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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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HSBC has hired managing directors in its US healthcare and consumer and retail coverage teams, as well as a new head for its US financial institutions group. -
Banks lined up to close capital relief securitizations at the end of last year, protecting portfolios of leveraged loans, commercial property and project finance.
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The former head of loans and CLOs at BlackRock has joined Alcentra, the alternative fixed income specialist for BNY Mellon Investment Management, as head of US loans and high yield.
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In a quiet start to the US CLO market in 2018, only reset and refinancing deals have emerged so far, but Wells Fargo is predicting a record year of issuance for the asset class. Some investors are pulling back, however, as loan market fundamentals show signs of deterioration.
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The Carlyle Group has raised over $800m for its Carlyle Structured Credit Fund, which will invest in the CLO debt of third-party managers in the US and Europe.
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Fitch Ratings’ 2018 leveraged finance outlook forecasted benign credit conditions for next year on Wednesday, but constricted supply and strong CLO demand is expected to lead to further erosions in documentation, analysts said.
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TwentyFour Asset Management said this week that it favours a defensive position in European securitization, given tight spread levels. The firm sees value in CLOs, but cautions that manager behaviour could be a growing risk next year as the credit cycle matures.
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The final version of the government’s tax reform bill that the US congress will vote on this week is tough on highly levered US companies, said Fitch on Monday, but most analysts believe the changes won’t significantly dent appetite for corporate borrowing.
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LCM Capital Management and Carlyle have priced triple-A paper at new lows in recent days. The tightening trend in CLO debt appears relentless. Bank of America Merrill Lynch said on Friday that triple-A notes could drop to around 90bp next year.
