CLOs

An application for the BondBloxx Private Credit CLO ETF landed with regulators on Thursday afternoon. Subject to regulatory approval, the proposed fund would invest at least 80% of its assets in collateralized loan obligations.

The Kansas City-based firm created the ETFs in response to demand from clients, in particular the wealth management community.

Chatham will provide funding for the equity portion of CLOs, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. CTM will start issuing CLOs — leveraged loans repackaged as bonds — in 2025.

As corporate treasurers use the debt reorganization technique to head off disruptive defaults and bankruptcies, lenders seek more blockers and cooperation agreements to mitigate risks.

Observers and investors weigh in on how rate cuts may shift pricing dynamics for CLO tranches.

The fund, Sound Point Meridian Capital, invests in CLO equity. Fewer than 10 of these closed-end funds trade now, partly because starting one requires a backer willing to leave the money invested for years.

The change in tone was obvious on Monday, when SBA Communications Corp. postponed the repricing of a $2.3 billion term loan.

The pension plan's investment is a show of support from one of the world's largest private markets investors for the securities.

There's been a resurgence of interest in CLOs. Gross issuance is on track for a record year in Europe, while year-to-date issuance in the market has already exceeded 2023's full-year volume.

BHI has extended the revolving line of credit agreement with Lendbuzz to $50 million, and Janus' B-BBB Collateralized Loan Obligation ETF has surpassed $1 billion in assets.