CIFC CLO funds outperform after using tech to identify tail risks
CIFC Asset Management has been using technology to its advantage as two of its CLO funds were in the top 10 of our credit hedge fund return tables in April

US CLO spreads set to tighten across the stack as CIFC targets 170bp triple A print
CIFC Asset Management is marketing its first new issue CLO of 2020 with price talk for the triple A notes pointing to a print of around 170 basis points - a new market tight since the coronavirus pandemic began

CLO double Bs go on late night b-wic as spreads tighten sharply
Investors are piling into junior US CLO tranches as traders begin to see economic recovery following the pandemic

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

Credit pickers need luck to avoid OC trap

Global CLO b-wic round-up: $8 billion of US CLOs listed in record-breaking March
Last week brought an end to the busiest month in both the US and European CLO secondary markets since at least 2014. $7.7 billion of US CLO paper was on sale in March with a further €1.8 billion of European CLO bonds available, bringing the total listed in Q1 to $13.9 billion and €3.6 billion

US CLO issuers get pricing signals as triple As trade in secondary at 375bp
Would-be US CLO issuers were given an indication of pricing levels yesterday after a CLO that turns static in July hit the secondary market

Credit funds at a glance

A round-up of fundraising and people moves in credit

CIFC hires research head from Genworth Financial
CIFC Asset Management has hired a head of research in its New York office

Beneath the triple C: mighty CLO buckets from Akorns grow
Rating agencies went on a downgrading spree in February, with Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s cutting 20 corporate names to triple C or below – affecting $2.78 billion of paper in US CLOs and €316.6 million in European CLOs. 

Making arb work of it

CIFC restarts refi wave with triple A tranche at 103bp
CIFC Asset Management has opted to refinance the triple A notes of its CIFC Funding 2013-1, scoring a tight print of 103 basis points in spite of the coronavirus-related market selloff

CLO pipeline: CIFC becomes first of big three managers to plan new issue
New issue CLO paper is back on the agenda in the US as six new deals appear in the pipeline. This is a turnaround from the last two months, when CLO refinancings were more popular: 35 refis versus 26 new deals  

Making arb work of it
In 2019, some CLO managers hoped that good timing would enable them to lock in favourable arbitrage levels, but others opted for aggressive or conservative tactics when building portfolios. 

CLO market celebrates Valentine's Day by romancing with resets
Refinancings have been the talk of the month in the CLO market, but this Valentines day saw managers turn their minds to resets

Credit funds at a glance

CIFC pushes into US high yield with three senior hires from Millennium
CIFC Asset Management is expanding its high yield investment business and has hired three officials from Millenium Management  

CIFC prices refinancing of 2017 CLO
A busy week kicked off the new year with at least six CLOs in the market

CLO refis come back in favour as PGIM and CIFC hit the market
PGIM and CIFC Asset Management launched US CLO refinancings this week via Bank of America and Citi, respectively, according to market sources. Price guidance on the triple A tranches indicates a solid opening to the year

Deluxe decline leaves CLOs feeling deflated
Deluxe looked decent: trading in the 90s for much of this year, with 60% of its term loan sitting in CLO portfolios. But its rapid descent underlines the dangers posed by idiosyncratic events.

Deluxe decline leaves CLOs feeling deflated

CIFC prices a company-record sixth CLO of 2019
CIFC Asset Management yesterday priced its sixth new issue US CLO of the year for the first time in the firm’s history, according to market sources

Two roads diverged in the CLO wood

Deluxe bankruptcy causes picture to blur for CLOs
CLO managers hold $598 million of the video services company’s term loan, according to the latest trustee reports from CLO-i

Any takers for illiquid European CLO equity?
The investor base for European CLO equity is far smaller than for US CLO equity. But for those with the mandate, and willing to stomach the illiquidity, valuations have been strong this year.