U.S. CLO AWARDS

PAST WINNERS

The 2026 DealCatalyst U.S. CLO Awards celebrate excellence across the industry,
as voted on by the LSTA membership & CLO Investors. 

April 27, 2026
U.S. CLO AWARDS
The 2026 DealCatalyst U.S. CLO Awards celebrate excellence across the industry, as voted on by the LSTA membership & CLO Investors. 
2025 Winners
2024 Winners
2023 Winners

2025 Winners

Best performing BSL CLO of the Year Winner (M) - CIFC Asset Management
Winner (A) - Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital Markets
Highly Commended 1 (M) - Silver Point Capital
Highly Commended 1 (A) - Morgan Stanley
Highly Commended 2 (M) - CVC Capital Partners
Highly Commended 2 (A) - Société Générale
Most Improved BSL CLO of the Year
Winner (M) - Barings
Winner (A) - J.P. Morgan
Highly Commended 1 (M) - UBS Asset Management
Highly Commended 1 (A) - UBS (Credit Suisse)
BSL CLO of the Year from a New Issuer/Platform
Winner (M) - Silver Point Capital
Winner (A) - Morgan Stanley
New BSL CLO of the Year Winner (M) - Elmwood Asset Management
Winner (A) - Citi
Highly Commended (M) - AGL Credit Management LP
Highly Commended (A) - Société Générale
Best Performing Private Credit CLO of the Year Winner (M) - Antares Capital
Winner (A) - Deutsche Bank
Highly Commended (M) - Golub Capital
Highly Commended (A) - Deutsche Bank
BSL CLO Manager of the Year - Greater than $5Bn Winner - AGL Credit Management LP
Boutique BSL CLO Manager of the Year - Less than $5Bn Winner - Diameter Capital
BSL CLO Arranger of the Year Winner - BofA Securities
Best Loan Secondary Trading Desk Winner - J.P. Morgan
Highly Commended- BofA Securities
Best CLO Tranche Trading Desk Winner - BofA Securities
Highly Commended - J.P. Morgan
Best Research House Winner - BofA Securities
CLO Manager Counsel of the Year Winner - Dechert
CLO Arranger Counsel of the Year Winner - Paul Hastings
CLO Rating Agency of the Year Winner - S&P Global
Best CLO Data & Technology Provider Winner - Intex
Best CLO Trustee Winner - U.S. Bank
Best CLO Accounting Firm Winner - Deloitte
Private Credit CLO Manager of the Year Winner - Golub Capital
Most Innovative Private Credit CLO Manager Winner - Monroe Capital
Private Credit CLO Arranger of the Year Winner - GreensLedge
Highly Commended - Natixis
Private Credit CLO Manager Counsel of the Year Winner - Dechert
Private Credit CLO Arranger Counsel of the Year Winner - Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

2024 Winners

Best CLO Trustee Winner - U.S. Bank
Best CLO Accounting Firm Winner - Deloitte
CLO Rating Agency of the Year Winner - S&P Global Ratings
Best Research House Winner - BofA Securities
CLO and Private Credit CLO Manager Counsel of the Year Winner - Dechert
CLO and Private Credit CLO Arranger Counsel of the Year Winner - Paul Hastings
Best CLO Tranche Trading Desk

Winner - BofA Securities

Highly Commended - Morgan Stanley

Best Loan Secondary Trading Desk Winner - J.P. Morgan
BSL CLO Manager of the Year - Greater Than $5Bn Winner - AGL Credit Management LP
Boutique BSL CLO Manager of the Year - Less Than $5Bn

Winner - Centerbridge Partners, L.P.

Highly Commended 1 - Midocean Partners

Highly Commended 2 - Silverpoint Capital LP

Private Credit CLO Manager of the Year Winner - Golub Capital
Private Credit CLO Arranger of the Year

Winner - GreensLedge

Highly Commended - Natixis

Best CLO Data & Technology Provider Winner - Intex
Most Innovative Private Credit CLO Manager Winner - Blackstone Inc.
BSL CLO Arranger of the Year

Winner - J.P. Morgan

Highly Commended - BofA Securities

BSL CLO Deal of the Year from a New Issuer

Winner - Silver Point CLO LTD (SPCLO) 1, Silver Point Capital LP & Barclays

Innovative BSL CLO Deal of the Year

Winner - Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers LaSalle Street Lending CLO LTD (NEUBL) 1, Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC & SMBC, Citi

Highly Commended 1 - AGL Core CLO LTD (AGL) 1, AGL Credit Management LP & Barclays

Highly Commended 2 - Octagon Alto LTD (OCT) 70​, Octagon Credit Investors, LLC & BofA Securities

Best Performing Private Credit CLO of the Year

Winner - Golub Capital Partners CLO (GOCAP) 69, Golub Capital, BNP Paribas, NatWest

Best Performing BSL CLO of the Year

Winner - AGL CLO (AGL) 28, AGL Credit Management LP & Société Générale

Highly Commended - Goldentree Loan Management US CLO (GLM) 17, Goldentree Asset Management LP, BofA Securities, Morgan Stanley, & Wells Fargo​

Highly Commended - Elmwood CLO (ELMW) 2, Elmwood Asset Management & Citi

 

2023 Winners

Best CLO Manager Over $5Bn in AUM Winner - Blackstone Inc.
Best CLO Manager Uner $5Bn in AUM Winner - Monroe Capital
Best CLO Arranger Winner - BofA Securities
Best Loan Secondary Trading Desk  Winner - BofA Securities
Best Trustee Winner - U.S. Bank
Best CLO Tranche Trading Desk Winner - BofA Securities
Best Accounting Firm Winner - Deloitte
Best Research House Winner - BofA Securities
Best Middle Market CLO Manager of the Year Winner - Golub Capital
Best CLO Manager Counsel of the Year Winner Dechert
Best Middle Market CLO Arranger of the Year Winner - Natixsis
Best CLO Arranger Counsel of the Year Winner - Paul Hastings
Best Middle Market CLO Manager Counsel of the Year Winner - Dechert
Best CLO Rating Agency of the Year Winner - S&P Global
Best Middle Market CLO Arranger Counsel of the Year Winner - Cawalader, Wickersham & Taft
Best CLO Data & Technology Provider  Winner - Intex
Overall CLO Deal of the Year Winner - CIFC Funding (CIFC) 2022-V - $458m, CIFC Asset Management & Morgan Stanley/RBC Capital Markets
Best performing CLO Winner - Barings CLO (BABSN) 2022-I - $368m, Barings & Citi
Middle Market CLO Deal of the Year Winner - BCRED MML CLO (BXCMM) 2022-1 - $759m, Blackstone Inc. & Société Générale

 

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