s co-head of US direct lending they opened a window of opportunity -
BlackRock prices first middle market CLO following Tennenbaum buyout
3 years ago
BlackRock has priced its first CLO backed by loans to middle market companies since acquiring private credit manager Tennenbaum Capital Partners in 2018 -
BlackRock co-head of direct lending set to depart
3 years ago
The co-head of direct lending at BlackRock and Tennenbaum Capital Partner’s special situations unit is set to leave the firm by the end of the year -
CLO pipeline: fixed income giants plan debut 2.0s with Morgan Stanley
3 years ago
Two large fixed income managers are pre-marketing debut 2.0 CLOs -
BlackRock cuts CLO double A coupon with fixed-rate refi
3 years ago
BlackRock has priced a fixed-rate CLO tranche refinancing, teaming up with Mizuho to cut the coupon on the double A notes of Magnetite XII -
LP round up: $5 billion flows to credit as private market allocations increase
3 years ago
Global institutional investors allocated nearly $5 billion to credit funds this week, according to documents seen by Creditflux -
Euro CLO primary spreads hit new tights as BlackRock prices first 2020 deal
3 years ago
European primary CLO spreads have finally begun to tighten, as BlackRock today printed triple A notes on BlackRock CLO X at Euribor plus 120 basis points -
BlackRock prices tightest post-covid CLO by far
3 years ago
BlackRock has priced a new issue CLO named Magnetite XXVIII via Barclays, scoring by far the tightest post-covid debt execution -
CLO pipeline: managers large, small and new ready to price in post-Labour Day surge
3 years ago
US managers are preparing a wave of new issue CLOs in the coming days, as the usual post-Labour Day pricing surge comes to fruition even in this most unusual of years -
BlackRock plans first European CLO of 2020
3 years ago
Barclays has begun marketing its second European CLO in September with the bank arranging a deal for a large asset manager -
Fund performance: Almost a third of credit funds reach positive YTD returns
3 years ago
July has been a successful month for many credit funds, despite the recovery peaking in May and June -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: US CLO triple As finally rally while European investors go ‘all in’
3 years ago
A huge supply of $731 million of US CLO triple A bonds pushed US CLO secondary volumes to just shy of $1.5 billion last week -
Spreads tighten as GoldenTree and BlackRock print tightest CLO triple As since March
3 years ago
The CLO market moved tighter on Friday as GoldenTree Loan Management and BlackRock each priced new issues with triple As at 155 basis points over Libor, scoring a new record print following the coronavirus sell off in March -
Loan slump brings managers closer
3 years ago
A 19% slide in new US loan volumes last year has left CLO managers with fewer options in the primary market, and portfolio overlap between US managers has increased to 35.3% on average -
Primary equity investor shortage fuels issuance fear
3 years ago
A lack of demand for primary equity could lead to a drought of new CLO issuance in the second part of this year -
Loan slump brings managers closer
A 19% slide in new US loan volumes last year has left CLO managers with fewer options in the primary market, and portfolio overlap between US managers has increased to 35.3% on average
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