BDC stock sell off could impact CLO BBs – BofA

BofA Securities warned of the possibility of a tactical sell off in CLO BBs in response to the BDC stock sell off

US reset issuance hits over USD 15bn for September as PGIM, Fidelity and Barings print deals
The trio of repriced transactions, together worth USD 1.4bn, featured similar sizes and capital structures

Blackstone’s Jane Lee to leave the firm
EXCLUSIVE: Blackstone's head of CLO capital formation who spearheaded its CLO issuance has resigned to take time off

Rise in BBB fixed-rate CLO tranches in US overtake AAs—Barclays
CLOs tend to prefer floating rate assets, but the percentage of fixed-rate BBBs have ticked up since January 2024

Mizuho EMEA names former BNP Paribas exec as CIB head
Matthew Ponsonby will become head of Mizuho EMEA’s corporate and investment bank, and president and CEO of Mizuho International on 1 October

First Brands factoring agreements a USD 2bn variable at play in potential Chapter 11 filing – legal analysis
Factoring agreement terms determine ownership of accounts receivables in bankruptcy; fraudulent transfer claims, termination fees possible issues

Fed cutting cycle could decrease demand for CLOs—Barclays
Rate cuts present a slight headwind for nominal CLO demand but should be more neutral for spreads and supply, a recent credit strategy research report says; could be boost for CLO equity

Atlantic Avenue prices fourth CLO, first of 2025
The US CLO manager owned by Connecticut-based MC Credit Partners has returned to primary issuance after 10 months

Resets prove lynchpin of US issuance as deal flow ramps up
US CLO issuance this week was dominated by a brace of resets, with deals issuing from the likes of AGL, AMMC, PPM, Sycamore Tree and Saratoga Investment Management

Barings, Benefit Street latest to price US resets at 125
Barings reworked a two-year-old CLO, while Benefit Street Partners issued its fourth reset of a serially-repriced 2014-vintage deal

Polus plans to enter CLO mezz tranche investing
EXCLUSIVE: Polus Capital Management continues building out US CLO management business and sees opportunity in mezz tranche investing

 

Investcorp prices 2020-vintage US reset
Investcorp’s 11th CLO issue of the year has priced via CIBC, issuing its top-of-stack paper at SOFR plus 130bps

US resets price from Barings, CVC and Western Asset Management
A trio of US BSL resets from CVC, Barings and Western Asset Management toward the end of last week added over USD 1.3bn to August’s final issuance tally

Private credit CLOs boom to new high
The middle market is seeing record levels of issuance as the smaller corner of the CLO space draws more investor interest, while US BSL primary activity chases 2024 levels

End of week sees private credit CLO issuance rush
The mid-market saw a flurry of issues from Eldridge, Churchill, StepStone and BlackRock toward the end of last week, with the total value of the four deals across Thursday and Friday totalling over USD 1.5bn

Allstate records new AAA tight for US resets with 2015-vintage repricing
Benchmark triple A spreads for US resets have followed those for new issues in tightening to the mid-120s, with Allstate pricing a reset of AIMCO CLO, Series 2015-A

TwentyFour’s ABS co-head eyes CLOs and prime RMBS, predicts record issuance
Aza Teeuwen says European CLO and ABS issuance could hit EUR 175bn this year, while he sees value in triple A CLO tranches

Upgrades outpace downgrades in triple C tranches of CLOs in July – BofA
Despite July's reversal, the pace of triple C downgrades remains significant, BofA said, and is expected to reach 8% for triple Cs

Shenkman affiliate Romark prices year's first CBO
The deal follows a similar issue last July - itself the first new CBO priced in over two years

Private debt market fundraising shows shift to Europe – Goldman Sachs
Private credit market fundraising has been pivoting to Europe, while global defaults remain below historical averages, according to new research from Goldman Sachs

KKR resets short-dated US deal from last year
The USD 373m reworking renewed KKR CLO 45a on a standard 2Y/5Y timeline

Mid-year market summary – challenges abound but CLO resilience shines through
ANALYSIS: The first half of the year saw CLOs whip-sawing between historical tights and the after-effects of the Trump administration's tariff policies – but the market remains on course for another potentially record year

Marathon prices eighth US BSL CLO in Bryant Park series
The deal is the second new issue this year under the Bryant Park banner 

Fitch warns of dimmer credit outlook for rest of year
The rating agency’s mid-year updates cites deteriorating economic growth from US policy uncertainty, tariffs and geopolitical risk

Nascent European CLO ETF market could catch up to US—S&P
Positive European sentiment will help drive European ETF adoption, according to a new report