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The spreads on triple-A rated CLO tranches in euros are levelling off once more, after a spell of widening. The senior parts of the capital stack have become more accessible to investors, leading to a stabilisation of spreads which syndicates warn may be temporary. -
Too much supply in the US CLO market has caused the spreads on triple-A tranches to widen to 110bp-120bp, according to market sources. Issuance is expected to reach record levels this year.
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Deutsche Bank has hired Alex Danehy as head of US CLO syndication, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Danehy joins from JP Morgan, where he was an executive director responsible for CLO origination.
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TCW Asset Management has issued its second CLO via Jefferies, since forming a partnership with Kennedy Lewis Investment Management and Jefferies to boost the firm's CLO issuance program.
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Rhode Island Employees' Retirement System has allocated $250m to Sycamore Tree and Neuberger Berman to invest in CLO equity and mezzanine tranches, following a new strategy that targets CLOs rather than real estate investment trusts (Reits) and master limited partnership (MLPs).
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European banks are rushing to finalise the first synthetic ABS transaction to achieve a ‘simple, transparent and standardised’ (STS) verification. The debut deal, which marks a turning point for the significant risk transfer market, has already been signed and is set to arrive in the coming months.
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Loans to fast growing but unprofitable software companies are finding their way into boundary-pushing securitizations. Investor appetite for yield could well bring this riskier product from niche to mainstream.
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Eldridge Industries has carved out part of its structured credit team to launch a new CLO investment firm, named Panagram Structured Asset Management.
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On Monday, Bardin Hill Investment Partners refinanced the senior notes of a CLO issued in 2017, repricing the tranche at 108bps over three month Libor.
