US CLO Sales Reach Fresh Record in 2025 as Demand Stays Strong
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Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Pedestrians walk along Wall Street in New York.Money managers have sold a record amount of bonds backed by portfolios of leveraged loans this year, profiting from heavy demand from investors for higher-yielding loans funding buyouts in a form that offers extra protections. Sales of collateralized loan obligations — or CLOs — have hit $201.5 billion this year, a fresh record and up from last year’s $201.2 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg News that tracks volumes since 2016. Most of the securities were backed by senior secured bank loans.