CLOs

In a move becoming more commonplace for CRE CLOs, the collateral manager can direct modifications that are not subject to servicing standards in deal documents.

The Loan Syndications and Trading Association alerts market participants to the challenges of term-SOFR transition before year-end.

High CLO volume stems partly from transactions whose refis or resets anticipated last year were deferred when spreads widened considerably amid the pandemic.

Virtually the whole collateral pool will be comprised of senior secured loans, cash and eligible investments ultimately benefiting software, hotel and leisure.

Henry Brigham, Willis Hwang and David Knecht bring a combined 43 years of corporate trust experience to the Wilmington Trust team.

Similar to other CLOs, Golub 54 has a reinvestment period of four years, with a two-year non-callable period.

Issuers of leveraged loans appear ready to use SOFR, the popular alternative to LIBOR, putting leveraged loans a step ahead of the market.

Auto and credit card securitizations benefited from more rational consumer behavior, whole CLO issuance remained strong for both new issuance and refinancing deals.

Goldman Sachs Group and JPMorgan Chase are ditching safeguards on credit lines to CLO managers, to defend their market share as arrangers in the lucrative business.

Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is investing $400 million to a customized portfolio, with the goal of capitalizing on Are’s all-weather approach, taking advantage of opportunistic dislocations and market inefficiencies. The remaining $100 million will be allocated to the flagship Ares Pathfinder fund.

Deals, trends and research in structured finance and asset-backed securities for the week of May 14-20

It’s become nearly impossible to find yield amid the ongoing spread compression across credit markets. One of the last harbors for value, securitized debt, still offers upside in some specific areas, though returns are quickly diminishing.

A lack of consensus regarding the eventual replacement for the London interbank offered rate could cause turbulence for CLOs in the fourth quarter, according Bank of America Corp. The benchmark is widely used across the sector and set to go away by June 2023 at the latest.

Deals, trends and research in structured finance and asset-backed securities for the week of May 7-13

Flatt said the combination of strong markets and asset sales means there’s enough capital on hand for its planned $6.5 billion privatization of Brookfield Property Partners LP, and the repurchase of its own shares, to soak up some of the new equity being issued in the transaction.

More opportunistic borrowers may come as investors continue to pour money into U.S. leveraged loan funds, which have seen the longest positive streak since 19 weeks between February and June 2018.

Deals, trends and research in structured finance and asset-backed securities for the week of April 30-May 6

The existential challenge distressed debt investors face may not be new after a decade of easy-money policies that encouraged companies to refinance debt at reduced costs. But the swift rebound from the depths of the pandemic has taken many by surprise.

The difference between yields on investment-grade debt and junk bonds doesn’t bode well. It’s a sign that leverage in the system is rising.

Outstanding middle-market U.S. collateralized loan obligations in the first quarter had a significantly reduced concentration of near-default loans being held in portfolios compared to year-end 2020