Garrett Motion stalls with CLOs holding $608 million of bankrupt firm's debt
Garrett Motion enters chapter 11 proceedings with a stalking horse offer from private equity firm KPS Capital Partners, which has agreed to buy substantially all of the firm’s assets for around $2.1 billion. CLOs hold around $680 million of Garrett's term loans

iQor files for chapter 11 with CLOs holding $260 millon
17 CLO managers hold $263.1 million term loans of customer services provider iQor, which filed for chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas today

CLOs stuck with $100 million of bankrupt TNT Crane's debt
14 CLO managers hold $92.5 million debt of TNT Crane & Rigging, which filed for chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court For The District Of Delaware yesterday

Fieldwood slips into second bankruptcy as CLOs hold $314 million
CLO managers hold $314.5 million of oil and gas drilling company Fieldwood Energy, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy yesterday for the second time in two years 

CLOs hold $600 million of bankrupt retailer Tailored Brands
Tailored Brands has become the latest US retailer to file for Chapter 11 as a result of the coronavirus-induced pandemic. 37 US CLO managers hold $588.9 million in term loans of the Houston-headquartered firm,

Insurers' CLO triple A and double A investments can survive most severe stress tests, report finds
A stress test performed on US insurers' CLO investments, as of December, shows that even under the most severe coronavirus default and recovery assumptions, double A and triple A-rated tranches are protected against principal losses

CLOs dodge offshore driller as restructuring credit event question posed
The Americas Determinations Committee has been asked to rule on whether UK headquartered offshore driller Valaris has triggered a restructuring credit event

OC health check: second European 2.0 CLO reports junior OC breach
33 deals reported overcollateralisation (OC) breaches last week in a relatively quiet reporting period.  314 deals are now reporting OC breaches as of the latest report, according to CLO-i.

Argentina rallies sharply as DC sets credit event auction date
An auction to settle Argentina sovereign CDS will take place next week, the Americas Determinations Committee has said

Dishware maker files for bankruptcy as CLOs hold $200 million
CLOs hold $207.58 million of Libbey Glass, which filed for chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on Monday, as a result of the firm's impending debt maturities and the impact of coronavirus

Scale of coronavirus-linked defaults divides credit market
As governments and central banks around the world plough money into the economy in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the loan and CLO markets are nevertheless bracing themselves for a corporate downgrade wave to turn into a default cycle

A different kind of crisis
Panellists on Creditflux’s US CLO webinar were positive about the robustness of CLO structures and the role of cure contributions. But they warned about zombie defaults and gaming tests

OC health check: US CLOs hit by new round of test failures
135 deals breached an over-collateralisation test last week, 78 for the first time, according to the latest trustee reports from CLO-i.

Bankrupt Hertz runs out of gas with CLOs holding $245 million
CLOs hold $245 million of Hertz’ debt as the US-based car rental company drives into bankruptcy protection, with the coronavirus panedemic putting brakes on the Estero, Florida-headquartered's firm car rental operations

Akorn falls into bankruptcy with $321 million planted in CLOs
CLOs hold $321.3 million of specialty pharmaceutical company Akorn’s debt, according to the latest trustee reports from CLO-I, with the firm having filed for chapter 11 protection in the US District Court for the District of Delaware yesterday

CLOs on lookout as Neiman recovery signals slump and DC confirms credit event
Five-year CDS referencing Neiman Marcus widened by four points to 95.25 points up front, according to IHS Markit, as the Americas Determinations Committee confirmed the US retailer has triggered a bankruptcy credit event

US retailer bankruptcy spells hit for CLOs and CDX HY tranches
US retailer Neiman Marcus's filing for chapter 11 protection opens the prospect of a fourth credit event in the CDX HY index and a sixth for on-the-run HY tranches, as well as a hit for CLOs

222 CLOs hold bankrupt telecom firm as its signal fades
CLOs hold $334.5 million debt of Australian telecommunications company SpeedCast International, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the District of Texas on Friday

If history repeats itself, the best CLO play could be to hold equities
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

Longview Power turns to coal for handful of CLOs
CLOs hold $43.9 million of the debt of US power company LongView Power, which filed for Chapter 11 in the District of Delaware yesterday

Frontier bankruptcy dials up pressure for 90 CLOs
Nine CLO managers hold $217 million of Frontier Communications’ debt across 90 CLOs, as the telecommunications company filed for Chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court Southern District of New York

CLOs process Internap bankruptcy as they hold $212 million
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

Fortress digests CraftWorks bankruptcy
CraftWorks Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy yesterday, with Fortress Investments holding all of the Tennessee restaurant operator's first lien debt - of which over half is in middle market CLOs. The New York-based firm has submitted a “stalking horse” bid to buy CraftWorks' assets

CLOs feel flat after housing $335 million of bankrupt RentPath
CLOs house $334.5 million of the debt of RentPath Holdings, which filed for Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on Wednesday

Spectre of low loan recoveries fails to spook CLO market
CLO managers and equity investors are optimistic despite recent reports which suggest that future US loan recovery rates will be lower than during the financial crisis.