CLO manager rankings by AUM - FY 2024
Blackstone retains its crown as the largest CLO manager in the world in the latest update to our definitive CLO manager league tables by principal liabilities

Global CLO law firm rankings - FY 2024
Our definitive global, US and European rankings for CLO law firms in 2024

Global CLO trustee rankings - FY 2024
Our definitive global, US and European rankings for CLO trustees in 2024

Man GLG consolidates European and US CLO businesses into single entity
Man GLG is consolidating its European and US CLO businesses into a single unified organisation, according to a series of investor notices

Investcorp Credit’s Jeremy Ghose and Tom Shandell set to exit firm
Investcorp has shaken up its leadership team, with Head of Global Credit Jeremy Ghose to step down and Head of Liquid Credit Investments Tom Shandell also set to leave the firm

DLA Piper bolsters US CLO team with Vavelidis move
DLA Piper has relocated finance partner Kos Vavelidis to New York from the firm’s London office to take on a global role

JPMorgan names new CLO leadership team to replace trio of senior departures
The CLO market's biggest arranger has named a new global head as well as other CLO leaders to replace Christine Ferris, Anusha Joly, and Mussie Tizazu

BNP Paribas forecast about USD 200bn of new CLO issuance in US and around EUR 50bn for Europe
BNP research analysts anticipate that CLO spreads will tighten over the first half next year, ahead of potentially widening in the second half  

Napier Park launches and successfully fundraises for captive CLO equity fund
Napier Park has launched its first global CLO captive equity fund and has already raised a sizeable amount

Banks predict record-breaking year ahead
Consensus figures generated from outlook reports by five banks suggest 2025 will be another strong year for CLO issuance. But last year, their estimates were well below the actual numbers

Fund performance
Entering the final three months of the year, CLO funds took a clean sweep of the top 10 spots in the Creditflux tables. October was strong overall, as over 85% of funds listed made positive returns

JPMorgan forecasts strong new CLO supply, 120bp AAAs, in 2025 outlook
JPMorgan's CLO research team has forecast ongoing strong US CLO new issuance for next year to some USD 180bn in 2025 while Europe is also expected to maintain its record new-issue performance with some EUR 45bn in new issuance next year

Oak Hill Advisors increases target cap to a billion dollars for new CLO equity fund
New York-based Oak Hill Advisors has raised USD 459m so far for its new CLO equity fund and increased the cap by USD 200m

Moody’s forecasts robust economic performance underpinning continued strength in CLOs
The ratings agency’s outlook for 2025 is upbeat about the prospects for both the US and European CLO markets, helped by declining leveraged loan defaults

KKR joins CLO captive equity rush
Investment giant KKR is fundraising for a new CLO captive equity fund with an impressive target size, joining managers like Bain, Beach Point and Brigade who all hit the news this week 

Triple C assets and capital preservation
In the US and Europe, better performing CLOs tend to hold fewer triple C assets. But even so, a third of top performing CLOs in the US have more than 6% of their assets in the triple C bucket.

Fund performance - Emerging markets index takes top spot in solid month for credit overall
September was another positive month for credit funds. In almost every category our indices were positive, and four strategies showed solid average returns of 1% or more. 

Bain Capital fundraising for third captive CLO equity vehicle
Bain Capital Credit has become the latest CLO manager to start fundraising for a new captive equity fund

Fidelity Investments buys Fidelity International’s European CLO platform
Life has become a little simpler for CLO investors, as the two different Fidelity CLO platforms combine into one manager

CLO fundraising round-up - November 2024
CLO funds have had a stand-out year, and both fundraising and fund returns have soared, with managers out in the market with both third-party and captive CLO funds

Accunia launches new investment-grade US CLO fund
The Danish asset manager Accunia has launched an IG CLO fund and is currently looking for investors 

New managers hustle to join buoyant CLO market
New entrants are bustling to join the ranks of BSL CLO managers in both the US and Europe, with Obra, Fortress and CIC all in the market

Nuveen and AGL among those plotting debut as European CLO managers
US-based firms Nuveen, AGL Credit Management and LCM Asset Management are among those planning to kick-start CLO deals in Europe

2024 Q3 CLO law firm rankings
Our definitive global, US and European rankings for CLO law firms in the first nine months of 2024

2024 Q3 CLO trustee rankings
Our definitive global, US and European rankings for CLO trustees in the first nine months of 2024