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European CLO leverage battered
Average leverage in European CLOs has dropped to 8.1 times debt to equity since April3 years ago -
Relative value plays swell secondary
3 years ago
The secondary CLO market has been revived this year as volumes shatter 2019 totals. Investors are finding that secondary values outweighs that in primary, with the added bonus of full portfolio disclosure -
Credit spreads wind back to February to bring shorts into focus
3 years ago
The credit rally since April has opened up an opportunity to go short credit, say fund managers, with spreads back to where they were in late February -
CLOs at a glance
3 years ago
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: CLO lower mezz tightens while equity investors strive for duration
3 years ago
A large supply of CLO paper flooded the secondary market last week as $1.5 billion of US CLO bonds and €370 million of European CLOs were listed, according to CLO-i -
Fair Oaks rotates to Euro CLO equity after 32% gain on double Bs
3 years ago
Fair Oaks Capital is starting to rotate back to CLO equity positions after taking advantage of the stabilising market and using profits from its higher-quality, more opportunistic trades earlier this year to carefully dial up the risk -
It’s been a while — how’s tricks?
The primary CLO market has been open since April, but 41 managers have not managed to price a US CLO in over a year and a lack of access to equity capital means they may struggle to return3 years ago -
CLOs at a glance: CLO managers are quite partial to a refi
3 years ago
There was a wave of CLO partial refinancing in August as equity investors capitalised on lower interest rates to cut the coupon on fixed rate tranches -
Rampant technicals push cash and CDS in different directions
3 years ago
Central bank interventions, primary market issuance and high yield defaults have conspired to create major distortions in credit performance, which sources say are ripe for opportunistic trading. -
CLOs at a glance: managers show creative side to price new issues
CLO managers are having to get creative to print deals3 years ago -
Five Arrows prices same-day CLOs in US and Europe for first time
3 years ago
Five Arrows Managers broke new ground on Friday after pricing two CLOs on one day for the first time in its history -
Redding Ridge back as top CLO issuer post sell-off with new US and EU deals
3 years ago
Redding Ridge Asset Management has shot back to become the largest CLO issuer by volume since the sell off in March after printing a new issue apiece in the US and Europe, according to market sources -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: spreads widen in short week to end manic June
3 years ago
A shortened week brought an end to a manic month of secondary CLO activity. $343.5 million of US CLO and €309 million of European CLO paper was on sale last week, dropping $1.05 billion and €170 million from the previous week -
CLOs at a glance: global market hits post-outbreak high
3 years ago
Primary issuance is on the rise as global CLO volumes in June stand at $7.22 billion as Creditflux goes to press, exceeding the $7.12 billion in May -
Black Diamond CLO fails with buy back offer
3 years ago
Black Diamond CLO 2015-1’s offer to buy back senior notes has not gone through after the CLO’s class A1 and A2 investors did not submit any bonds -
CVC prices new CLOs in Europe and US
3 years ago
CVC Credit Partners has priced its first new CLOs post-covid 19 on both sides of the Atlantic - and dragged the US CLO market tighter in the process -
US and Europe diverge on credit spreads and more
3 years ago
US and European corporate credit performance has diverged since cities went into lockdown in March, with Europe tending to do better. But the CLO market gives a different picture, with 17 US transactions pricing to four in Europe since 1 April, and with tighter investment grade spreads -
European investors eye 180bp pick-up on triple B CLOs traded in April
3 years ago
A b-wic consisting of mostly European triple B CLOs that traded in late April is on offer at 9.30am New York time tomorrow, according to market sources, as data shows spreads for the rating band averaging 546 basis points over Euribor as of 27 May -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: equity makes a return as investors search for price levels
3 years ago
Three European CLO equity bonds have traded with colour attached in the last two weeks in the secondary market -
Seven points basis opens up in CLO triple Bs - but Investcorp trades well to defy trend
3 years ago
Triple B rated tranches once again swamped the secondary CLO market yesterday and trading levels suggest the basis between bonds on negative watch/outlook versus those not subject to a downgrade is about seven points -
US and European CLO triple Bs hit secondary market as downgrade fear sets in
3 years ago
Downgrade risk is being priced into triple B-rated CLO tranches, according to market sources, after a wave of mezzanine and junior CLO debt tranches swept onto b-wics yesterday -
Structured credit fund loses 32.4% in March as junior US CLO debt slumps
3 years ago
Volta Finance’s net asset value dropped 32.4% in March, according to a monthly report released yesterday. US CLO debt was the weakest performer for the structured credit fund, managed by Axa Investment Managers, losing 41.3%. -
Secondary CLO debt trades well but Trace suggests CLO equity trading at 12 cents
3 years ago
A variety of CLO paper was in for the bid yesterday with US secondary CLO volumes reaching $281 million, and European volumes hitting €74 million -
Liquidity ends at double Bs as European CLO single Bs struggle in secondary
3 years ago
European CLO single Bs are struggling to clear in the secondary market with sources indicating these positions are valued at about 30 cents -
Unique CLO upsizes to $22 billion
3 years ago
The world’s largest CLO has more than doubled in size to total a whopping $22 billion
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