The DealCatalyst U.S. CLO Awards
Recognizing excellence in the CLO Industry
The DealCatalyst U.S. CLO Awards aims to create a robust and accurate means of awarding organizations within the U.S. CLO space for their excellence throughout the calendar year 2023 - as voted on by LSTA membership.
DealCatalyst Names 2024 CLO Industry Award Winners at the Annual U.S. CLO Industry Conference
Celebrating outstanding achievement in 21 hotly contested categories, the winners were revealed at an awards ceremony and gala dinner in New York, following the conclusion of the first day of the Annual U,S. CLO Industry conference. The Awards brought together leading CLO managers, banks, investors and other key service providers for an evening of celebration and networking, with Hamilton star Tamar Green acting as Emcee.
“Firstly, we would like to thank the members of the LSTA and the active CLO investors who voted.” said Jade Friedensohn, Co-Founder and CEO of DealCatalyst. “We have created one of the most rigorous methodologies in the market, ensuring a fair voting process that captures the views of over 570 CLO market participants…congratulations to all the winners.”
2024 U.S. CLO Award Winners
Previous Award Winners
CLO Arranger Counsel of the Year
CLO Manager Counsel of the Year
WINNER: DECHERT LLP
Middle Market CLO Manager Counsel of the Year
WINNER: DECHERT LLP
Middle Market CLO Arranger Counsel of the Year
WINNER: CADWALADER
Best CLO Tranche Trading Desk
WINNER: BofA SECURITIES
HIGHLY COMMENDED: MORGAN STANLEY
Loan Secondary Trading Desk
WINNER: BofA SECURITIES
HIGHLY COMMENDED: BARCLAYS
Middle Market CLO Manager of the Year
WINNER: GOLUB CAPITAL
HIGHLY COMMENDED: BLACKSTONE
Best Manager Over $5 Bn
WINNER: BLACKSTONE
Best Manager Under $5 Bn
WINNER: MONROE CAPITAL
Best Arranger
WINNER: BofA SECURITIES
HIGHLY COMMENDED: J.P. MORGAN
Best Performing CLO
WINNER: Barings CLO (BABSN) 2022-I - $368m - March
BLACKSTONE - SOCIETE GENERALE
Middle Market CLO Deal of the Year
WINNER: BCRED MML CLO (BXCMM) 2022-1 - $759m - February
BLACKSTONE - BARINGS - CITI
Overall CLO Deal of the Year
WINNER: CIFC Funding (CIFC) 2022-V - $458m - June
CIFC ASSET MANAGEMENT - MORGAN STANLEY, RBC
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Barings CLO (BABSN) 2022-IV - $363m - October - BARINGS - MORGAN STANLEY
HIGHLY COMMENDED: GOLUB CAPITAL - SMBC
HIGHLY COMMENDED: BENEFIT STREET PARTNERS - BofA SECURITIES
HIGHLY COMMENDED: CIFC ASSET MANAGEMENT - MORGAN STANLEY, RBC
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Owl Rock CLO Ltd (OWLR) VIII - $290m - September - BLUE OWL CAPITAL - NATIXIS
Best Trustee
Best Accounting Firm
WINNER: DELOITTE
CLO Ratings Agency of the Year
WINNER: S&P GLOBAL
HIGHLY COMMENDED: MOODY'S
Best Research House
WINNER: BofA SECURITIES
WINNER: PAUL HASTINGS
HIGHLY COMMENDED: CADWALADER
WINNER: U.S. BANK
BSL CLO Deal Of The Year from a New Issuer
Winner - SILVER POINT CLO LTD (SPCLO) 1
Manager - Silver Point Capital LP
Arranger/s - Barclays
Best Performing BSL CLO Deal of the Year
Winner - AGL CLO (AGL) 28
Manager - AGL Credit Management LP
Arranger/s - Société Générale
Highly Commended - ELMWOOD CLO (ELMW) 22
Manager - Elmwood Asset Management
Arranger/s - Citi
Highly Commended - GOLDENTREE LOAN MANAGEMENT US CLO (GLM) 17
Manager - Goldentree Asset Management LP
Arranger/s - BofA Securities, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo
Innovative BSL CLO Deal of the Year
Winner - NEUBERGER BERMAN LOAN ADVISERS LASALLE STREET LENDING CLO LTD (NEUBL) 1
Manager - Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC
Arranger/s - SMBC, Citi
Highly Commended - OCTAGON ALTO LTD (OCT) 70
Manager - Octagon Credit Investors, LLC
Arranger/s - BofA Securities
Highly Commended - AGL CORE CLO LTD (AGL) 27
Manager - AGL Credit Management LP
Arranger/s - Barclays
Best Performing Private Credit CLO of the Year
Winner - GOLUB CAPITAL PARTNERS CLO (GOCAP) 69
Manager - Golub Capital
Arranger/s - BNP Paribas, Natwest
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
Highly Commended - MidOcean Credit Fund Management
Highly Commended - Silver Point Capital
BSL CLO Arranger of the Year
Winner - J.P. Morgan
Highly Commended - BofA Securities
Best Loan Secondary Trading Desk
Winner - J.P. Morgan
Best CLO Tranche Trading Desk
Winner - BofA Securities
Highly Commended - Morgan Stanley
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 - Blackstone Inc.
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 - Paul Hastings
Highly Commended - Dechert
