CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings has released an enhanced surveillance report titled 'CLO Tracker for LCM IX Limited Partnership (LCM IX)'. LCM IX is an arbitrage, cash flow collateralized loan obligation (CLO) that closed June 22, 2011 and subsequently went effective July 14, 2011. The data on the CLO Tracker is derived from the Oct. 4, 2011 LCM IX Trustee Report.

CLO Tracker summarizes information on the latest trading activity, Rating Watches and Outlooks on the portfolio, along with rating and recovery assumptions since closing. CLO Tracker also comments on strengths and concerns for specific loan issuers that Fitch considers to be of the weakest credit quality in the portfolio.

Fitch expects to publish a CLO Tracker report on a quarterly basis for LCM IX going forward. This new report titled, 'LCM IX Limited Partnership - CLO Tracker' is available at 'www.fitchratings.com' under 'Latest Research', as well as under the following headers:

Sectors > Structured Finance > Structured Credit > Research

Additional information is available at 'www.fitchratings.com'

Applicable Criteria and Related Research:

--'Morningside Park CLO, Ltd. - CLO Tracker' (Aug.5, 2011)

Applicable Criteria and Related Research:

LCM IX Limited Partnership - CLO Tracker

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=642829

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