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Comprehensive CLO data, intel and analysis
Structured Finance Insights
Uncover hidden risks and opportunities in the CLO market with granular data, robust analytics and expert reporting.
One home for CLO data and insights
Structured Finance Insights pairs real-time CLO reporting with fundamental data on nearly 3,000 issuers. It’s built for managers, investors and traders who need one clear view of a fast-moving market.
Granular holdings detail
Search manager positions loan by loan for complete portfolio monitoring.
Benchmarking and analysis
Compare CLOs and managers against custom benchmarks to evaluate distributions.
CLO news and insights
Access real-time scoops, CLO League Tables and people moves from the industry’s leading reporter team.
Historical trend tracking
Track fundamental metrics over time to spot rising or falling portfolio risk.
Full CLO market coverage
Draw on fundamental data across ~3,000 public and private issuers.
Flexible data delivery
Pull data through a Snowflake share or export straight to Excel.
How it works
Launch the interactive demo to see how our unified dashboard pairs real-time CLO reporting with granular holdings data to help you spot outliers and evaluate portfolio risk instantly.
Trusted by CLO professionals
Thousands of industry professionals use Structured Finance Insights to gain deep insights with our CLO market data, CLO news and analysis, and credit risk modeling.
2,250+
US CLOs covered
700+
European CLOs covered
3,300+
public and private companies’ aggregated data
Gain absolute clarity on the CLO market
Gain your vantage point in the complex CLO market with Structured Finance Insights, which combines expert reporting, granular data and powerful portfolio analytics for a clear view.
One CLO dashboard for news and top performers
The days of fragmented reports are over. See top performers, real-time intelligence and sector breakdowns in one CLO dashboard.
“White Paper: CLO Market Evolution, TrendsInvestors will continue to favor CLOs on a relative value basis to corporates, but the tools necessary to discern well-performing managers are increasingly difficult to find. – Adelene Lee, Executive Editor, Octus
Custom CLO and manager benchmarking
Compare CLOs or CLO managers against custom benchmarks and evaluate portfolio distributions to size up tail risk and manager style.
“This offering is unique in the market. – CLO Manager, Global Asset Management Firm
Map every connection, instantly
Research a CLO’s underlying holdings and validate your insights with granular, searchable, filterable visibility into manager positions.
“[Structured Finance Insights] reshaped our ability to understand the market and position our portfolio effectively. – Senior Portfolio Manager, Global Asset Management Firm
Fast-track trend and portfolio evaluation
Track fundamental metrics on underlying issuers over time, then spot sectoral shifts, outliers and underperformers early.
Broadly syndicated loan market intelligence
Layer competitive intelligence and in-depth performance metrics onto the broadly syndicated loan market to sharpen your evaluation and reporting.
“CLO Manager Case StudiesOctus is easy to use, quick platform, concise data. – Credit Analyst, Barings
Bring CLO data into your existing systems
Access aggregated CLO and manager performance data as a Snowflake or Databricks share through Direct Data Services.
Latest CLO market news
Stay up-to-date with Octus expert coverage of structured finance and the CLO market.
Featured CLO insights
Dive into thought leadership, coverage and analysis on the CLO market, powered by deep data and expert reporting and analysis from the Octus team.
Report/Guide
Diligence, data, differentiation: The CLO market’s growth, evolution and what you need to know to stay ahead
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Robin Armitage
CLO Reporter
Robin Armitage is a CLO Reporter at Octus, specializing in leveraged finance and collateralized loan obligation (CLO) markets. Based in London, England, he covers industry trends, rankings and capital markets developments, delivering analysis that supports investor decision-making and market transparency. A graduate of Nottingham Trent University, Robin is recognized for his sector expertise, research rigor and strong engagement with structured credit professionals. He regularly shares insights on credit markets, fundraising and structured finance, cultivating a broad network across alternative investments and financial media.
Diana Bravo
CLO Reporter
Diana Bravo covers collateralized loan obligations for Octus from New York. She joined in April 2025 and hosted an episode of Industry Insights: Exclusive Interviews on the CLO market.
Before Octus, Diana was at GlobalCapital, where she spent a year as a US Securitization Reporter. Earlier, she interned in consumer reporting at Bloomberg News and spent a year covering metro news at Boston Globe Media. She holds a master’s in business and economic reporting from New York University, where she was a National Association of Hispanic Journalists scholarship recipient, and a B.A. in journalism from Emerson College. She also completed the Lede Program, a data journalism intensive, at Columbia University, and speaks Spanish.
Outside work, Diana spent four winters as a ski instructor in Stratton, Vermont, teaching children as young as three.
Chris Dammers
Deputy Editor, Structured Finance Insights
Chris brings 20+ years of experience covering securitization markets. He previously led European structured finance coverage at Debtwire and reported at EuroWeek and Structured Finance International.
Snigdha Kasi
Director, Product Management
Snigdha Kasi is Director of Product Management at Octus in New York, where she leads product strategy and development for credit intelligence and data solutions. With a decade of experience in product management and financial technology, she drives innovation in tools that help professionals analyze leveraged finance, distressed debt and structured credit. Snigdha holds a degree from Cornell University and is known for her analytical approach, cross-functional leadership and commitment to building impactful financial technology products that support data-driven decision-making.
Asif Khaja
Head of Portfolio Analytics
Asif Khaja, Head of Portfolio Analytics, Data at Octus. Asif has worked in the leveraged finance industry for 16 years in various roles on the buyside, sellside, and as an entrepreneur. Prior to joining Octus in 2024, Asif was CEO/Co-Founder of LoansIntel, a fundamental data provider for leveraged loan issuers in the U.S. Prior to LoansIntel, Asif worked at Investcorp Credit Management, a multibillion dollar credit/CLO manager. He started his career at J.P. Morgan in the credit space. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from The College of New Jersey, holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and is a CFA charterholder.
