Market Commentaries
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25 July 2024
USD CLO AAA
$137m of flow today, US LSTA 100 Index -2bp dod and lower mezz spreads tighter on the day. AAA trade 143dm-155dm non benchmarks and AAA Index unchanged 137dm.
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
Single-As trade 205dm-311dm with benchmarks 205dm-240dm (Single-A Index 222dm), BBBs trade 307dm-477dm with benchmarks 324dm-338dm (BBB Index 329dm), BBs trade 570dm-732dm with benchmarks 630dm-644dm (BB Index 626dm).
EUR AAA CLO
AAAs are steady at around 99 dm.
EUR MEZZ/EQUITY CLO
AAs traded around 164 dm.
Single A’s are around 176 dm – some bonds with high MVOCs have been upgraded.
BBBs at 307 dm.
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24 July 2024
USD CLO AAA
$127m of flow today, with BB spreads continuing to remain the most volatile band, US LSTA 100 Index -2bp dod. AAA trade 145dm-197dm given a variety of high coupon, MM CLO and 2nd pay profiles all non benchmarks.
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
Single-A trade 232dm-247dm, slightly wide to our single-A Index 223dm, BBB trade wide of the index given high coupon / MM CLO profiles whilst BB trade 628dm-713dm with 1 x benchmark trade BABSN 2019-4A ER cover 101.12 at 628dm / 9.9y WAL - EoRP 2029, coupon +640bps, MVOC 105.9 and managed by Barings (BB Index 641dm).
EUR AAA CLO
AAAs are steady at around 104 dm.
EUR MEZZ/EQUITY CLO
AAs traded around 159 dm.
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23 July 2024
USD CLO AAA
$118m of flow today, some rebalancing of A and BB spreads wider, US LSTA 100 Index +11bp on last CLO trading day 18th, AAA trade 132dm-141dm (AAA Index 137dm).
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
Single-As trade 206dm-288dm with benchmarks 218dm-224dm with our Single-A Index now 223dm. Plenty of BB flow, with one notable benchmark OCP 2024-32A E cover 102a at 647dm / 9.6y WAL - EoRP 2029, Onex managed, MVOC 107.6 and clean credit metrics, our BB Index 647dm.
EUR MEZZ/EQUITY CLO
MVCLO 3X B1 (AA) traded at 284 dm.
BBBs traded around 367 dm.
BBs today are a little wider, at around 603 dm, but these aren’t the best performing bonds.
HARVT 9A FR (B) traded at 712 dm.
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18 July 2024
USD CLO AAA
$90m of flow, with mezz tighter (A-BB) and US LSTA 100 Index +3bp dod. AAA trading is non benchmark high coupon bond profiles 148dm-164dm (AAA Index 138dm).
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
Single-A down to BB trades are generally tighter, with our Single-A Index now 217dm (trading activity today 204dm-215dm in benchmarks). Our BBB Index now 329dm and BB now 625dm.
EUR AAA CLO
AAAs are steady at around 120 dm. Primary is at +130.
EUR MEZZ/EQUITY CLO
AAs tightened a little to around 176 over. Primary pricing at +190.
Single A’s traded, on average, at 221 dm in line with primary at around +220.
BBBs are around 304 dm in secondary and +310 – 315 in primary.
BBs are steady at around 647 dm in secondary and +600 in primary but one of the secondary trades does have a low MVOC.
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17 July 2024
USD CLO AAA
$43m of flow, few benchmarks and CLO spreads flat on the day, US LSTA 100 Index +6bp dod. AAA trading in non benchmark post reinvestment or MM names, MM CLOs trade 172dm-176dm.
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
BB saw a little flow with benchmarks 632dm-640dm either side of our BB Index 633dm, CGMS 2021-1A D covers 100.05 at 632dm / 6.6y WAL - EoRP 2026, MVOC 105.7, coupon +600bps, clean credit and Carlyle the manager.
EUR AAA CLO
AAAs are steady at around 117 dm.
EUR MEZZ/EQUITY CLO
CORDA 25X B1 (AA) traded at 272 dm.
CRNCL 2017-8X D (a clean BBB) traded at 273 dm but HAYEM 7X D (low MVOC of 110.7%) traded at 420 dm.
BECLO 7X E (BB) traded at 532 dm.
