Nomura readies multi-strat credit interval fund launch
Nomura Private Capital is readying the launch of a new, closed-ended interval fund which will invest across the credit spectrum - including bonds, loans, CLOs, distressed debt emerging market debt

Euro CLO trader lands at LGT to co-head liquid credit
LGT Capital Partners has hired a former Morgan Stanley European CLO trader as co-head of liquid credit

Axa IM plots Euro CLO warehouse investment amid loan pressure and possible liquidations
Some European CLO warehouse may face liquidations and there will be further pressure on leveraged loans in the last quarter of the year, according to Axa Investment Management

Revlon mistaken payment ruling adheres to market norms: LSTA
The Loan Syndications & Trading Association has weighed in on the Revlon court ruling, which stated that Revlon lenders must return a mistaken payment by Citi, noting that this decision “conforms to long-standing norms"

European IG CLO mezz is attractive versus US paper: Barclays
There is no reason for European CLO mezzanine tranches to be as wide as they are versus equivalent US paper, according to a strategy note from Barclays.

Judges rule in favour of Citi in overturning Revlon decision
Citi has won its appeal against Revlon creditors, forcing a consortium of asset managers to return more than half a billion dollars received in an accidental transfer in 2020

Beneath the triple C: US CLOs take a dip in the triple C as Europe watches from the sun lounger
The US CLO market bore the brunt of downgrades to triple C in July and August, with a total of $6.22 billion of paper affected. European CLOs enjoyed a more relaxing summer holiday, with only 1 name representing €33.88 million worth of bonds downgraded to triple C.  

Cineworld buys ticket for DIP facility with chapter 11 filing
Cineworld filed for Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court For The Southern District Of Texas on Wednesday, less than a month after the UK-based cinema operator announced Chapter 11 was among the options it was considering to “achieve its restructuring objectives”

15 CLO managers aim to print European deals as 'aspirational pipeline' forms
European CLO market participants are doubtful the pace of issuance will return to full swing in September, despite a reasonably healthy forward-looking pipeline.

Fitch launches ESG scoring for Euro lev fin issuers with 75% CLO coverage
Fitch has scored 430 individual borrowers in the European market, which are on average more than 75% of the portfolio in an average Fitch-rated European CLO

Keep an eye on gaming, leisure and entertainment issuers in Euro CLOs, says BofA
CLO investors should be mindful of industry concentration exposure, with the gaming, leisure and entertainment sector an area of focus, according to Bank of America research released yesterday

Euro CLOs demonstrate "considerable resiliency" to upcoming CLO maturity wall, says S&P
Managers and investors should keep an eye on upcoming CLO maturity wall with “potential adverse effects” amid tighter financing conditions and the impact that could have on CLO performance and ratings

CLO engine sputters as loan recovery hits road block
US CLO issuance suffered a precipitous decline in August as firms struggled to adjust to the new pricing landscape

Three defaults mean CLO OC ratios to decline by 17bp in September, says BofA
CLO overcollateralisation ratios are set to decline by 17 basis points in September following the defaults of Cineworld, Endo and Carestream health, according to a research paper from Bank of America

Secondary CLOs stand firm as credit markets take a hit
Macro weakness is seeping into credit with CDS indices gapping wider and US loans suffering a setback after dropping below 95 points this week. Traders say the CLO secondary market has reflected this turn in sentiment, with did-not-trades racking up – although spreads have held up better than other parts of the credit market

The Last Tranche with Octagon's Nechamkin: Investors were selling the larger loans that were easier to sell
In this episode of the Last Tranche, Mike Nechamkin, chief investment officer and senior portfolio manager at Octagon Credit Investors, discusses the reasons behind the recovery in loan prices in recent weeks

CLOs keep eyes glued to screen as Cineworld previews possible chapter 11
Cineworld, the UK-based cinema giant, has announced that a chapter 11 restructuring is among the options it is considering, in response to recent media speculation about a possible default

Widening asset/liability gulf will hurt CLOs: Barclays
A mismatch between CLO asset / liability rate risk is increasing in the US as more leveraged loan issuers opt for one-month pay frequency, Barclays credit strategists have found

CIFC boosts legal team with two senior appointments
CIFC Asset Management has announced two senior appointments on its legal and compliance team

Quick! Avaya has ignited and $1 billion of CLO assets are at risk
Sparks are flying in the leveraged loan and high yield market after communications company Avaya Holdings slashed its forecasted earnings mere weeks after syndicating new debt. The rapid decline of Avaya's debt has left CLO managers little time to avoid the blaze

Market sentiment shifts as investors turn bullish on loans and CLOs
CLO market sentiment has shifted decisively in recent weeks with investors expressing more optimism than earlier in the year

S&P revises US CLO stress tests to include recession-based scenarios
Standard and Poor’s has published revised stress test scenarios on the US broadly syndicated loan CLO market in light of increasingly negative market sentiment

Short duration CLOs are putting reset risk in the post: Barclays
The CLO market’s recent trend of shorter duration issuance could be setting up a problem for managers down the line that will impact their equity returns, Barclays has warned

Lenders fume over Avaya ebitda miss weeks after issuing loans
Avaya’s lenders are considering legal options after the company slashed its ebitda projections just a few weeks after issuing a $350 million term loan paying Sofr plus 1,000 basis points

Credit funds at a glance (August 2022)
A round up of fundraising and people moves in credit