Global CLO b-wic round-up: secondary market awakens with control equity bonanza
Four anchor positions made available on secondary market as equity accounts for over a third of all volumes.

They said it: "CLO Euribor floors are in the money"
In a blog, TwentyFour Asset Management’s Aza Teeuwen says that Euribor floors are worth over 50 basis points of extra spread, but this is not being priced in.

One day, two investors, three CLO controlling stakes in secondary
Two investors are inviting bids for anchor positions they hold in three CLOs.

Global CLO b-wic round-up: 71% of equity positions trade as supply picks up
The European and US secondary CLO market took a step back this week as the primary CLO generated $7.8 billion of deal flow globally

CLO investor looks to offload US and European anchor equity positions
There are two controlling CLO equity stakes up for sale today with a 2017 European deal and a reissued US transaction going under the hammer

Global CLO b-wic round-up: control equity hits the market as secondary market picks up
The CLO secondary market in both Europe and the US brought healthy volumes last week. There was €174.9 million listed in the European CLO secondary market, while the US returned a with just over $600 million in CLO b-wics. 

CLO investors should be looking at CSOs

Global CLO b-wic round-up: secondary volumes make up for slump in primary
June saw the highest volume of US CLO b-wics this year with over $3.8 billion of US CLOs on the auction block, according to CLO-i. 

Euro CLO b-wic round-up: secondary volumes increase amid demand for short-dated paper
Last week saw over €230 million of European CLO items listed on the secondary market, matching the almost €1 billion seen in refinancing volume.

Doing CLOs is hard work as recovery lags
There’s scrutiny on staffing, structures and, of course, ‘the challenging arb’. But Q4 volatility created opportunity, which led speakers at the Creditflux CLO Symposium to ask for more

Arrival of five-year bespokes draws in CLO investors
Synthetic bespoke tranches are undergoing a major shift, with dealers projecting five-year business to supersede previously dominant shorter tenors by the end of 2019.

Global b-wic round-up: Short-dated CLO paper hits the market
Last week brought over $800 million of b-wics listed in the US CLO secondary market for the first time this month, with around 10% being paper that had a reinvestment period that ended in 2019.

Global b-wic round-up: US CLO equity continues its surge
Last week marked the third straight week that the US CLO secondary market has seen total listings of under $600 million, but over a quarter of that was equity.

Control equity available in BlackRock CLO just one month after first payment
Control equity in BlackRock's 2018 European CLO is up for auction today at 10am New York time (3pm London), according to market sources

Global b-wic round-up: secondary flows drop to $599 million in the US
Secondary CLO trading took a back-seat last week, with European market participants away Monday and the US focused on 10 primary market pricings 

Global b-wic round-up: focus shifts to the wings of the capital structure
The secondary US CLO market looks to be rebounding after a slow end to the first quarter of 2019 with first-loss and first-pays drumming up attention

Loan trading round-up: CLO managers fall out of love with First Data
An analysis of loan trading among CLO managers in February shows that First Data is falling down the pecking order with managers selling $182 million of the company's loans

Moving on from the late 2018 hangover
It might be too early to call a full recovery, but it’s fair to say that the US loan market is back on track with $48 billion of institutional issuance in 2019 — 88% of which is made up of new issues

Global CLO b-wic round-up: Europe and US an ocean apart as flows reverse
Last week saw €102.35 million of European CLOs listed on the secondary market, only the second instance of 2019 with over €100 million of items put up for auction, but the US CLO b-wic market closed a strong month with a down week.

Global CLO b-wic round-up: fixed tranches make their way into European secondary
Last week brought the first instance of fixed coupon tranches trading in the European CLO secondary market this year, according to CLO-i. 

Euro CLO b-wic round-up: mezz is where the money is
This year, there has been one constant: junior mezzanine tranches have accounted for most listings on the secondary market

Global CLO b-wic round-up: record February underscores secondary market value
A roaring February, bringing $2.615 billion listed in the US CLO b-wic market, ended with only a murmur last week

Global CLO b-wic round-up: momentum stalls in CLO secondary market
Only $589.94 million worth of assets were posted on CLO b-wics last week with a US public holiday disrupting the flow. But the trade rate was high with some $422.74 million of CLOs changing hands.

Euro CLO b-wic round-up: triple A notes boost volumes
At first glance, the European CLO secondary market has matched its US counterpart with b-wic volumes peaking last week

European CLO equity in focus for secondary market with 50% trade rate
European CLO equity valuations ranged from the 50s to 70s, but only two our of four positions traded yesterday