"Derivative longs versus cash corporate shorts looks attractive, especially if we see a market sell-off"
Technicals are keeping cash credit spreads tight, but as central banks reduce purchases there will be relative value opportunities

Global CLO league tables - April 2022 YTD
Global CLO league tables - April YTD

CLOs at a glance (May 2022)
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month
   

High yield / loan slowdown affects year-end projections and pricing: Barclays
A sharp decline in primary market activity means expectations for high yield bond and even leveraged loan issuance need to be lowered, say Barclays credit strategists. And that in turn has implications for relative value

Arb work pays off
With day-one arbitrage alone delivering projected CLO cash-on-cash returns of 20-25%, 2021 may have been the best year ever for equity investors — at least until CLO spreads began to widen  

CLOs at a glance (April 2022)
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month  

Global CLO league tables - March 2022 YTD
Global CLO league tables - March YTD

High stakes promise big year for new short-dated CSOs
The bespoke tranche market looks set to put in revitalised issuance numbers in 2022 as interest grows in structured assets. But a clear trend is emerging for investors to assume short-dated exposure amid increasing macro and geopolitical uncertainty

CLOs at a glance
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month

Global CLO league tables - January 2022 YTD
Global CLO league tables - Jan YTD

Past returns: Ares constructs private CLO
In Creditflux 10 years ago we reported on Ares Management putting together a quasi-CLO in a bilateral transaction involving senior debt investor Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Sofr spike boosts CLO debt as Europe and US go out of sync
The sharp rise in three-month term Sofr has caused CLO relative value to shift decisively towards primary US CLO debt tranches in January as the floating rate benchmark shot up from 9.11bp to 17.06bp (from 1-20 January)

CLOs at a glance (February 2022)
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month

Bond pipeline builds as rocky markets thwart supply
Various factors have played into credit spreads widening at the start of 2022, but an over-supply of bond issuance is not one of them — in contrast to what was moving the market this time last year

Global 2021 CLO league tables
Global 2021 CLO league tables

"Some observers believe Europe’s opportunity in private debt lies at the lower end of the middle market"
European private debt has lagged its counterpart in the US. But a growth spurt may not be far off

ESG template fires up hopes of CSO issuance
2021 may not have been a year of big volume in the synthetic bespoke market, but primary business is back, and decisive inroads into environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused issuance bode well for 2022

Investors fear CLOs running into overtime with WAL extensions
CLO investors have sharpened their focus on weighted average life (WAL) test and maturity extensions, with one US investor believing many are taking on more duration risk than they realise

CLOs at a glance (January 2022)
A listing of CLOs that have priced in the last month

They said it: "The tone may have been too positive"
CLO market participants have been guilty of being overly bullish

CLO extremes will do well in '22 but mezz needs caution: BNP Paribas
The extreme parts of CLOs' capital structures will offer best value in 2022, but investors should be cautious on mezzanine tranches and consider hedges, say BNP Paribas strategists

Lev loan index rule change proposed to meet Sofr switch
Leveraged loan index stakeholders are being asked for feedback on a proposal that would allow the inclusion of loans linked to Sofr and scrap a minimum spread rule

Global CLO league tables - Nov 2021 YTD
Global CLO league tables - Nov 2021 YTD

CLO lower cap stack will outperform with $175bn new issuance in 2022: JP Morgan
Equity and lower rated tranche investors will do best as $175 billion of global new CLO issuance arrives in 2022, predict JP Morgan strategists in their annual outlook, taking market size to $1.2 trillion