The notes are being issued from a a master trust collateralized by over $1.4 billion in corporate leases originated and serviced by Donlen Corp., which Hertz acquired in 2011.
Nearly four in five expect spreads to widen this summer, which is not good news for spec-grade U.S. companies that binged on borrowing levels over the last two years.
After the second-busiest quarter for primary European CLO issuance to start 2018, a two-week April lull in the market was ended with deal pricings by Intermediate Capital and Investcorp.
Jay Huang, a longtime Citigroup veteran who joined in January, is developing a high-tech trading-desk operation to enhance the company's portfolio of CLO investments.