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CIFC prices new CLO tight of market with $50 million upsize
3 years ago
CIFC Asset Management on Monday priced its second new CLO following the coronavirus outbreak - and upsized the deal by $50 million before pricing -
CLO managers push for deeper triple C buckets
3 years ago
CLO managers in the US have launched a concerted effort for greater flexibility on their triple C test limits since the coronavirus-triggered sell off in March -
CLO pipeline: break's over - time to print deals
3 years ago
The CLO market has taken a slight pause after the independence holiday in the US last weekend, meaning the CLO pipeline includes a backlog -
Double B CLOs on downgrade watch up for grabs as market eyes tightening
3 years ago
CLO double B spread averages tightened 24.44 basis points on Wednesday, ending a 22-day widening streak. On Thursday, a b-wic of seven CLO double Bs goes live at 11am New York time and should clarify if spreads will tighten further -
CIFC and RBC plan first new CLO partnership for over five and a half years
3 years ago
CIFC is marketing CIFC Funding 2020-II, the firm's second new CLO since the coronavirus pandemic began, and is working with RBC to arrange the deal -
Ucits at a glance: Ucits recover lost ground
3 years ago
The foot has come off the gas for many funds - 57% of funds did not break the 2% return barrier. -
CIFC prepares CLO opportunity fund
3 years ago
CIFC Asset Management is preparing to launch its fourth CLO oppportunity Fund, CIFC CLO Opportunity Fund IV -
CLO double A-single A basis falls to just 10bp in 2.0 record
3 years ago
The basis between US CLO double As and single As has fallen to just 10 basis points – which is the lowest it has been since the financial crisis in 2008, according to Creditflux data -
Voya prices first new issue US CLO of 2020
3 years ago
Voya Alternative Asset Management priced its first US new issue CLO of the year on Friday -
Beneath the triple C: downgrade rate slows as $8 billion of CLO loans tumble
3 years ago
May offered some respite to CLO portfolios as corporate downgrades to triple C were reduced heavily - affecting just $6.67 billion of US CLO paper and €1.09 billion of European CLO portfolios -
OC health check: second European 2.0 CLO reports junior OC breach
3 years ago
33 deals reported overcollateralisation (OC) breaches last week in a relatively quiet reporting period. 314 deals are now reporting OC breaches as of the latest report, according to CLO-i. -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: double Bs lead the way as rally endures and drags equity with it
3 years ago
The CLO secondary market continued its hard rally last week as prices rose across the whole asset class with double B rated CLO bonds leading the charge tighter -
CIFC CLO funds outperform after using tech to identify tail risks
3 years ago
CIFC Asset Management has been using technology to its advantage as two of its CLO funds were in the top 10 of our credit hedge fund return tables in April -
US CLO spreads set to tighten across the stack as CIFC targets 170bp triple A print
3 years ago
CIFC Asset Management is marketing its first new issue CLO of 2020 with price talk for the triple A notes pointing to a print of around 170 basis points - a new market tight since the coronavirus pandemic began -
CLO double Bs go on late night b-wic as spreads tighten sharply
3 years ago
Investors are piling into junior US CLO tranches as traders begin to see economic recovery following the pandemic -
Akorn falls into bankruptcy with $321 million planted in CLOs
3 years ago
CLOs hold $321.3 million of specialty pharmaceutical company Akorn’s debt, according to the latest trustee reports from CLO-I, with the firm having filed for chapter 11 protection in the US District Court for the District of Delaware yesterday -
Credit pickers need luck to avoid OC trap
We know what you’re thinking: is my CLO failing its OC test? The truth is, in all this volatility, it can be hard to keep track, unless your deal has high quality liquid loans3 years ago -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: $8 billion of US CLOs listed in record-breaking March
3 years ago
Last week brought an end to the busiest month in both the US and European CLO secondary markets since at least 2014. $7.7 billion of US CLO paper was on sale in March with a further €1.8 billion of European CLO bonds available, bringing the total listed in Q1 to $13.9 billion and €3.6 billion -
US CLO issuers get pricing signals as triple As trade in secondary at 375bp
3 years ago
Would-be US CLO issuers were given an indication of pricing levels yesterday after a CLO that turns static in July hit the secondary market -
A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit
3 years ago -
CIFC hires research head from Genworth Financial
4 years ago
CIFC Asset Management has hired a head of research in its New York office -
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. -
In 2019, some CLO managers hoped that good timing would enable them to lock in favourable arbitrage levels, but others opted for aggressive or conservative tactics when building portfolios4 years ago
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CIFC restarts refi wave with triple A tranche at 103bp
4 years ago
CIFC Asset Management has opted to refinance the triple A notes of its CIFC Funding 2013-1, scoring a tight print of 103 basis points in spite of the coronavirus-related market selloff -
CLO pipeline: CIFC becomes first of big three managers to plan new issue
4 years ago
New issue CLO paper is back on the agenda in the US as six new deals appear in the pipeline. This is a turnaround from the last two months, when CLO refinancings were more popular: 35 refis versus 26 new deals
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