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Portfolio Analytics Wrap: Uncertainty Looms Over 2024 CLO Vintage’s Moneyness for Resets
Reporting: Chloe Wang Despite headline volatility that pushed spreads wider in April, the CLO market has demonstrated notable resilience and adaptivity, with spreads tightening back toward early-year levels even amid record primary issuance. At such a tight spread level, CLO refinancing options...
Published on Nov 5, 2025
Octus on Credit: New firms rush to establish CLO platforms as market adjusts to lower rates
How CLO activity correlates with interest rates remains a topic with limited clarity, but with the Federal Reserve cutting rates by 25 bps last week, market participants are adjusting their investment strategies as the higher-for-longer era comes to a close. Lower rates should prove a net benefit...
Published on Sep 25, 2025
World Bank’s IFC Closes Its Debut Emerging Markets CLO via Goldman Sachs
Reporting: Diana Bravo The World Bank’s International Finance Corp. has closed its innovative debut CLO backed by emerging markets loans, the firm announced. The deal, named IFC Emerging Markets Securitization 2025-1, was arranged by Goldman Sachs. According to Moody’s Ratings and IFC,...
Published on Sep 19, 2025
Millennium in Early Talks to Start CLO Management Business
Reporting: Sid Punjabi Millennium Management is in early talks to start a CLO management platform, according to sources. While no new hires have been made as of yet, the firm has had discussions about potentially starting its own CLO shelf, joining an already crowded market, with more new entrants...
Published on Sep 19, 2025
Squarepoint in Exploratory Talks to Launch CLO Platform
Reporting: Sid Punjabi Squarepoint Capital is in exploratory talks to start a CLO platform as a new manager, according to sources. Squarepoint has a history in the CLO sector through its partnership with London-based manager Arini. Squarepoint announced a strategic partnership with Arini in 2021,...
Published on Sep 18, 2025
Portfolio Analytics Wrap: CLO Managers Sharpen Focus on Credit Fundamentals to Safeguard Par Amid Tight Loan Spreads
Reporting: Chloe Wang The U.S. CLO market entered September with an unusual pause, as no new issue deals priced in the first week of the month, and sources indicate that the forward-looking pipeline for CLO issuance is beginning to thin out. The lull follows a slower August, when total U.S. new...
Published on Sep 16, 2025
Diligence, data, differentiation: The CLO market’s growth, evolution and what you need to know to stay ahead
Published on Sep 16, 2025
Octus on Credit: European CLO Market Rocked by Wave of Distressed Loan Issuers Led by France
The European CLO market presents a fascinating dichotomy for investors. While the technical picture remains healthy – robust issuance, AAA spreads in the manageable low 100s, and strong warehousing activity – significant stress is building beneath the surface, creating both risks and...
Published on Sep 11, 2025