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Major sectors in leveraged loans are trading down, making shrewd credit selection vital
Deal is one of the tightest prints this year and is the second European CLO solely arranged by Mizuho
Debut manager is launching a CLO platform building on leveraged loan market experience
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US CLO investors, managers and analysts say that a dip in credit quality is the biggest issue facing the market next year, against the backdrop of soaring leveraged loan prices and rising rates hindering the ability of companies to pay off debt. -
3i has sold its debt management business to Bahrain-based private equity firm Investcorp, while Tikehau Capital will boost its CLO business with the acquisition of Lyxor’s €700m European debt funds.
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Spreads on US CLOs are grinding ever tighter, though not from improving sector specific fundamentals. Observers say that tighter pricing is being determined by broad issues driving investors to the sector.
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As the US CLO and CMBS markets debate the viability of horizontal versus vertical risk retention, the market is quietly discussing a third solution to this year’s favourite fixed-income conundrum.
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US CLO investors are questioning the staying power of the recent trend of CLO resets and refinancings, which have outstripped the pace of new issuance considerably in the past few weeks.
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Spreads on European triple-A CLO paper have hit a new post-crisis low, after KKR Credit Advisors and Tikehau Capital Europe closed deals at the end of last week.
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CLO refi and reset deals are cannibalising new market issuance, to the chagrin of some investors who want to see more true new issue paper.
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Loan funds are taking a growing share of new issuance in the leveraged loan market, putting the squeeze on CLO managers who are fighting for allocations to fuel new structures, according to a report from Fitch Ratings.
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US CLOs are grinding tighter as buyers reach for yield, but CLO investors say that the bonds are still cheap and provide solid relative value compared with other fixed income assets.
