Cov-lite not yet a problem for EU CLOs, but recovery data unclear

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Cov-lite not yet a problem for EU CLOs, but recovery data unclear

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Speakers at the IMN Investors’ Conference on European CLOs and Leveraged Loans, held in London on Wednesday, said that “covenant lite” loans in CLOs are not yet a problem for the market, but warned the audience that recovery rates have yet to be truly tested.

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