Adelene Lee
Executive Editor, Global Credit Initiatives
Adelene Lee is Executive Editor, Global Credit Initiatives at Octus, where she spearheads editorial strategy and content for new coverage areas globally. She brings more than two decades of experience building and scaling global editorial operations, having previously served as Managing Editor for the Americas at Octus and spent about 16 years at Debtwire in senior leadership roles across EMEA, Asia-Pacific, and North America. She holds an M.A. in communication from Stanford University and a B.A. from the School of Oriental and African Studies.
Hugh Minch
Managing Editor, Structured Finance Insights
Hugh has 8+ years of experience covering CLOs and leveraged finance. He leads the Octus CLO news coverage and regularly features in panels, webinars, and podcasts. Before Octus, he reported on the global CLO market at Creditflux.
Vincent Nadeau
Senior Reporter
Vincent Nadeau is a Senior Reporter at Octus, covering the significant risk transfer (SRT) market from London. He joined in December 2025.
Vincent came to Octus from Structured Credit Investor, where he spent four and a half years and rose from senior reporter to editor of the SRT coverage. Earlier in his career, he was a research analyst at Chambers and Partners.
Vincent holds a PhD in history and political science from King’s College London, where his thesis examined the African origins of the Cuban Revolution. He is fluent in English, French, and Spanish.
Sid Punjabi
CLO Reporter
Sid Punjabi is a CLO reporter at Octus, where he covers collateralized loan obligations, credit risk transfers, leveraged finance, and structured credit across the US and Europe.
Before joining Octus in 2025, he worked in convertible bond sales and trading. Earlier in his career, he did research in special situations and high-yield credit. Sid holds a BA in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
Ben Sauer
Senior Director, Structured Credit/CLOs
Ben Sauer leads strategic solutions for liquid, private, and structured credit at Octus, with more than a decade of experience across CLOs, distressed debt, high yield, and direct lending. He is also a founding investor in Ecko.ai. Before Octus, he worked in structured credit at KANERAI and held roles in investor relations and credit analysis at leading financial services firms. He holds an M.S. in global finance and investment management from the Fordham Gabelli School of Business and a B.A. in economics from the University of Colorado Boulder.
Victoria Thiele
Senior CLO Reporter
Victoria Thiele is a Senior CLO Reporter at Octus, covering the European CLO market from London. She tracks primary deal flow and market trends, with a particular eye for underreported stories.
Victoria came to Octus in February 2025 from GlobalCapital, where she spent three years covering CLOs and equity capital markets, most recently as Senior Reporter for CLOs. She started her career as a freelance journalist in Germany, writing for the General-Anzeiger Bonn, and is fluent in German. She holds an MA in multimedia journalism from Manchester Metropolitan University and a B.S. in psychology from the University of Bonn.
Before journalism, Victoria ran a Scandinavian film festival in Bonn, leading a team of 16.
Chloe Wang
CLO Reporter
Chloe Wang reports on collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), structured credit, and leveraged finance for Octus across the US and European markets. She joined in April 2025 and is based in New York.
Chloe came to Octus from KBRA, where she spent two years as a structured credit analyst rating broadly syndicated, middle market, and private credit CLOs, having first joined the firm as an intern covering residential mortgage-backed securities. She holds degrees in finance and statistics from Wake Forest University, where she received the Chitkara Scholarship, and is bilingual in English and Chinese.
Outside work, Chloe is a photographer with a profile on Vogue’s PhotoVogue platform and has studied fashion design at Parsons School of Design.
Structured Finance Insights and CLO Market Data FAQs
Structured Finance Insights covers more than 2,250 US CLOs and 700 European CLOs, plus news and research from the industry’s leading reporting team. Coverage includes primary and secondary CLO market activity, tracking deal pipelines, pricing trends and spread movements across U.S. and European markets. Fundamental data is aggregated from roughly 3,300 public and private issuers across the sub-investment grade credit market.
Yes. The Benchmarking & Analysis tab lets you compare CLOs or CLO managers against custom benchmarks, so you can evaluate portfolio distributions and understand a manager’s style relative to the market.
Yes. Holdings Detail gives you searchable, filterable visibility into a CLO’s underlying loan positions by manager, so you can validate your own analysis rather than relying on manager-supplied data alone.
You can work directly in the Structured Finance Insights dashboard, pull data through a Snowflake share, or export to Excel for further analysis in your own environment.
CLO managers use it to benchmark performance and build investor confidence. CLO investors use it to assess portfolio risk and manager style. Law firms and advisory firms use it for diligence work across the CLO market.
Master the CLO market
Gain clarity on CLO market developments and manager performances. Structured Finance Insights is the dynamic duo of real-time scoops and deep insights by the industry’s leading reporter team, combined with the raw power of CLO data. Connect with Octus today.
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Who we serve
Global professionals rely on Octus to deliver the proprietary data and actionable intelligence that informs and accelerates their most critical decisions.
Buy Side Firms
Fuel your research and due diligence with actionable, real-time intel to inform investment decisions, optimize portfolios and mitigate risk.
Investment Banks
Guide your clients through risk assessment and capital raising, with reliable insights on private credit, leveraged loans & high yield bonds.
Law Firms
Grow your business and offer your clients unmatched legal and regulatory support with access to actionable real-time credit intel that accelerates decision-making.
Advisory Firms
Identify opportunities and deliver high-value, data-driven recommendations with access to proprietary credit intel, data and tools.