LONDON: Returns on the riskiest portion of collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) are booming, reaching about 20% annualised on both sides of the Atlantic as loan performance improves, debt spreads tighten and payouts grow.
In some cases, a structural quirk that’s allowed managers to put fresh debt on old deals has also aided returns to the equity slice, the first piece of the structure that takes losses.
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