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Pricing on junior mezzanine notes is diverging as managers have to cope with difficult conditions
Manager extends non-call by a year, tapping into market for shorter-dated deals
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Santander has bought credit protection on two portfolios of undrawn revolving credit facilities, taking advantage of a regulatory decision last year to sharply boost the efficiency of the protection. The deal points the way for banks to cut the costs of providing revolvers, which are usually extended as a ‘loss leader’ for a broader banking relationship. -
The Federal Reserve announced plans to stress test bank holdings of leveraged loans and CLOs during a hypothetical recession in its annual evaluation of the health of the 34 largest US banks.
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First Eagle Alternative Credit on Thursday announced that it has raised a $782m middle market direct lending fund, its fourth such investment vehicle to date.
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HSBC picks regional bosses ahead of expected restructuring — Mizho goes on fixed income hiring spree — Bank of America appoints head of rates trading
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The European Banking Authority will be consulting on its approach to risk transfer by the end of the second quarter, with the treatment of excess spread likely to be a crucial topic for issuers and investors in the securitization market.
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Apollo Credit Management priced a $2.14bn CLO on Wednesday, pulling together four older transactions and rolling them into a single refinancing.
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Fitch Ratings on Wednesday announced that it has appointed veterans Kevin Kendra and Derek Miller as head of US RMBS and head of US structured credit, respectively.
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Sound Point Capital has rapidly expanded its euro CLO platform with a third deal in less than 10 months, speeding ahead of last year’s other market debutants — most of which are yet to print a second deal in euros. The credit manager has access to equity investment through a deal with Canada’s CPPIB pension fund, which may have helped its swift growth.
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Carnage in Chinese stock markets apparently has little read-across to European speculative grade credit. Leveraged loan and high yield markets are still wide open, meaning issuers that can refinance are well advised to do so.
