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Changing issuance patterns, tight mezzanine spreads and investor demand deliver bumper crop of deals
Deal follows Macquarie's acquisition of Spire, which issued previous Aurium CLOs
Pim van Schie, a portfolio manager at Neuberger, discusses rising investor appetite for CLO mezzanine tranches
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CLO equity is still a scarce commodity, despite better than expected performances from the asset class this year in the face of the pandemic. Some investment firms are said to be raising CLO equity funds, but others suggest it remains hard going, and managers with captive funds will remain in charge. -
The fractious final phase of the presidential election has suspended CLO issuance since October 30. New issuance is expected to resume at steady pace through to the end of the year, but CLO managers say they are concerned about a new wave of defaults as the economy limps into 2021.
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GSO Capital Partners, the credit management arm of private equity giant Blackstone, is rebranding itself as Blackstone Credit, the company announced this week.
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A trio of former Ares Management executives have launched a CLO management business with a particular focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments.
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Wells Fargo has laid off its prolific CLO research team led by David Preston as part of a decision at the bank to revamp its approach to fixed income research, according to people familiar with the matter. The US banking giant is searching for a new head of ABS and CLO strategy, according to a job posting published on Thursday by executive search firm The Ladders.
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As Tuesday's vote count looks likely to drag into Thursday without a clear winner in the US presidential race, the CLO space is likely to remain stalled through next week after managers raced to get ahead of the US election to price around $13bn of deals in October.
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The Alternative Credit Council (ACC) has recommended allowing CLOs to obtain a ‘simple, transparent and standardised’ (STS) certification to increase the flow of funding to European borrowers. Investors have pushed back on such proposals, however, citing the heavy due diligence needed to invest in STS deals.
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Medalist Partners has parted ways with CIO Brian Herr, who stepped down as CIO and co-head of structured credit and asset finance to take up a role as managing director at financial services company Exos.
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Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors and Napier Park Global Capital each priced CLOs on Friday with pre-Covid reinvestment durations, joining a growing roster of managers that have returned to more normal CLO structures. Though they are becoming more frequent, sources say they expect the market to remain split between standard and Covid-era deal formats.
