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Octagon refis 2019 vintage CLO
8 days ago
Octagon Credit Investors has refinanced the top four tranches of Octagon Investment Partners 43, a half-billion dollar deal from 2019 -
RBC arranges two new US deals part one - Octagon 63
14 days ago
Octagon Credit Investors has priced its second new CLO of the year – and its fifth deal overall in 2024 -
US CLO refis continue with tight print from 2018 vintage Octagon deal
1 month ago
Continuing its hectic start to the year, Octagon Credit Partners priced its fourth deal of 2024 on Tuesday. The partial refi of its 2018 US BSL CLO saw one of the tighter prints this year. -
Octagon adds new life to 2017 vintage US CLO
1 month ago
Octagon Credit Investors has refinanced Octagon Investment Partners 31, a frequently refinanced deal dating back to June 2017. -
Rates are moving lower, which makes CLO equity look better versus loans
2 months ago
The latest edition of The Last Tranche podcast talked to new Octagon CEO Gretchen Lam about triple A spreads, CLO redemptions and whether investing in third-party CLO equity makes sense again -
The Last Tranche with Octagon's Lam: CLO equity makes sense again
2 months ago
In this episode of our podcast The Last Tranche, Octagon Credit Investors' new CEO Gretchen Lam discusses whether recent changes in the arb for US BSL CLOs is making third-party equity attractive again, and what that means for the market. -
Octagon Credit Investors names Gretchen Lam as new CEO
6 months ago
Octagon announced today that Gretchen Lam will succeed Andrew Gordon as Chief Executive Officer as he steps into new Executive Chair role -
Octagon 68 prices with triple As at SOFR +167.5bps
6 months ago
Wells Fargo arranged a new US CLO for Octagon Credit Investors on Friday -
The Italian connection
7 months ago
As Octagon and Conning come under the umbrella of large Italian insurer Generali, we spoke to the firms’ CEOs about their expectations for credit in general and their firms in particular -
Bank of America prices three CLOs in a day
7 months ago
The bank managed to make the triple with a new CLO for Octagon, a reset of a 2022 vintage deal for Voya, and a highly unusual partial refi of a static CLO for Marathon -
Lender on lender violence increasing as defaults tick up, conference hears
10 months ago
CLO managers are seeing an increase in aggressive lending practices as the long-anticipated rise in loan defaults begins to materialise, panelists at Debtwire's US Private Credit Forum said in New York on Wednesday -
US CLO league tables: BofA takes CLO lead as new issues keep calm and carry on
1 year ago
US CLO issuance dropped last month as the banking crisis gripped financial markets when Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failed and troubled Credit Suisse was sold for below market value -
US CLO pipeline: issuers takes credit sell-off in their stride as supply picks up
1 year ago
Despite the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in the last week, the CLO machine has continued to churn with just shy of $5 billion of US and mid market CLO issuance this week -
Octagon partners with RBC on its latest new CLO
1 year ago
Octagon Credit Investors priced a new CLO named Octagon Investment Partners 61 on Thursday, teaming up with Royal Bank of Canada to print the deal -
US CLO triple As settle near 180bp as Octagon prices
1 year ago
Octagon Credit Investors has got off the mark in the primary US CLO market with Octagon 67 -
US CLO pipeline: busy January sets the tone for the year
1 year ago
US CLO new issuance in January has exceeded 2022’s volumes with $6.4 billion priced last month compared to $4.6 billion last year, and the market is showing no signs of slowing down -
US CLO league tables: Usual suspects keep market rolling as Citi moves within $1 billion of BofA
1 year ago
October experienced $7.1 billion of US CLO issuance with over half of that priced by the managers that occupy one to eight in the US CLO new issue league tables -
Carlyle and Octagon bring first reinvesting US BSL CLOs since 19 October
1 year ago
Carlyle Group and Octagon Credit Investors each priced a new US CLO on Friday, bringing the first reinvesting transactions backed by broadly syndicated loans to the market in nine days -
US CLO pipeline: issuance expected to slow as blockages emerge
1 year ago
Only three new deals have been added this week to the list of forthcoming CLOs. The pipeline is suffering from some blockage after only four US CLOs priced last week -
US CLO league tables: BofA’s big month opens gap with Citi but Palmer Square closes in on Blackstone
1 year ago
After a quiet August, the US CLO market returned to what is the new normal (or new, new normal depending on the timeframe you're using). Managers priced $11.3 billion of US CLO paper last month, extending a trend -
LP round up: $2.7bn flows to 20 credit managers as investors battle PE overallocation
1 year ago
Investors faced huge headwinds in September with inflation, rising interest rates, and geopolitical turmoil, alongside the UK gilts sell-off at month end -
Identity of sellers emerges as CLO equity blocks change hands
1 year ago
Two majority equity positions have changed hands in the secondary market over the last two days, with details behind the cover price and sellers coming to light -
Three control CLO equity positions hit market with another to follow
1 year ago
Three anchor US CLO equity positions were listed on the secondary market yesterday in what was a busy day for investors -
190bp emerges as senior triple A benchmark as Octagon prints new CLO
1 year ago
Octagon Credit Investors priced a new CLO via Nomura on Thursday, placing its senior triple A notes at the market tights of 190 basis points over Sofr -
US CLO pipeline: Dispersion comes to fore, while Capital Four goes static
1 year ago
The CLO market is heating up once again after the summer lull and pricing has tightened, with at least three US CLO managers looking to match or even best Palmer Square Capital Management’s triple A print of 200 basis points
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