It was a June swoon for US leveraged loan market, as inflows trailed issuance, putting investors in the driver seat. In this analysis: a special look at the burgeoning CLO market.
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Leveraged loan volume, analysis - July 2011 (US Market)
1. Leveraged Finance Analysis
July 2011 - US Market
Steve Miller - Managing Director
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
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3. The June Market
β’ June Swoon: Poor economic numbers, growing
sovereign worries weigh on market
β’ Advantage investors: Supply of loans outpaces
inο¬ows
β’ Loan returns: Down 0.37% for the month; up 2.5%
in ο¬rst-half 2011
β’ New-issue yields widen Text
β’ Default rates hold at low levels
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4. CLO issuance/fund inflows, vs. outstandings
11.25
CLO issuance/Prime fund inο¬ows
Change in outstandings
6.19
1.13
(3.94)
Text
(9.00)
2/10 4/10 6/10 8/10 10/10 12/10 2/11 4/11 6/11
Source: LCD - Leveraged Commentary & Data
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5. Average price, loan ο¬ow names, since 2010
99
96
96.63
on July 12
outro
93
90
1/10 4/10 6/10 9/10 1/11 4/11 7/12/11
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7. Forward calendar of M&A-related loans ($bils.)
25
20
Headline deals in June
BJβs Wholesale - Leonard Green/CVC
Go Daddy - KKR/Silverlake
Blackboard - Providence Equity Partners
out
15
10
5
0
7/10 9/10 11/10 1/11 3/11 5/11 6/11
Source: LCD - Leveraged Commentary & Data
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8. Loan default rate (principal amount)
12
9
6 outro
3
0.917%
0
1/08 12/09 11/09 10/10 6/11
Source: LCD - Leveraged Commentary & Data
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9. Looking ahead ...
β’ Sellers look to keep advantage as supply trumps
demand
β’ LBO announcement volume up in early July
β’ CLO engine continues to rev:
4 deals in June $2.3B
1H2011 $5.3B
Full-year 2010Text
$4.1B
β’ Defaults remain low throughout 2012, unless ...
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10. Why are CLOs returning?
β’ Narrrower liability spreads/higher deal leverage
β’ Now: Triple-A at L+120-123, vs. 175-200 in 1Q
β’ Equity contribution: 10% now vs. 15-20% earlier
Whatβs ahead?
β’ $1-2B per month during 2011
Text
β’ $15-20B pace in new volume
β’ Challenge: Finding open-market equity and
mezzanine liabilities
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11. Leveraged Finance Analysis
July 2011 - US Market
Steve Miller - Managing Director
Wednesday, July 13, 2011