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Octagon hits 133bp benchmark again for its US CLO triple As
5 years ago
Octagon Credit Investors has priced its third new issue CLO of the year and fifth overall -
US CLO league tables: heavyweights dust off and jump back in the ring
5 years ago
Competition has prevailed after a tough quarter for the CLO market, in which banks offloaded their carry-ons from last year -
CVC, Octagon and Spire vie for multiple Creditflux awards
5 years ago
Creditflux is pleased to unveil the finalists for the most prestigious awards dinner in the credit -
Finding the best managers, CLOs and direct lenders
To compile the shortlist for the annual Creditflux awards, we select the best performers in credit using a combination of detailed, data-driven metrics. The winners will be announced on 8 May -
CLO pipeline: managers decide there's no point hanging about with quick-fire CLOs
5 years ago
The CLO pipeline for the coming week shows signs of decent flow as managers ready themselves to offload deals. -
US CLO managers look to scale flat WALs in search of flexibility
5 years ago
The anticipation of a downturn in the credit cycle has made investors turn their attention toward document provisions that give CLO managers flexibility -
Creditflux reveals finalists for most competitive Manager Awards ever
5 years ago
To compile the shortlist for the annual Creditflux awards, we select the best performers in credit using a combination of detailed, data-driven metrics. The winners will be announced on 8 May -
US CLO round-up: choose your own reinvestment period
5 years ago
Reinvestment periods have played an important role so far this year, with 30.8% of the new issue market opting for terms shorter than four years -
Octagon jumps to top of CLO leaderboard with fourth transaction of 2019
5 years ago
Octagon Credit Investors on Friday became the first manager to price its fourth transaction in the CLO market this year, with a new issue named Octagon Investment Partners 41 -
Controlling class conditions unshackle CLO managers
5 years ago
CLO managers are looking to the future by incorporating ‘controlling class conditions’ in their CLO documentation, which kicks in if an anchor triple A investor exits their deals -
We can’t hide it any longer, we’re tiering up
5 years ago
With the opening months of 2019 highlighting a clear class system among CLO managers, there has never been a better time to assess tiering. We find that timing, patience and luck all play a role -
Octagon prices CLO reset with triple A controlling class condition
5 years ago
Octagon Credit Investors teamed up with Bank of America Merrill Lynch on Friday to reset its 2015 vintage CLO named Octagon Investment Partners XXIV -
Payless bankruptcy steps on toes of CLOs
5 years ago
CLOs hold exposure to the debt of US retailer Payless ShoeSource, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this week -
Octagon's quick-fire start to 2019 continues as it plans another CLO reset
5 years ago
Octagon hits the US market with another reset -
US CLO round-up: years fall off CLO market as it gets back to its old self
5 years ago
The CLO market is starting to look rejuvenated, with the dense pipeline having this week offloaded seven new broadly syndicated deals and one middle market deal as Creditflux goes to press – totalling $3.7 billion of new paper. -
Octagon CLO pricing points to tightening mezz tranches
5 years ago
Octagon Credit Investors priced its second CLO transaction of the year yesterday and its first new issue, Octagon Investment Partners 40 -
Equity investors eye resets as they focus on 2014 CLOs
5 years ago
US CLO resets will be favoured over refinancings this year, with equity investors keen to give CLO managers as much flexibility as possible to capitalise on a distressed wave — whenever it may arrive -
US CLO round-up: Dry January ends early as spreads get hammered
5 years ago
Is the 2019 vintage going to be a classic? It's certainly started off slow, but it could mature into something very special if loan volatility persists -
Octagon prices 2019's first reset as Nomura begins to fulfil CLO promise
5 years ago
Octagon Credit Investors has teamed up with Nomura to reset 2014’s Octagon Investment Partners XXI for five years additional reinvestment -
Octagon and Nomura look to open 2019 CLO reset market
5 years ago
Octagon Credit Investors has emerged as the first manager to attempt a CLO reset in 2019 -
Octagon resets 2016 CLO with senior triple As pricing at 117bp
5 years ago
Octagon Credit Investors notched its 13th CLO transaction this year with a reset on Friday of the $707.7 million Octagon Investment Partners 28, which originally priced in September 2016 -
Global CLO round-up: what goes around comes around
5 years ago
It is no news that spreads are reverting back to the elevated levels of last year and, with each new deal pushing the market wider, the rolling three-month term curve in the US has been forced to stretch and move left, right and centre. -
Octagon matches benchmark triple A levels with its fifth new issue CLO of 2018
5 years ago
Octagon Credit Investors priced its fifth new issue CLO of the year with Octagon Investment Partners 39 printing on Friday -
Loan managers need an equity-like mindset instead of relying on docs
5 years ago
Octagon's Lauren Basmadjian takes our credit quiz and talks about buying CLO equity in 2009, the impact of technology on the retail sector and Eddie Murphy's 1980s heyday -
US manager sheds CLO vertical strip in secondary market
5 years ago
Sources say that a US CLO manager offloaded $65.13 million of CLO paper into the secondary market with the manager shedding vertical strips, held for US risk retention compliance, in two of its CLOs
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