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New firms are rocking all over the world
3 years ago
Rockford Tower and other small global CLO issuers are showing that you don’t need decades of experience to be successful. It can be better to change the tune rather than repeat the classics -
Managers weigh up matters of principal
3 years ago
CLO managers that were able to avoid OC traps made double-digit equity distributions in Q2, despite the headwinds. But these firms tended not to be among those that built the most par -
Three years after launch, Rockford Tower joins the elite
3 years ago
The CLO platform launched by King Street Capital Management in 2017 has been crowned Creditflux Manager of the Year -
Newcomer wins Creditflux Manager of the Year award in virtual event
3 years ago
Last night Creditflux presented its first ever virtual hosting of our annual Manager Awards, with over 450 people tuning in live to see the winners announced -
Creditflux announces finalists for Manager of the Year award
3 years ago
Ahead of the virtual awards ceremony on 15 July Creditflux is thrilled to announce the four finalists for the prestigious Manager of the Year category. -
Mezzanine CLO spreads tighten by over 20% with Spire European deal
3 years ago
European CLO spreads have tightened sharply across the board after Spire Partners priced Aurium CLO VI at levels much tighter than recent deals -
Spire to price European CLO later today
3 years ago
Spire Partners is set to price Aurium CLO VI later today, sources say, with the CLO subject on all its tranches -
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 -
Secondary CLO debt trades well but Trace suggests CLO equity trading at 12 cents
4 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 -
Global CLO b-wic round-up: volumes jump as investors get their triple A fix
4 years ago
The US CLO secondary market brought over $1.2 billion in total listings last week with the main driver behind last week’s supply being an increase in US CLO triple A bonds and an anchor equity position. -
Any takers for illiquid European CLO equity?
4 years ago
The investor base for European CLO equity is far smaller than for US CLO equity. But for those with the mandate, and willing to stomach the illiquidity, valuations have been strong this year. -
Any takers for illiquid European CLO equity?
4 years ago
The investor base for European CLO equity is far smaller than for US CLO equity. But for those with the mandate, and willing to stomach the illiquidity, valuations have been strong this year. -
Spire becomes first manager to refinance 2017 European CLO
4 years ago
Spire Partners yesterday became the first European CLO manager to refinance a 2017 vintage transaction, according to market sources -
Euro CLO league tables: back to earth in tandem as issuance nosedives
4 years ago
August brought just €1.12 billion of issuance in the European CLO market across two refinancings and one reset, the quietest month since January when only €0.51 billion of European CLOs priced -
Fund performance
4 years ago
A round-up of fund performance -
Spire brings in structured credit specialist from WyeTree
4 years ago
Spire Partners has hired a junior portfolio manager from WyeTree Asset Management with a view to expanding its structured credit investments -
Spire prices CLO triple As at 105bp as Euribor rates slide
4 years ago
Spire Partners scored Europe’s tightest triple A CLO print of the year yesterday with market sources indicating that this is a reflection of how attractive CLO tranches are given the recent drop in Euribor rates -
Euro CLO spreads could tighten further as Spire targets 105bp triple A print
4 years ago
Spire Partners is looking to bring Europe’s CLO market even tighter as it readies a reset of its inaugural deal named Aurium CLO I -
New kids on the block dominate awards
Two firms that have been in the market for fewer than seven years were named the top managers at the Creditflux awards last month. Manager of the year Spire only issued its first CLO in 20154 years ago -
Spire scales heights as Creditflux’s Manager of the Year 2019
4 years ago
Spire Partners celebrated bringing home three Creditflux awards, including the coveted Manager of the Year trophy, on a night of high spirits on 8 May at London’s Landmark Hotel. -
Points up front: CLO awards banter
4 years ago
The Creditflux Manager Awards have a history of springing surprises. This year we had journalist and TV presenter Gavin Esler host the awards dinner and regale the audience with a Dolly Parton gag (the less said about that, the better). -
A round-up of fund performance4 years ago
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Spire wins Creditflux Manager of the Year award
4 years ago
Spire Partners was the big winner at Creditflux's Manager Awards last night as the London-based manager scooped the award for the manager of the year. On top of this, the firm picked up awards for Best European CLO Manager and Best European CLO for Aurium CLO II -
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
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