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Some of the most popular articles from the past week are as follows:

This analysis reviews a sample of 1,467 US BSL CLO deals from the 2012 to 2022 vintages, encompassing both deals still within their reinvestment period (RP) and those that have exited it.

According to CLO Research’s independent analysis, Golub Capital has delivered consistently strong results from an investment alpha perspective. Specifically, Golub Capital has achieved substantial outperformance relative to the Morningstar LSTA U.S. B/BB Ratings Loan Index on an unlevered basis over the past several years. Below is a list of interview questions from CLO Research, along with responses from Scott M. Morrison, Managing Director and Head of Broadly Syndicated Loans.

As shown in the table below, it is hardly surprising that a robust underlying loan market, coupled with many CLOs...

This study examines a sample of 355 EU CLO deals that remain within their reinvestment periods. Notably, Blackstone, Redding Ridge, KKR, CVC, Partners Group, and Napier Park stood out...

Some of the successful and consistent managers include CSAM, KKR, and CVC.

Below is a table showing the published average total (senior + junior) management fee breakdown by vertical compared to first-loss risk retention deals for each EU CLO manager.

From a sample of 506 deals, 27 EU CLO managers oversee deals with both vertical and first-loss risk retention.

The following EU CLO deals issued and priced their single-B tranches this year. These tranches were originally structured for delayed...

A sample of 1,460 US BSL CLO deals (vintage 2013–2023) is included in this study. Deals with a collateral pool factor below 60% are excluded.

A sample of 506 EU CLO deals (vintage 2013–1H 2024) is included in this study. Deals with a collateral pool factor below 60% are excluded.

The table below presents the estimated historical median pricing DMs for AAA, AA, A, BBB, and BB tranches when the...

The loan index’s moving 4-week average discounted spreads are used as a proxy for the discounted spreads of US BSL CLO portfolios. If the index prices fell below 96, 4-year discounted asset spreads were used instead of spreads to maturity. Arbitrage refers to the index’s discounted spread net of the cost of funding, based on discount margins (of AAA–BB tranches of top-tier deals) rather than spreads. New issue upfront costs and management fees are not accounted for. The loan index used for this analysis is the Morningstar LSTA US B-BB Ratings Loan Index.

As illustrated in the table below, it is unsurprising that when the underlying loan market was strong, more CLO deals were liquidated, institutional loan issuance increased—providing additional collateral assets for CLO creation—and demand for CLOs grew as investors became more optimistic about the credit outlook. Combined with a higher interest rate environment and greater demand for floating-rate assets, these factors contributed to a record-breaking year for new issue CLO volume in 2024.

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