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01/13/2022

HalseyPoint CLO II AMR Refinancing

KopenTech is pleased to announce the successful refinancing of HalseyPoint CLO II, managed by HalseyPoint Asset Management, via an AMR auction held on January 12, 2022. AMR, Applicable Margin Reset, is an electronic multi-dealer auction for refinancing CLO debt tranches....

Online Refinancing (AMR)

12/29/2021

KopenTech Year End CLO Review

Primary issuance skyrockets in 2021 2021 top ten Issuers and Arrangers New Issue AAA Spreads:Reinvestment end > 3 years TRACE volume of $140 Bn falls short of 2020 record Most liquid tranches: BBs with 17% and BBBs with 14% of...

Electronic Trading

01/20/2022

CLO Secondary Market Trends: December 2021 Edition

BWIC Volumes December had a total of $2.59 billion listed on BWICs, lower than November’s $4.34 billion. While posted BWIC volumes were high relative to the rest of the year, only 1.61 billion actually traded via BWIC, consistent with our...

CLO Market Trends/Electronic Trading

12/15/2021

Opal CLO Summit Takeaways

At the Opal CLO Summit, KopenTech participated in several panels. Here are our takeaways from the conference: Strong issuance is likely to continue Amid strong primary issuance, CLO volumes outstanding topped $1 trillion in 2021. After a two-year hiatus, the...

Conferences/Electronic Trading

12/06/2021

CLO Secondary Market Trends: November 2021 Edition

BWIC Volumes November had a total of $4.3 billion listed on BWICs. This was the highest monthly volume for 2021, which brings the total 2021 YTD BWIC volume to $28.6 billion listed. The average volumes for the last 12 months...

CLO Market Trends/Electronic Trading

11/16/2021

Second Largest AAA BWIC in 7 years

A listing of 21 AAA securities totaling $818 million is coming up on BWIC on Tuesday, November 16, 2021. This represents the second-largest AAA BWIC day in the last seven years. The highest was October 8, 2019, having seen over...

Electronic Trading

11/05/2021

CLO Secondary Market Trends: October 2021 Edition

BWIC Volumes October BWIC volumes saw a large increase over September, with over $4.0 Bn posted and $3.7 Bn traded. Posted and traded volumes continue to be close with over 90% of posted BWICs trading, pointing to a robust demand...

CLO Market Trends

10/29/2021

CLO Equity Liquidity Rises

While October started out slow, the second half of the month saw over $660 million of equity in for the bid bringing the total to $780 million. Half of the volume has been this week with $348.5MM of CLO equity...

Electronic Trading

10/28/2021

Five takeaways from the Future of Fintech Panel at SFVegas

Syndication is getting electronified Technology makes syndication more efficient while reducing fixed costs. Using online platforms, including Alternative Trading Systems (ATSs), syndication activities can be conducted at a fraction of the historical cost, while increasing the speed and accuracy for...

Conferences

10/25/2021

CLO Equity is in for the Bid This Week

Investors are eyeing several sizeable CLO equity BWICs taking place over the next several days. Data from the KopenTech BWIC platform shows that over $100 million in CLO equity on Monday, October 25th, over $60 million on Tuesday, October 26th,...

Electronic Trading