Europe

Defaulted Holdings in CLOs Ticked Up in 4Q

The monthly change for defaulted holdings in CLO 2.0s – which now comprise 95% of the market for outstanding CLO issues – rose 0.1% and now stand at 0.12%. The rate for CLO 1.0s rate 0.12%, now standing at 3.13%.

Barings’ Euro Warehouse CLO Structured at €320-€400M

Barings U.K. is serving as manager for a new collateralized loan obligation warehouse funding structure that will have a target notional value of between €320-€400 million (US$338-$422.8 million), according to a report from bond rating agency DBRS.

Kensington Marketing £343 Prime UK RMBS

Kensington Mortgage Co. (KMC) is pooling approximately £343.7 million (US$428.7) in prime-borrower first-lien and “buy-to-let” investor mortgages in the second UK mortgage-backed securitization being marketed this month.

LPC: CLO Trading Volume Spiked in 4Q

Trading volume of $56.6 billion in the fourth quarter was the second-highest level for the market since the first quarter of 2014. Loan prices selling near or above par also rose last fall.

Alcentra Markets Third Euro CLO Refi of 2017

Alcentra is the third manager in January to seek out a refinancing for one of its European collateralized loan obligation deals, according to a presale report from Standard & Poor’s.