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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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A flood of capital into certain corporate borrowers and a greater number of investors hunting for yield is fuelling a rise in middle-market CLO issuance, with the sector set to expand this year and take up a bigger portion of overall US CLO volume. Investors and managers more used to broadly syndicated loan deals are turning to the sector but a lack of transparency and the private nature of the underlying borrowers remain hurdles to its growth. -
Danish credit investor Capital Four has made three additions to its CLO and high yield business in the US.
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Japanese bank Mizuho has hired CLO specialist Nate Weber from Bank of Montreal Capital Markets as a managing director in its asset backed trading department.
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Pacific Asset Management has returned to the CLO market, pricing its first new issue of 2021 after 18 months away.
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So far, despite the constant market chatter, consolidation among CLO managers has yet to occur. Instead, new firms are popping up as buyer demand rises in the hunt for yield. That has included Sancus Capital Management, which arranged its first deal recently having spent eight years as an investor in CLO equity and mezzanine paper.
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Spreads on triple-A rated CLO resets in euros are widening after heavy supply in the first half of 2021, with senior spreads on new issue CLOs hovering in the mid-90bp area.
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Orchard Global Asset Management has hired Rachit Prasad as a portfolio manager for its CLO team. Prasad will join after an 11 year stint as an ABS research analyst at Deutsche Bank.
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More managers are taking advantages of tighter spreads to refinance or reset older CLOs. Carlyle and KKR have lowered the liability costs of deals issued, respectively, in 2017 and 2019. As the cashflow distributions in July begin, the market will receive another infusion of deals as some CLOs, based on their indentures, are callable on their payment dates.
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Medalist Partners has accelerated the purchase of the remainder of CLO platform Medalist Corporate Finance, formerly known JMP Credit Advisors, given investors' hunger for the product. The firm is set to launch its first ESG CLO in October.
