Competition in leveraged loans, keen as it is, pales in comparison to the 2021 Mrs. Sri Lanka pageant. Reigning Mrs. World champion, Caroline Jurie yanked the tiara off newly-crowned winner Pushpika DeSilva, charging Mrs. DeSilva was not married. Mrs. DeSilva fled the stage in tears.
Order was eventually restored, Mrs. DeSilva reclaimed her crown, and Mrs. Jurie resigned hers. We look forward to the 2021 Mrs. World pageant to be held later this year…in Sri Lanka.
Meanwhile in the less dramatic world of middle market CLOs, managers made it successfully through the pandemic, and are positioned for the rebound.
For some perspective, MM CLOs represent about 14% of the total CLO market, both in terms of issuance and outstandings...
“What we’re seeing now is really an economy that seems to be at an inflection point.” – Jerome Powell, chairman, Federal Reserve.
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Chart of the Week: Midcaps on Upswing
While 2020 middle market CLO activity slid from the previous year, 1Q 2021 issuance has revived.
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Chart of the Week: Alpha Bets
CLO asset and liability spreads move in concert, down now below pre-Covid levels.
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Chart of the Week: Triple A Service
CLO liability spreads for the most creditworthy tranches have fallen below pre-Covid levels.
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Chart of the Week: Vehicles For Sale
Formation of new collateralized loan obligations slowed last year, but picked up in 2021.
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Chart of the Week: Breakeven Analysis
The difference between the five-year Treasury and five-year TIPS shows inflation expectations higher than the Fed’s 2% target.
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Chart of the Week: Price Chopper
Since the Volcker Shock of 1980 consumer prices have fallen to a range of 2-3%.
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The Pulse of Private Equity – 4/12/2021
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