At a glance
- The deal, Carval CLO XIII-C, is a $505m new issue, the outlet said.
- The excerpt made public does not include the coupon or spread CarVal paid.
- The size itself is precise: $505m buys a substantial pool of broadly syndicated loans.
Creditflux reported on August 11 that CarVal priced its latest US CLO with Deutsche Bank. The deal, Carval CLO XIII-C, is a $505m new issue, the outlet said. The pricing lands in a primary market that Creditflux covers closely, with the article's tag list — KKR Credit, Carlyle, Blackstone, Golub, among others — likely reflecting the breadth of that coverage rather than this transaction.
The excerpt made public does not include the coupon or spread CarVal paid. Without those terms, the economics of the print — the cost of the liabilities against the yield of the underlying loans — are unconfirmed. The full article sits behind Creditflux's paywall, and subscribers will get the clearing levels that the headline omits.
The size itself is precise: $505m buys a substantial pool of broadly syndicated loans. The missing spread is the piece investors need to judge whether this issuance clears the current cost of financing. Whether the deal is competitive with other sources of financing is a function of that missing number.
The XIII-C designation suggests a program with history, though the report gives no detail on prior deals. What the report does give is a date, a size, and a bank. The story that matters — the clearing level — is waiting in the terms.
Reported by the Direct Lending desk from Creditflux. Published . Corrections