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Any takers for illiquid European CLO equity?
4 years ago
The investor base for European CLO equity is far smaller than for US CLO equity. But for those with the mandate, and willing to stomach the illiquidity, valuations have been strong this year. -
US CLO round-up: 20 managers sit on the sidelines as volumes play catch-up
4 years ago
US CLO issuance this year is trailing 2018 by $10.7 billion as of 6 September, dampened by a slow third quarter. But Napier Park and Par-Four priced deals, which means that 20 managers are yet to return having priced CLOs last year -
Sound Point prices CLO with distressed flexibility
4 years ago
Sound Point Capital Management priced a $505 million CLO known as Sound Point CLO XXIV yesterday. The CLO has greater flexibility to invest in distressed -
CLO pipeline: Golub and Sound Point to cement positions among market leaders
4 years ago
Last week there were nine CLOs priced in the US market, including four broadly syndicated loan new issues and two middle market new issues, whereas there was no issuance in Europe. The CLO action over the next few weeks is again weighted towards the US, according to market sources -
Sound Point refinances single tranche of 2016 CLO
4 years ago
Sound Point Capital Management yesterday brought its 2019 deal count up to eight transactions after refinancing the triple A piece of its 2016 deal Sound Point CLO XIV -
US CLO league tables: JP Morgan narrows gap to Citi in new issues to $50 million
4 years ago
July saw $14.9 billion of issuance in the US CLO space with $9.4 billion of that in new issue CLOs. One of the transactions brought to the market was Whitebox Capital Management’s debut CLO, Whitebox I. -
Market rallies as key CLO investor retreats
A key CLO triple A investor dropped back from the market in the second quarter of 2019, but, remarkably, CLO spreads tightened as repricings came back and other investors drove demand4 years ago -
Sound Point swaps evergreen fund for drawdown
4 years ago
Sound Point Capital Management is dropping its evergreen distressed debt fund in favour of a vehicle that will employ a drawdown structure, as is customary for distressed strategies. -
New manager premium evaporates for Sound Point in second euro CLO
4 years ago
Sound Point Capital Management has priced its second European CLO, just three months after its debut issuance on the continent -
Clover Tech cov-lite loan blots CLOs after spilling a third of its value
4 years ago
The past week’s biggest declining loan by some way, for printing cartridge maker Clover Technologies (aka 4L Technology), is a worry for CLO portfolios as some 21 managers hold the name, according to CLO-i -
Sound Point resets 2015 CLO with just days of reinvestment remaining
4 years ago
Sound Point Capital Management has squeezed in a $470 million reset of 2015’s Sound Point CLO IX just days before it left its reinvestment period -
Sound Point readies second European CLO after debuting in April
4 years ago
Sound Point Capital Management has launched its second CLO in Europe -
CLO pipeline: managers return in force after varying time-outs
4 years ago
CLO managers in all markets are taking the view that the time is ripe to print their latest deals. There are 30 transactions in the US CLO pipeline this week with a further four in the middle market space and Europe -
A round-up of CLO performance4 years ago
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CLO managers process Fusion bankruptcy implications
4 years ago
12 CLO managers hold $185.2 million exposure to the debt of the cloud services company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy -
Controlling equity stake in 2018 CLO fails to trade in secondary market
4 years ago
Over 90% of an equity tranche from a 2018 Sound Point Capital Management CLO was available on b-wic yesterday but failed to trade -
New kids on the block dominate awards
Two firms that have been in the market for fewer than seven years were named the top managers at the Creditflux awards last month. Manager of the year Spire only issued its first CLO in 20154 years ago -
Seriously, the CLO arb is difficult right now
We know the arbitrage for CLO equity is never perfect, but the arb progressively deteriorated through 2018. Since January, the picture has worsened further after a brief respite in December4 years ago -
Seriously, the CLO arb is difficult right now
4 years ago
We know the arbitrage for CLO equity is never perfect, but the arb progressively deteriorated through 2018. Since January, the picture has worsened further after a brief respite in December -
Spire wins Creditflux Manager of the Year award
4 years ago
Spire Partners was the big winner at Creditflux's Manager Awards last night as the London-based manager scooped the award for the manager of the year. On top of this, the firm picked up awards for Best European CLO Manager and Best European CLO for Aurium CLO II -
Euro CLO league tables: at long last - a reset, a refi and a debut
4 years ago
A chill swept through the European CLO market in April. While managers priced €3.16 billion of CLOs, it was the slowest month since January. -
It’s possible to be big — and still be picky
4 years ago
Our analysis of 2018 CLOs shows that firms such as Credit Suisse Asset Management and Sound Point Capital Management have built loan portfolios that are different to the rest of the market. -
CLOs at a glance
4 years ago
A round-up of CLO performance -
It’s possible to be big — and still be picky
Our analysis of 2018 CLOs shows that firms such as Credit Suisse Asset Management and Sound Point Capital Management have built loan portfolios that are different to the rest of the market4 years ago -
Sound Point opts for fixed rate triple As with latest US new issue CLO
4 years ago
Sound Point Capital Management priced a $608.15 million new issue CLO on Friday named Sound Point CLO XXIII
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