CDOs/CLOs

That's significantly wider than 121 basis points average for new CLOs backed by broadly syndicated loans that were issued in December.

GoldenTree's $757 million CLO is the first deal seeking to price in the 2019 primary market, while Octagon Credit Investors is refinancing a $791.5M, 2014-vintage CLO (for a second time).

It may not signal a recession, but structured finance pros are still preparing for a more risk-off environment.

The Japan Financial Services Agency is considering increasing capital requirements for holdings of securitizations if the sponsors do not have "skin in game."

A few took advantage of deep discounts to scoop up collateral for new deals on the cheap; others swapped out some of their weakest credits for more highly rated loans.

Z Capital's $350M CLO can hold up to 50% of its assets in risky triple-C rated assets, giving it a wide cushion to bulk up on the growing supply of single-B loans near the CCC-rating threshold.

The market has not seen a prolonged period of widening spreads since an eight-month period before early 2016, which was the launching point for a nearly two-year run of AAA spread narrowing.

The deal, dubbed Hercules Capital Funding Trust 2019-1, comes just two months after the business development company completed a $200 million transaction.

Steven Mastrovich joins the firm a week after the departure of partner and CRE/CLO specialist Steven Kolyer for Sidley Austin.

The global asset manager is sponsoring its first post-crisis CLO in a €409.8 million transaction that priced through Barclays on Monday.