CLOs

  • VAT switch

    European CLO managers hit with backdated bill

    Dutch tax authorities have changed their interpretation of VAT law in connection with CLO management fees, impacting an estimated 30% of European CLO SPVs. Dutch lawyers disagree with the change and are appealing the decision, but it remains unclear how long the appeal process will take and whether CLO managers will have to pay the bill in the meantime.

    News 24 February 2020

  • Minority equity interest acquired

    Sector developments and company hires

    Equity interest acquired
    Affiliated Managers Group has acquired a minority equity interest in Comvest Partners. The Comvest management team will be investing 100% of the transaction proceeds directly into future funds to support the firm’s growth initiatives. Following the transaction, the senior partners of Comvest will continue to own a significant majority of the equity of the business.

    HPI .......

    Market Moves 20 February 2020

  • Auction house

    Online AMR, BWIC matching services debut

    January was a breakthrough month for KopenTech for two reasons. Not only did the firm execute its first online applicable margin reset (AMR) auction (SCI 19 February 2019), but its BWIC matching platform also went live.

    Anthony Schexnayder, head of business development at KopenTech, says both services are designed to facilitate liquidity and transparency across the .......

    News Analysis 19 February 2020

  • Manager discretion

    Direct lending securitisations on the rise

    A growing number of direct lending funds are raising debt via securitisation of their shares. A carefully considered approach is needed when assessing the credit risk of such debt, however, given the large discretion managers have to build highly non-granular investment portfolios.

    Traditionally, direct lending funds have issued shares with equity-type properties to raise financing. But recent regulations .......

    News 19 February 2020

  • Ares co-founder steps down from board

    Sector developments and company hires

    North America
    Ares Management Corporation has appointed Kipp deVeer to its board. Concurrently, John Kissick - a retired co-founder of Ares - is stepping down from the board. DeVeer, who joined the firm in 2004, is a partner and head of the Ares Credit Group. He serves as a member of the Ares executive management committee and the firm’s management .......

    Market Moves 17 February 2020

  • ArrowMark acquires investment platform

    Sector developments and company hires

    Acquisition
    ArrowMark Partners     has acquired the bank investment platform and assets of StoneCastle Asset Management. As a closing condition of the transaction, stockholders approved a new investment management agreement between the company and StoneCastle-ArrowMark Asset Management - a subsidiary of ArrowMark - and elected eight directors, constituting its board. Sanjai Bhonsle has been elected as the company’s ceo and chairman.  .......

    Market Moves 14 February 2020

  • CRT upgraded due to 'substantial' increase in CE

    Sector developments and company hires

    Canadian MBS ETF
    BMO Asset Management has launched a new stable of ETFs trading on the TSX, including the first MBS ETF in Canada. Dubbed BMO Canadian MBS Index ETF, the offering aims to provide unique exposure to a segment of the MBS market fully guaranteed by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The pools each have a term .......

    Market Moves 12 February 2020

  • Equity issue

    Loan repricing expectations weigh heavy on CLOs

    The widely expected wave of loan repricing is weighing heavily on the CLO market. Equity investors and managers alike are having to face up to harder times ahead.

    “Loan repricing matters a lot in equity, but it’s not a huge issue further up the stack,” says Craig Bergstrom, managing partner and cio at Corbin Capital. “It’s potentially negative .......

    News Analysis 11 February 2020

  • CMBS trustee assumption refuted

    Sector developments and company hires

    EMEA
    Michael Newell has joined Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft as a partner in London. A member of INREV’s Public Affairs Committee, Newell was previously a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright. His focus is the formation of real asset funds, credit funds and hedge funds, as well as technology and emerging market focused private equity funds.

    North America
    KBRA has named .......

    Market Moves 10 February 2020

  • GSE Libor transition deadlines released

    Sector developments and company hires

    ECOWAS prepping ABS
    The Commission of the of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the World Bank are developing a securitisation of payments related to the cross-border power trade in West Africa. In order to address the low access of the West African population to electricity, ECOWAS member states are pooling efforts through the development of an .......

    Market Moves 6 February 2020

  • Rating agency shuffles senior US staff

    Sector developments and company hires

    EMEA
    Pan-European special situations and credit trading lawyer Justin Conway has joined McCarthy Denning as a partner in its banking and finance department. Conway, a dual-qualified solicitor in both England and Wales and New Zealand, was previously a partner at Jones Day. He has extensive experience in advising clients on all aspects of debt, investment and loan portfolio trading across key .......

