Behind the Numbers: 2018 EU CLOs and Their Reinvestment Annualised Rates During the Post-Reinvestment Period (Part 2)

The table below provides a succinct summary of prepayment and reinvestment metrics for a collection of 16 EU CLO deals from 2018, with reinvestment end dates spanning from May 2022 to August 2022. It’s notable that the median prepayment rates were markedly low, at a mere 1% and 3%, respectively, for year 1 and 2 during the post-reinvestment period, primarily because most managers engaged in asset acquisitions at a median annualised rate of 15% and 21%, respectively, for year 1 and 2.