Award Categories & Shortlist
Best CLO Funds:
Best private closed-end CLO fund
Fund | Manager |
ArrowMark CLO Equity Strategic Partners Fund
Bain Capital Credit CLO Management II
BK Opportunities Fund 7
BSP Structured Credit IV
GoldenTree Loan Management I LP (GLM I)
Wollemi Investments I LP | ArrowMark Partners
Bain Capital Credit
Crystal Fund
Benefit Street Partners
GoldenTree Asset Management
Fair Oaks Capital (Adviser) |
Best public closed-end CLO fund
Fund | Manager |
Ellington Credit Company
Fair Oaks Income Limited - Ordinary Shares
Flat Rock Enhanced Income Fund
Flat Rock Opportunity Fund
Nuveen Enhanced CLO Income Fund
XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust ("XFLT")
Ymer Alternative Credit Fund III AB
Ymer SC AC AB | Ellington Management Group
Fair Oaks Capital (Adviser)
Flat Rock Global
Flat Rock Global
Nuveen
Octagon Credit Investors
Ymer SC AB
Ymer SC AB
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Best open-ended CLO fund (<$150m) Fund | Manager | Alegra High Grade ABS Fund (UCITS)
BSP Structured Credit Mezzanine
Cedra Income, SICAV RAIF Fund
CIFC CLO Enhanced Income Fund
Fair Oaks AAA CLO Fund
Vibrant Opportunity Fund | Alegra Capital
Benefit Street Partners
Adepa Managament Company - delegated to Clerville Investment Management
CIFC Asset Management
Fair Oaks Capital
Vibrant Capital Partners |
Best open-ended CLO fund (>$150m) Fund | Manager | Accunia European CLO Opportunity
BNPP AM Novalto – CLO Credit Fund
BSP Structured Credit Evergreen
CIFC Global Floating Rate Credit Fund (UCITS)
Octagon CLO Investment Grade Income Fund
Palmer Square Opportunistic Credit Fund | Accunia
BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts
Benefit Street Partners
CIFC Asset Management
Octagon Credit Investors
Palmer Square Capital Management |
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Best Redeemed CLOs:
Best redeemed US CLO
Deal
| Manager |
CIFC Funding 2013-II
GoldenTree Loan Management US CLO 5
Madison Park Funding XL
PLMRS 2015-2
RRCL1
| CIFC Asset Management
GoldenTree Asset Management
Credit Investment Group of UBS Asset Management (fka CSAM)
Palmer Square Capital Management
Redding Ridge
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Best redeemed European CLO Deal
| Manager | BlackRock European CLO V
Cumulus Static CLO 2023-1
Dryden 29
Harvest CLO IX
OZLME III
| BlackRock
Blackstone Credit & Insurance
PGIM
Investcorp Credit Management
Sculptor
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Best New CLOs:
Best new US CLO Deal
| Manager | AGL CLO 44
Bain Capital Credit CLO 2025-4
Harvest US CLO 2025-2
Rockford Tower CLO 2025-2
Sagard-HalseyPoint CLO 10 | AGL Credit Management
Bain Capital Credit
Investcorp Credit Management US
Rockford Tower Capital Management
HalseyPoint Asset Management |
Best new European CLO Deal
| Manager | AlbaCore Euro CLO VII
Canyon European CLO 2025-1
Henley 13
RRE24
Sona Fios CLO V | AlbaCore Capital
Canyon Partners
Napier Park Global Capital
Redding Ridge
Sona Asset Management |
Best new middle market CLO Deal
| Manager | BXSL CLO 2024-1
Cerberus Loan Funding XLVIII
Golub Capital BDC CLO 8
Monroe Capital MML CLO XVII
Windhill 3 | Blackstone Credit & Insurance
Cerberus Business Finance
Golub Capital
Monroe Capital
PGIM |
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Best CLOs:
Best US CLO Deal
| Manager | Canyon CLO 2023-2
CIFC Funding 2024-III
Diameter Capital CLO 8
Juniper Valley Park CLO
Sandstone Peak II | Canyon Partners
CIFC Asset Management
Diameter Capital Partners
Blackstone Credit & Insurance
Beach Point Capital Management |
Best European CLO Deal
| Manager | Dryden 103
Henley 10
Madison Park Euro Funding XIX
Penta 15
Sona Fios CLO III | PGIM
Napier Park Global Capital
Credit Investment Group of UBS Asset Management (fka CSAM)
Partners Group
Sona Asset Management |
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Best middle market CLO Deal
| Manager | Antares CLO 2024-2
BCC Middle Market CLO 2023-1
BCRED MML CLO 2022-1
Golub Capital Partners CLO 42 (M)
Monroe Capital MML CLO XIII | Antares Capital
Bain Capital Credit
Blackstone Credit & Insurance
Golub Capital
Monroe Capital |
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Best CLO Managers:
Creditflux manager of the year | Best US CLO manager | Best European CLO manager | Bain Capital Credit
Blackstone Credit & Insurance
Fidelity Investment Management
GoldenTree Asset Management
Voya Alternative Asset Management | CVC Credit Partners
Diameter Capital Partners
Elmwood Asset Management
Fidelity Investment Management (FMR)
GoldenTree Asset Management | Bain Capital Credit
CIFC Asset Management
Napier Park Global Capital
Spire Partners
UBS | Best MM CLO manager | Best US boutique CLO manager | Best European boutique CLO manager | Antares Capital
Bain Capital Credit
Blackstone Credit & Insurance
Cerberus Business Finance
Golub Capital | Beach Point Capital Management
HalseyPoint Asset Management
Hayfin Capital Management
Nassau Global Credit
Shenkman Capital Management | Canyon Partners
Fair Oaks Capital
Fidelity Investment Management
Serone Capital Management
Sona Asset Management |
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