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Deal rules and slow primary market make ramping up deals difficult
◆ Supranationals and agencies prepare to achieve the previously unthinkable ◆ Leveraged loans versus private credit and their effect on CLOs ◆ A new dawn for dollar covered bonds and UK equity market structure
◆ Schaeffler attracts €5.8bn peak book… ◆ …while SPIE finds €2.8bn of orders ◆ Strong demand allows for strong price moves
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Virgin Media announced its fourth high yield deal this month on Wednesday, tapping last week’s sterling vendor finance notes and adding a dollar tranche as well, with Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse back in the driving seat. -
Tom Tailor, the German fashion brand, has signed a €100m loan guaranteed by the federal and regional governments. It has also extended its existing bank line, although the company says it will not be enough to stave off insolvency at holding company level.
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58.com, a Chinese company that focuses on online classified advertisements, is in talks with banks in the country for a financing package of $3bn to support its take private.
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Chinese real estate companies China Fortune Land Development and Ronshine China Holdings raised a combined $550m in the bond market on Tuesday, but their tight pricing did not appeal to all investors.
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The months since the coronavirus outbreak have been a difficult period for the CLO market, as waves of loan downgrades and corporate bankruptcies create a turbulent environment for mangers to steer their deals through. Since March, the CLO space has seen various strategies employed by both managers and investors to mitigate the effects of the crisis. The pandemic has been a period of distress, but could also be a chance for players in the market to differentiate themselves and stand out, according to Allison Salas, CLO research analyst at DWS Investment Management. Salas spoke with GlobalCapital’s Max Adams on the evolution of CLO documentation, manager strategies and the implications of the Covid-19 outbreak for Libor transition.
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June opened up with another wave of negative rating actions for CLOs, with $5.7bn of the bonds placed on review for possible downgrades by Moody's, driving concerns that managers could see their ability to trade loans restricted if downgrades pile up.
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