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Refis, resets and new issues all on offer as Five Arrows, Apollo, Neuberger Berman, Ares and Oaktree price deals
European CLO ETFs' total holdings near €2bn
International Finance Corp’s drive to introduce development finance to the CLO market is advancing. Its second deal of $509m had more investors, more tranches and better pricing, supporting its rapid growth
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Extra large deals continue to flood into the market, with Elmwood Asset Management resetting its $930m 2019 deal Elmwood CLO II. -
Crescent Capital has partially refinanced the first CLO to include an applicable margin reset (AMR) auction option in its documents, making use of the online process. More online repricings are expected to follow, as the market environment makes the refi process attractive and it can cut costs and administrative challenges for CLO managers.
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Japanese regional banks are turning their attention to the CLO market, even as the country’s best-known anchor buyer, Norinchukin, remains on the sidelines. These institutions are struggling with ultralow interest rates and are seeking opportunities abroad, attracted by the asset’s strong performance during the pandemic.
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CLO managers have begun to reset their Covid-era deals, slashing liability costs, as illustrated by AGL Credit Management, which shaved 114bp off the margin of a senior tranche originally priced in April 2020.
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Ivy Hill Asset Management, an affiliate of Ares Management, has returned to the CLO primary market after a three year hiatus with a CLO backed by loans to middle market companies.
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Symetra Financial Corporation, a financial services insurance company and the US subsidiary of Japan-based Sumitomo Life Insurance, increased its investment in CLOs by $1bn during 2020, and may have increased the pace of buying more recently, taking 'sizeable' positions in triple-A tranches from from late last year, according to a source.
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NatWest Markets is offering warehouse terms for new CLOs again, reflecting the reorganisation of the bank’s operations and an increased focus on sponsor financing for the UK bank.
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CLO debt investors are demanding cleaner CLO portfolios with underlying collateral less vulnerable to the impact of Covid and with high recovery prospects. With US CLO supply volumes at record levels, investors have the opportunity to pick and choose their deals, pushing managers into a fight over pricing and portfolios.
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Investors are once again willing to bet on longer duration deals, making CLOs with five-year reinvestment period the common choice and pushing more managers to reset deals instead of repricing some tranches.
