OHA Credit Funding 17-R (Oak Hill Advisors, L.P.) sets new records in the US BSL CLO 2.0 market: BB at 425 bps (tightest on record), AAA at 114.7 bps, and an AAA–BB pricing differential of 310.3 bps — also a record low.
This study is based on a sample of 1,710 U.S. BSL CLO deals. Among the 112 managers included, twelve delivered strong results, with an average ranking (percentile) of 75th or higher.
OHA Credit Funding 16-R’s highly accretive reissue reduced its WACC by 67.2 bps, from 217.2 bps to 150.0 bps, while extending the reinvestment period by two years. The funding cost savings largely offset the 72.4 bps decline in its reported WAS since first reporting, bringing the latest figure to 299.4 bps.
Yesterday saw a relatively long list of CLO equity tranches on BWIC. Among them, SIXST 2021-17X SUB stood out, ranking in the top quartile of its 2021-vintage peers.
Among the top performers are Oak Hill Advisors, UBS AM, and Palmer Square Capital Management.
Some of the top-performing managers include Diameter Capital, Oak Hill Advisors, Benefit Street Partners, Clover, Whitebox Capital Management, Allstate Investments, and BlackRock Financial Management.