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16 July 2024
USD CLO AAA
More flow today, $64m by notional, CLO spreads broadly flat with a few benchmarks trading near our index level. AAA from weaker managers trade 146dm-153dm (in reinvestment) with our AAA Index 138dm.
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
AA, BBB and BB flow with spreads largely unchanged, 2 x BB benchmarks 640dm-642dm (BB Index 634dm) AGL 2022-17A E covers 100.1 at 640dm / 7.4y WAL - EoRP 2027, MVOC 105.8, coupon +635 and AGL is the manager, note ADR is slightly elevated 1.13 and MVOC is at the lower end of benchmarks explaining the slight basis to the index.
EUR AAA CLO
AAAs are steady at around 118 dm.
EUR MEZZ/EQUITY CLO
AAs are around 170 dm.
Single A’s at 207 dm.
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15 July 2024
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
Little in the way of flow eith $31m of mezz trafding with CLO spreads unchanged, US LSTA 100 Index +6bp dod. 2 x AA and 2 x BB trade today with one benchmark of note BROOKP 2024-1A B1 covers 100.79 at 194dm / 7.9y WAL right on our AA Index 195dm with Blackstone the manager, EoRP 2026, MVOC 130 and very clean credit metrics.
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12 July 2024
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
Only 4 x small mezz clips with $27m of notional trading, US LSTA 100 Index +4bp dod and CLO spreads flat. Bonds are all post reinvestment with no adjustment to the Single-A / BBB index.
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11 July 2024
USD CLO AAA
$76m of flow, some rebalancing of spreads at BBB and BB today, IG spreads flat. US LSTA 100 Index +10bp. AAA trade 109dm-147dm with no benchmarks (AAA Index 138dm).
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
All the flow is in BBB and BB today, A few benchmarks trade at BBB in a 340dm-344dm range (BBB Index 341dm) whilst BB Index rebalances to 634dm.
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10 July 2024
EUR AAA CLO
High margin AAAs have traded around +157 in secondary.
EUR MEZZ/EQUITY CLO
CORDA 3X CRR (A) traded at 168 dm.
BBBs are around 288dm.
BBs at 585 dm.
ARESE 9X F (B) at 604 dm.
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9 July 2024
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
$53m of mezz only flow today, CLO spreads flat and US LSTA 100 Index +4bp dod. Virtually all mezz trades are non benchmarks post reinvestment profiles or distressed MVOC profiles.
EUR AAA CLO
Low margin AAAs around +105 and high margin bonds about +175 in secondary.
EUR MEZZ/EQUITY CLO
TIKEH 7X B1 (AA) traded at 364 dm.
Single A’s are steady at around 329 dm. The spread curve is not inverted. This is to do, primarily, with the margin of the bonds.
BBBs have traded around 336 dm.
BBs have tightened a little to around 545 dm in secondary.
Single B’s have traded around 897 dm.
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8 July 2024
USD CLO AAA
$88m of flow today, CLO spreads flat on month end whilst US LSTA 100 Index +21bp on same period. AAA trade 97dm - 156dm for 1st pays with benchmarks 137dm-138dm versus our AAA Index 138dm, 2 x 2nd pays trade 161dm-179dm.USD CLO Mezz/Equity
Only $4m of clips trade across mezz today with no benchmarks and CLO mezz spreads unchanged.
EUR AAA CLO
AAAs at +98 in secondary.
EUR MEZZ/EQUITY CLO
AAs have drifted a few bps wider at around +177 today.
High margin single A’s have traded around 375 dm.
ABCVL 1X D (BBB) with a high margin of 600 bps traded at 552 dm.
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5 July 2024
EUR MEZZ/EQUITY CLO
Just a handful of mezz trades today. Spreads remain range bound. PLMER 2023-1X D (BBB) traded at 579 dm. The two BB trades bifurcated because of their very different margins.
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3 July 2024
EUR AAA CLO
AAAs at +95 in secondary.
EUR MEZZ/EQUITY CLO
AAs are around 228 dm.
PSTET 2023-3X D (BBB) traded at 514 dm because of its high margin.
BBs traded around 554 dm.
ARESE 8X FR (B) traded at 915 dm.
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2 July 2024
EUR AAA CLO
HAYEM 5X A (AAA rated) traded at 111 dm.
