News - KopenTech

Upcoming AMR auction featured in Asset-Backed Alert

December 20, 2019

Applicable Margin Reset (AMR) gains further notoriety as the one-year non-call period for TCW AMR CLO 2019-1 comes to a close. The first AMR auction is expected to take place in early February. Additional details can be found in the Asset-Baked Alert article by Allison Bisbey.

Introducing KopenTech BWIC

December 19, 2019

BWICs are about to change! KopenTech is pleased to announce the launch of its online BWIC platform, transforming this grueling process into a streamlined online auction. The first BWIC was conducted on the platform in late December, read more about it in an article by Kristen Haunss of Reuters. KopenTech’s priority is to advance the simplicity of structured products investing. Contact us at info@kopentech.com for more information or to schedule a demo.

Jefferies prices CLO for debut manager, East West Investment Management, with AMR

November 20, 2019

This week, Jefferies LLC priced the first CLO issued by East West Investment Management. Class A through E tranches will include the Applicable Margin Reset (AMR) feature. East West Investment Management joins several other CLO managers featuring AMR in their deals priced this year including Seix, TCW, and Neuberger Berman.

Applicable Margin Reset welcomed by CLO investors

October 28, 2019

Applicable Margin Reset gains greater acceptance among investors. As reported by Andrew Park and Luke Millar from LCD, Neuberger Berman is the latest CLO manager to implement Applicable Margin Reset (AMR) in their newest deal. In addition, a Japanese investor has been brought on board with the feature, purchasing the class A-2 tranche.

KopenTech featured in Asset-Backed Alert Article

September 13, 2019

Applicable Margin Reset (AMR) is advancing in its development -- gaining market acceptance along the way. Since 2016, over $2 billion of CLOs have been issued with the feature.

Sancus Capital's Chernova pioneers a new way forward for CLO refinancing.

July 01, 2019

A recently published article in Opalesque featured Sancus Capital’s Olga Chernova: “The modified auction process is open to the broader market and can lead to better refinancing rates.”

CLOs: Adding Optionality in a Challenged Environment

June 17, 2019

James Vogl, KopenTech’s head of product development, explains how Applicable Margin Reset can help in an era of a dwindling CLO arbitrage. AMR is a streamlined method of CLO refinancing in the secondary market through the use of an auction process. It takes 1/3 the time of a traditional refinance and costs 75% less.

KopenTech to Speak at Creditflux West CLO Conference on June 20 in Santa Monica, CA

April 29, 2019

Anthony Schexnayder, KopenTech’s Head of Business Development will be the featured speaker at Creditflux West on June 20, in Santa Monica, CA. See the following press release for the details.

KopenTech in the Press