CLO Research

EU CLO Managers (Performance)

EU CLO Manager Report: Blackrock

Throughout 2020 and 2021, Blackrock demonstrated resilience in its total performance. It consistently outperformed the loan index from January 2020 to July 2022, with the exception of April/May 2020. However, the firm’s performance began to decline from mid-2022, as its MV alpha decreased more significantly than that of its peers.

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Reset of RRE 3 Loan Management CLO

The recent reset of the RRE 3 Loan Management CLO saw its weighted average cost of capital (WACC) rise from 156 bps to 179 bps. However, the extension of the reinvestment period to July 2029 has made the upsized reset accretive for equity investors.

EU CLO Managers (Performance)

Post-2013 EU CLO Equity IRRs by Vintage

Based on a sample of 83 EU CLO deals that have either already been redeemed or are expected to be fully redeemed soon, CLO equity tranches from the 2020, 2022, and 2023 vintages stood out, delivering impressive final IRRs supported by strong equity NAV metrics. As shown in the table above, their average equity NAVs exceeded 100%, highlighting robust performance.

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