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  • We can cope with downgrades again

    Having overcome one loan downgrade wave in 2020, the CLO market is now facing another. But this time CLOs are defensively positioned, and managers have a chance to adjust portfolios

    1 year ago
  • CLO managers show respect to their elders
    Alongside lucrative new issues, managers also make time for refinancing and resetting old deals. Our data shows that, in 2021, mid-sized firms were the most effective at this balancing act

    2 years ago
  • 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

    3 years ago
  • A different kind of crisis
    Panellists on Creditflux’s US CLO webinar were positive about the robustness of CLO structures and the role of cure contributions. But they warned about zombie defaults and gaming tests

    3 years ago
  • We’ve survived before, we can do so again

    $7.8 billion of CLO collateral, split evenly between the US and Europe, is in the loans that have fallen fastest in the past month. But short term CLO pain will bring opportunities for building par

    3 years ago
  • Credit funds at a glance

     
    A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit
     

    4 years ago
  • Deluxe decline leaves CLOs feeling deflated
    Deluxe looked decent: trading in the 90s for much of this year, with 60% of its term loan sitting in CLO portfolios. But its rapid descent underlines the dangers posed by idiosyncratic events.

    4 years ago
  • Any takers for illiquid European CLO equity?
    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.

    4 years ago
  • CLOs at a glance
    A round-up of CLO performance

    4 years ago
  • 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 demand

    4 years ago
  • CLOs at a glance

    A round-up of CLO performance

    4 years ago
  • 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 2015 

    4 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 December

    4 years ago
  • 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 market.

    4 years ago
  • CLOs at a glance
    A round-up of CLO performance

    4 years ago
  • Credit funds at a glance

    A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit

    4 years ago

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