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Some global CLO managers are proving to be less actively engaged in managing their European portfolios compared with their US businesses, according to research from JP Morgan, bucking a belief that “a US manager tends to be more active in Europe”. -
US CLO managers brought a deluge of deals in April, but after some triple-A buyers stepped back, primary market activity has slowed down, helping firm up spreads at the riskiest end of the capital structure.
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MeDirect, the former Mediterranean Bank, has hired Michael Curtis as chief investment officer, ahead of a planned push into the credit markets that will see the firm boost corporate lending and related activities. Curtis was most recently at ICG.
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More than $1tr of leveraged loans are now outstanding in the US market, according to the Loan Syndications and Trading Association. The market has doubled in size in just eight years, with lower rated loans swelling volumes as CLOs and retail funds chase yield in corporate credit.
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The pace of loan refinancing and repricing eased in the first quarter of 2018, according to a quarterly update from Fitch Ratings. Some investors expect this trend to continue as companies look to dodge rising rates by refinancing loans in the fixed rate bond market.
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Highly valued companies that are yet to make any money are enjoying a strong reception in the US high yield market. WeWork and Netflix were the latest to sell bonds this week, despite questions over WeWork’s accounting, which turned a $933m loss into $233m of earnings. David Bell reports.
