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Beneath the triple C: CLOs get their sneakers on as retailers run into bankruptcy
3 years ago
July added further relief to CLO portfolios with the slowest rate of downgrades to triple C since March. US CLO portfolios faced downgrades of $2.18 billion to triple C while European portfolios faced just €59.13 million of such downgrades -
Beneath the triple C: downgrades hold steady as Travelport loses its luggage
3 years ago
For the second month in a row downgrades to triple C steadied, with just under $9 billion of CLO loans falling to this rating across 34 corporate borrowers -
Beneath the triple C: downgrade rate slows as $8 billion of CLO loans tumble
3 years ago
May offered some respite to CLO portfolios as corporate downgrades to triple C were reduced heavily - affecting just $6.67 billion of US CLO paper and €1.09 billion of European CLO portfolios -
Beneath the triple C: April showers send buckets overboard
4 years ago
Downgrade waves rocked the CLO market in April as Moody's and Standard & Poor's downgraded 135 corporate borrowers to triple C or below, from ratings above that level. The downgrades put CLOs in rough waters as $41.6 billion of such loans are prevalent in US CLOs while €5.64 are moored in European CLO portfolios – affecting 5.92% of the US market and 4.37% of the European market -
Who’s got the moves US: oil and gas leads renaissance for US CLO managers
4 years ago
The US leveraged loan market has held steady over the last two weeks. After rising to just below 87 of par in mid-April, the S&P LSTA US Leveraged Loan index closed at 85.75 to start this week -
If history repeats itself, the best CLO play could be to hold equities
4 years ago
After a futile scramble for liquidity, LyondellBasel filed for bankruptcy in the early morning hours of 6 January 2009. Bad luck for CLO managers that were holding the loan? Not at all -
Two US CLOs fail senior OC tests
4 years ago
Apex Credit Partners and Marathon Asset Management have become the first CLO managers in the 2.0 era with deals failing their senior overcollateralisation tests, according to latest trustee reports on CLO-i -
Beneath the triple C: $31.6 billion of CLO credits feel downgrade pain
4 years ago
March madness took a toll on CLOs as Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s downgraded 4.25% of the portfolios in the US and 1.84% in Europe to triple C or below in just one month (some of these were already triple C rated, only to fall further). -
Who's got the moves US: Carlyle leads as $3.7 billion of CLO loans recover
4 years ago
CLOs were exposed to $833.4 million worth of paper in the 10 term loans that suffered the largest price falls last week. But CLOs also had exposure to $3.67 billion of loans that recovered the most over the seven days. -
CLOs process Internap bankruptcy as they hold $212 million
4 years ago
CLOs hold $212 million of the debt of Internap Technologies, which filed for Chapter 11 in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on on Tuesday -
Beneath the triple C: mighty CLO buckets from Akorns grow
4 years ago
Rating agencies went on a downgrading spree in February, with Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s cutting 20 corporate names to triple C or below – affecting $2.78 billion of paper in US CLOs and €316.6 million in European CLOs. -
McDermott slips into bankruptcy with CLOs holding almost $1 billion
4 years ago
42 CLO managers hold $957.6 million of the debt of McDermott International, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday. Under the plan, McDermott’s term loan and revolving lenders will receive 94% of McDermott’s reorganised equity and $500 million in take back senior secured term loans. Term loan claims are expected to recover 84%, according to a disclosure statement -
US loan trading: CLOs treated to DaVita as Refinitiv outflows escalate
4 years ago
US CLO managers were treated to a $2.75 billion term loan B by kidney dialysis services provider DaVita, which became the most popular issuer in August. And Refinitiv US Holdings continued to be the most sold US issuer by CLOs, according to the latest trustee reports from CLO-i -
US loan trading: Caesars marches out of CLOs as Blackstone rolls in
4 years ago
With $158 million of its term loan leaving the hands of CLO managers, Caesers Entertainment was the most sold issuer in June -
Credit plays a big part as KKR increases AUM by $6.5 billion
4 years ago
KKR grew its assets under management by 8% over the second quarter, according to the firm’s earnings call, which took place on Thursday. -
CLO managers lick their wounds with Joerns bankruptcy
4 years ago
Seven CLO managers hold $92.3 million exposure to US healthcare equipment businesses Joerns Woundco Holdings, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday -
US loan trading: CLO managers on cloud nine after Ultimate Software allocations
4 years ago
CLO managers took down about 27% of Ultimate Software's loans in April, when the cloud operator issued its $2.3 billion first lien term loan due 2026, according to CLO-i -
Neiman Marcus loan slumps amid debt restructuring talks
5 years ago
The luxury fashion retailer’s $2.95 billion cov-lite term loan B, due October 2020, traded down 1.65%, according to IHS Markit -
24 CLO managers hold J Crew loan as it drops 4.62%
5 years ago
A total of 109 CLOs hold $219.4 million exposure to J Crew, whose Term Loan B traded down 4.62% from yesterday -
Ares ups its target for US senior direct lending growth to $4.7 billion
5 years ago
Following $5 billion of inflows into global direct lending in the third quarter, Ares has upped the target for its US direct lending strategy -
Leading fund: Lupus Alpha CLO Opportunity Notes I
6 years ago
Single-B CLO trades boost Lupus Alpha asset Management
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