U.S. CLO Awards | DealCatalyst

Celebrating outstanding achievement across 22 hotly contested categories, the awards ceremony and gala dinner will take place at Sony Music Hall New York on April 27, 2026, following the conclusion of the first day of the Annual CLO Industry Conference.

The Awards will bring together leading CLO managers, banks, investors and other key service providers for an evening of celebration and networking.

"We look forward to another exceptional year of recognizing excellence across the CLO industry," said Jade Friedensohn, Co-Founder and CEO of DealCatalyst. "This truly is an awards show for the market, by the market. We encourage all market participants to cast their votes when voting opens."

Award Categories:

BSL CLO Categories:

Boutique BSL CLO Manager of the Year - Less than $3Bn

BSL Arranger Counsel of the Year

BSL CLO Arranger of the Year

BSL CLO Manager of the Year - $3Bn-$7Bn

BSL CLO Manager of the Year - Greater than $7Bn

BSL Manager Counsel of the Year Innovative

BSL CLO Arranger of the Year Innovative

BSL Manager of the Year

New BSL Manager / Platform / Shelf of the Year

Private Credit CLO Categories:

Boutique Private Credit CLO Manager of the Year - Less than $5Bn

Innovative Private Credit CLO Manager of the Year

New Private Credit Manager / Platform / Shelf of the Year

Private Credit CLO Arranger Counsel of the Year

Private Credit CLO Arranger of the Year

Private Credit CLO Manager Counsel of the Year

Private Credit CLO Manager of the Year - Greater than $5Bn

Trading & Research Categories:

Best CLO Tranche Trading Desk

Best Loan Secondary Trading Desk

Best Research House

Collaborative Investor of the Year

Service Provider Categories:

Best CLO Accounting Firm

CLO Data & Technology Provider - Innovation

CLO Data & Technology Provider - Strength and Breadth of Offering

CLO Trustee of the Year U.S.

CLO Rating Agency of the Year