    Market Moves 5 February 2020

  • Advisor picked to help end GSE conservatorship

    Sector developments and company hires

    Acquisition
    Link Group has signed an agreement to acquire Pepper European Servicing from Pepper Group for an upfront consideration of €165m. The meeting of AUM thresholds and growth milestones could trigger an additional consideration of €35m. The acquisition will deliver immediate scale for Link Group’s banking and credit management division in existing and new jurisdictions, and does not impact on .......

    Market Moves 4 February 2020

  • Crestline Denali CLO interests acquired

    Sector developments and company hires

    Additional CLOs for Ares
    An Ares Management Corporation subsidiary is set to acquire a managing interest in a restructured Crestline Denali Capital that will result in the addition of seven CLOs totalling US$2.6bn of assets under management to the Ares portfolio. Crestline Denali will retain its equity interest in its CLOs. Ares believes that the all-cash transaction will strengthen its .......

    Market Moves 3 February 2020

  • Covered funds provisions set to be revised

    Sector developments and company hires

    AMR auction debut
    The first-ever CLO applicable margin reset executed online – via KopenTech’s auction platform - saw all five tranches of TCW 2019-1 CLO refinanced successfully. The coupon of the US$240m triple-A rated tranche was reset to 107bp, from a spread of 144bp when the transaction initially closed.

    Receivables ABS prepped
    Gedesco Finance and Toro Finance are in the .......

    Market Moves 31 January 2020

  • Ramping up

    BlueBay bolsters structured credit footprint

    BlueBay Asset Management is ramping up its debut CLO, with launch planned for next quarter. At the same time, portfolio manager Alex Navin is set to relocate to New York to strengthen the firm’s US credit investment team.

    “The move enhances our global coverage and enables us to identify the best relative value opportunities in a broader context,” .......

    News 31 January 2020

  • Hedge fund liquidated amid accounting probe

    Sector developments and company hires

    Hedge fund liquidated amid accounting probe
    TCA Fund Management Group is liquidating its main credit hedge fund, TCA Global Credit Master Fund, after the fund received redemption and withdrawal requests in excess of available cash. The redemptions come amid a US SEC probe into the firm’s accounting practices. According to whistleblowers, the firm has US$300m in assets - not US$500m - .......

    Market Moves 27 January 2020

  • 'No Data' threshold consultation underway

    Sector developments and company hires

    C-PACE partnership
    Eyzenberg & Company and Greenworks Lending have formed Eyzenberg Green Capital, a partnership dedicated to funding commercial real estate transactions through commercial PACE. Eyzenberg Green Capital is a direct balance sheet provider, with significant lending capacity. The aim is to achieve a low cost of capital for C-PACE financing, supported by permanent capital and multiple funding outlets.

    Market Moves 17 January 2020

  • CLO losses expected after Constellis default

    Sector developments and company hires

    Constellis losses expected
    Moody’s warns that, at current prices, Constellis Holdings’ limited default could result in significant losses - realised or unrealised - for some CLOs. Over 200 CLOs the agency rates hold about US$600m of the firm’s debt, including 20 deals that have exposure of over 1% and are expected to report an average par loss of 88bp. Three of .......

    Market Moves 10 January 2020

  • Real assets partnership inked

    Sector developments and company hires

    BWIC platform
    CLO auction technology platform KopenTech has launched its online BWIC service, which aims to streamline the BWIC process for both buyers and sellers. The first live BWIC was conducted on the platform in late December.

    EMEA
    Floreat has appointed Phil Griffiths as md within Floreat Aviation Capital, its specialist aircraft leasing investment arm. Griffiths has closed over US$10bn in aircraft .......

    Market Moves 8 January 2020

  • THEAT 2007-1 and 2007-2 set to repay

    Sector developments and company hires

    Asia Pacific
    ISDA has appointed Su Yen Chia as its new head of Asia-Pacific public policy. Chia previously served as alternate chief executive for Euroclear Bank (Hong Kong branch) from June 2017. In this role, she played an integral part in developing policy positions and interacting with regulatory and government authorities across the Asia-Pacific region. Prior to Euroclear, Chia was head .......

    Market Moves 7 January 2020

  • MNHD plans programmatic issuance

    Sector developments and company hires

    Egyptian securitisation debuts
    Egyptian real estate developer Madinet Nasr Housing and Development (MNHD) has closed its inaugural securitisation, issued by Financial Group for Securitization Company (FGS). The transaction is backed by an EGP370m receivables portfolio originated as part of the company's plan to monetise receivables from delivered units in the Primera, Tag Sultan and Waha projects. The three tranches of the .......

    Market Moves 23 December 2019
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