Tag Archives: Post-RI Prepayment

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2021-Vintage European CLO AAAs: Earlier Repayment Through Resets, Slower Amortisation for Outstanding Tranches

Repayment experience across 2021-vintage European CLO AAA tranches highlights the importance of distinguishing between redemption through a reset (or liquidation) and gradual amortisation. Tranches redeemed through resets generally achieved shorter weighted average lives (WALs) than projected under the standard 20% CPR assumption. Among those still outstanding, however, principal repayments have generally been slower than the same scenario anticipated, with considerable variation across deals.

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EU CLOs: Annualised Prepayment Rates During Post-RP by Manager

The table below shows the average annualised prepayment rates for each seasoned manager in the first, second, third, fourth and fifth years of the post-reinvestment period (post-RP). The sample includes seasoned deals that had exited their reinvestment periods by 31 December 2024. Eight EU CLO managers have maintained single-digit annualised prepayment rates during either the first and second years or the second and third years of the post-RP period across their seasoned deals.

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EU CLOs: Annualised Prepayment Rates During Post-RP by Manager

The table below presents the average annualised prepayment rates for each seasoned manager during the first, second, third, and fourth years of the post-reinvestment period (post-RP). The sample includes deals that had exited their reinvestment periods by 31 December 2024. Deals that were called or reset are also included, reflecting their pre-call and pre-reset historical post-RP prepayment rates.