S&P methodology change could increase CLO leverage

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S&P methodology change could increase CLO leverage

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Recent tweaks to Standard & Poor’s loan recovery rating methodology could give CLO managers an incentive to choose the ratings agency over market leader Moody’s, which seized market share after a backlash last year over S&P’s treatment of covenant-lite collateral, say market participants.

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