CDOs

U.S. New Issue CLO Market Picks Up Steam

In the past week, five new-issue collateralized loan obligations have been launched and/or priced by U.S. managers, after just one deal was arranged in the first two weeks of the year. The latest deals were placed by THL Credit Advisors, Sound Point Capital Partners, CIFC Management, Apex Credit Partners and Octagon Credit Investors.

Blackstone/GSO Joins European CLO Refinancing Wave

Blackstone/GSO is refinancing a European CLO originally issued in 2014, the €400 million Phoenix Park CLO D.A.C., according to Fitch Ratings. It follows in the footsteps of other CLO managers, including Apollo, KKR and Pinebridge, in taking advantage of a dramatic reduction in yield spreads over the past few months On Jan. 30, the CLO […]

Cov-Lite is Catching on in Europe’s Leveraged Loan Market

A combination of loosened covenants, minimal call protections and aggressive, U.S.-style “dry powder” leveraging strategies have produced the most sponsor-friendly market for European leveraged loans since the financial crisis, according to a new report from U.S.-based Covenant Review.

CLO Reset Trend Catching On in Europe

Last week the European arm of Pinebridge Investments refinanced the Euro-Galaxy III CLO, a collateralized loan obligation originally issued in 2013, to reprice the entire transaction, according to Standard & Poor's.

LCM CLO Undergoes Extreme Makeover

LCM is almost completely overhauling its $465.5 million LCM XIII portfolio in ways beyond just extending its reinvestment period so as to preserve an exemption from forthcoming U.S. risk-retention rules.

CLO Risk Retention Deadline Rush Gaining Full Steam

A whopping 15 U.S. CLO deals priced in the first week of December, pushing issuance levels above 2015 activity as managers push to complete collateralized loan transactions before the onset of risk-retention requirements.

In Support of CLO Risk Retention, If Not the Rule Itself

Many CLO managers would welcome a repeal of the soon-to-be enforced risk-retention requirement on deals. But while he sees 5% as slight "overkill," Crestline Denali Capital executive John Thacker sees merit in having skin in the game with investors.

What Volatility? Brexit-Like Reaction Fails to Materialize

Donald Trump’s victory drew inevitable comparisons to Britain’s vote to exit the European Union in June, but so far the election results have failed to produce the kind of volatility seen in June – much less the extreme moves in financial markets experienced in January