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Euro CLOs have better 2023 entry point than US in $140 billion issuance year: Barclays
1 year ago
CLO performance and issuance may have to wait until the second half of next year for improvement, say Barclays credit strategists in a 2023 outlook piece. But Europe could fare better than the US given starting levels in a year the market faces some challenging regulatory hurdles -
Bridgepoint set to become 43rd European CLO issuer in 2022
1 year ago
Bridgepoint Credit Management is poised to end a one-year absence from new issue European CLOs with a forthcoming deal expected to price next week -
Axa IM claims "more than 15 investors" in new European CLO
1 year ago
Axa Investment Managers says that “more than 15” investors allocated to its static European CLO, Adagio X, which closed on Friday -
Outsized corporate rally puts financials RV in focus
1 year ago
The week is ending with resumption of credit’s recent rally after a brief pause, and Europe once again taking the lead over the US -
European outperformance creates index options trading mismatch: Barclays
1 year ago
The recent outperformance of European credit over US has shifted the value of iTraxx index options, but CDX index volatility premiums stand out for having hit a new low -
Palmer Square includes senior/junior triple As and delayed draw double Bs in Euro CLO
1 year ago
Barclays arranged the €400.8 million deal, which features a one-year reinvestment period -
CVC and PGIM add to European CLO new issue surge
1 year ago
CVC and PGIM joined Ares, Neuberger and Oaktree in pricing new issues last week -
High yield markets win big in 2022’s love-letter to CDS
1 year ago
Tradeable credit assets have suffered a rough year for liquidity and returns, but credit derivatives are among a small group of products defiantly enjoying a bumper year. -
Credit funds at a glance (November 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit -
CVC markets another Euro CLO following Nochu-withdrawal
1 year ago
CVC Credit is wasting no time in getting back to the Euro CLO arena and marketing a full five-year reinvestment European CLO, CVC Cordatus Loan Fund XXVI. The firm had originally had originally lined up CVC Cordatus Loan Fund XXV via Citi to print first, but lost triple A anchor investor Norinchukin earlier this month -
Sofr away from me – basis puts new CLO triple As in dire straits
1 year ago
A relative value gap has opened between secondary and primary market CLO triple A tranches, with the former looking attractive as volatility heightens and the basis grows between Libor and Sofr. This presents an additional problem for managers hoping to do new business -
European CLO primary re-awakens to tune of Adagio X
1 year ago
Axa Investment Managers priced a European CLO on Friday (a few days before anticipated), printing a €324.75 million static deal via Barclays -
Axa IM chooses static format for upcoming European CLO
1 year ago
Axa Investment Managers is marketing a static European CLO new issue named Adagio CLO X -
Credit funds at a glance (October 2022)
1 year ago
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit
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Five Arrows and Cross Ocean print Euro CLOs with triple As at 200bp
1 year ago
Five Arrows Managers and Cross Ocean both priced European CLO triple As at 200 basis points over Euribor - one has a 4.5-year and the other a one-year reinvestment period -
Barclays hires European ABS trading head
1 year ago
Barclays has hired a head of European ABS/RMBS/CMBS trading in London -
Four Euro CLOs emerge with target pricings as early as tomorrow
1 year ago
According to the latest marketing blasts, WhiteStar is targeting pricing tomorrow, Palmer Square and Cross Ocean are aiming for ‘as early as’ tomorrow and Five Arrows will aim for early-to-mid next week -
European IG CLO mezz is attractive versus US paper: Barclays
1 year ago
There is no reason for European CLO mezzanine tranches to be as wide as they are versus equivalent US paper, according to a strategy note from Barclays. -
Euro CLO IG mezz tranches look attractive amid cap stack divergence: Barclays
1 year ago
European CLO IG mezzanine debt tranches are more attractive than triple As or double Bs, say strategists at Barclays, owing to greater dispersion and a lag in recovery. -
Widening asset/liability gulf will hurt CLOs: Barclays
1 year ago
A mismatch between CLO asset / liability rate risk is increasing in the US as more leveraged loan issuers opt for one-month pay frequency, Barclays credit strategists have found -
Rising stars, decompression and trade unwinds set to drive September roll: Barclays
1 year ago
Decompression and US / Europe relative value trade unwinds look set to characterise the September CDS index roll, with the prospect of no changes to iTraxx Europe for the first time in recent memory, say Barclays credit strategists -
Short duration CLOs are putting reset risk in the post: Barclays
1 year ago
The CLO market’s recent trend of shorter duration issuance could be setting up a problem for managers down the line that will impact their equity returns, Barclays has warned -
CLO arrangers take down triple As to get European deals completed
1 year ago
European CLO arrangers are taking down large chunks of triple A paper to get deals over the line amid market volatility, according to market sources. Others, meanwhile, have committed to investing in triple As to secure future mandates -
Italian rout gathers pace as credit relationships warp well beyond historical norms
1 year ago
Renewed selling pressure on Thursday has taken credit spreads back towards the year’s wides, with financial borrowers underperforming as Chinese covid cases, US inflation and a drought in Italy all weigh on sentiment -
IG payers provide best tail-risk hedges: Barclays
1 year ago
Investors seeking the cheapest tail risk hedge should look to CDX IG payers, while iTraxx Europe payers are the best hedge against further European underperformance, finds Barclays
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