EUR MEZZ/EQUITY CLO
Two AA fixed rate bonds traded in the L90s price which as an equivalent spread over Libor comes out at around 120 over.
Single A’s traded around 182 dm.
BBBs traded L400s spread except for PSTET 2022-1X D which is at +295.
BBs are around 575 dm.
Single B’s have traded around 899 dm, but a couple of the bonds are not performing that well.
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1 July 2024
USD CLO AAA
$50m of flow today, some mild tightening in mid-mezz area and US LSTA 100 Index +2bp dod. Only 1 x post reinvestment non benchmark AAA trade today (AAA Index 138dm).
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
Single-A trade 219dm-255dm with benchmarks 219dm-220dm in small clips, our single-A Index 234dm. BBB trade 313dm-338dm with benchmarks 328dm-338dm (BBB Index 346dm) again in small clips (12m notional benchmarks).
EUR MEZZ/EQUITY CLO
BBs resume their tightening trend and are at + 545 in secondary today.
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27 June 2024
USD CLO AAA
$143m of flow today, firmer tone at AAA and some rebalancing at BBB, US LSTA 100 Index -1bp dod. AAA trade 112dm-203dm with 1st pay benchmarks 135dm-139dm across $13m of notional (AAA Index 138dm). 2nd pay AAA trade tighter 157dm - 171dm with few comparable trades recently.
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
Majority of the flow is in BBB, trading range is 370dm - 519dm with few benchmarks given an array of weaker manager profiles, high coupon bonds or in one case a very low MVOC profile (106.8). Our BBB Index is 349dm.
EUR AAA CLO
Spreads are very static at the moment. AAAs traded around +86 today.
EUR MEZZ/EQUITY CLO
AAs are +163, A’s at +201 and BBBs at +286.
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26 June 2024
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
$50m of flow in mezz/equity today with a slightly firmer tone at A/BBB levels whilst US LSTA 100 Index +2bp dod. Majority of the flow is in BBB with a trading range for post reinvestment bonds 331dm-379dm with benchmarks 331dm-367dm and our BBB Index 346dm.
EUR AAA CLO
AAA spreads are unchanged at around +117 today because a number of premium priced bonds traded.
EUR MEZZ/EQUITY CLO
AAs traded around 188 dm today.
Single A’s traded around 235 dm.
BBB BLUME 2016-1X DR traded at 233 dm.
BBs are around 638 dm.
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25 June 2024
EUR AAA CLO
AAA spreads are unchanged at around +108 today because a number of premium priced bonds traded.
EUR MEZZ/EQUITY CLO
AAs traded around 137 dm today.
Single A’s traded around 235 dm.
BBBs are steady at around 311 dm.
BBs are around 554 dm.
Single B’s are around 890 dm.
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24 June 2024
USD CLO AAA
$155m of AAA flow today with a firmer tone, US LSTA 100 Index +4bp dod. AAA benchmarks trade 135dm-146dm with our AAA Index 140dm.
EUR AAA CLO
AAA spreads are unchanged at around +86 today.
EUR MEZZ/EQUITY CLO
AAs traded around 174 dm today.
HARVT 15X CR (A rated) traded at 177 dm.
BBs look like they have rallied a few bps. Today’s trades are around 520 dm.
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20 June 2024
USD CLO AAA
After the holiday on Wednesday some muted activity today with $65m of flow, US LSTA 100 Index -4bp dod and CLO spreads have a slightly softer feel. 1 x AAA trades inside the index, a high quality bond from a top tier manager with a low coupon profile TPRK 2021-1A A1 cover 100.09 at 131dm / 3.4y WAL - EoRP 2026, Blackstone is the manager, ADR 0.4, MVOC 155, clean metrics and coupon +100bps.
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
A couple of benchmarks trade at AA and a softer feel to spreads. At AA BCC 2019-4A BR covers 100.13 at 194dm / 5.9y WAL (EoRP 2027) - Bain Cap managed, MVOC 126 - touch wider to our closing index of Tuesday 191dm. Away from this A-BB trades have a softer feel and we have adjusted accordingly to take this into account and the general market sentiment - Sinle-A Index 194dm, BBB Index 351dm and BB Index 637dm.
EUR AAA CLO
AAA spreads are unchanged.
EUR MEZZ/EQUITY CLO
Today has been a busy day, especially in lower mezz, and spreads across the capital stack are unchanged.